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Info systems researcher wins Fulbright Award

Jul 15, 2009

Rajiv Sabherwal (pictured), the Emery C. Turner Professor of Information Systems at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has received a J. William Fulbright Scholar Award. He will spend the 2009-10 academic year at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, as the Fulbright-Queen’s School of Business Research Chair.

Honors students explore urban ecology

Jul 15, 2009

Students in the Pierre Laclede Honors College at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have begun an ecological survey of a stretch of land on UMSL’s South Campus and the adjacent St. Vincent Park.

UMSL to commemorate fall of Berlin Wall

Jul 15, 2009

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has been selected to participate in the “Freedom Without Walls” celebration sponsored by the German Embassy in Washington. The celebration will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Phew, what a smell!

Jul 10, 2009

A dramatic, rare plant spent about 20 hours emitting its characteristic stench Saturday and Sunday in the greenhouse at the Anheuser-Busch Ecology and Conservation Complex at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Known as “Titan Arum,” the plant generated more than 13,000 online visits to a webcam installed in the greenhouse and more than 300 in-person visits.

Alumna named Missouri’s Education Commissioner

Jul 8, 2009

On Thursday, the Missouri State Board of Education named Chris Wright Nicastro (pictured), superintendent of the Hazelwood (Missouri) School District and alumna of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the state’s new commissioner of education. Nicastro, MEd 1982, will begin her new job Aug. 1.

KWMU reporter earns national Murrow award

Jul 8, 2009

Adam Allington (pictured), reporter at 90.7 KWMU-FM, has won a 2009 National Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio and Television News Directors Association.

UMSL observatory to hold open house

Jul 6, 2009

The observatory open house will feature a viewing of the following celestial objects: Saturn, Jupiter, Hercules Cluster, Alberio and Ring Nebula.

UMSL political scientist looks at foreclosure response

Jul 2, 2009

The effective metropolitan responses to foreclosure require not only local collaboration among public, private and nonprofit sectors, but also support from state and federal policies, according to a recent study.

Summer IT program on TV; Scholar honored

Jul 1, 2009

The weeklong Xtreme IT summer academy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis was featured Friday in a story by KMOV(Channel 4). The program exposes high school students to the information systems profession by providing insight into a range of applications. Students tour UMSL and the St. Louis-area offices ofIBM, Microsoft, AmerenUE andExpress Scripts.

Future scientists meet today’s scientists

Jul 1, 2009

Aspiring scientists spent the morning of June 24 mentally kicking around topics like the molecular soccer ball and ethics in science. More than 70 high school students participating in the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis listened to presentations given by UMSL Chancellor Tom George and Andrew Black, teaching professor of philosophy at UMSL. George, who also is a professor of chemistry and physics, discussed “The Saga of the Molecular Soccer Ball” and “Scientists as Administrators.”

Doctoral student earns fellowship

Jul 1, 2009

University of Missouri-St. Louis doctoral student Amanda Gendon (pictured) has received a 2009 Graduate Fellowship for Ethnic Minorities from The American Society of Criminology.

UMSL nurse named fellow of national organization

Jun 29, 2009

Dawn Lee Garzon, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners during its national conference in June at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Submissions sought for Gallery 210 exhibit

Jun 25, 2009

Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is extending the deadline for receiving applications for the “St. Louis through the Lens 2009, Irv Shankman Memorial Photography Contest.” Submissions must be postmarked no later than 5 p.m. July 9. Hand deliveries are acceptable at the gallery at UMSL’s Telecommunity Center, One University Blvd. in St. Louis County (63121).

UMSL media scholar writes about ‘Development Communication’

Jun 25, 2009

The practice of development communication was born in the 1940s and rose to prominence out of the ashes of World War II. This concept involves a process of intervening in a systematic or strategic manner with either media (print, radio, video, Internet, etc.) or education (training, literacy, schooling) in order to promote positive social change in developing countries.

Creative writing alumnus writes first novel

Jun 24, 2009

University of Missouri-St. Louis alumnus Dan Begley, BA English 1990 and MFA 1999, wasn’t having much success in his early attempts to publish what he called “a serious literary novel.

DownBeat honors music scholar’s work with students

Jun 23, 2009

Jim Widner, director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was one of three music educators recognized with an Achievement Award by DownBeat. The jazz magazine published its 32nd annual Student Music Awards in its June issue.

