Eye on UMSL: The U crew

Mar 31, 2015

UMSL students devote countless hours each semester to audio and video production for UMSL Radio and The U News.

Wood named GLVC Softball Player of the Week

Mar 31, 2015

In four conference road wins, Wood batted .462 with six hits, including four home runs, while adding seven RBI and five runs scored.

Peruvian primate fieldwork leads biology student to found nonprofit

Mar 30, 2015

Biology doctoral student Gideon Erkenswick teaches about Amazon wildlife through his nonprofit Field Projects International.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 30, 2015

Senior Leanne Cantalupo went a combined 8-0 in singles and doubles on the week, extending her singles win streak to 14 matches.

Smith earns Daktronics Men’s Basketball Second Team All-Region honors

Mar 29, 2015

The senior led the UMSL Tritons with 17.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, which ranked 20th in NCAA DII.

Media Coverage: February 2015

Mar 29, 2015

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 stories.

College of Arts and Sciences honors top high school science students

Mar 29, 2015

The students were chosen by high schools for their academic achievement and outstanding capabilities in science.

Eye on UMSL: Bellerive encore

Mar 26, 2015

Nancy Gleason discusses her 10-year affiliation with the honors college-produced publication as guest speaker at the launch party for the latest edition.

Tritons baseball’s inspiring second baseman featured on KSDK

Mar 25, 2015

Cystic fibrosis hasn’t stopped senior business administration major Daniel Seddon from playing baseball for UMSL.

Softball achieves program-best No. 3 national ranking in NFCA DII poll

Mar 25, 2015

The Tritons (21-3) split against Illinois Springfield and at Lewis before closing out their week sweeping Wisconsin-Parkside on the road.

Smith earns First Team All-GLVC honors, Wimbish tabbed to Second Team

Mar 24, 2015

The duo helped lead the Tritons to a 19-11 overall record, while finishing 10-8 in the GLVC.

Double Date caps victorious year with MADCO collaboration

Mar 23, 2015

“MADCO: Double Date” will take place at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m., Sunday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 23, 2015

The UMSL Tritons baseball team started the season off at a program best 10-0 before splitting a four-game series with the defending national champion, Southern Indiana.

Pride, gratitude mark 2015 Trailblazers celebration

Mar 22, 2015

The annual event is held in celebration of National Women’s History Month and recognizes five UMSL women for their contributions to the university and to society.

Perryman’s perfection earns her Louisville Slugger/NFCA DII National Pitcher of the Week honors

Mar 22, 2015

The softball junior threw consecutive perfect games last week and struck out every batter she faced in one of the games.

Pi Day winner talks digits, memorization

Mar 19, 2015

Freshman Omar Ismail covers his eyes to concentrate on reciting pi, a number with an infinite decimal representation best known by its first three digits (3.14).

Annual International Business Career Conference focuses on ‘Passport to Success’

Mar 19, 2015

More than 450 college students had the opportunity to meet and engage with business professionals during the annual UMSL event.

Theatre of the Oppressed brings healing art to St. Louis

Mar 19, 2015

UMSL faculty collaborated with Shakespeare Festival St. Louis on the workshop that’s designed to teach participants how to use dramatic arts for nonviolent activism.

Mueggenburg named GLVC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

Mar 19, 2015

The business administration major helped the Tritons to three team wins last week, including a 9-0 shutout against University of Illinois Springfield.

Millennials need to get politically involved, Donna Brazile says

Mar 19, 2015

She spoke to a crowd of students, faculty, staff and community members March 16 as part of the Student Life Speaker Series.

Children’s oncology nurse advances career through online BSN program

Mar 18, 2015

Jori Derner (left), a nurse at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, graduated from the RN to BSN online program in 2013.

Bridge program commends Saturday Academy participants

Mar 17, 2015

When local high school student Alex Hudson reflects on his experience in the Bridge Program at the University of...

Perryman named GLVC Pitcher of the Week

Mar 17, 2015

The junior threw back-to-back perfect games last week in two wins, 8-0 and 1-0, against Lake Superior State University and conference foe McKendree University, respectively.

Innovators, leaders, champions, the strong, entrepreneurs, performers choose UMSL

Mar 16, 2015

The latest round of “I Chose UMSL” billboards features students, alumni and faculty paired to fit themes, such as Joanne Lee and Erin Baskett as performers.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 16, 2015

The No. 36 ranked men’s tennis Tritons ran their win streak to five matches this week with wins over Illinois Springfield, Grand Valley State and McPherson.

Eye on UMSL: Piece of pi

Mar 15, 2015

Freshman computer science major Omar Ismail captivates a crowd in the Pilot House as he recites 2,020 digits of pi.

