Eye on UMSL: A chain reaction

Jul 29, 2019

Biology PhD student Andrea Trigueros (right) showed Jennings students (from left) Morgan Stith and Dakota Warren how to run a polymerase chain reaction to amplify DNA.

MFA program helped cultivate alumnus Dan Musgrave’s sprouting literary career

Jul 29, 2019

The 2016 graduate spent two-plus years in the Tulsa Artist Fellowship and is working on a memoir in consultation with his father, John, a Vietnam War veteran.

Jill Bernard Bracy discusses traffic safety measures with news stations in St. Louis, Washington

Jul 29, 2019

KSDK (Channel 5) in St. Louis and WJLA (Channel 7) in Washington both featured the assistant teaching professor in reports about reflective pavement markers.

UMSL’s Darwin Aquino talks composition and conducting on ‘St. Louis on the Air’

Jul 25, 2019

The assistant teaching professor of music and director of orchestral studies spoke on St. Louis Public Radio in advance of the Gateway Festival Orchestra’s season finale.

Alumnus rises from UMSL Greek life to lead Sigma Pi Fraternity

Jul 24, 2019

A transformative experience at UMSL guides Jonathan Frost’s role as executive director and CEO of Sigma Pi.

Regions Bank awards grant to UMSL, The SoulFisher Ministries to aid previously incarcerated job seekers

Jul 23, 2019

The $25,000 grant will help fund a series of panels aimed at reducing the stigma around justice-involved individuals while allaying employers’ concerns about hiring them.

Confirmed stars: 88 standout high schoolers complete Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program

Jul 22, 2019

The six-week research experience concluded Friday at UMSL with student presentations and a confirmation ceremony.

They chose UMSL: Scenes from New Student Orientation

Jul 22, 2019

Incoming students packed the Millenium Student Center Century Rooms Thursday for a glimpse into their new lives at UMSL.

Joint engineering students fight flooding in St. Louis region

Jul 19, 2019

Facing near-historic water levels, Kelly Sextro and Joshua Walker search out problems in the area’s levees, dams, locks and flood structures.

EdD alumnae break new ground with innovative social studies curricula

Jul 18, 2019

Chelsea Witwer and Julia Wilkins co-authored an award-winning dissertation focused on teaching social justice through the lenses of power and oppression.

Kristin Sobolik appointed as interim chancellor

Jul 17, 2019

Sobolik’s appointment is effective Sept. 1 when UMSL Chancellor Tom George retires.

National Black Nurses Association honors UMSL alumna with 40 and Under Award

Jul 16, 2019

The NBNA recognized Crystal Bailey for her prolific community outreach with the Black Nurses Association of Greater St. Louis.

Nominations open for 2020 UMSL Sports Hall of Fame

Jul 16, 2019

The Department of Athletics is now accepting nominations for inductees to the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame in three categories: student-athlete, coach or distinguished services.

Alumnae Gabrielle Clay, Nesmira Muratovic among Business Journal’s 30 under 30 honorees

Jul 15, 2019

Clay, who earned a degree in mathematics in 2012, is a senior project accountant at HOK. Muratovic, BSBA 2013, is a retail risk & supervision oversight manager at TD Ameritrade.

Eye on UMSL: Bee unique

Jul 15, 2019

A male Bombus griseocollis, the brown-belted bumblebee, collected pollen on a recent afternoon in the UMSL Native Plant/Conservation Garden.

Alumnus Nate Oatis aims to help kids overcome trauma by teaching mindfulness, meditation

Jul 15, 2019

Oatis, who earned his degree in anthropology and economics in May, recently completed his first full year of the nonprofit Excelsior Program.

Alumna helps build up refugee community through her nonprofit Welcome Neighbor STL

Jul 12, 2019

Jessica Bueler, BSBA 2005, founded the growing organization that helps immigrants and refugees settle in St. Louis.

‘A tornado dropped me off here’: Nick Palisch on weather, storm chasing and students

Jul 11, 2019

The director of student and alumni services for the College of Optometry has caught around 12 twisters, including the 2011 tornado that damaged the airport.

UMSL students laid groundwork for new Lindbergh exhibit at Missouri History Museum

Jul 10, 2019

Museum Studies MA students completed a 93-page concept packet in fall 2017 for what would become “Flores Mexicanas: A Lindbergh Love Story.”

Kristin Sobolik tells St. Louis Business Journal how she keeps her life in balance

Jul 8, 2019

The provost, an ever-present figure on the UMSL campus over the past two years, likes to step away from her work with daily walks and long train rides.

UMSL/BJC externship grants student nurses expertise for clinicals, future practice

Jul 8, 2019

Kathy Carr and Lauren Redditt are among those gaining valuable experience this summer through 10-week intensive program while working at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

UMSL Tritons 2018-19 year in review

Jul 3, 2019

The Tritons sent four teams to the NCAA Division II Championship, won the Great Lakes Valley Conference title in softball and had 117 individuals receive academic all-conference recognition.

