Jackson Clutts and Audrey Stuvland volunteered at the event, which drew more than 500 students from high schools across the St. Louis region.
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UMSL language students give back at World Languages Day celebration after participating as high schoolers
Jackson Clutts and Audrey Stuvland volunteered at the event, which drew more than 500 students from high schools across the St. Louis region.
UMSL language students give back at World Languages Day celebration after participating as high schoolers
Jackson Clutts and Audrey Stuvland volunteered at the event, which drew more than 500 students from high schools across the St. Louis region.
UMSL language students give back at World Languages Day celebration after participating as high schoolers
Jackson Clutts and Audrey Stuvland volunteered at the event, which drew more than 500 students from high schools across the St. Louis region.
Ekin Pellegrini has lofty goals as president of the Executive DBA Council
Pellegrini’s fascinating life and career path, from Turkey to UMSL with several stops along the way, has prepared her to lead the Executive DBA Council.
Ekin Pellegrini has lofty goals as president of the Executive DBA Council
Pellegrini’s fascinating life and career path, from Turkey to UMSL with several stops along the way, has prepared her to lead the Executive DBA Council.
Ekin Pellegrini has lofty goals as president of the Executive DBA Council
Pellegrini’s fascinating life and career path, from Turkey to UMSL with several stops along the way, has prepared her to lead the Executive DBA Council.
UMSL receives INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the fifth straight year
The university was one of 114 institutions nationwide to receive the honor, and one of only three in Missouri.
UMSL receives INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the fifth straight year
The university was one of 114 institutions nationwide to receive the honor, and one of only three in Missouri.
UMSL receives INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the fifth straight year
The university was one of 114 institutions nationwide to receive the honor, and one of only three in Missouri.
Associate Professor Emerita Chikako Usui honored by Japanese government for outstanding contribution to Japan-U.S. relations
A former president of the Japan America Society of St. Louis, Usui has spent her career building Japanese cultural awareness in St. Louis.
Associate Professor Emerita Chikako Usui honored by Japanese government for outstanding contribution to Japan-U.S. relations
A former president of the Japan America Society of St. Louis, Usui has spent her career building Japanese cultural awareness in St. Louis.
Associate Professor Emerita Chikako Usui honored by Japanese government for outstanding contribution to Japan-U.S. relations
A former president of the Japan America Society of St. Louis, Usui has spent her career building Japanese cultural awareness in St. Louis.
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Higher Learning Commission reaffirms UMSL accreditation for next 10 years
The regional accrediting organization requires regular evaluations to make sure the universities it governs are living up to standards of quality and continual improvement.
UMSL philosophers win nearly $1 million grant from John Templeton Foundation
Jon McGinnis and Billy Dunaway will explore writings of medieval Islamic thinkers and apply them to contemporary philosophy of religion.
Counseling student becomes published author with poetry collection
Clayton Adam Clark won the 2017 Moon City Poetry Award, leading to the publication of his collection, “A Finitude of Skin.”
Conference examines impact of opioid crisis on workforce and role employers might play in solving it
“Opioids and the Workplace” featured more than two dozen speakers and brought an audience of more than 140 people to the Millennium Student Center.
Emeritus professor’s sustainability efforts land him Creve Coeur Citizen of the Year award
Joe Martinich chairs the city’s Energy and Environment Committee and is a proponent for its Green Business Certification Program.
New joint engineering Associate Dean Haiyan Cai aims to aid students
Cai brings eight years of experience as a National Science Foundation program director and UMSL chair of mathematics and computer science to the post.
UMSL alumnus stands out in his St. Louis County precinct as the only Bosnian-speaking officer
Adis Fajic’s path to the police force began with the criminology and criminal justice degree he earned at UMSL in 2012.
New exhibition to showcase work of artists with disabilities at Gallery 210
The “This is Us” exhibition from Living Arts Studio/VSA Arts of Missouri will open with a reception on Jan. 26 and run through March 17.
Alumna and former Vice Chancellor Kathy Osborn named 2018 Citizen of the Year
Osborn, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from UMSL, is the executive director of the Regional Business Council.
Templeton Foundation awards Center for Character and Citizenship $2.4 million to further leadership development programs
The funding will help the center, housed in the UMSL College of Education, further test its Cultivating Virtue in Leaders program.
A transformative year: UMSL Daily reflects on memorable reads from 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
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
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.
STEM programs benefiting from $1 million gift from Bayer
The first-floor lecture hall in recently renovated Benton Hall will be named for the company in recognition of its generosity.
Answering the tough questions: Psychology graduate’s research experience inspires career in trauma studies
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
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
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
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
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.
100 Black Men honors Assistant Professor Sheila Grigsby with a Pillar Award
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
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.
