Love of music brings Mark Briguglio back to college, almost 50 years after he started, to earn degree

Aug 17, 2021

Briguglio has studied music and psychology while working toward his bachelor’s in liberal studies, and he aims to provide music therapy to military veterans after graduation.

Eye on UMSL: A teaching, learning welcome

Aug 16, 2021

Center for Teaching and Learning staff show off their fun sides, welcoming the semester with smiles on their faces and a hint of dance in their steps.

UMSL launches new bachelor’s degree program in data science and analysis 

Aug 16, 2021

Students can begin enrolling in the interdisciplinary program with emphasis areas in biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, social science and supply chain analytics.

Two UMSL programs win INSIGHT into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards

Aug 16, 2021

The magazine selected Eyes on Diversity and the Collaborative Laboratory Internships and Mentoring Blueprint for its Inspiring Programs in STEM Award.

New report from UMSL criminologists shows lengths of stay at St. Louis County jail increasing even as admissions decline 

Aug 12, 2021

Professors Beth Huebner and Lee Slocum and doctoral student Andrea Giuffre produced the report for the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice.

MPPA alumnus David Gipson leading Clayton as city manager

Aug 10, 2021

Gipson was named the 2021 recipient of the Jay T. Bell Professional Management Award from the Missouri City/County Management Association.

Eye on UMSL: Show Me Literacies Summer Institute

Aug 9, 2021

Teachers from schools across the St. Louis region gathered to share literacy strategies during last week’s Show Me Literacies Summer Institute.

Anthropology Professor Susan Brownell shares insight on China’s Olympic success with Radio New Zealand, Financial Times

Aug 9, 2021

Brownell is an expert on Chinese sport and authored “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China.” She has attended five Olympic Games.

College of Education earns full accreditation from Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation

Aug 9, 2021

UMSL students can get the training and certification they need by earning a BSEd or through alternative certification routes such as the Teach in 12 or Teach Residency programs.

Seemantini Pathak examines impact of gender, culture on decision-making of entrepreneurs

Aug 4, 2021

Pathak’s latest publication, written with Assistant Professor Brandon Ofem, finds the benefits of mixed-gender teams for social ventures that commercialize.

UMSL Summer Preview Day kicks off recruiting for spring semester, return to in-person events

Aug 2, 2021

The hybrid event started with an in-person session on Friday and will conclude on Tuesday with a virtual event that includes a live chat.

Shawne Manies, Jessica Rogen receive UMSL Hero Award

Aug 2, 2021

The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.

Education alumnus James Young wins Ferguson-Florissant School District Teacher of the Year

Jul 30, 2021

After serving three years in the U.S. Army and working as a musician, Young’s grandmother helped him find his passion for music education.

New agreement helps St. Charles Community College business students transfer credits seamlessly to UMSL

Jul 28, 2021

Under the agreement, 64 credit hours taken at SCC will transfer to the business administration degree program at UMSL.

Why we’re excited to return to campus

Jul 26, 2021

After the 2020-21 school year, Tritons are ready to make a triumphant return to campus.

UMSL faculty and staff bring volunteers to the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s RedCan Graffiti Jam

Jul 26, 2021

Assistant Teaching Professor Dana Klar led a team that created children’s programming, assisted artists and fed the community during the event.

Educators from across St. Louis take part in IT Career Summit hosted by UMSL

Jul 26, 2021

The three-day summit highlighted the role that K-12 educators can play inspiring students to pursue IT careers and offering them training to be successful.

CLIMB program internships take students into community gardens to study bees and their behavior

Jul 19, 2021

A total of 10 students from Jennings, Ritenour, Riverview Gardens and University City High Schools took part in the paid summer internship program.

STARS program exposes 36 area high school students to summer of scientific research

Jul 19, 2021

Jim Maher, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Mayo Clinic, delivered the keynote address last Friday during the program’s virtual confirmation ceremony.

Starring on the cover of AOA Focus inspires College of Optometry’s Erin Brooks to redouble outreach efforts

Jul 19, 2021

The article examined racial and ethnic diversity within the profession, asking why only a small percentage of optometrists and students are Black.

UMSL brings campus to prospective students with launch of new 360-degree virtual reality online campus tour

Jul 16, 2021

The online virtual tour enables anyone with a laptop, desktop or virtual reality headset to feel like they are on campus.

Lav Gupta’s experience with broadband brings value to UM System’s Digitally Connected Communities Guide

Jul 15, 2021

Before coming to the United States, the assistant professor of computer science led a team planning and building networks to bring broadband access to cities across India.

Roxanne Vandermause named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis

Jul 13, 2021

Vandermause has served as interim dean since January 2020 and now looks forward to steering the college through a period of growth in her permanent role.

Ask an Expert: Amber Reinhart on vaccine hesitancy and persuasive health messaging

Jul 12, 2021

Reinhart advocates for clear, consistent and transparent messages and shares the best ways to change minds.

Professor Erika Gibb’s study on alcoholic ‘Christmas Comet’ featured in national, international media

Jul 12, 2021

Gibb’s research revealed Comet 46P/Wirtanen released an abnormally high amount of methanol as it flew past Earth in 2018.

Education alumnus William Pryor awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan

Jul 6, 2021

Pryor will serve as an English teaching assistant for a year in the capital city of Taipei, where he will help facilitate cross-cultural exchange.

