UMSL music educator teaches ukulele to elementary students

Apr 28, 2011

Fifth graders at Oakville Elementary School in south St. Louis County learned to play a new instrument last week...

Students see world through EU eyes

Apr 26, 2011

This weekend, a group of political science and business administration students at the University of Missouri–St....

UMSL student investment group wins competition

Apr 26, 2011

The Student Investment Trust at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has won the St. Louis Collegiate Investment...

Alumnus wins international award for conservation

Apr 25, 2011

University of Missouri-St. Louis alumnus Corneille Ewango (MS biology 2006) received a prestigious 2011 Future for...

Business professor to discuss ‘going green’ for company profit

Apr 21, 2011

Going green and being environmentally conscious can save not only the planet but also big bucks for companies. Joseph...

Big History: From Big Bang to BlackBerry

Apr 19, 2011

History classes often cover a lot of retrospective ground. But not like Kevin Fernlund’s undergraduate course in big...

Center for Character and Citizenship celebrates 5th anniversary

Apr 19, 2011

Two educators in the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis had a vision to influence ethical...

UMSL dance students, MADCO add up to ‘Sum of Motion’ concert

Apr 19, 2011

Students from the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will share...

Mehlville High School Band to join UMSL Symphonic Band for Touhill concert

Apr 18, 2011

The University of Missouri–St. Louis Symphonic Band will be joined by the Mehlville High School Band for a free...

UMSL choral, orchestra groups to share stage

Apr 18, 2011

University of Missouri–St. Louis performance groups University Orchestra and University Singers will share the stage...

Big History Lecture to focus on famous fossil Lucy

Apr 12, 2011

Donald Johanson and Tom Gray had just concluded a long, hot November morning of mapping and surveying for fossils near...

Choral director leads groups of all sizes

Apr 12, 2011

Jim Henry first took the reins as director of the 160-voice Ambassadors of Harmony when he was 27. He’s since excelled...

Hundreds celebrate UMSL’s commitment to community

Apr 12, 2011

Enticed by the promise of cake, hundreds of people learned a lot about community engagement at the University of...

Physics scholar receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Apr 12, 2011

Sonya Bahar, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was named a...

UMSL’s business college, accounting program earn reaccreditation

Apr 12, 2011

The College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis continues its longstanding tradition of...

UMSL’s College of Nursing to host lecture on nursing leadership

Apr 12, 2011

The College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will hold the Elizabeth McIntosh and Jerry...

UMSL’s PMBA team scores at ACG Interuniversity Cup

Apr 11, 2011

A team of University of Missouri–St. Louis Professional Master’s of Business Administration students took second place...

St. Louis Jewish Light features English scholar’s award-winning book

Apr 7, 2011

The St. Louis Jewish Light calls “Gathering Sparks” “absolutely terrific” and gives it high marks for storytelling....

UMSL international photo, poster contest winners announced

Apr 7, 2011

The Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri­–St. Louis announced the winners of its sixth...

New report looks at lessons from Prop A passage

Apr 5, 2011

Last year, St. Louis County voters approved Proposition A, a mass transit sales tax increase. And they did so by a...

UMSL archaeologist helps discover oldest written record in Europe

Apr 1, 2011

The oldest written record in Europe was discovered during a recent excavation in Greece by University of Missouri–St....

Composer to debut second Dred Scott family-inspired suite

Mar 31, 2011

For the second time this year, Barbara Harbach will premiere a new composition inspired by Dred, Harriet, Eliza and...

Sports historian talks baseball finances, fans

Mar 31, 2011

Today marks the opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2011 season. What’s practically a local holiday is also a...

UMSL finance professor to discuss China’s currency, US implications

Mar 30, 2011

For most Americans, coming across Chinese currency is exciting and something they might hold onto for posterity. But...

Gallery 210 to display ‘Parental Advisory’

Mar 29, 2011

Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will showcase the work of UMSL studio art students for “Parental...

Noninvasive glucose monitor closer to market

Mar 29, 2011

People with diabetes could soon have a pain-free way to check their blood glucose levels. Researchers at the...