‘College Connections’ program brings St. Louis Symphony musicians, area students together at Touhill
High school and middle school students from Bayless and Ferguson-Florissant school districts attended the performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat.”
Students experiment with politics, media in ‘Role as Citizen’ exhibition
Students from Associate Teaching Professor Michael Behle’s “Expanded Artforms” class created work for a 50 State Initiative exhibition at the Kranzberg Arts Center.
Acclaimed DBA program transforming business leaders into practitioner-scholars
Now in its second year, the doctoral degree program is helping solve business problems through applied research.
Former US Sen. Kit Bond establishes international scholars program at MU, UMSL
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
Erin Land’s diverse UMSL experience helped set her up to secure a competitive job with the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Arizona.
STARS graduates have returned to UMSL to continue their science education
Hania Nuraini is majoring in biochemistry and biotechnology while Olivia Crowell pursues engineering on full scholarships, earned by completing the program in 2017.
Assistant professor uses high-powered computing to mine genetic sources of Alzheimer’s
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
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 seniors Sam Craig and Gabrielle Mennemeier become first MDMC scholars
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
The College of Business Administration professor is collaborating with faculty campuswide to develop innovative entrepreneurship courses.
Social work professor studies community engagement, collective action in Ferguson
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.
George T. Sipos chosen to lead International Studies and Programs
Sipos will look to build on the work of retiring Associate Provost Joel Glassman when he assumes his post in March.
Child hackers encourage ethical use of skills at UMSL’s STLCyberCon
Brothers Ittai and Reuben Paul presented the keynote address at the annual cybersecurity conference.
Doctoral students apply UMSL education to roles as charter school administrators
Sarah Ranney (left) and Susan Marino use their EdD coursework to help inform the administration of UMSL-sponsored public charter school Lafayette Preparatory Academy.
UMSL-hosted summit highlights researchers working to combat some of society’s biggest challenges
The summit brought together faculty researchers in behavioral and social sciences from across the University of Missouri System.
College of Optometry updates Marillac Hall for recruitment, student success
Four floors have been upgraded to both refresh existing study spaces and create new ones for students in the college.
Psychology alumna studies European attitudes toward immigration through Psi Chi grant
Savannah Price enjoyed a well-rounded UMSL experience, from working in Assistant Professor Bettina Casad’s lab to embarking on a pair of study abroad experiences that spurred her research interests.
Jill Bernard Bracy brings passion, persistence to UMSL professorship
The business faculty member serves as the interim director of the Center for Transportation Studies while also teaching undergraduate marketing courses.
Eye on UMSL: Remembering citizen soldiers on Veterans Day
James Wright (left) spoke to a small gathering of faculty, students, alumni and staff Monday as UMSL commemorated Veterans Day with a reception in Clark Hall.
Eye on UMSL: Type and tea
Assistant Teaching Professor Hiroko Yoshii led UMSL students in a Japanese calligraphy lesson Friday as part of a Japan-America Student Association event.
‘Type Hike’ show celebrating the outdoors completes run at Gallery FAB
Current and former UMSL students contributed to the collaborative show highlighting America’s national parks, shorelines and some notable endangered wildlife.
World Affairs Council of St. Louis honors Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center with Gateway Globe Award
The center was recognized for its efforts to support the research and training of students in ecology, evolution, and conservation.
Ask an Expert: Adriano Udani and David Kimball research how news coverage influences belief in voter fraud
The two UMSL political scientists joined former colleague Brian Fogarty in publishing their research findings in the journal State Politics and Policy Quarterly.
UMSL Piano Studio collaborates with MADCO 2 for ‘Remembering Debussy’ show
Fall recital combines music, dance and artwork to celebrate the legacy of French composer Claude Debussy.
UMSL helps transform lives with fifth annual Transgender Spectrum Conference
Black Lives Matter Canada cofounder Janaya Khan served as the keynote speaker for the fifth annual conference, held Friday and Saturday at the J.C. Penney Conference Center.
Teach in 12 student hopes to bring passion for the outdoors into a classroom setting
From sea kayak guide to grizzly bear tracker, from Pennsylvania to Alaska, Bobby Schultz has spent the past decade pursuing his love of nature and conservation.
New actuarial science degree program already attracting students to UMSL
The program helped seal Grace Goedde’s decision to join the Tritons volleyball team after transferring from East Central College.
UMSL political scientists help media set stage for anticipated midterm election
Professors Dave Robertson, Terry Jones, David Kimball and Anita Manion lent analysis to news organizations locally and across the country over the past month.
UMSL students dip their toes into international travel with faculty-led trips
The university helps coordinate about 25 short-term study abroad opportunities lasting between two and six weeks with most occurring every other year.
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