Bird Skins Workshop helps biology students get up-close look at feathered fliers

Jul 5, 2021

Assistant Teaching Professor Meghann Humphries organized the workshop, which taught students how to taxidermize migratory birds donated by the St. Louis Audubon Society.

UMSL’s Nursing Learning Resource and Simulation Center to receive $1.5 million in state funding

Jul 1, 2021

Gov. Mike Parson signed the FY22 state operating budget bills on Wednesday evening that directed funding to assist with the $7 million project.

Documentary by UMSL alumna and faculty highlights dental health disparities for children in rural Missouri

Jul 1, 2021

College of Nursing alumna Carol Berger started working on dental health disparities in rural Missouri for her DNP clinical scholarship project.

Renamed Geospatial Collaborative working to foster research collaboration to address community needs

Jun 30, 2021

The center is helping facilitate connections with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and geographic information system-related companies in St. Louis.

Alumnus Ibrahim Shabazz sees connections among Honors College, accounting school and everything else

Jun 28, 2021

Shabazz starts the Master of Accounting program in UMSL’s College of Business Administration this fall.

UMSL ranks first in Missouri in Military Times ‘Best for Vets: Colleges’ list

Jun 25, 2021

The publication also ranked UMSL No. 37 nationally out of 366 institutions, marking the seventh straight year the university finished in the top 50.

New Triton Student Advocacy and Care initiative highlights student-parent success stories

Jun 24, 2021

Student Parent Success Stories features the personal and academic journeys of 10 exceptional UMSL students with children.

White House cites UMSL criminologists’ research while announcing new strategy to combat gun violence, other crime

Jun 23, 2021

Curators’ Distinguished Professor Richard Rosenfeld and doctoral student Ernesto Lopez have been studying the rise in violent crime over the past year.

Online MBA to help busy adults advance in their careers with degree in 18 months

Jun 23, 2021

The fully online, cohort-based program provides teaching and support from expert faculty members and can be completed in 18 months.

August graduate Gabriela Hernandez takes indirect path to biology degree, has plans for PhD

Jun 21, 2021

Hernandez has landed a position as a lab assistant at the Danforth Plant Science Center and will begin applying to doctoral programs this fall.

Eye on UMSL: No peeking

Jun 21, 2021

Research assistant Riaz Zaidi stood by and observed a group of K-12 students from Girls’ Inc. as they performed a blindfolded exercise in the Ed Collabitat.

Kay Hood selected for Japan Exchange and Teaching Program

Jun 21, 2021

During her yearlong assignment, Hood will assist a Japanese teacher in foreign-language classes and serve as a cultural ambassador.

Associate professor’s role in Shakespeare In the Park production of King Lear is a hometown honor

Jun 18, 2021

Jacqueline Thompson is performing in Shakespeare In The Park’s “King Lear” until June 27.

Why investing in nursing education means a healthier and more prosperous St. Louis

Jun 17, 2021

A chronic shortage of nurses at both the state and national level negatively impacts health and puts strain on health care systems.

Video: Meeting the needs of the business community through education

Jun 14, 2021

Dean Joan Phillips discusses how the College of Business Administration works to align its programs to ensure students graduate with the skills they need for success.

Counseling PhD student Zori Paul wins minority fellowship award

Jun 14, 2021

The National Board for Certified Counselors awarded Paul $20,000 for her PhD research on bisexual+ women of color.

Sotheby’s cites UMSL professor’s academic research in $92 million sale of Botticelli painting

Jun 10, 2021

The auction house listed Kurt Schreyer’s book, “Shakespeare’s Medieval Craft: Remnants of the Mysteries on the London Stage” as an expert source in the record-setting sale.

Shawne Manies’ organizational efforts helps UMSL nursing students administer approximately 25,000 COVID-19 vaccines

Jun 10, 2021

The director of clinical operations organized the placements of groups of BSN students and faculty, who gave vaccinations six days a week at sites across the St. Louis area.

UMSL to host St. Louis County COVID-19 vaccination clinic starting Friday through end of July

Jun 9, 2021

The clinic in the Millennium Student Center will provide vaccinations Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 6 p.m. and on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Andreia Figueiredo following passion for biology, bees to earn PhD at UMSL

Jun 7, 2021

Figueiredo, a native of São Luís, Brazil, has been researching color vision in orchid bees with support from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center.

Missouri Institute of Mental Health leading new effort to reduce suicide in Southeast Missouri

Jun 7, 2021

Katie Ellison is directing the Gun Suicide Prevention Planning Project in Butler County, Missouri, with the support of a $350,000 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health.

A decade of opportunity: Opportunity Scholars Program impacts students and St. Louis area

Jun 3, 2021

The all-inclusive Pierre Laclede Honors College Program celebrates its 10th anniversary this academic year.

DNP students Robert Bohnert and Elise Schaller examine COVID-19 guideline adherence in youth sports

Jun 2, 2021

Schaller and Bohnert looked at adherence during high- and low-impact sports in low- and high-income communities in St. Louis County.

UMSL BSBA students connect with Universidad Anáhuac México through COIL initiative

Jun 1, 2021

Students collaborated on a six-week project that spanned multiple international business disciplines such as cross-cultural leadership, marketing and supply chain management.