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Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash
Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash

Members of UMSL Sustainability participated in the annual Confluence Trash Bash clean-up on South Campus in early April.

Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash

Members of UMSL Sustainability participated in the annual Confluence Trash Bash clean-up on South Campus in early April.

Eye on UMSL: Trash Bash

Members of UMSL Sustainability participated in the annual Confluence Trash Bash clean-up on South Campus in early April.

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UMSL Tritons week in review

UMSL Tritons week in review

UMSL Tritons junior guard Alexis Lawrence drained six three-pointers and finished with 20 points en route to a win against Missouri S&T.

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.

Eye on UMSL: First print

Eye on UMSL: First print

UMSL Print Shop supervisor Jay Frey displays the unit’s first print job at its new location in the lower level of the J.C. Penney Building.

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 Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL men’s basketball (10-5, 4-3 GLVC) lost an 83-66 verdict at Truman State last Thursday night, but came back to record a 75-72 win over Quincy at home on Saturday.

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The UMSL women’s basketball team’s 10-game win streak came to an end with a loss to Lewis Saturday. They look to start their next win streak Thursday against Truman State.

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.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Junior Derek Shouse drained the game-winning three-pointer with 1.9 seconds to play at UIS before finishing with a career-best 14 points.

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 New Year!

Eye on UMSL: Happy New Year!

Melissa Schwartz, a junior music major at UMSL, plays “St. Louis Blues” by W.C. Handy at the Wind Ensemble Concert held in the Lee Theater at the Touhill. She was part of 10-student trumpet ensemble.

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.

Communication graduate launches career at RubinBrown

Communication graduate launches career at RubinBrown

Allie Jostrand keeps coming back to one word — passion. She’s passionate about the St. Louis Cardinals, she’s passionate about the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and she’s passionate about starting her career in public relations.

UMSL honorees reflect commitment to St. Louis

UMSL honorees reflect commitment to St. Louis

Carol Valenta and Steven Schankman each followed their passion and in the process enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands of St. Louisans. For their commitment to their professions and their community the University of Missouri–St. Louis conferred honorary degrees on them during commencement ceremonies Dec. 14. Nearly 600 students received degrees during three ceremonies.

Eye on UMSL: First snowball

Eye on UMSL: First snowball

Snowball in hand, Abigail Tamakloe, 14, targets her sister, Jochebed, 9, who seeks refuge behind her father, Rev. King Joshua, while their mother, Princess Rita, laughs in the foreground.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

The University of Missouri–St. Louis (5-1, 1-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference) returns to the court on Wednesday to host Culver-Stockton. The UMSL Tritons have been idle since a 69-35 win over Maryville on Dec. 7 in the GLVC opener. UMSL will then close out the nonconference portion of its schedule in Owensboro, Ky., at the Fairfield Inn Christmas Classic hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan this weekend. The Tritons play the host school on Saturday night before a Sunday meeting with Davis & Elkins.

Ghanaian earns degree, health from UMSL

Ghanaian earns degree, health from UMSL

Princess Rita Tamakloe has mixed feelings about ending her time at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She’s excited to get back to her family and start her new life, but she will take with her a valuable education, eye-opening experiences and her newfound health.

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.