Cantalupo named GLVC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week

Mar 15, 2015

The civil engineering major combined for a 5-1 record over three matches in singles and doubles action, helping the Tritons to a 1-2 record.

Eye on UMSL: Uplifting

Mar 10, 2015

UMSL student dancers perform at the 2014-15 College of Fine Arts and Communication Dean’s Awards for Creative Achievement in the Arts.

Lawrence, Kunkel earn All-GLVC honors

Mar 10, 2015

Senior guard Alexis Lawrence and junior forward Kelly Kunkel were named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Second Team. Lawrence also made the All-Defensive Team.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 9, 2015

Senior JJ Kinnevan tallied seven hits and scored six runs as the Tritons opened the season in Florida with a 4-0 record.

Dedicated students, alumni behind UMSL Radio, U News resurgence

Mar 8, 2015

Secondary education major Cassie Elam and UMSL alumnus Keith Robinson are two members of the enthusiastic team that powers the UMSL Radio booth and The U News.

Parkinson’s gene focus of biology student’s research

Mar 5, 2015

Christine Noto studies human neural cells for her research on Parkinson’s gene LRRK2, for which she received an Undergraduate Research Grant.

‘Hansel and Gretel’ brings scrumptious visuals to the opera

Mar 5, 2015

When performers with the UMSL Opera Theatre take the stage March 13-15 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, they’re not only taking audiences on a fantastic journey.

Student projects, community networks spur UMSL crowdfunding

Mar 3, 2015

The UMSL initiative emphasizes personal networks, and nearly 300 people donated to the various campaigns in the site’s first week.

Distinguished Speaker Series to feature UMSL alumna Rochelle Henderson

Mar 3, 2015

Henderson, a UMSL alumna and senior director of Research and Analytics at Express Scripts will discuss “Ready for the rapids? Navigating the fluid world of business.”

15 photos from UMSL Homecoming 2015

Mar 2, 2015

Couldn’t make it to any of the University of Missouri–St. Louis Homecoming 2015 events or want to revisit them? UMSL Daily has you covered.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Mar 2, 2015

Going into Monday, the UMSL women’s golf team was tied for seventh place at its own Las Vegas Desert Classic after a round one score of 333.

UMSL Bridge Program honored for impact on St. Louis communities

Mar 1, 2015

The program for local high school students has been named one of FOCUS St. Louis’ 2015 “What’s Right with the Region!” honorees.

Softball moves up to No. 4 in NFCA Poll, equals program-best ranking

Feb 26, 2015

The team is coming off a second straight undefeated weekend and is riding a 10-game win streak.

Softball sweeps weekly GLVC awards as Zbaraschuk, Chapman are honored

Feb 25, 2015

UMSL senior catcher Madison Zbaraschuk and senior pitcher Brittni Chapman have been respectively named GLVC Player and Pitcher of the Week.

Smith named GLVC Player of the Week

Feb 25, 2015

The business administration major averaged 33 points on 24-of-35 attempts from the floor (68.6 percent) and snagged 7.5 rebounds per game last week.

Sigma Tau Delta brings Karneval to Pilot House

Feb 25, 2015

The event celebrated the myriad ways different cultures around the world observe the run up to Lent.

Patient Care Center receives warm reception amid wintry weather

Feb 24, 2015

About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.

The Big Man on Campus can sing

Feb 23, 2015

Mason Scott is a junior music major with an emphasis in vocal performance at UMSL.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Feb 23, 2015

Junior Hannah Perryman picked up her 59th career victory, becoming the program’s all-time wins leader, as the softball team recorded its 10th straight win on Sunday.

Astrophysics student duo to run observatory open house

Feb 22, 2015

Astrophysics students Matt Dennis and Matt Wentzel will run the 2015 Richard D. Schwartz Observatory Open House.

Tritons softball climbs to No. 5 in NFCA DII Poll

Feb 19, 2015

After posting an 8-1 record in the first two weeks of the season, UMSL’s new ranking equals the program’s second-best.

Kelsey McGuire takes on iconic role in ‘The Tempest’

Feb 19, 2015

The UMSL senior will finish her acting career at UMSL in one of drama’s most iconic roles, but there’s a twist.

Butler repeats as GLVC Player of the Week

Feb 19, 2015

The senior first baseman hit safely in all three victories for the Tritons last week for a .583 batting average to go along with a 1.417 slugging percentage.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Feb 16, 2015

UMSL’s Angie Quiroga placed 12th in the 200 backstroke and was 13th in the 100 backstroke at the GLVC Swimming & Diving Championships.