Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.

Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.
Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.
Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.
Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.
More than 50 students participated in the annual symposium and shared research on topics ranging from biology and chemistry to history and music.
More than 50 students participated in the annual symposium and shared research on topics ranging from biology and chemistry to history and music.
More than 50 students participated in the annual symposium and shared research on topics ranging from biology and chemistry to history and music.
Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Vocal music students performed during a recital last Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Grossman and his colleagues found that potential self-inviters overestimate how irritated plan-holders would be by self-invitations.
Grossman and his colleagues found that potential self-inviters overestimate how irritated plan-holders would be by self-invitations.
Grossman and his colleagues found that potential self-inviters overestimate how irritated plan-holders would be by self-invitations.
Composers Circle featured composer Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and her extraordinary orchestral music.
When Emma Daus was a student at Rosati-Kain High School in St. Louis, she attended Extreme IT Summer Academy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She credits the camp with helping her make a decision about where to go to college.
Celebrating the life of an institution involves the work of the many individuals who helped create it. Librarians at the University of Missouri–St. Louis played a critical role in its development over the last 50 years. As part of the ongoing celebration of the UMSL Jubilee, the library staff created a video filled with vintage photographs and memories – of ghosts, termites and much mo
A letter from St. Louis Alderman Freeman Bosley Sr. that solicited for money to help fund his daughter’s college education has led to media coverage by multiple St. Louis-area news outlets. KMOV (Channel 4) reported that the letter came close to blurring the line between Bosley’s public and private life, but was not illegal. The news station asked Wally Siewert, director of the Center for Ethics in Public Life at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, to weigh in.
Dave Rose, professor of economics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discussed the current economic recovery Wednesday on KMOX (1120 AM).
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St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU science reporter Véronique LaCapra is one of the winners of a competition sponsored by the Public Radio Exchange, or PRX, to fund public radio stories about science, technology, engineering and math.
Adam Tiemann, a senior secondary education major at UMSL, plays his original instrumental "When the Sun Comes Out" on...
While $1,000 in research funding might not sound like a significant amount, to Hung Nguyen, a senior at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, it’s practically a windfall.
Ryan Barrett, interim director of the UMSL Veterans Center and a student pursuing a doctoral degree in political science at UMSL, discussed the center on May 28 on “St. Louis on the Air,” a program on St. Louis Public Radio.
University of Missouri–St. Louis awarded the inaugural SCORE scholarship May 8 in the amount of $1,000 to marketing and Pierre Laclede Honors College student Sumedha Rao.
Freshman Tayler Hoag of the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s golf team has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Month for April, following a vote from the league’s head coaches.
University of Missouri–St. Louis students will have 19 new scholarship options to help pay for school this fall thanks to university donors and a program established by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and implemented by the University of Missouri System.
UMSL political scientist David Robertson will discuss and sign copies of his new book at 7 p.m. June 6 in the auditorium of the University City (Mo.) Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
Adell Patton, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will draw on personal observations and years of extensive research as a panelist discussing poverty in America in a segment to be featured on C-SPAN’s history.
With the conclusion of the annual session, two University of Missouri–St. Louis political scientists weighed in on the year in state politics and discussed what the future might hold.
A team of researchers examined two diving seabird species that still have some ability to fly – the thick-billed murres, which are wing-propelled divers, and the pelagic cormorant, which are foot-propelled divers.
Rita Csapó-Sweet grew up a first-generation Hungarian-American. Her parents came to the United States after World War...
With 24 years of experience in law enforcement, Dan Isom understands the problems facing St. Louis residents.
Freshman David Abolt of the University of Missouri–St. Louis has been named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Golf Team, as announced by the league office.
Three University of Missouri–St. Louis scholars were recently featured on “Stay Tuned,” a weekly live program that airs on KETC (Channel 9). Keith Womer, dean of the College of Business Administration, Alan Byrd, dean of enrollment services, and Carl Hoagland, the Emerson Electric Endowed Professor of Teaching and Learning, took part in the show “Graduation Season: What’s Next?”
