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 stories.
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Media Coverage: September 2023
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 stories.
Media Coverage: September 2023
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 stories.
Media Coverage: September 2023
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 stories.
Tritons United hosts new campus events and interventions for National Domestic & Dating Violence Awareness Month
A tabling event on Oct. 10 will feature an art exhibit through the Clothesline Project, a national organization that seeks to bring awareness to gender-based violence.
Tritons United hosts new campus events and interventions for National Domestic & Dating Violence Awareness Month
A tabling event on Oct. 10 will feature an art exhibit through the Clothesline Project, a national organization that seeks to bring awareness to gender-based violence.
Tritons United hosts new campus events and interventions for National Domestic & Dating Violence Awareness Month
A tabling event on Oct. 10 will feature an art exhibit through the Clothesline Project, a national organization that seeks to bring awareness to gender-based violence.
Erin Sullivan, Megan Green Simonds and Corey Worth receive UMSL Hero Awards
The monthly awards recognize the exemplary efforts of staff and faculty members from across campus.
Erin Sullivan, Megan Green Simonds and Corey Worth receive UMSL Hero Awards
The monthly awards recognize the exemplary efforts of staff and faculty members from across campus.
Erin Sullivan, Megan Green Simonds and Corey Worth receive UMSL Hero Awards
The monthly awards recognize the exemplary efforts of staff and faculty members from across campus.
MIMH partnering with Department of Mental Health and Missouri Behavioral Health Council to raise awareness and guide treatment of early psychosis
MIMH Associate Director Rachel Kryah is leading the project, which aims to help individuals impacted by first-episode psychosis get the resources and support they need.
MIMH partnering with Department of Mental Health and Missouri Behavioral Health Council to raise awareness and guide treatment of early psychosis
MIMH Associate Director Rachel Kryah is leading the project, which aims to help individuals impacted by first-episode psychosis get the resources and support they need.
MIMH partnering with Department of Mental Health and Missouri Behavioral Health Council to raise awareness and guide treatment of early psychosis
MIMH Associate Director Rachel Kryah is leading the project, which aims to help individuals impacted by first-episode psychosis get the resources and support they need.
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Historian writes biography on LBJ
Kevin Fernlund, associate professor of history and secondary education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was only four years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Seeing the news unfold on the black-and-white television in his family’s living room in Aurora, Colo., and the introduction of Lyndon B. Johnson as the new president were his earliest news memories.
Philosopher receives NSF grant
University of Missouri–St. Louis Assistant Professor of Philosophy Gualtiero Piccinini (pictured) has received a $120,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study what it physically takes for the human brain to think and compute – much like a computer.
UMSL ensembles to perform holiday concert
The University of Missouri-St. Louis ensembles University Orchestra, University-Community Chorus, University Singers and Vocal Point will perform a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL. Admission is free and open to the public.
Women Honored by Hellenic Spirit Foundation
On Nov. 13, the Hellenic Spirit Foundation hosted the Athena Awards luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis. For the third year, 12 exceptional women were applauded for the impact of their achievements on the community.
MOgene sequences 3 palm oil genomes
MOgene, LC, the first company to move into ITenterprises at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, announced the sequencing of three oil palm genomes, two of which originated in Africa and one native to South America.
UMSL scholar recognized by American Society of Criminology
Beth Huebner, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, received the 2009 Distinguished New Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Corrections and Sentencing. The award was presented last week during the annual American Society of Criminology’s meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.
UMSL scholar received the Goodeve Medal
David Ronen, professor of logistics and operations management at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was awarded the 2008 Goodeve Medal from the Operational Research Society.
Historian named president of French colonial center
Fred Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was recently elected president of the Center for French Colonial Studies. Founded in 1983, the center supports scholarly research and public awareness of French history and culture in 17th and 18th century America, especially along the Mississippi River.
UMSL commemorates 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall falling
The University of Missouri-St. Louis will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin Wall with various events throughout November. UMSL is one of only three U.S. universities where the “Freedom Without Walls” celebration, sponsored by the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., is being held — and the only one in Missouri.
UMSL to present Mendelssohn commemoration
Alla Voskoboynikova, coordinator of piano studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will lead a 200th anniversary celebration of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn. A concert exploring music for piano and strings by Mendelssohn will begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Admission is free.
UMSL named to Greater St. Louis Top 50
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has been named to the 2009 Greater St. Louis Top 50 by St. Louis Commerce Magazine. The university is profiled in the magazine’s November issue and will be recognized at an awards dinner Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront.
UMSL’s Financial Counseling center gets more funding
The University of Missouri-St. Louis and the Center for Excellence in Financial Counseling, which opened in August on UMSL’s South Campus, have received nearly $1 million in additional funding from the Foundation for Credit Education, a nonprofit organization which has now dissolved into the center.
