New video series follows 6 first-year students through fall semester

Nov 24, 2015

Alivia Brinker, Thomas Poon, Aleathea Williams, Robert O’Neill, Madaline Steffens and Emily White share their UMSL experience in the three-part series.

You belong: All alumni, all members of UMSL Alumni Association

Nov 24, 2015

A shift away from a dues-paying model to an open, all-inclusive membership means that all 92,000 alumni, by virtue of their UMSL degrees alone, are members of the association.

Wildlife artist honored with World Ecology Award

Nov 23, 2015

Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Robert Bateman received the 2015 World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL.

Researchers seek treatments for veterans combating chronic injury

Nov 22, 2015

MIMH researcher David Tate and colleagues research the prevalence of mild traumatic brain injuries in military veterans and the best methods for diagnosis and treatment.

UMSL: A Beacon for St. Louis Charter Schools

Nov 19, 2015

Bill Mendelsohn, executive director for UMSL’s charter schools, talks to students at North Side Community School. Over the last few years, UMSL’s position as a charter school beacon has emerged.

Here’s how Emerson’s support has had an immediate and long-term impact on UMSL

Nov 19, 2015

Emerson has contributed nearly $6 million to UMSL over the years. People often ask, “Just where does all that money go?” Here’s your answer.

New Cybersecurity Lab opens as collaboration between IS, computer science

Nov 19, 2015

Several dozen faculty and staff gathered Nov. 13 for the grand opening of the lab, located on the second floor of Express Scripts Hall.

Athletics Q&A with senior forward Kelly Kunkel

Nov 19, 2015

The business administration major is a student in the Pierre Laclede Honors College and senior forward on the UMSL women’s basketball team.

A tribute to Paris

Nov 19, 2015

After the tragic terrorists attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, which killed 129 and wounded 352 others, Barbara Harbach and Charles and Liz Schmitz wanted to express their sorrows through music and images.

Better learning through beer, zombies and HBO television: Nontraditional courses have proven popular with UMSL students

Nov 18, 2015

Students Brandon Garrison and Taylor Obst work on a batch of beer they’re brewing for the UMSL course Beer Brewing: Chemical and Biochemical Principles.

Nursing alumna Kenya Haney: Fierce leader, minority health-care advocate

Nov 18, 2015

The nursing alumna is the director of Cardiology Services and Respiratory Care Services at both Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon, Mo., and Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital.

New grant will allow examination of gun-related crime in St. Louis

Nov 17, 2015

UMSL criminologist Rick Rosenfeld received a $567,473 grant from the Department of Justice to examine possible disparities in the criminal justice response to firearm-related crimes in St. Louis.

Walker named GLVC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Nov 17, 2015

The education major posted back-to-back 30-plus dig outings, including a career-high 38 in five sets against Missouri S&T on Friday.

UMSL chemist talks HPV, antivirals, progress toward cure

Nov 16, 2015

James Bashkin is the moderator for “Infectious Diseases and Their Impact on American Society,” the next in the Hellen and Will Carpenter Series on Contemporary Issues in American Society.

Laughter, lessons punctuate The Onion founder’s campus visit

Nov 16, 2015

While on campus for his Student Life Speaker Series presentation last Thursday, Scott Dikkers also conducted a workshop with creative-writing students.

German politics expert Joyce Mushaben discusses unification, Angela Merkel, refugee situation

Nov 15, 2015

The UMSL political scientist’s forthcoming book is titled “Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.”

MFA alumna’s documentary to premiere at St. Louis International Film Festival

Nov 12, 2015

St. Louis’ past and present intertwine in “The First Secret City,” a documentary co-directed by Alison Carrick. The two-hour film premieres at noon this Sunday at the Tivoli Theatre.

Eye on UMSL: Temple Grandin

Nov 11, 2015

Temple Grandin, a nationally acclaimed professor of animal science, best-selling author and autism activist, speaks to a crowd of more than 1,000 at Touhill.

Dias named CollegeSwimming.com DII National Swimmer of the Week

Nov 11, 2015

The freshman business administration major collected four wins last week in two meets for the UMSL Tritons.

Engineering major leads Student Veterans Association, looks toward career in prosthetics

Nov 10, 2015

U.S. Army veteran Heath McClung (at left) will speak as part of a Veterans Day panel Wednesday in the Millennium Student Center.

Sexual Assault Research and Education program takes a close look at social problems

Nov 9, 2015

In an effort to expand the scope and efficacy of research on sexual offense and prevention methodologies, Zoe Peterson has founded the Sexual Assault Research and Education program.

Mercantile’s ‘Audubon and Beyond’ exhibition showcases 5 centuries of natural history

Nov 8, 2015

One of several major exhibitions leading up to the 175th anniversary of the library in 2021, it showcases one of the library’s largest and most significant collections.

Softball infielder leads roundtable discussion at Transgender Spectrum Conference

Nov 5, 2015

Recognized for his candor, insight and positive attitude, Ryan Logan has been chosen as a panelist for the second annual Transgender Spectrum Conference.

UMSL professor screens caged human documentary at St. Louis film festival

Nov 5, 2015

A publicity still from a new documentary directed by Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, depicts Ota Benga.

