A transformative year: UMSL Daily reflects on memorable reads from 2018

Dec 25, 2018

Before the calendar changes, we take a look back at some of the more memorable stories about students and alumni from the past year.

December graduate Angie Quiroga Torres balances school and swimming while earning biology degree

Dec 21, 2018

The Colombia native is planning to pursue a master’s degree in environmental engineering or environmental science beginning next fall.

Inaugural medical mission trip impacts patients and providers alike

Dec 21, 2018

A group from the College of Optometry treated approximately 800 patients over an eight-day period on a Helping Hands Medical Missions trip to El Salvador.

Doctoral research enhances NICU operations at area hospital

Dec 20, 2018

For her DNP clinical scholarship project, Julie Nickles examined the impact of SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital’s switch to the single-patient-room model.

STEM programs benefiting from $1 million gift from Bayer

Dec 19, 2018

The first-floor lecture hall in recently renovated Benton Hall will be named for the company in recognition of its generosity.

Eye on UMSL: Mission accomplished

Dec 17, 2018

New UMSL graduate Everlene Falconer (center) waved to her family in the stands after walking across the stage during commencement ceremonies on Saturday.

UMSL-BJC partnership pulls Parimal Kulkarni toward career in health care

Dec 17, 2018

The recent PhD in Business Administration graduate is now a senior advisor of data analytics at Providence Health Care in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Biology graduate copes with loss while earning her degree, eyes future as doctor

Dec 17, 2018

Destiny Walker has been trying to do her father proud since his death in 2016. She hopes to enroll in an osteopathic medical school next fall after graduating on Saturday.

Answering the tough questions: Psychology graduate’s research experience inspires career in trauma studies

Dec 17, 2018

After three years of research experience at UMSL, Claudia Campbell hopes to continue solving unanswered psychology questions.

Student veteran Miron Clay-Gilmore plans to pursue PhD in philosophy after completing degree at UMSL

Dec 17, 2018

Clay-Gilmore left an impression on the faculty members in the Department of Philosophy, who named him the undergraduate student of the year.

Comic book course inspires Trista Lewis to add a major

Dec 14, 2018

Lewis is pursuing a degree in graphic design in addition to marketing after getting the chance to use her creativity in Professor Dan Younger’s Comics & Cartoon Illustration course.

Nursing students educate at elementary schools in ongoing service learning program

Dec 14, 2018

The students craft fun anti-bullying, anti-drug and health and wellness lessons and games to teach students in first through sixth grades.

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.

Alumna’s personal approach to Triton care gives rise to Student Social Services

Dec 13, 2018

What started as a pilot program within the Office of Student Affairs is now its own department led by social work and political science alumna Robin Kimberlin.

100 Black Men honors Assistant Professor Sheila Grigsby with a Pillar Award

Dec 12, 2018

The nonprofit 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis awarded its Pillar Award for Health and Wellness to the College of Nursing faculty member during its annual gala.

Education alumna sees her way through tragedy, parenthood to UMSL degree

Dec 11, 2018

Kristin Bass took some time off school following the loss of her mother and the assumption of guardian duties for her nephews, but she was determined to finish her MEd.

11 student business ideas selected for first Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator cohort

Dec 10, 2018

The first cohort drew 37 applications from students in six UMSL colleges and schools.

‘College Connections’ program brings St. Louis Symphony musicians, area students together at Touhill

Dec 10, 2018

High school and middle school students from Bayless and Ferguson-Florissant school districts attended the performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat.”

UMSL sponsors first group of Global UGRAD students for semester-long exchange

Dec 10, 2018

Four international students had an opportunity to live and study at UMSL thanks to a new university partnership.

Students experiment with politics, media in ‘Role as Citizen’ exhibition

Dec 10, 2018

Students from Associate Teaching Professor Michael Behle’s “Expanded Artforms” class created work for a 50 State Initiative exhibition at the Kranzberg Arts Center.

UMSL to award more than 1,100 degrees during fall commencement

Dec 10, 2018

Grammy Award-winning soprano opera singer Christine Brewer will join poet Paul Thiel and educator Richard Jung in receiving honorary degrees, and alumna Sheila Burkett is slated to speak.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Dec 10, 2018

Jason Towery logged the first double-double of his UMSL career in an overtime victory over Hannibal-LaGrange, one of two wins for the Tritons men’s basketball team last week.

BES graduate inspired by grandson to return to school and get her degree

Dec 9, 2018

Everlene Falconer is looking forward to a new career assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, like her 12-year-old grandson, Donovan, who has autism.

Biology PhD graduate researches the effects of climate change on alpine plants in the Himalayas

Dec 7, 2018

Robbie Hart, a curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden, is part of a network of scientists doing work as part of the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments.

Acclaimed DBA program transforming business leaders into practitioner-scholars

Dec 7, 2018

Now in its second year, the doctoral degree program is helping solve business problems through applied research.