UMSL chancellor will lead GLVC president’s council

Jun 23, 2009

Tom George, chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was elected chairman of the president’s council of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, the athletic conference in which UMSL competes. The two-year term began immediately.

UMSL biologist explains why Big Bird doesn’t fly

Jun 22, 2009

If Big Bird could fly, he would have difficulty replacing his flight feathers each year. A University of Missouri-St. Louis ornithologist and his colleagues have examined the time required to grow flight feathers as a function of body size. In an article published in the latest PLoS Biology journal, Robert Ricklefs, Curators’ Professor of Biology at UMSL, along with Sievert Rohwer and other researchers at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington in Seattle, show that feather growth does not increase as rapidly as feather size, greatly prolonging the period of feather replacement in large birds.

UMSL anthropology professor honored for book

Jun 18, 2009

Susan Brownell, chairperson and professor in the Department of Anthropology and Languages at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, received the Anthology Award in Sport History from the North America Society for Sport History. She was honored for the book, “The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games: Sport, Race, and American Imperialism,” which she edited.

Fundraising bicyclists bivouac at UMSL

Jun 17, 2009

The University of Missouri-St. Louis last week served as host to 31 bicyclists who are on a 3,865-mile trip across the United States. For the third straight year, UMSL provided shelter to members of Bike & Build, a charitable group that organizes cross-country bicycle fundraising trips to benefit affordable housing efforts.

Criminology professor named ASC fellow

Jun 17, 2009

Richard Wright (pictured), Curators’ Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named a fellow of the American Society of Criminology in May. The title is given to scholars who have achieved distinction in the field of criminology.

Spring issue of UM St. Louis magazine released

Jun 17, 2009

The spring issue of UM St. Louis magazine was released last week. The issue includes a story about “The West the Railroads Made,” an exciting national exhibit at the St. Louis Mercantile Library. There’s a piece on the research of University of Missouri-St. Louis gerontologist Thomas M. Meuser, who has studied the efficacy of a Missouri law that’s designed to prevent older, unfit drivers from getting behind the wheel.

Members of UMSL family honored by NAACP

Jun 17, 2009

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the organization has created a list of the “100 Most Inspiring St. Louisans,” and 26 of the honorees are members of the University of Missouri-St. Louis community.

UMSL student earns honors society scholarship

Jun 12, 2009

Angela Toole, who graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in May with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, received the National Lambda Alpha Scholarship Award. Lambda Alpha is the National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology.

Photo exhibit focuses on Mississippi River pilots, crews

Jun 11, 2009

The latest installment in the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ ongoing Public Policy Research Center Photography Project features photographs taken by the staff and crew from two companies involved in shipping via the Mississippi River. The companies include J.B. Marine, a St. Louis dry dock and barge repair service, and AEP River Operations, a large shipping concern with a port in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Creative writing students contribute to Post-Dispatch

Jun 10, 2009

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis struck a deal earlier this spring with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to enable students to write book reviews for the newspaper.

UMSL musical wraps weeklong run in New York

Jun 10, 2009

A musical created by faculty and staff members at the University of Missouri-St. Louis recently wrapped a weeklong run in the theater capital of the world. “Booth” was staged June 2 through 7 at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University.

UMSL biology professor earns prestigious Humboldt Research Award

Jun 10, 2009

Robert Ricklefs, Curators’ Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri-St Louis, has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award recognizes his lifetime achievements in research and promotes international collaboration in the sciences.

Researcher pens book on history of air travel

Jun 3, 2009

From the early days of braving an airplane ride, through the era of fine dining and well-dressed passengers, commercial air travel has come a long way. University of Missouri–St. Louis researcher Daniel L. Rust journeys through the evolution of air flight in his book, “Flying Across America: The Airline Passenger Experience.”

Business scholars rank among most prolific

Jun 3, 2009

A recently released study has revealed that three professors at the University of Missouri–St. Louis ranked among the most prolific finance researchers in the nation.

UMSL quartet gets recording pact

Jun 3, 2009

The Arianna String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has signed an exclusive, long-term recording contract with Centaur Records, North America’s oldest independent classical music label.

UMSL alumnus wins Elijah Watt Sells award

Jun 3, 2009

University of Missouri-St Louis graduate Chris Leon is a recipient of the 2008 Elijah Watt Sells award. The prestigious national award is presented each year to ten candidates earning the cumulative highest score on the four-part Uniform Certified Public Accountants examination. Approximately 85,000 people took the exam in 2008.

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