O’Brien was recognized for his years of service as a past chair and longtime coordinator of the ACS Midwest Award and the St. Louis Section’s Chemistry Career Days.
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American Chemical Society’s St. Louis Section honors James O’Brien with Distinguished Service Award
O’Brien was recognized for his years of service as a past chair and longtime coordinator of the ACS Midwest Award and the St. Louis Section’s Chemistry Career Days.
American Chemical Society’s St. Louis Section honors James O’Brien with Distinguished Service Award
O’Brien was recognized for his years of service as a past chair and longtime coordinator of the ACS Midwest Award and the St. Louis Section’s Chemistry Career Days.
American Chemical Society’s St. Louis Section honors James O’Brien with Distinguished Service Award
O’Brien was recognized for his years of service as a past chair and longtime coordinator of the ACS Midwest Award and the St. Louis Section’s Chemistry Career Days.
David Roither’s career has carried him to a seat on Missouri’s 22nd Judicial Circuit
Roither was a three-time All-American swimmer at UMSL and earned degrees in political science and philosophy before embarking on his legal career.
David Roither’s career has carried him to a seat on Missouri’s 22nd Judicial Circuit
Roither was a three-time All-American swimmer at UMSL and earned degrees in political science and philosophy before embarking on his legal career.
David Roither’s career has carried him to a seat on Missouri’s 22nd Judicial Circuit
Roither was a three-time All-American swimmer at UMSL and earned degrees in political science and philosophy before embarking on his legal career.
Michele Davis, Cornell Lewis and Emily Eden receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Michele Davis, Cornell Lewis and Emily Eden receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Michele Davis, Cornell Lewis and Emily Eden receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
May graduate Cameron Schroeder builds on passion for research in College of Optometry
Schroeder conducted research and presented posters at several national conferences, including on refractive error and pinhole acuity relationships.
May graduate Cameron Schroeder builds on passion for research in College of Optometry
Schroeder conducted research and presented posters at several national conferences, including on refractive error and pinhole acuity relationships.
May graduate Cameron Schroeder builds on passion for research in College of Optometry
Schroeder conducted research and presented posters at several national conferences, including on refractive error and pinhole acuity relationships.
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UMSL alumnus comes full circle
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Women in the Arts seeks proposals for 3rd conference
This November, the University of Missouri–St. Louis will host a premier event designed to recognize and promote the accomplishments of women in the arts.
Leadership awards night includes red carpet, lots of selfies
More than 200 students, faculty, staff and family members cheered on the award winners like Josiah Perkins, who received the Student Leader of the Year Award.
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The prominent literary magazine december is warming up with the help of Gianna Jacobson, MFA 2010.
Counseling educator named ‘Living Legend’
UMSL professor Mark Pope was recently named a “Living Legend of Counseling” by the American Counseling Association during the annual convention in Honolulu.
Graphic design students collect old cellphones for recycling
Students (from left) Delores-Rene’e Eddington, Nicole Smith, Amy Orban and Kurt Rohan developed the Recharge on Recycling project to help students recycle their old cellphones, rechargeable batteries and laptops.
UMSL PhD student earns science teacher award
Fifth grade teacher Christine Ries received the 2013 Outstanding Elementary Science Teacher of Missouri Award.
Senior Ashleigh King named to Capital One Academic All-District Team
The education major maintained a 4.00 grade point average while starting all 47 softball games in centerfield without committing an error and being a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases.
Senior Paul Richmond named to Capital One Academic All-District Team
The media studies major maintained a 3.63 grade point average while leading the baseball team in hits and runs scored.
Sydney Daniels dances for diversity in Peace Walls
The dance concert will take place at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Touhill.
Sedlacek named GLVC Pitcher of the Week
His seven-inning, five-strikeout effort held the Drury Panthers to a team batting average of just .087.
Criminologist infuses community service into classroom
Kristin Carbone-Lopez, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at UMSL, incorporates service-learning in her Violence Against Women course.
Mercantile Library curators talk art, history, Print Fair
Julie Dunn-Morton, of the Mercantile talked with Kathy Lawton Brown of Radio Arts Foundation-St. Louis (107.3 FM) recently on this annual event.
Media Coverage: March 2014
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage.
Paper co-authored by VP of research challenges traditional university tenure, promotion priorities
Nasser Arshadi’s paper was published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Women’s Golf finishes 4th at GLVC Championship; Hoag, Hopper named All-GLVC
Sophomore Tayler Hoag (right) placed third in the tournament while junior Bailey Hopper finished tied at 19th.
Barbara Harbach receives praise for latest composition
“Music for Strings, Volume 7” received a glowing review from The Classical Reviewer blog.
