After earning his UMSL degree, Davis is picking back up his career as a software developer and plans to use the DAFT visa to facilitate his move to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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Inspired by UMSL study abroad trip, information systems graduate Sean Davis preparing for move to Rotterdam
After earning his UMSL degree, Davis is picking back up his career as a software developer and plans to use the DAFT visa to facilitate his move to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Inspired by UMSL study abroad trip, information systems graduate Sean Davis preparing for move to Rotterdam
After earning his UMSL degree, Davis is picking back up his career as a software developer and plans to use the DAFT visa to facilitate his move to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Inspired by UMSL study abroad trip, information systems graduate Sean Davis preparing for move to Rotterdam
After earning his UMSL degree, Davis is picking back up his career as a software developer and plans to use the DAFT visa to facilitate his move to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
UMSL Tritons: Weekly rewind
The men’s golf team wrapped up its season by placing 17th at last week’s NCAA Division II Championship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
UMSL Tritons: Weekly rewind
The men’s golf team wrapped up its season by placing 17th at last week’s NCAA Division II Championship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
UMSL Tritons: Weekly rewind
The men’s golf team wrapped up its season by placing 17th at last week’s NCAA Division II Championship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
May graduate Tiffany Aldridge Rhine pivots to career in optometry with new position at Center for Vision and Learning
Aldridge Rhine, who earned her bachelor’s from UMSL in 2000, decided to embark on a career in optometry after reading a story in UMSL Magazine.
May graduate Tiffany Aldridge Rhine pivots to career in optometry with new position at Center for Vision and Learning
Aldridge Rhine, who earned her bachelor’s from UMSL in 2000, decided to embark on a career in optometry after reading a story in UMSL Magazine.
May graduate Tiffany Aldridge Rhine pivots to career in optometry with new position at Center for Vision and Learning
Aldridge Rhine, who earned her bachelor’s from UMSL in 2000, decided to embark on a career in optometry after reading a story in UMSL Magazine.
UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship hosts MyImpact Challenge Showcase for Missouri with local high school students
The civic engagement contest highlighted the creativity, leadership and impact of students ages 16 to 19 who are actively engaged in service, volunteerism or entrepreneurship in their communities.
UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship hosts MyImpact Challenge Showcase for Missouri with local high school students
The civic engagement contest highlighted the creativity, leadership and impact of students ages 16 to 19 who are actively engaged in service, volunteerism or entrepreneurship in their communities.
UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship hosts MyImpact Challenge Showcase for Missouri with local high school students
The civic engagement contest highlighted the creativity, leadership and impact of students ages 16 to 19 who are actively engaged in service, volunteerism or entrepreneurship in their communities.
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Ask an expert: Lea-Rachel Kosnik discusses renewed focus on climate action and its connection to economics
The professor of economics discussed the role of government, businesses and consumers in transitioning to cleaner and renewable sources of energy.
UMSL, Lewis and Clark sign transfer agreement to support East St. Louis students pursuing degrees in nursing
The newly created Bridge to BSN program will support 15-20 aspiring nursing students each year transferring to UMSL from the East St. Louis Higher Education Center.
UMSL student nurses begin administering vaccines across greater St. Louis area
The student nurses are at sites such as BJC HealthCare Christian Hospital, SSM Health DePaul Hospital and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health.
UMSL distributes more than $2.9 million in federal grants from Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
Staff in the Office of Student Financial Aid worked quickly to review more than 2,700 applications and approved an average of $1,281 in funding for 2,275 students.
Virtual Soul Food Cooking Class with Cathy’s Kitchen kicks off Black History Month at UMSL
The UMSL community cooked along with Cathy’s Kitchen’s Cathy Jenkins Monday evening during the annual Black History Month kickoff.
UMSL literacy grant brings $5.1 million in services to 40 St. Louis area schools
The grant will go toward coaching local educators on culturally relevant practices and the science of reading, as well as creating digital literacy resources.
Watch: Professor of Finance Nasser Arshadi explains the ‘short squeeze’
Arshadi discusses what happened after investors connected by Reddit’s WallStreetBets initiated an epic short squeeze on stocks such as GameStop and AMC.
