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Gift from Peabody Energy to modernize 2 labs

Gift from Peabody Energy to modernize 2 labs

A modern work force needs a modern learning environment. That environment is exactly what the University of Missouri–St. Louis strives to offer its students, said Chancellor Tom George.

Be Inspired: Faculty, staff giving campaign starts now

Be Inspired: Faculty, staff giving campaign starts now

Scattered around the campus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis you’ll find more than 350 employees who give back a piece of their paycheck to the university. Why? Lots of reasons, but running through all of their stories is a passion for the work they do.

Nazi resistance exhibit to make US debut at UMSL

Nazi resistance exhibit to make US debut at UMSL

Walter Klingenbeck was 19 years old when he was executed by the Nazis. His crime was painting the V for Victory sign of the Allies on street signs and mailboxes. Gertrud Liebig was 17 when she was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp for two years for reading newspapers and pamphlets forbidden by the Nazis.

Nature inspires student’s artwork

Nature inspires student’s artwork

Stephanie Sabin has been honing her artistic skills in between her biology studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. This month, she will show off the fruits of her labor at two art shows in St. Louis.

MADCO dancers get personal in ‘Outburst’

MADCO dancers get personal in ‘Outburst’

MADCO’s 36th season opener is being heralded as a “choreographic coming out” of the amazing artists behind the dance company in residence at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

‘I Chose UMSL’ refrain of new marketing campaign

‘I Chose UMSL’ refrain of new marketing campaign

Imagine the Edward Jones Dome filled to capacity. Now imagine everyone standing – including players and coaches and vendors and a few thousand people in the streets – saying in unison, “I chose UMSL.”

UMSL at Grand Center will open its doors to public Sept. 15

UMSL at Grand Center will open its doors to public Sept. 15

Stand on the patio of the new UMSL at Grand Center building and home to St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU and see if you can identify its neighbors. There’s the Fabulous Fox, Sheldon Concert Hall, Grandel Theater, Powell Hall, Contemporary Art Museum and Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Next door is Nine Network of Public Media, HEC-TV and the St. Louis Beacon.

Center injects culture into mundane Mondays

Center injects culture into mundane Mondays

Got a case of the Mondays? Suffer no more. Violin and piano duets, narratives of Mound Bayou, Miss., and chess discourse are some of the many cultural events that make Monday Noon Series a cure for the blues.

Eye on UMSL: Academic Center for Mathematics and Writing

Eye on UMSL: Academic Center for Mathematics and Writing

University of Missouri–St. Louis engineering students Dan Denton (left) and Jason Arnold study outside the university’s Academic Center for Mathematics and Writing (222 Social Sciences & Business Building) on Aug. 30.

Eye on UMSL: Paint by numbers

Eye on UMSL: Paint by numbers

Students participate at the opening reception of “Workbook” in the Visio Gallery by filling in a paint by numbers mural of Georges Seurat’s “Bathers at Asnieres.” The exhibit is an interactive live art show with the walls of the gallery covered with workbook activities. Gallery Visio is a student-run gallery at UMSL. It’s located in 170 Millennium Student Center at UMSL’s North Campus. Regular hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

UMSL delegation brings art, music to Balkans

UMSL delegation brings art, music to Balkans

Art and music are the great equalizers to language barriers. The two played an important role when an official delegation from the University of Missouri–St. Louis recently visited Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Dubrovnik in Croatia.

Finance major excels at Boeing internship

Finance major excels at Boeing internship

Jonathan McMiller sees himself as a sponge. “I want to absorb as much as I can,” McMiller said. “Every opportunity I have to learn something or experience something, just gives me a greater understanding of the world.”

Behind every good app, there’s a good programmer

Behind every good app, there’s a good programmer

Nathan Halley is a computer guy. It’s in the University of Missouri–St. Louis staffer’s blood, something passed down to him from his grandfather Hardy Fuchs, who founded the Information Services & Technology department at Washington University in St. Louis.

Enterprise scholars begin college journey

Enterprise scholars begin college journey

John-Mark Scott, a graduate of Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis County, found his passion in an accounting class in high school. After applying to the accounting program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, he was pleasantly surprised to be selected as an Enterprise Opportunity Driver Scholarship recipient.

New member joins Arianna String Quartet for 2012-13 concert season

New member joins Arianna String Quartet for 2012-13 concert season

Audiences taking in the Arianna String Quartet this fall will notice a new face among the group. There’s a new member. Internationally acclaimed performer Julia Sakharova has joined the quartet as a second violinist, replacing violinist David Gillham.