UMSL Seminar Series explores lessons learned from Prop A

Mar 23, 2011

The University of Missouri–St. Louis Community Partnership Project will present, as part of their Seminar Series, “One...

UMSL’s graduate nursing program ranked in top 14 percent by U.S. News & World Report

Mar 23, 2011

The University of Missouri-St. Louis' Master of Science in Nursing program is among the top 14 percent of graduate...

Economists find link between old information network, increased research productivity

Mar 23, 2011

Without early information networks, university researchers would not have been as productive. That overall finding is...

Breakfast with the Deans a rousing success

Mar 15, 2011

What started with a casual conversation between marketing and a dean resulted in a rousing success for the University...

Conference explores Bob Dylan, immigrant influence on art

Mar 15, 2011

“Bob Dylan: Immigrants, Wanderers, Exiles and Hard Travelers in the Poems, Songs and Culture of Ancient Greece and...

It takes a village to recruit a student

Mar 15, 2011

It takes a village to recruit a student. The efforts of dozens of people go into recruiting just one student at the...

Discovery Channel features UMSL geologist

Mar 15, 2011

Michael Fix has been digging up dinosaur bones in Missouri since the 1980s. Unknown to most people, the massive...

English scholar writes first poetry book

Mar 8, 2011

Drucilla Wall’s poems are all over the place. And that’s a good thing as the University of Missouri–St. Louis English...

UMSL slims down Mozart classic

Mar 7, 2011

Does your heart burn for a Mozart opera without all the trimmings? Do you find all the recitatives just a bit too much...

UMSL Jazz Ensemble to perform at Touhill

Mar 3, 2011

Fresh off a four-day run of concerts in Chicago, the University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Ensemble will perform at...

UMSL seminar to focus on fair access to financial services

Mar 2, 2011

The St. Louis metropolitan area has the greatest national racial disparity when it comes to banking needs, according...

Grand Center dubs UMSL composer ‘Visionary’

Mar 1, 2011

For the Ninth Annual Visionary Awards, Grand Center sought women artists who inspired the community. The response was...

Economist joins Natalie Portman, scientist moms to reduce toxic pollution

Feb 22, 2011

University of Missouri–St. Louis economist Lea-Rachel Kosnik is far from the glitz and glam of Hollywood. But she...

Where does Missouri stack up nationally?

Feb 22, 2011

A new report released last week by the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis examines...

Circus fills English instructor’s weekends, summers

Feb 22, 2011

For many of us, childhood memories include a trip to the circus. For a very select few, their childhood memories took...

Historian deconstructs robot fascination

Feb 15, 2011

Humans' love affair with the automaton, better known as the robot, dates back to before the everyday use of...

Marketing expert to discuss consumer behavior, economics

Feb 14, 2011

What makes you grab that pack of gum in the checkout line or buy those strategically placed boots that are on sale?...

Old West expert is Variety ‘Hollywood outsider’

Feb 11, 2011

As the Oscar races heat up, Variety asked 10 "Hollywood outsiders" – all experts in their respective fields – if the...

Program links UMSL to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Feb 8, 2011

Ivana Aleksic, a Bosnian refugee, moved with her family to St. Louis in 1996. She quickly adapted to American culture....

Faculty, students receive hall of fame award

Feb 8, 2011

The International Business Institute at the University of Missouri–St. Louis received a Golden Plate Hall of Fame...

Experts to explain revolution in Egypt

Feb 4, 2011

Events in Egypt are moving extremely fast, sometimes making it difficult to follow and understand the implications of...

UMSL artists exhibit work at Gallery FAB

Feb 4, 2011

"Significant Others II," an exhibit of work by part-time studio art faculty members at the University of Missouri–St....

UMSL postpones opening night of ‘Stop Kiss’

Feb 3, 2011

Due to the weather, the opening night performance of "Stop Kiss," the winter production by the Department of Theatre,...

RAC names student Katherine Dunham intern

Feb 1, 2011

Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) was a renowned dancer, choreographer, writer, anthropologist and social activist. The...