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Art professor brings his work home

Art professor brings his work home

Dan Younger’s photography is the subject of his first solo St. Louis show in more than 20 years. It will be on display Feb. 7 to May 17 at the Sheldon Art Galleries.

Media Coverage: December 2013

Media Coverage: December 2013

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 media placements.

UMSL to host annual Global Game Jam

UMSL to host annual Global Game Jam

Are you a gamer? Programmer? Designer? Or just enjoy creating a virtual world? If so, the 2014 Global Game Jam could be for you.

UMSL criminologist named ASC Fellow

UMSL criminologist named ASC Fellow

Janet Lauritsen is the fourth faculty member from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice to earn the distinction.

13 top UMSL Daily stories from 2013

13 top UMSL Daily stories from 2013

They include posts about students unearthing dinosaur bones, a faculty member studying the effects of viewing “The Biggest Loser” and an alumnus’ recollection of rapping in The Nosh.

Eye on UMSL: Winter wonderland

Eye on UMSL: Winter wonderland

Yiuman Tse and his wife, Chunying, stroll along North Campus after the area experienced a massive snowfall.

11 UMSL photos from 2013

11 UMSL photos from 2013

UMSL campus photographer August Jennewein shoots thousands of photos each year. As 2013 came to a close, he chose the photo above and 10 more below to revisit.

Eye on UMSL: Happy Holidays!

Eye on UMSL: Happy Holidays!

The annual Jazz for the Holidays concert took place Dec. 8 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. The concert featured the UMSL Jazz Ensemble, University Orchestra and Vocal Point choral group. The event also served as the finale to the UMSL Jubilee.

MIMH names Felix Vincenz interim director

MIMH names Felix Vincenz interim director

Felix Vincenz, chief operating officer of St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, has been named interim director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri­­–St. Louis.

Media Coverage: November 2013

Media Coverage: November 2013

The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. 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 coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.

UMSL supporter played big role in creating Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization

UMSL supporter played big role in creating Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization

Though many Americans have not heard of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the group finally got its deserved time in the limelight last weekend when it collected the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. University of Missouri–St. Louis supporter Will Carpenter is particularly pleased for the group’s recognition, which makes sense, seeing as how he played an integral role in creating the treaty that lead to the formation of the OPCW.

Book fair celebrates faculty authors

Book fair celebrates faculty authors

For several years, María Teresa Balogh attended Friday’s annual Faculty Author’s Reception, always telling herself that she’d have a book out by the next year. As a longtime writer, she’d published lots of her poetry, but her own book remained a goal.

Frosty beginning for Science Learning Building

Frosty beginning for Science Learning Building

There were a few remarks about the cold weather, but most of the focus Monday afternoon was on the pile of dirt in front of the science complex at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Breaking into fiction big time: MFA alumnus recognized in Ploughshares

Breaking into fiction big time: MFA alumnus recognized in Ploughshares

It’s reason enough to celebrate when your fiction story is published in the summer 2013 issue of Indiana Review. But when University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Ryan Trattles, MFA 2013, learned that his story “Helpful Products for Family Men: A User’s Guide” was also highly praised in Ploughshares, another prestigious literary establishment, it felt a bit surreal.

UMSL collaborative brings dance, music to area schools

UMSL collaborative brings dance, music to area schools

Merengue music blares out of a boom box as a group of about 40 fifth-graders at Buder Elementary School in south St. Louis walk arm-in-arm into the school gymnasium. The curriculum for the next hour – ballroom dancing.

Influential women: UMSL shows off its feminine side

Influential women: UMSL shows off its feminine side

St. Louis Business Journal Publisher Ellen Sherberg received a warm welcome when she approached the University of Missouri–St. Louis in the late 1990s about sponsoring an event to highlight the outstanding achievements of women.

Students of Service carry on Holiday Fest tradition

Students of Service carry on Holiday Fest tradition

Their goal is to collect 1,000 items – food, uniforms, toiletries. The annual Holiday Fest is bringing everyone together at the University of Missouri–St. Louis to help local families in need.

Eye on UMSL: Global discussion

Eye on UMSL: Global discussion

Russian delegates from the Open World Program visited with students and faculty from UMSL’s School of Social Work on Nov. 21. The visitors were hosted by the World Affairs Council of St. Louis and included seven delegates focusing on social service issues and an interpreter. The visitors sat down with UMSL students and faculty to learn about social service programs and agencies as well as how resources and funding are provided, particularly in issues of children and families. The Open World Program brings young political and civic leaders from Russia and nine post-Soviet states to the United States for short-term professional trips.

UMSL historian remembers news of JFK assassination

UMSL historian remembers news of JFK assassination

The breaking news on Nov. 22, 1963, deeply disturbed all of the grownups around Peter Acsay, then an eight-year-old living in St. Louis’ Walnut Park neighborhood. That’s how Acsay, now an associate teaching professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, remembers the assassination of the 35th president of the United States.

Good job UMSL! Month of Community Giving hits record high

Good job UMSL! Month of Community Giving hits record high

To honor their 50th Jubilee this year, employees at the University of Missouri–St. Louis gave nearly $80,000 to the United Way of Greater St. Louis and Community Health Charities of Kansas and Missouri campaigns, breaking the campus record. Both organizations provide funding to social service, health and research agencies in the St. Louis region.

Public policy professor talks transportation in St. Louis

Public policy professor talks transportation in St. Louis

Density is a “four-letter word” in St. Louis, according to Todd Swanstrom, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Media Coverage: October 2013

Media Coverage: October 2013

The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. 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 coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.