Mercantile Library head named to history society
For most of his long career, John Hoover has tended to America’s past with loving devotion. As director of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, he oversees the day-to-day operations of the oldest library west of the Mississippi River. A noted scholar and author, Hoover lectures widely on the American west, bibliography and rare book librarianship. He currently serves as president of the Bibliographical Society of America.
UMSL philosopher receives essay award
University of Missouri-St. Louis Assistant Professor of Philosophy Anna Alexandrova received the 2008 Philosophy of Science Association Recent Ph.D. Essay Award from the Philosophy of Science journal. The award comes with a cash prize of $250 and is given to an author who received their doctorate within the last five years.
Pytheas Center recognizes UMSL music scholar
Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has been named a composer of the month by the Pytheas Center for Contemporary Music. As of yesterday (Nov. 3), she was among a handful of composers profiled for the month on the center’s Web site, http://www.pytheasmusic.org.
Media Coverage: October 2009
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
UMSL scholar appointed associate editor of journal
Matthew Lemberger, assistant professor of counseling at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has been appointed Associate Editor for the Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development.
UMSL issues RFQ from developers for Grand Center project
The University of Missouri-St. Louis believes the fastest and cheapest way to build a new facility to offer academic programs and house its award-winning public radio station in Grand Center may be through a lease-purchase arrangement with a private developer.
UMSL breaks several enrollment records
University of Missouri-St. Louis officials cite the economy as well as increasing scholarships and freezing tuition as major factors for its record total enrollment of 16,548 students this fall – a one-year increase of 5 percent. The previous record of 16,094 students was set in 1996.
Jazz scholar leads music scholarship collaboration
Jim Widner, director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, joined forces over the weekend with his counterparts at the University of Missouri–Columbia and University of Missouri–Kansas City: Arthur White and Bobby Watson, respectively.
Researchers awarded $1.1 million grant
Two scientists at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for their research on carbohydrate synthesis. Keith Stine, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Alexei Demchenko, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, are thrilled to move forward with their research, “Development and Application of Surface-Tethered Iterative Carbohydrate Synthesis.”
SLSO to debut work by alumnus composer
“Freedom’s Plow,” a new choral piece by University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rollo Dilworth (pictured), MEd 1994, will make its world premiere Friday in a performance at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis. Commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, “Freedom’s Plow” will be performed in a concert that combines the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus and Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus.
Professor to be honored by TV society
The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will induct Michael D. Murray (pictured), Curators’ Teaching Professor of Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, into the chapter’s Silver Circle next week.
$4 million gift boosts fundraising at UMSL
Express Scripts knows what it means to be a good neighbor, and the company has proven that with $4 million in gifts to the University of Missouri–St. Louis since 2005, when the company announced it would move its world headquarters to the UMSL campus.
The contributions include two gifts that were announced Tuesday – $2.5 million from the company and $500,000 from Express Scripts Chief Executive Officer and Chairman George Paz and Melissa, his wife. The Express Scripts Foundation previously donated $1 million to the university.
UMSL-mentored students win research awards
Six weeks of hard work paid off for three St. Louis-area high school students, who spent their summer conducting scientific research with faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Saya Jacob, Meredith Redick and Marta Wells participated in the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program, and their work garnered each a 2009 Pfizer and LMI Aerospace/D3 Technologies Award for Excellence in Research. Jacob, Redick and Wells worked with UMSL researchers Xuemin Wang, James O’Brienand Keith Stine, respectively. Click here for more information about the awards. Click here to read aSt. Louis Post-Dispatch article about the program. (Adobe Reader is required.)
Eye-care publication honors UMSL optometrist
Dr. Barbara Brown (pictured), manager of student and special services in the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named one of the 2009 Most Influential Women in Optical by Vision Monday, an eye-care trade publication. She was chosen in the mentor category and nominated by 17 UMSL optometry students. In their nomination, they wrote,”Dr. Brown is not only a mentor in optometry; she guides us through every aspect of school, from the entrance interview process before enrollment to the licensing process as we leave school and apply for jobs.”
UMSL-mentored STARS participants win award
A summer of hard work has paid off for three aspiring scientists, who spent several weeks conducting intensive research with University of Missouri-St. Louis faculty members. The students have been named among the 24 winners of the 2009 Pfizer and LMIAerospace/D3 Technologies Award for Excellence in Research. The award is presented to students who distinguished themselves during the 2009 Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program at UMSL.