Joanna Mendoza named recipient of MoASTA Artist Teacher Award for 2021
Mendoza is a member of the Arianna String Quartet and a professor of the viola in UMSL’s Department of Music.
Grounds staff using TRIM grant to maintain the health of trees on campus
UMSL has received funding each of the past three years through the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Tree Resource Improvement & Maintenance Grant.
Homecoming 2021 preview: A Triton tradition adapts
The Student Homecoming Committee has worked diligently to create a slate of fun digital and socially distanced events for Homecoming 2021.
UMSL holds virtual version of annual Spring Involvement Expo
On Wednesday, Student Involvement held a digital version of the Spring Involvement Expo featuring 20 student organizations.
Celebrating Black History Month with 10 stories of verve, tenacity and passion
In honor of Black History Month, here are 10 stories that demonstrate the excellence of Black students, faculty, staff and alumni at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Scenes from the year’s first snow across UMSL
Photographer August Jennewein wandered the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus to capture the beauty of winter’s first snow on Wednesday afternoon.
Alumna Terry Freerks featured on HEC Media’s Spotlight program for career impacting young swimmers
Freerks has used coaching as a platform to expand opportunity and encourage education, things she’s also done through her support of UMSL.
UMSL among nation’s best online bachelor’s programs in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
The site ranked UMSL No. 42 nationally out of more than 350 universities – 10 places higher than in 2020 – and ranked second among universities in Missouri.
Ask an Expert: Shawne Manies discusses the COVID-19 vaccine and rollout
In the latest edition of Ask an Expert, College of Nursing Director of Clinical Operations and Assistant Teaching Professor Shawne Manies talks vaccination.
Eye on UMSL: Lessons in the lab
Students listened intently to instructions from Assistant Teaching Professor Lori Paul during their anatomy and physiology class in the Science Learning Building.
Accounting professor talks taxes with St. Louis Public Radio
Michele Meckfessel, an expert on income taxes, said most workers will not qualify for a tax break for working from home during the pandemic.
UMSL basketball teams in the hunt as they begin GLVC stretch run
The men’s basketball team has won six straight, and the women’s team has won four of five. Both sit in second place in the GLVC Central Division standings.
Japan-America Student Association runs virtual language exchanges with Japanese universities
The Zoom events provide opportunities for students to sharpen their language skills safely during the pandemic and make friends across the globe.
UMSL researchers shine light on disproportionate victimization rates of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in US
Annah Bender and Janet Lauritsen co-authored the study in the American Journal of Public Health using data from the National Crime Victimization survey.
Anne Fish, Fan Li examine experiences of volunteer providers at pandemic’s epicenter
The professor of nursing and PhD student led an in-depth qualitative study documenting the experiences of providers in the Hubei Province of China.
UMSL Police Department deploying body-worn cameras through federal grant
The $350,000 regional grant secured 247 cameras for seven local police departments, with 24 going to UMSL.
Graduate Assistant Michaela Wells organizes remote volunteering for MLK Day of Service
Volunteers gave their time to four organizations: Junior Achievement, STL Arc, Tenth Life Cat Rescue and Great Circle.
College of Business Administration adds entrepreneurship requirement
A new three-credit-hour course will teach BSBA and BSAcc students about launching and scaling a new venture by focusing on a timely entrepreneurial opportunity.
Kearsten Sakamoto finds passion for problem solving in Joint Engineering Program
Sakamoto hopes to work on solving issues such as unequal food access through transportation engineering.
Sylvia Harris, Roger Kujath and Vinita Henry named first recipients of UMSL Hero Award
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-Nanjing partnership recognized as one of leading Chinese-Foreign Cooperative MBA Programs
MBA China and Manager Magazine ranked UMSL’s International MBA program with Nanjing University No. 11 in a pool of more than 200 programs.
PhD graduate Dani Pizzella wants to bring behavior analysis to parents and educators everywhere
Pizzella’s dissertation compared the effectiveness of asynchronous remote training in behavior analysis to traditional, face-to-face training.
Eye on UMSL: Through the looking glasses
Optometry students (from left) Amra Softic, Kristin Doerfler, Katie Wilhelmus, Taylor Ireland and Alisha Musau enjoyed a playful moment outside of Marillac Hall last week.