New dean takes helm at College of Nursing

New dean takes helm at College of Nursing

A little over a month on the job and boxes still line her office floor while empty bookshelves wait to be filled. Susan Dean-Baar, the new dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is still moving into her position, literally and figuratively. She started at UMSL July 1.

Alumna named 2012-13 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Alumna named 2012-13 Missouri Teacher of the Year

When Cathy Cartier was a young girl, she didn’t dream of becoming a teacher. She fantasized about becoming a great writer. And then she landed a job as a social worker right after college. It wasn’t until she began her own family that the teaching bug bit her.

St. Louis artists gain exposure in Gallery 210 exhibition

St. Louis artists gain exposure in Gallery 210 exhibition

An exhibition that’s become one of Gallery 210’s most anticipated shows is back. “Exposure 15” is the latest in a series of group exhibitions designed to feature artists who live and work in the St. Louis metropolitan area. This year, Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will present the work of Heather Corley, Deborah Douglas and Gina Alvarez, who was named Best Local Artist by the Riverfront Times in 2009.

UMSL campaign nets more than $150 million

UMSL campaign nets more than $150 million

The University of Missouri–St. Louis was raising about $7 million a year when campus officials decided in 2005 to launch its first-ever comprehensive campaign – with a $100 million goal that made some nervous. That angst appears to be for naught.

Finance scholar begins newly endowed professorship

Finance scholar begins newly endowed professorship

Yiuman Tse’s biggest obstacle this summer was adjusting to the extreme St. Louis heat. But settling into his new position at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has been a breeze. On July 1, Tse became the Peter G. Schick Professor of Finance in the College of Business Administration at UMSL.

Political scientists break down August election

Political scientists break down August election

On a national level, the November election will be the most important in four years. But for St. Louisans, the election Tuesday (Aug. 7) was also a big deal. Or as it was aptly written by University of Missouri–St. Louis political scientist Terry Jones in a St. Louis Beacon commentary last week, “If you want to decide who would best serve your views in the U.S. House of Representatives or Missouri General Assembly, don’t wait until November.

Political scientists break down August election

‘Homework lady’ talks about effectiveness of assignments

As the rush continues to purchase last-minute school supplies and clothes, thoughts begin to focus on the upcoming school year. With a new school year, comes new homework assignments and the ongoing discussion about how much is too much.

Gallery 210 season to include 10 new exhibits

Gallery 210 season to include 10 new exhibits

You know those dust bunnies that meander through your house? They get the star treatment in a new short film to be screened at the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Gallery 210.

FBI seminar educates about research protection

FBI seminar educates about research protection

A case of a university professor prosecuted for transferring controlled defense technology to foreign national graduate students was used as a cautionary tale during a recent FBI Academic Alliance Seminar hosted by the Center for Nanoscience at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Marketing expert talks sales tax holiday, Olympics advertising

Marketing expert talks sales tax holiday, Olympics advertising

When it comes to advertising, consumer behavior is the key to any successful campaign, according to marketing expert Haim Mano. Whether selling pencils or cars, he explained to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch advertisers must appeal to the buyer.

Eye on UMSL: FBI Seminar

Eye on UMSL: FBI Seminar

FBI Special Agent Tom Barlow discusses the case of Glenn Duffie Shriver, a Michigan man serving four years in prison for attempting to spy for China.

New Natural Bridge out now

New Natural Bridge out now

Each new Natural Bridge issue has already been read many times over before the University of Missouri–St. Louis literary journal reaches the hands of its subscribers. Issue No. 27, released last week, was no exception.

Student on a roll with research on marbles

Student on a roll with research on marbles

Clocking many hours doing research and analysis can be a solitary experience. Often times leaving Mary Lynn Longsworth, a senior anthropology major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, wondering if anyone besides her could be interested in the work she’s doing.

Professor in demand for Olympic expertise

Professor in demand for Olympic expertise

With the London Olympics just around the corner, the demand has increased for the expertise of a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology at UMSL, is an expert on the Olympic Games, with a special emphasis on Chinese sports. She was in Beijing during the 2008 games and has written two books on China and the Olympics; “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China” and “Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People’s Republic.”

Gallery season will range from DIY art to quilts

Gallery season will range from DIY art to quilts

Do-it-yourself art, large-scale surreal dreamscapes and a series of handmade quilts will be part of the 2012-13 exhibition season in Gallery Visio at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The exhibits are free and open to the public.