Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis builds capacity to help community cope with trauma

Jun 8, 2020

The multidisciplinary center has trained more than 500 community members to use Resiliency and Coping Intervention to help youth deal with stressors in their lives since 2014.

Triton Telefund operates remotely, provides student employment and alumni outreach

May 7, 2020

UMSL students have been maintaining vital university functions from home, making connections with alumni and taking donations for the UMSL Strong Scholarship Fund.

UMSL faculty and staff offer educators advice, resources for teaching online

Apr 16, 2020

Emily Goldstein and Shea Kerkhoff discussed how things like staying connected to students, using familiar technologies and writing a detailed syllabus can aid educators.

Ask an Expert: Kimberly Werner on compassion fatigue and intimate partner violence in the wake of coronavirus

Apr 16, 2020

The MIMH assistant research professor discusses some of the secondary effects of coronavirus and how to counteract them.

Community Psychological Service launching ‘Coping with COVID’ group therapy sessions

Apr 13, 2020

Assistant Professor John Nanney developed the sessions to provide community members an outlet to talk about their anxiety and learn tools to deal with it.

SASS unit has developed new ways to help students get the support they need

Apr 6, 2020

Student Enrichment and Achievement, Multicultural Student Services and the University Tutoring Center are providing remote services while students are away from campus.

St. Louis Regional Data Alliance launches COVID-19 dashboard: STL Response

Apr 2, 2020

Community volunteers at the RDA worked to collect the best COVID-19 information and resources available in one place.

Kamila White stresses the importance of maintaining social connections amid physical separation

Mar 27, 2020

The associate professor of clinical psychology offered some advice for dealing with anxiety and caring for loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Center for Teaching and Learning leads pivot to remote learning

Mar 23, 2020

CTL Director Keeta Holmes and her team started developing resources to help faculty and students transition to remote teaching and learning in February.

Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis offers advice on how to support children during pandemic

Mar 20, 2020

Faculty members Amy Escott and Matt Kliethermes hosted a free webinar with tips on ways to talk to children about coronavirus and help them cope with stress.

Eye on UMSL: Celebrating innovation

Mar 16, 2020

Faculty members Carl Bassi, Keith Stine, Alexei Demchenko, Sharlee Climer and Brendolyn Bailey-Burch were honored at the annual Research and Innovation Reception.

Eye on UMSL: Making music

Mar 9, 2020

Music education students teach a new song to 4- and 5-year-olds at the University Child Development Center as part of the Early Clinical Experience in Schools course.

Brian Owens guides MIMH researchers to create anthem through Scientist Artist Collaborative

Feb 3, 2020

The researchers helped write the lyrics to and sang the outro on a song titled “Do Process” while working to spur their own professional creativity.

Celebrate Black History Month with 10 stories of UMSL leaders, dreamers, healers and entrepreneurs

Feb 1, 2020

Celebrate Black History Month with a look back at inspiring and moving stories from UMSL students, staff, faculty and alumni.

MIMH fosters innovative approaches to meet large health care challenges

Jan 3, 2020

Investigators work on everything from biomarker discovery to program evaluation and professional training and touch people in all 114 counties of the state.

CIAC data architect Jonathan Leek works to quantify the hidden cost of vacancy

Nov 25, 2019

Leek took part in an invitation-only accelerator program organized by DataKind and Microsoft to advance his work on vacancy in St. Louis.

Harris Center honors Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis Zoo for work in Madagascar

Nov 18, 2019

Zoo President Jeffrey Bonner and Garden President Peter Wyse Jackson accepted World Ecology Awards from Anna Harris on behalf of their institutions at a gala on Friday night.

Exhibition and MADCO production bring the fall of the Berlin wall to life for UMSL, community

Nov 11, 2019

Approximately 800 area-high school students attended the UMSL German Cultural Center commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall last week.

Karl Guenther appointed director of UMSL’s Anchor Institution Initiative

Aug 2, 2019

Guenther has spent the past eight years working on community engagement and economic development issues at UMSL.

UMSL sees largest percentage increase in research funding of Missouri, southern Illinois universities

Jul 1, 2019

The St. Louis Business Journal reported that UMSL had the largest year-over-year growth of large research universities from 2017 to 2018.

Enhancing lives locally: A sampling of UMSL community partnerships mapped

Jun 26, 2019

In the spirit of collaboration, the people of the University of Missouri–St. Louis forge community partnerships that reach throughout St. Louis and Missouri to uplift, delight, improve and aid.

Eye on UMSL: Compassionate care

Jun 24, 2019

A new banner on display on the Patient Care Center trumpets the type of compassionate care and expertise visitors can expect from the UMSL Eye Care and SSM Health.

Children’s Advocacy Center staffer strives to help interviewees find their voice

Jun 19, 2019

Beverly Tucker has worked as a forensic interviewer at the UMSL-affiliated Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis for the past 20 years.

Scholarships reward exemplary academic, real-world character education practitioners

Jun 10, 2019

Doctoral students Anthony Graham and Kim Starkey earn awards for their scholarly work at UMSL and its practical applications in their schools.