Jianli Pan receives “Inventor of the Year” award for patented technology to enhance security of Internet of Things systems
The technology, developed with doctoral candidate Jianyu Wang, uses blockchain and smart contracts to make IoT less vulnerable to attacks.
UMSL ranked among top 10 most affordable cybersecurity programs in the U.S.
Independent educational organization CyberDegreesEDU compiled the rankings and lauded UMSL for the quality of its programs, cybersecurity lab and scholarship opportunities.
9 ways to Start Safe, Stay Safe during the spring semester
Learn or review the protocols and practices in place to ensure a successful and healthy spring semester.
Jason Hoeft works to jump start esports at UMSL
Esports is more popular than ever, and Hoeft hopes to create a club where students can game together and share their own interests in video games.
College of Optometry’s Carl Bassi develops $50 optics kits from unconventional materials
The kits include innovative materials that range from parts machined at UMSL to laser cat toys to the students’ trial lens sets.
Humanist Ruth Kvistad hopes to help others through medicine, philosophy
An accidental injury put Honors College student Ruth Kvistad on the path to college and toward medical school.
Joan Phillips named new dean of UMSL’s College of Business Administration
Phillips has been serving as the dean of the Andreas School of Business at Barry University in Miami since 2018 and will assume her new position on March 15.
New glory for Union Station: Alumnus Steve O’Loughlin helps transform the once-dead mall and sees it through the pandemic
Under O’Loughlin’s leadership, Union Station has carved out a niche as a family entertainment destination with the St. Louis Aquarium as its centerpiece attraction.
An unprecedented year: Looking back at 2020 through notable stories in UMSL Daily
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the resilience of UMSL students, faculty, staff and alumni to find success and make a positive impact despite challenges.
Biology major eyes medical school and career in emergency medicine after graduating summa cum laude
Brian Fogarty had been working as a paramedic when he decided to return to school to earn his bachelor’s degree on the way to becoming a physician.
Assistant Professor Marisa Omori examines racial inequality in criminal justice system
The assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice shared insight during our latest moment of national reckoning.
UMSL extending competitive scholarship deadline for high school seniors to Feb. 1
There are more than 100 competitive scholarship opportunities open to first-time college students who have applied for and gained admission to UMSL.
December graduate Zaymon Harris makes a difference educating outside of the classroom
Harris and his fellow interns helped develop Beyond Housing’s first virtual summer camp and worked to foster enthusiasm for reading among their students.
Boeing internship, MBA next up for business graduate Carmen Palencia after earning her degree
Palencia completed her BSBA in management, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA and a certificate from the Pierre Laclede Honors College.
College of Nursing student marshal Hannah Williams marries and graduates in one day
Working at a dermatology office as a medical assistant inspired Williams to earn her nursing degree.
Ebonie Williams brings ‘infectious energy’ to the Triton Telefund
Williams has connected with alumni across the country and raised more than $15,000 for UMSL students in need.
Reflections upon graduation: Sarah Thomas revisits her UMSL experience through the lens of her journal
Thomas is earning her degree in media studies, a certificate in public relations and a minor in digital marketing communications.
‘I always have to be doing’: Lindsey Gevers fits Honors College, education and more in under four years
Gevers graduates with a job, one degree, two certificates, more than six scholarships and many hours working and volunteering across the St. Louis region.
Communication students help facilitate, chronicle Build-A-Bear Foundation donation to HavenHouse St. Louis
The students developed a PR plan to publicize the donation and created a social media video shared on Build-A-Bear Foundation’s Instagram page.
Shop UMSL local for the holidays
Pick up your last-minute gifts from a wide variety of businesses from UMSL alumni and students.
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- New agreement with Edcor will help UMSL provide educational and career development opportunities to employees across the country
- Johnna Murray, Rachel Thompson and Shawn Murphy receive UMSL Hero Awards
- Joint Engineering Program graduate Kyle Stallings starts platform integration role at Boeing
- Associate Professor Sandra Langeslag kicks off UMSL Lecture Series at City Foundry
- Honors College welcomes 2025 cohort of five Opportunity Scholars and 20 St. Louis Scholars
- Joint Engineering grad Emmanuel Morgan lands project management role at Nooter/Eriksen
- Nursing, Optometry students team up for mock hypertension exams in Nursing Simulation Lab
