Interim Chancellor and UM System President celebrate contributions of UMSL faculty and staff

Sep 23, 2019

Kristin Sobolik and Mun Choi bestowed Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and the President’s Award for Campus Collaboration during the Faculty and Staff Recognition ceremony.

Eye on UMSL: Toast to tradition

Sep 9, 2019

Dean Edward Munn Sanchez toasted the 30th anniversary of the Pierre Laclede Honors College at a gathering of faculty, staff and alumni at Friday’s Drinks with the Deans event.

Engineering celebrates 25 years of transformative education

Sep 9, 2019

On Thursday, alumni, administrators and friends filled the Lee Theater in the Touhill Performing Arts Center to mark joint engineering’s silver anniversary.

Two UMSL faculty members granted patents for illuminating the unseen

Sep 5, 2019

Faculty members Janet Wilking and Phillip Fraundorf received patents for their respective work in luminescent germanium molecules and comprehensive sound visualization.

Alumna helps decrease opioid over-prescription with DNP project

Aug 27, 2019

Monica Kistler developed opioid prescription guidelines for outpatient gynecological surgery and got statistically significant results.

Eight snapshots: First week of school social media roundup

Aug 26, 2019

UMSL students demonstrated their joy at returning to campus through a plethora of social media posts.

By the numbers: A look at the incoming class of Fall 2019

Aug 26, 2019

Learn about the newest crop of first-time freshman and transfer students joining the UMSL community this fall.

Jonas Nurse Scholars Initiative prepares doctoral students to be leaders

Aug 21, 2019

The current UMSL cohort – Bankole Aluko, Fatemah Choupani, Dale Mathis and Leighia McGhee – hopes to fill gaps in the health care system.

Eye on UMSL: Serendipity selfie

Aug 19, 2019

Freshman Sajjad Ali snapped a shot at Saturday’s Serendipity Sendoff at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Get ahead with this advice from UMSL seniors

Aug 19, 2019

Learn how to build community and make friends, the most underrated spots on campus and more from four UMSL Ambassadors.

Meet UMSL’s newest faculty members

Aug 16, 2019

A total of 29 new full-time faculty members are set to begin the fall semester, and they were on hand for an orientation Monday.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants honors Steve Moehrle for achievement in accounting education

Aug 15, 2019

The Department of Accounting chair is the first UMSL faculty member to receive the award and is only the second Missourian.

UMSL alumnae honored as Most Influential Business Women

Aug 12, 2019

The St. Louis Business Journal named Nancy Millsap Hawes and Marcela Manjarrez Hawn to the 2019 class.

A 25-year ride: Lieutenant Tom McEwen leads with compassion as UMSL Police Department’s longest-serving member

Aug 12, 2019

McEwen has been devoted to maintaining UMSL’s safe learning environment since 1994.

New students set to learn Triton traditions through weekend festivities

Aug 12, 2019

The extended orientation program known as Triton Take-Off Weekend runs Friday through Sunday.

Snapshot: Nursing graduates honored as they step into their careers

Aug 12, 2019

The graduation awards and pinning ceremony recognized the accomplishments of the College of Nursing graduates and welcomed them into the profession.

Five years later: A snapshot of UMSL’s responses after Michael Brown’s death

Aug 9, 2019

In the years following Michael Brown’s death, UMSL Daily has covered efforts from the UMSL community to understand, heal, rebuild, change and more.

Gallery 210 opens 2019-20 season with community examination of safe spaces

Aug 8, 2019

“Exposure 20: Safe Spaces” will open Aug. 24 as part of an ongoing series featuring local artists.

College of Education professor builds connections, trains teachers in Kenya

Aug 5, 2019

Shea Kerkhoff led professional development workshops on digital literacy and student-centered learning as part of an ongoing project with Going Global, Inc.

International student establishes second home, budding career in St. Louis

Aug 5, 2019

After three internships and an influential student experience, Nino Obanor secured a consulting job at Perficient.

Ladue News prominently features UMSL’s Finish Your Degree Scholarship

Aug 5, 2019

The weekly paper selected UMSL’s unique degree completion program for Friday’s cover story.

UMSL supply chain ranks in top 15 for quality, affordable master’s programs

Aug 5, 2019

Great Value Colleges ranked UMSL among perennial powerhouses for online master’s programs.

First Jazz Ensemble European tour last act for Jim Widner

Aug 1, 2019

The group learned about culture overseas and showcased UMSL’s musical strengths to international audiences while playing in festivals in France and Italy.

Beth Huebner talks progress in reducing the jail population on ‘St. Louis on the Air’

Jul 31, 2019

Efforts led by the professor of criminology and criminal justice have helped bring about a 22-percent drop in the St. Louis County jail population since July 2018.

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.

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.

Eye on UMSL: Traveling Tritons

Jul 18, 2019

UMSL Orientation Leaders gave new students a guided shuttle tour of the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus during orientation Thursday afternoon.

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.

UMSL Marketing and Communications rolls out digital cybersecurity ad campaign

Jul 15, 2019

Watch UMSL’s latest advertisements dedicated to the new bachelor and master of science in cybersecurity programs.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.