Doctoral candidate Sage Rohrer secures NSF fellowship to support study of Galápagos penguins

Jun 10, 2019

Rohrer, who received her bachelor’s degree from UMSL in 2017, was one of approximately 1,500 graduate students selected for the fellowship this year.

UMSL dedicates Triton Pantry as it continues to serve students facing food insecurity

May 24, 2019

A recent report said nearly half of all college students have some degree of food insecurity with more than one in five falling into the most severe category.

UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship charting the future of educational leadership

May 15, 2019

The center, housed in the College of Education, is claiming local, national and global attention for emerging school leader programs.

Success after service: Student veterans find community, place to launch new careers at UMSL

May 13, 2019

Patrick Murrell, Jarrett Hickman, Margaret Rheinecker, Paul Nator and Tori Tappe are among the hundreds of student veterans who make their academic home at UMSL each year.

Doctoral student Juan Moreira-Hernández researching bat-pollinated tropical plants and sharing love of biology

Apr 8, 2019

The Costa Rica native has taken an active role in the Jennings-UMSL Mentorship Program among other outreach opportunities since coming to St. Louis.

Rachel Winograd receives President’s Award for Intercampus Collaboration

Apr 4, 2019

The associate professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health was recognized for her work with colleagues around the state combating the opioid crisis.

Harris Center in elite company supporting students in environmental conservation

Mar 29, 2019

ProFellow recently included UMSL and its center on a select list of universities providing full funding opportunities for ecologically focused doctoral students.

Clinical psychology PhD ranked No. 11 by Grad School Hub

Mar 20, 2019

The ratings website applauded the program’s low cost to students as well as its specialized research topics, faculty support and hands-on training.

Social work alumna takes seat on St. Louis County Council

Jan 25, 2019

Lisa Clancy, formerly the associate director of the UMSL Community Innovation and Action Center, now represents constituents from more than a dozen municipalities.

Conference examines impact of opioid crisis on workforce and role employers might play in solving it

Jan 14, 2019

“Opioids and the Workplace” featured more than two dozen speakers and brought an audience of more than 140 people to the Millennium Student Center.

Templeton Foundation awards Center for Character and Citizenship $2.4 million to further leadership development programs

Jan 3, 2019

The funding will help the center, housed in the UMSL College of Education, further test its Cultivating Virtue in Leaders program.

Freshman legislators visit UMSL on statewide tour

Dec 13, 2018

The 64 newly elected members of the Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri State Senate toured the UMSL Patient Care Center, science complex and Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Entrepreneurship curriculum finds strength under John Palmer’s purview

Nov 26, 2018

The College of Business Administration professor is collaborating with faculty campuswide to develop innovative entrepreneurship courses.

UMSL launches new hub for college access and academic support services

Nov 19, 2018

Assistant Provost Natissia Small is overseeing Student Academic Support Services, which includes the newly created University Tutoring Center in the Millennium Student Center.

World Affairs Council of St. Louis honors Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center with Gateway Globe Award

Nov 12, 2018

The center was recognized for its efforts to support the research and training of students in ecology, evolution, and conservation.

Gabby Douglas discusses Olympic distinction, disappointments in UMSL address

Nov 12, 2018

The three-time gold medalist spoke about her dynamic gymnastics career as part of an annual speaker series.

UMSL-sponsored youth voting program featured on KSDK

Nov 5, 2018

There are 18 St. Louis-area school districts – plus one private school – taking part in this year’s Kids Voting Missouri, a program run through the College of Education.

UMSL chosen one of Military Times’ ‘Best for Vets’ colleges for the 5th straight year

Oct 22, 2018

The university was the highest-ranked institution in the St. Louis region, landing 46th among the 137 four-year universities that made the rankings.

Nearly 700 educators convene at UMSL for annual Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference

Oct 1, 2018

The conference brought a crowd of 680 educators to learn about the latest trends in using technology to aid in education.

Long-term planning, shared sense of resolve have UMSL moving in the right direction for students, community

Sep 12, 2018

Chancellor Tom George delivered his annual State of the University Address on Wednesday afternoon at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center aims to foster collective efforts to meet challenges in St. Louis

Sep 12, 2018

The center builds on the foundation of the Public Policy Research Center and will work to support and enhance the region’s nonprofit community.

Rachel Winograd directing evidence-based opioid treatment efforts and seeing results

Sep 9, 2018

The Opioid STR grant Winograd leads has helped provide treatment for nearly 3,000 people over the past year and distributed 6,000 overdose reversal kits with naloxone.

New year, new faculty

Aug 20, 2018

UMSL introduced more than 20 new full-time faculty members to the university community during a two-day new faculty orientation organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

UMSL to establish David & Thelma Steward Institute for Jazz Studies after lead gift from the Steward Family Foundation

Jul 20, 2018

The institute will serve as the educational foundation for jazz in the St. Louis region.

MIMH Professor David Tate honored for his research on traumatic brain injuries

Jul 16, 2018

The associate research professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health was named the Senior Faculty Investigator of the Year.

St. Louis teens create and collaborate through Gateway Writing Project’s OneCity Stories program

Jul 12, 2018

A diverse group of high schoolers learned about expression across many forms of media during a three-week course at UMSL at Grand Center.