UMSL research on violent crime attracts attention from St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jul 3, 2019

Curators’ Distinguished Professor Janet Lauritsen (left) and doctoral candidate Theordore Lentz have published the results of their study in the journal Homicide Studies.

Jon McGinnis, Rachel Winograd and Lara Zwarun named Presidential Engagement Fellows

Jul 2, 2019

For their 12-month terms, the three UMSL faculty members will improve the lives of Missouri citizens through the dissemination of knowledge.

UMSL to hold Quick Admit Days for transfer students July 17, Aug. 8

Jul 1, 2019

The admissions staff is providing two opportunities to gain admission to the university, meet with an advisor and register for fall classes, all in a single day.

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.

Scenes from the NextGen Precision Health Institute groundbreaking

Jun 28, 2019

Last Friday, UMSL Chancellor Tom George and MIMH Director Robert Paul spoke at the NextGen Precision Health Institute groundbreaking in Columbia, Missouri.

Sarah Fenske named new ‘St. Louis on the Air’ host

Jun 27, 2019

Fenske will join St. Louis Public Radio after four years as the editor-in-chief of the Riverfront Times on July 15 and will take over as host in early August.

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.

UMSL students, alumni connect and learn during week of optometry meetings

Jun 24, 2019

Thousands of doctors, students and vendors from across the nation descended upon St. Louis and the College of Optometry for the annual Optometry’s Meeting last week.

Alumna Melanie Adams brings UMSL experience to new role as director of Anacostia museum

Jun 24, 2019

The College of Education alumna is excited to dive deep into the historic Anacostia neighborhood, which abolitionist Frederick Douglass once called home.

Japanese teaching program helps UMSL alumni pursue passions, bridge cultural gaps

Jun 24, 2019

Mahogany Wilson and Robby Suozzi will spend the next year as English instructors for the JET Program.

Founding College of Nursing Dean Shirley Martin dines with student honorees carrying on her legacy

Jun 24, 2019

Shirley A. Martin Nursing Scholarship recipients Donyell Nelson and Tatis Shelton and Distinguished Nurse Award winner Breaunna Perry had a chance to meet Martin at a lunch last week.

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.

Touhill launches Discover Series to bring unique acts to UMSL, St. Louis community

Jun 24, 2019

CeCe Winans, America and other Grammy-winning artists will grace the Touhill stage during the 2019-20 season.

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.

UMSL launches new cybersecurity degrees to fill industry talent gap

Jun 17, 2019

Applications for admission open June 24 for the new bachelor and master of science in cybersecurity programs.

St. Louis artist Saunders Schultz’s work to be featured in exhibition on UMSL campus

Jun 17, 2019

“Saunders Shultz: Visionary Abstractions” opens Sunday at the St. Louis Mercantile Library and will be on display through the end of the year.

Pierre Laclede Honors College welcomes newest cohort of Opportunity Scholars

Jun 17, 2019

Bana Sultan, Katie Basler, Nora Stith, Jalen Rhodes and Lorne St. Christopher II were on campus for a reception Wednesday.

Ask an Expert: Why your phone won’t become self-aware and other fears about AI

Jun 17, 2019

From election manipulation to identity impersonation, AI is a tool easily misused, say Badri Adhikari, Cezary Janikow and Gualtiero Piccinini.

UMSL alumni help set the tone on newly empowered Saint Louis Public Schools board

Jun 17, 2019

Susan Jones and newly elected members Tracee Miller and Adam Layne sit on the seven-member board, which regains governance July 1.

Eye on UMSL: Play Gloria!

Jun 13, 2019

Office of Admissions staffers and senior BSBA student Brandon Pesek helped celebrate the St. Louis Blues’ first full day as Stanley Cup champions Thursday on the MSC Bridge.

RN to BSN program ranked No. 6 in Missouri by nursing website

Jun 13, 2019

Top RN to BSN ranked the UMSL College of Nursing program No. 6 on its list of the “15 Best Online RN to BSN Nursing Schools in Missouri 2019.”

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.

Nontraditional student uses UMSL-gained skills for nontraditional path

Jun 7, 2019

Alumna Kim Rankin has used competencies gained at UMSL to inform the medical care and education of her adopted son, Nathaniel.

Supply chain education helps former technician become versatile businessman

Jun 6, 2019

Three kids, school and a laborious job kept Jason Salzman up at night. Now with a professional career, he’s thankful for the sacrifice.

Krister Ungerböck imparts leadership lessons at UMSL Staff Enrichment Day

Jun 5, 2019

The CEO coach and keynote speaker examined how the attributes needed to be a good leader and family member aren’t that different.

Anthropology major Morgan Tanner’s empathy for people driving her toward future career

Jun 3, 2019

UMSL faculty members have helped the first-generation college student find opportunities to engage in ethnographic research, and she’s presented her work at two conferences.

Excellence in Nursing Awards honorees showcase strength of UMSL graduates

Jun 3, 2019

St. Louis Magazine selected College of Nursing alumnae Mary Epperson, Margaret Bultas and Pamela Piel for its 2019 awards.