Veterans Center’s first full-time manager makes student success her mission

Nov 4, 2015

In her new role at the UMSL Veterans Center in Clark Hall, Rebecca McMenamin aims to foster a one-stop shop for the hundreds of student veterans on campus.

UMSL breaks ground on new business building

Nov 3, 2015

Anheuser-Busch Hall, named in honor of a lead $2.5-million gift from Anheuser-Busch Foundation, will streamline all the current business school operations in a centralized place.

Transgender Spectrum Conference inspires understanding, hope

Nov 2, 2015

After a successful inaugural run last year, the award-winning conference will return Nov. 6 and 7 to offer presentations and workshops led by activists for transgender equality.

Meet Shane Seely: UMSL poet, Hollis Summers Prize winner

Nov 1, 2015

Despite the challenges of the literary industry, Seely won the 2014 Hollis Summer Poetry Prize, an annual contest sponsored by the Ohio University Press.

McGovern named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

Nov 1, 2015

The senior defender owns a 3.89 grade point average in cross categorical special education. On the field, she is part of a defense that has posted eight shutouts.

Garrad named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for second straight year

Nov 1, 2015

A repeat selection to the Academic All-District team, the junior defender sports a 3.97 grade point average in biology and has started 16 of the 17 games played in.

Innovative teaching wins optometry professor education award

Oct 29, 2015

Ed Bennett was recognized with the 2015 Michael G. Harris Award for Excellence in Optometric Education by the American Academy of Optometry.

Dias garners PNC GLVC swimming weekly award

Oct 29, 2015

In just his third collegiate meet, the business administration major broke a UMSL school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.71.

Athletics Q&A with freshman forward McKayla Harder

Oct 28, 2015

Already named a GLVC Offensive Player of the Week, she is second on the team with nine goals this season and is primed for an exciting career at UMSL.

Opera director helps student find direction, performs duet

Oct 27, 2015

Music performance major Chris Stanfill will perform a duet with Stella Markou, director of UMSL Opera Theatre, on Oct. 29 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Summer program Camp Starfish serves Belizean children

Oct 27, 2015

The camp ended with a golf cart parade, celebration and speech from Kim Simpliss Barrow, the wife of the prime minister of Belize.

Acclaimed poet Joshua Mehigan gives reading on campus Oct. 28

Oct 27, 2015

His visit for the Gallery 210-based reading is part of a series planned by a group of MFA faculty members and graduate students.

Graduate student deepens expertise at St. Louis’ Campbell House Museum

Oct 26, 2015

Dylan McCartney pauses along a second-story hallway to point out a thick, dark line once covered by decades of...

SUCCEED program founder champions inclusive learning environments

Oct 25, 2015

Deborah Baldini aims to expand SUCCEED in the coming years and reach more students who seek higher education, like those pictured from the first graduating class.

Bat woman: Not the fictional heroine, the real UMSL alumna

Oct 22, 2015

Vona Kuczynska, MS biology 2015, is a bat specialist for SCI Engineering, a consulting company that helps developers comply with the Endangered Species Act.

Eye on UMSL: Hanging out

Oct 22, 2015

Jerry Bosse II, a senior computer science major, relaxes in the North Campus Quad between classes.

Former UMSL soccer standouts, team inducted into St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame

Oct 22, 2015

The inductees include Jan Gettemeyer Sansone and Joan Gettemeyer, along with the 1973 men’s soccer national championship team.

UMSL alumnus among the world’s top-performing CEOs

Oct 21, 2015

Since 2005, George Paz, BSBA 1982, has served as CEO of Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefit management company in the country.

UMSL alumnus earns Emmy for news coverage

Oct 20, 2015

Steve Johnson is the managing editor for Oklahoma City’s KFOR, which received the award for its coverage of the a 2013 tornado in Moore, Okla.

New UMSL Planetarium opens to universe

Oct 19, 2015

The first open house for the new facility caught the attention of St. Louis Public Radio and attracted more than a hundred visitors its opening weekend.

Community outreach takes center stage at Circus Flora for social work student

Oct 18, 2015

Rachel Hanks, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in social work at UMSL, applies her interpersonal skill set to community outreach efforts at Circus Flora.

McGovern makes transition to soccer looks seamless

Oct 18, 2015

Kelly McGovern hadn’t played competitive soccer for years, but with a semester of school remaining and her time on the hardwood over, she decided to give it a try.

UMSL, IBM workshop allows Normandy High School girls to get techy

Oct 15, 2015

UMSL partnered with IBM on Oct. 9 to host a workshop for junior and senior girls from Normandy High School. The focus was to spark an interest in IT careers.

Ivanova named GLVC Women’s Golf Player of the Month

Oct 15, 2015

The Moscow native played in four rounds in two tournaments last month and averaged 73.25 strokes.

Alumnus Orvin Kimbrough honored for leading United Way of Greater St. Louis

Oct 15, 2015

He was recently named one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “Most Successful 40 Under 40” honorees.

Eye on UMSL: Dedication

Oct 15, 2015

Senior Jessie Eikmann, features editor for The Current, interviews Mary Allen in a quiet moment after the dedication of her husband’s “Dr. Marcus Allen Advising Center.”