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‘Homework Lady’ writes book on homework

Jul 22, 2009

Too much of a good thing is never good for anyone. And Cathy Vatterott, associate professor of teaching and learning at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, says that’s true of homework, too.

UMSL appoints contemporary art professor

Jul 16, 2009

Marilu Knode has been named the Aronson Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is currently assistant director and head of research at Future Arts Research at Arizona State University in Phoenix.

Info systems researcher wins Fulbright Award

Jul 15, 2009

Rajiv Sabherwal (pictured), the Emery C. Turner Professor of Information Systems at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has received a J. William Fulbright Scholar Award. He will spend the 2009-10 academic year at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, as the Fulbright-Queen’s School of Business Research Chair.

UMSL political scientist looks at foreclosure response

Jul 2, 2009

The effective metropolitan responses to foreclosure require not only local collaboration among public, private and nonprofit sectors, but also support from state and federal policies, according to a recent study.

Summer IT program on TV; Scholar honored

Jul 1, 2009

The weeklong Xtreme IT summer academy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis was featured Friday in a story by KMOV(Channel 4). The program exposes high school students to the information systems profession by providing insight into a range of applications. Students tour UMSL and the St. Louis-area offices ofIBM, Microsoft, AmerenUE andExpress Scripts.

Future scientists meet today’s scientists

Jul 1, 2009

Aspiring scientists spent the morning of June 24 mentally kicking around topics like the molecular soccer ball and ethics in science. More than 70 high school students participating in the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis listened to presentations given by UMSL Chancellor Tom George and Andrew Black, teaching professor of philosophy at UMSL. George, who also is a professor of chemistry and physics, discussed “The Saga of the Molecular Soccer Ball” and “Scientists as Administrators.”

UMSL nurse named fellow of national organization

Jun 29, 2009

Dawn Lee Garzon, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners during its national conference in June at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

UMSL media scholar writes about ‘Development Communication’

Jun 25, 2009

The practice of development communication was born in the 1940s and rose to prominence out of the ashes of World War II. This concept involves a process of intervening in a systematic or strategic manner with either media (print, radio, video, Internet, etc.) or education (training, literacy, schooling) in order to promote positive social change in developing countries.

DownBeat honors music scholar’s work with students

Jun 23, 2009

Jim Widner, director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was one of three music educators recognized with an Achievement Award by DownBeat. The jazz magazine published its 32nd annual Student Music Awards in its June issue.

UMSL biologist explains why Big Bird doesn’t fly

Jun 22, 2009

If Big Bird could fly, he would have difficulty replacing his flight feathers each year. A University of Missouri-St. Louis ornithologist and his colleagues have examined the time required to grow flight feathers as a function of body size. In an article published in the latest PLoS Biology journal, Robert Ricklefs, Curators’ Professor of Biology at UMSL, along with Sievert Rohwer and other researchers at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington in Seattle, show that feather growth does not increase as rapidly as feather size, greatly prolonging the period of feather replacement in large birds.

UMSL anthropology professor honored for book

Jun 18, 2009

Susan Brownell, chairperson and professor in the Department of Anthropology and Languages at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, received the Anthology Award in Sport History from the North America Society for Sport History. She was honored for the book, “The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games: Sport, Race, and American Imperialism,” which she edited.

Criminology professor named ASC fellow

Jun 17, 2009

Richard Wright (pictured), Curators’ Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named a fellow of the American Society of Criminology in May. The title is given to scholars who have achieved distinction in the field of criminology.

Members of UMSL family honored by NAACP

Jun 17, 2009

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the organization has created a list of the “100 Most Inspiring St. Louisans,” and 26 of the honorees are members of the University of Missouri-St. Louis community.

UMSL musical wraps weeklong run in New York

Jun 10, 2009

A musical created by faculty and staff members at the University of Missouri-St. Louis recently wrapped a weeklong run in the theater capital of the world. “Booth” was staged June 2 through 7 at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University.

UMSL biology professor earns prestigious Humboldt Research Award

Jun 10, 2009

Robert Ricklefs, Curators’ Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri-St Louis, has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award recognizes his lifetime achievements in research and promotes international collaboration in the sciences.

Researcher pens book on history of air travel

Jun 3, 2009

From the early days of braving an airplane ride, through the era of fine dining and well-dressed passengers, commercial air travel has come a long way. University of Missouri–St. Louis researcher Daniel L. Rust journeys through the evolution of air flight in his book, “Flying Across America: The Airline Passenger Experience.”

Business scholars rank among most prolific

Jun 3, 2009

A recently released study has revealed that three professors at the University of Missouri–St. Louis ranked among the most prolific finance researchers in the nation.

UMSL quartet gets recording pact

Jun 3, 2009

The Arianna String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has signed an exclusive, long-term recording contract with Centaur Records, North America’s oldest independent classical music label.

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