Tom McPhail, professor of media studies and chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has accepted an invitation to join an advisory group at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Of the 20 richest individuals in China, three are self-made female billionaires. But the ranking certainly isn’t a norm. In fact, China has a growing gender pay disparity, which Chinese expert Susan Brownell told Bloomberg Businessweek harkens back to the country’s male-oriented work traditions.
University of Missouri–St. Louis music students Thomas Winkler (piano), Charles Clements (bass) and Corey Axelson...
A variety of studies and media outlets agree: the actuarial field is booming even among these tough economic times. A recent analysis put together by CareerCast, a job search portal that says its analysis is a quarter century in the making, states that growth in the actuarial field is set to outpace all other professions. Keeping true to its commitment to prepare students for the changing job market, UMSL now offers a Certificate in Actuarial Studies through the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. And given the profession’s booming future, it’s perhaps no surprise the first recipient of the certificate, Nicholas Brune, is completing his entire undergraduate curriculum in only three years.
The College of Business Administration and School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced a new program that offers a Certificate in Digital Media Marketing. Courses will begin in June with a curriculum that offers marketers a chance to amplify their skills in the digital world, including social media, web analytics, media buying, mobile marketing and more. This fall, the university will be adding social media marketing to its graduate level curriculum.
When Serene Darwish made the switch from pre-med to biology she knew it was a better fit, but the move came as a surprise to her family. Now, any lingering doubts have been quashed.
A day before they graduate from the University of Missouri–St. Louis with an MFA in creative writing, nine students will read their original works. The semiannual MFA Graduate Reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 17 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL. The reading is free and open to the public.
When her mother proposed a program that included Saturday morning classes, Tobi Williams reacted like many high school sophomores.
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Carl Hoagland is a visionary. As the Emerson Electric Endowed Professor of Teaching and Learning at the University of...
When Vicki Sauter was 18 years old, her father fell victim to an attempted armed robbery on the street outside her...
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announces Acappellooza Summer Camp, an a cappella music camp for students in grades 9–12. For four days, from July 16–19 students will be immersed in singing led by some of the world’s most prominent names in a cappella music, including members of the internationally famous Ambassadors of Harmony and Jim Henry, director of choral studies at UMSL.
The Improv Shop, featuring guest monologist Tom George, chancellor of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will bring its improvisational comedy to UMSL. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 15 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, spoke with the radio station about fundraising by career politicians.
Jean M.K. Miller has been named dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri–St....
Bob Sundvold, a veteran coach with more than 30 years of experience as both a head coach and assistant coach, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Carole Basile, dean of the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, talked with KSDK (Channel 5) education reporter Sharon Stevens about the changes and how it will affect the way educators are trained.
Donald Sweeney, associate director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was quoted in an article about the proposed improvements and their cost.
Described by fellow faculty members as a "teacher's teacher," Ann Steffen is a passionate and committed educator and...
Joseph Bono graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He shares many of the same memories that others have of UMSL’s early years. So, when he traveled from his home in Virginia last week to attend the reunion, “50 Years of Great Chemistry,” Bono recalled the old clubhouse, classes in the laundromat and the opening of Benton Hall.
While most University of Missouri–St. Louis students spent spring break on icy cold slopes or hot sandy beaches, twenty members of the Catholic Newman Center at UMSL felt called to do otherwise. Nineteen students and Rachelle Simon, the CNC campus minister, chose to spend their break completing community service on Bethlehem Farm.
E.K.G. Life Science Solutions is the latest tenant to join Innovative Technology Enterprises, an incubator for startup companies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Jessi Cerutti's creative spark was lit early on. The senior lecturer in art at the University of Missouri–St. Louis...
The daily commute from his home in north St. Louis to his high school in Kirkwood, Mo., was an opportunity for T....
Jericah Selby is one for the books, not only for the countless number of hours she spends in the library but also for...
Patricia Kopetz is a crusader. She’s a relentless and tireless advocate for the empowerment of individuals with...
Jessica Lake has spent the past seven years at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The 25-year-old graduate student says UMSL feels like home and for good reason.
With time comes perspective, and the 44 years that Terry Jones has worked for the University of Missouri–St. Louis...
Two University of Missouri– St. Louis scholars were honored for their innovative work in the sciences by the Academy of Science of St. Louis.