Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.
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Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year
Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.
Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year
Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.
Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year
Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.
Lauren Stumpf, Ann Kauffman and Elijah McCoy receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
Lauren Stumpf, Ann Kauffman and Elijah McCoy receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
Lauren Stumpf, Ann Kauffman and Elijah McCoy receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
UMSL English Writing Program shows students the impact writing makes
Associate Professor Lauren Obermark and Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Terbrock-Elmestad worked to revamp the curriculum of the university’s first-year writing course, including the addition of a community advocacy project.
UMSL English Writing Program shows students the impact writing makes
Associate Professor Lauren Obermark and Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Terbrock-Elmestad worked to revamp the curriculum of the university’s first-year writing course, including the addition of a community advocacy project.
UMSL English Writing Program shows students the impact writing makes
Associate Professor Lauren Obermark and Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Terbrock-Elmestad worked to revamp the curriculum of the university’s first-year writing course, including the addition of a community advocacy project.
International Business Career Conference offers students advice on global careers
NBCU Academy’s Sandy Sharp delivered the keynote address in front of a packed crowd at Anheuser-Busch Hall.
International Business Career Conference offers students advice on global careers
NBCU Academy’s Sandy Sharp delivered the keynote address in front of a packed crowd at Anheuser-Busch Hall.
International Business Career Conference offers students advice on global careers
NBCU Academy’s Sandy Sharp delivered the keynote address in front of a packed crowd at Anheuser-Busch Hall.
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Barbara Harbach, Curators’ Professor of Music at UMSL, has been named No. 7 on a list of the 30 Most Innovative Women Professors Alive Today.
Education alumnus champions athletics, inspires hope
Recently named president of Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club in St. Louis, his new goal is to provide inner-city youth with hope.
Meet Victoria Walls, UMSL’s new poet laureate
The graduate student was in the middle of a creative writing workshop when she learned she’d been selected as UMSL’s poet laureate for 2016.
Red & Gold Regatta, ice skating among jam-packed Homecoming 2016 lineup
A week full of campus fun is on the horizon at UMSL, where homecoming begins earlier than usual this year.
Eye on UMSL: Moving
UMSL dance students brought the audience to their feet Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
History alumna named American Society of Engineering Management Fellow
The career of ASEM Fellow Suzanna Long, MA history 1988, reflects her lifelong interests in both how and why things work.
Smasons build a legacy of learning
Across varied fields, Chani, Dodi and Sivya Smason have made the pursuit of higher education a family affair at UMSL.
Media Coverage: December 2015
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.
Robert Dorr, 68, knows it’s never too late to go back to school
The retiree graduated from UMSL in December, finishing a college career he started in 1966.
Chip Houser draws lines between fiction, architecture
The architect balances his work for JEMA with fiction studies in UMSL’s MFA in Creative Writing program.
NSLS chapter applauds 3 faculty members, inducts 50 more students
Ask UMSL students about their experience of top-notch teaching on campus, and they describe more than just what happens in seminars and lecture halls.
HEC-TV features ‘A Conversation with Tom George’
Chancellor George discusses everything from his first impression of UMSL and the outstanding faculty to the growing infrastructure and outstanding community partnerships.
Anthropology professor seeks out elusive identity of Japanese shaman queen
A Japan Foundation fellowship has allowed Miller to research Himiko, the mysterious third-century shaman queen who was the first ruler to unify Japan.
Conservation, recreation go together for student founders of busy Environmental Adventure Organization
Its members organize tree climbs, tour recycling facilities, tend a community garden, camp extensively and regularly assist with stream cleanup in the region.
St. Louis veterans, family members to share stories through Telling Project collaboration
“Telling: St. Louis” invites local veterans and their families to share their experiences on stage. Interviews for the June 2016 performances will take place in January on a first-come-first-served basis.
Same nursing cohort, different paths for graduating student veterans
College of Nursing students Dan Szyman and Allie Hearn are two of 58 military veterans graduating from UMSL this semester.
UMSL professor, alumni receive Emerson teaching awards
Patrick J. Sly, executive vice president at Emerson, presents UMSL Associate Professor Karen Cummings with an Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award.
Healing St. Louis: Community Psychological Service extends its helping hand
The program trains future clinicians, supports faculty research and offers affordable, high-quality assessments and outpatient treatment to area residents.
Dean Ron Yasbin discusses changes to Arts and Sciences, Fine Arts and Communication colleges
UMSL Daily recently sat down with Yasbin to shed some light on the new additions to CAS and those STEAM flags that have popped up across campus.
Physics professor talks renewable energy, fueling your car
Eric Majzoub is part of the upcoming energy panel discussion at SLINN 2015, hosted by UMSL’s Center for Nanoscience on Dec. 12.
Alumna Martha Philipp spreads wellness across campus, community she loves
“My whole goal was bringing yoga to the Normandy [Mo.] community,” says Philipp, a lifelong resident of north St. Louis County.
Kat Riddler, The Current’s editor-in-chief, puts focus on writing, staff camaraderie
The English graduate student leads weekly meetings where the student newspaper staff members discuss what’s working well and what they can further improve on.