Summer STARS program sees record enrollment
Participants of UMSL’s six-week summer precollegiate program come from the St. Louis metro area, as well as Pennsylvania, Arizona, Illinois and even Greece.
Eye on UMSL: Springtime statistics
Nevena Maric, assistant professor of mathematics at UMSL, and her applied statistics students took advantage of the nice weather and scenic spring setting on North Campus by moving class outside.
Student Deanna Monroe turns being an outcast into an opportunity
The media studies major wears her outcast label proudly on her shirt through her own clothing line, Certified OutKast.
White House honors UMSL alumna for STEM outreach to minorities
Danielle Lee was named one of 10 “Champions of Change” for her work to support and accelerate science, technology, engineering and math opportunities for African American students, schools and communities.
Catching up with Fred Fausz ahead of St. Louis Metromorphosis conference
St. Louis historians and experts from around the country will gather this weekend at UMSL to discuss the past, present and future of the region.
Congrats on your first job. Now start saving, accounting expert says
New college graduates will face an overwhelming number of financial choices, according to a new study by Gregory Geisler, associate professor of accounting at UMSL.
UMSL student elected to optometry’s top US student leadership position
Devin Sasser is the second UMSL student to hold the office of president of the American Optometric Student Association in three years.
Softball sweeps weekly GLVC awards; Butler, Perryman honored
Junior Brianna Butler (left) was named Player of the Week, while sophomore Hannah Perryman was named Pitcher of the Week.
Winners of International Photo Contest announced
Second place went to Kevin Hill, a senior majoring in accounting, for his photograph “Blue Boats.”
Eye on UMSL: Mirthday concert
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UMSL students place during annual Midwest Model European Union
Two faculty members and 19 students from UMSL participated in the 20th Midwest Model European Union at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Famed ecologist visits UMSL campus, awarded conservation prize
Lincoln Brower was in St. Louis to give this year’s Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture, co-sponsored by the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL.
HEC-TV previews Africa World Documentary Film Festival
Ephrem Andemariam, the program coordinator of African and African American studies at UMSL and a festival organizer, discussed some of films to be screened.
UMSL advertising students win gold ADDY
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UMSL criminologists join KETC’s community discussion on crime
Richard Rosenfeld (pictured) and Dan Isom joined a group of community leaders and law enforcement officials to discuss crime trends and issues in the region.
UMSL scientists make surprising discovery about caterpillars, weevils
Robert Marquis, professor of biology, and Christina Baer, a doctoral student in biology, conducted a study that found leaf-tying caterpillars are inadvertently benefitting adult Asiatic oak weevils, an invasive species.
WomenArts Quarterly gets attention in the world of literature
Newpages.com, a website devoted to independent and alternative media and literature, recently featured a review of the latest issue of the UMSL-based publication on its website.
Media highlights 4 new UMSL buildings, Natural Bridge improvements
The St. Louis Business Journal showcased the ongoing and planned construction on and near campus in two articles last week.
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Burkle, Standefer receive 2014 NSCA All-American Athlete Award
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UMSL’s Alan Frank named GLVC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
The UMSL sophomore scored two wins and gave up no earned runs over nine innings on the mound en route to the honor.
Nolan Ebbinghaus revives love of drama in ‘The Laramie Project’
The political science major didn’t plan on getting into theater in college, but while waiting tables, he had a relapse of the drama bug.
UMSL’s dominant pitching duo attracts media attention
KSDK recently featured UMSL’s Hannah Perryman (left) and Brittni Chapman for their roles in helping the No. 10 ranked Tritons to a 26-3 record.
Harris Lecture to feature foremost expert on monarch butterflies
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UMSL holds digital, social media conference
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Dan Isom, the Endowed Professor of Policing and the Community at UMSL, helped establish a mediation program pilot project while he was chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Eye on UMSL: Packed house
A packed house attended the all-day “State of Digital Media Marketing Conference” at UMSL.
Fear might interfere with breast cancer messages, communication researcher finds
Jina Yoo’s research paper won the Frank Prize in Public Communications Research from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.
Landwehr named GLVC Baseball Player of the Week
Philip Landwehr, a senior business administration major, helped the UMSL Tritons to three wins in a four-game series against Rockhurst last weekend by batting .600.
Character, courage, commitment fit 2014 Trailblazers
The honorees included Susan Kashubeck-West, Berit Brogaard, Irene Cortinovis, Sheila Burkett and Myrta Vida.
English scholar tapped for prestigious distinguished visiting professorship
Frank Grady is an expert on medieval literature and among the leading academic authorities on the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, author of the canonical collection “The Canterbury Tales.”
Community Builders Network honors UMSL alumnus, other neighborhood development leaders
Jim Lutz, BA psychology 1973, was one of several Community Builders Award winners announced earlier this month.
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