UMSL selects first class of Bond International Scholars

Dec 6, 2018

Jordan McCain, Sara McFarland, Cole Alves, Lauren Wilson and Eric Eggers each will spend the spring semester studying abroad with the help of a $5,000 scholarship.

Former US Sen. Kit Bond establishes international scholars program at MU, UMSL

Dec 6, 2018

The new program is funding $5,000 study abroad scholarships for an initial cohort that includes five students from each of the two universities.

MSW alumna puts her training to work in advocating for death row inmates

Dec 5, 2018

Erin Land’s diverse UMSL experience helped set her up to secure a competitive job with the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Arizona.

Engineering alumnus leads solo operation turned multimillion-dollar enterprise

Dec 4, 2018

Andrew Kishna founded Etegra two years after graduating from the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program.

Eye on UMSL: Crunch time

Dec 3, 2018

With the semester winding down, sophomore biology majors Emma Chilcoat and Mariah Bryan, both pre-med students, studied together in a Benton Hall computer lab.

Retired Emerson president provides insights on charting a successful career path

Dec 3, 2018

Edward Monser emphasized the importance of honesty in his CEO Speaker Series address last Wednesday at the Millennium Student Center.

STARS graduates have returned to UMSL to continue their science education

Dec 3, 2018

Hania Nuraini is majoring in biochemistry and biotechnology while Olivia Crowell pursues engineering on full scholarships, earned by completing the program in 2017.

Jeffrey Pryor hopes to become a voice for America’s fallen overseas

Dec 3, 2018

The museum studies student shed his conventional life to study full time at UMSL.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Dec 3, 2018

The men’s and women’s basketball teams both split their first two conference games, with the men beating McKendree on Thursday and the women defeating Illinois Springfield on Saturday.

5 UMSL alumni honored with Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards

Nov 30, 2018

Each year, Emerson honors standout educators who are nominated by their schools’ administrators.

Amber Ingram leverages engineering path for internships, helping others

Nov 30, 2018

The mechanical engineering student gained valuable experience through a WUSTL Summer Engineering Fellowship and an Ameren Accelerator internship.

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation intern discovers pull toward civic engagement at UMSL

Nov 30, 2018

Aleathea Williams spent her summer in the office of Rep. William Lacy Clay and is looking for opportunities to get back to Washington to work on policy.

Assistant professor uses high-powered computing to mine genetic sources of Alzheimer’s

Nov 28, 2018

Sharlee Climer has developed several methods to unearth patterns connected to the disease in the available case-control data she examines.

Circle of Educators group seeks to connect education alumni to UMSL, community

Nov 27, 2018

The new College of Education alumni group held its first “Conversations in Education” event Nov. 14, focusing on strategies educators can use to help students dealing with trauma.

Marketing alumnus entrusted with an iconic German brand

Nov 27, 2018

Alexander Schlaubitz leads Lufthansa’s global content production and works to preserve its German traditions.

Marketing seniors Sam Craig and Gabrielle Mennemeier become first MDMC scholars

Nov 26, 2018

The new $2,500 scholarship from the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference is exclusively offered to UMSL marketing students.

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.

Eye on UMSL: Goal within sight

Nov 26, 2018

A decal on the wall of the Center for Nanoscience reminds students of the goal they’re chasing with the end of the semester and fall commencement a few weeks away.

Social work professor studies community engagement, collective action in Ferguson

Nov 26, 2018

Michael Gearhart is in the midst of researching the effectiveness of community efforts to address the challenges faced by the city’s residents in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 26, 2018

Senior Johnathan Matthews and sophomore Shane Wissink each averaged double figures in scoring as the men’s basketball team went 3-0 last week.

George T. Sipos chosen to lead International Studies and Programs

Nov 26, 2018

Sipos will look to build on the work of retiring Associate Provost Joel Glassman when he assumes his post in March.

Advocate for St. Louis Area Foodbank brings resources back to her alma mater

Nov 23, 2018

A conversation with a student worker at the Triton Telefund call center helped Lenora Gooden and UMSL join forces to combat food insecurity on campus and in the surrounding community.

MEd graduates bring innovative learning techniques to new Dutchtown charter school

Nov 21, 2018

Kairos Academies, co-founded by Jack Krewson and Gavin Schiffres, will prioritize personalized learning and student self-direction when it opens next fall on the south side of St. Louis.

Optometry student overcomes cancer, national boards as a new father

Nov 21, 2018

After studying through testicular cancer treatment, Adam Wira is on track to graduate in the spring and plans to use his optometry degree for good.

Himalayan expedition connects anthropology major’s passion to a purpose

Nov 20, 2018

Amber McDaniel spent her summer serving vulnerable populations in northwest India as a student in the Himalayan Health Exchange.