IS professor Shaji Khan creates cybersecurity lab to address demand, create information security professionals
Khan became interested in cybersecurity while earning his doctorate in information systems from UMSL.
Business student Nour Salmeen benefits from big-city opportunities at UMSL
Salmeen was drawn to UMSL by the university’s strong business program, connections to the community and internship opportunities.
Art professor collaborates with IAIA artists, attends vice president’s reception
The work of Jeff Sippel (left) has been seen all over and earned him an invite to a reception held at the residence of Joe and Jill Biden.
New video series follows 6 first-year students through fall semester
Alivia Brinker, Thomas Poon, Aleathea Williams, Robert O’Neill, Madaline Steffens and Emily White share their UMSL experience in the three-part series.
Wildlife artist honored with World Ecology Award
Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Robert Bateman received the 2015 World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL.
Researchers seek treatments for veterans combating chronic injury
MIMH researcher David Tate and colleagues research the prevalence of mild traumatic brain injuries in military veterans and the best methods for diagnosis and treatment.
UMSL: A Beacon for St. Louis Charter Schools
Bill Mendelsohn, executive director for UMSL’s charter schools, talks to students at North Side Community School. Over the last few years, UMSL’s position as a charter school beacon has emerged.
Here’s how Emerson’s support has had an immediate and long-term impact on UMSL
Emerson has contributed nearly $6 million to UMSL over the years. People often ask, “Just where does all that money go?” Here’s your answer.
New Cybersecurity Lab opens as collaboration between IS, computer science
Several dozen faculty and staff gathered Nov. 13 for the grand opening of the lab, located on the second floor of Express Scripts Hall.
A tribute to Paris
After the tragic terrorists attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, which killed 129 and wounded 352 others, Barbara Harbach and Charles and Liz Schmitz wanted to express their sorrows through music and images.
Better learning through beer, zombies and HBO television: Nontraditional courses have proven popular with UMSL students
Students Brandon Garrison and Taylor Obst work on a batch of beer they’re brewing for the UMSL course Beer Brewing: Chemical and Biochemical Principles.
Shaping up: New rec center strengthens heart of campus
UMSL’s student-driven Recreation and Wellness Center adds serious value and serious fun to the campus and the surrounding community.
New grant will allow examination of gun-related crime in St. Louis
UMSL criminologist Rick Rosenfeld received a $567,473 grant from the Department of Justice to examine possible disparities in the criminal justice response to firearm-related crimes in St. Louis.
UMSL chemist talks HPV, antivirals, progress toward cure
James Bashkin is the moderator for “Infectious Diseases and Their Impact on American Society,” the next in the Hellen and Will Carpenter Series on Contemporary Issues in American Society.
German politics expert Joyce Mushaben discusses unification, Angela Merkel, refugee situation
The UMSL political scientist’s forthcoming book is titled “Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.”
MFA alumna’s documentary to premiere at St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis’ past and present intertwine in “The First Secret City,” a documentary co-directed by Alison Carrick. The two-hour film premieres at noon this Sunday at the Tivoli Theatre.
Sexual Assault Research and Education program takes a close look at social problems
In an effort to expand the scope and efficacy of research on sexual offense and prevention methodologies, Zoe Peterson has founded the Sexual Assault Research and Education program.
UMSL professor screens caged human documentary at St. Louis film festival
A publicity still from a new documentary directed by Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, depicts Ota Benga.
Veterans Center’s first full-time manager makes student success her mission
In her new role at the UMSL Veterans Center in Clark Hall, Rebecca McMenamin aims to foster a one-stop shop for the hundreds of student veterans on campus.
UMSL breaks ground on new business building
Anheuser-Busch Hall, named in honor of a lead $2.5-million gift from Anheuser-Busch Foundation, will streamline all the current business school operations in a centralized place.
Transgender Spectrum Conference inspires understanding, hope
After a successful inaugural run last year, the award-winning conference will return Nov. 6 and 7 to offer presentations and workshops led by activists for transgender equality.
Meet Shane Seely: UMSL poet, Hollis Summers Prize winner
Despite the challenges of the literary industry, Seely won the 2014 Hollis Summer Poetry Prize, an annual contest sponsored by the Ohio University Press.
Innovative teaching wins optometry professor education award
Ed Bennett was recognized with the 2015 Michael G. Harris Award for Excellence in Optometric Education by the American Academy of Optometry.
Opera director helps student find direction, performs duet
Music performance major Chris Stanfill will perform a duet with Stella Markou, director of UMSL Opera Theatre, on Oct. 29 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Summer program Camp Starfish serves Belizean children
The camp ended with a golf cart parade, celebration and speech from Kim Simpliss Barrow, the wife of the prime minister of Belize.
SUCCEED program founder champions inclusive learning environments
Deborah Baldini aims to expand SUCCEED in the coming years and reach more students who seek higher education, like those pictured from the first graduating class.
Bat woman: Not the fictional heroine, the real UMSL alumna
Vona Kuczynska, MS biology 2015, is a bat specialist for SCI Engineering, a consulting company that helps developers comply with the Endangered Species Act.
New UMSL Planetarium opens to universe
The first open house for the new facility caught the attention of St. Louis Public Radio and attracted more than a hundred visitors its opening weekend.
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