UMSL’s College of Nursing to host lecture Sept. 15
The College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will hold the Elizabeth McIntosh and Jerry Durham College of Nursing Alumni Endowed Lecture in Nursing Science at 4 p.m. on Sept. 15 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL. The lecture, “Building a Program of Research in Injury Science: How Curiosity Never Kills the Cat,” will be presented by Marilyn S. Sommers, the Lillian S. Brunner Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Gallery 210 to present ‘Exposure 12′
“Exposure 12” will feature photography paintings by St. Louis-area artists Jamie Adams, Kit Keith and Bill Kreplin.
These artists blend mid-20th century popular culture with contemporary content and personal histories to construct their narratives. Whereas traditional narrative painting draws on mythological traditions, literary materials or historical events to illustrate a particular story, the artists look to pop art, mass media, found imagery and Hollywood to construct their works.
Vision Monday honors UMSL optometrist
Dr. Barbara Brown, manager of student and special services for the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named one of the 2009 Most Influential Women in Optical by Vision Monday, a national eye care trade publication. She was chosen as a mentor, which Vision Monday defined as “women who are team builders and developers of talent.”
Gallery Visio to feature ‘Children of the Mesh’
“Children of the Mesh” will feature silkscreen posters by John Vogl of the Bungaloo in St. Louis, Jennifer McKnight, assistant professor of art at UMSL, and Billy Baumann and Jason Teegarden-Downs of Delicious Design League in Chicago.
Six women among Business Journal honorees
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has an unofficial motto: “We educate St. Louis.” That motto was on display Friday at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis as the St. Louis Business Journal presented its annual Most Influential Business Women awards
Chancellor, wife give $2 million gift to UMSL
University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor Tom George and his wife, Barbara Harbach, are making a commitment of $2 million to support the institution they have grown to regard so highly over the past six years.
Arianna String Quartet announces 2009-10 season
The critically acclaimed Arianna String Quartet, the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ resident quartet, will perform four concerts for their 2009-10 season, each with a different theme.
Financial counseling center opens
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is home to a new multidisciplinary center that focuses on the financial...
Nanomedicine Institute holds kickoff in July
The St. Louis Institute for Nanomedicine held an opening ceremony on July 16 at the Center of Research, Technology, and Entrepreneurial Exchange in St. Louis.
Choral studies director grabs gold, twice
Jim Henry (pictured), director of choral studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is a member of two choral groups that won gold medals July 3 at the 71st annual international convention of the Barbershop Harmony Society in Anaheim, Calif.
Gallery 210 announces fall exhibition season
This fall, Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will feature exhibits with themes of community building through visual art and Mexican-American culture clashes. In addition, Gallery 210 will devote two exhibits this season to local artists.
High school students work as scientists at UMSL
Three local high school students donned lab coats and worked as research scientists this summer as part of a lab internship at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. With sponsorship from the American Chemical Society and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMSL, the students participated in the ACS Project SEED.
UMSL observatory to hold open house
The observatory open house will feature a viewing of the following celestial objects: Jupiter, Ring Nebula, Alberio and Hercules Cluster.
Public affairs official honored for service
Karen Pierre (pictured), manager in the Office of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, recently...
Institute for Nanomedicine holds kick-off ceremony
The new St. Louis Institute for Nanomedicine held an opening ceremony recently at the Center of Research, Technology & Entrepreneurial Exchange (CORTEX) in St. Louis. The institute is a joint venture principally sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis to use nanotechnologies to treat human disease.
Gallery Visio announces 2009-10 season
A collaborative exhibit featuring silkscreen prints and a photography exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will kick off the ninth full season at the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Gallery Visio. Five additional exhibits will round out the gallery’s 2009-10 season.
UMSL announces 2009 STARS graduates
More than 70 high school students spent their summer working with some of the top scientists in the greater St. Louis area. These aspiring student scientists conducted a wide range of research, studying everything from the mating activities of female water snakes to new methods for early cancer detection.
UMSL, SWIC ink enrollment agreement
University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George and Southwestern Illinois College President Georgia Costello...
University volunteer coordinator honored
The Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association has named Elizabeth Pawloski (pictured) its 2009 Volunteer Director of the Year.
‘Homework Lady’ writes book on homework
Too much of a good thing is never good for anyone. And Cathy Vatterott, associate professor of teaching and learning at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, says that’s true of homework, too.
Student wins Vibe magazine award
St. Louis has a rich musical history, and a young St. Louisan recently added to that history. Richard Williams, a...
UMSL raises $26.9 million, breaks record
The University of Missouri-St. Louis today announced that despite the dismal economy that has adversely impacted charitable donations, overall giving to the university this year totaled $26.9 million, an increase of 54 percent or $9.4 million over the 2008 fiscal year.
UMSL appoints contemporary art professor
Marilu Knode has been named the Aronson Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is currently assistant director and head of research at Future Arts Research at Arizona State University in Phoenix.
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