Johnson was a 2024 recipient of the R. C. Lewontin Early Award, a graduate research grant from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
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Biology doctoral student Soren Johnson studying how cave fish evolve in response to their unique environment
Johnson was a 2024 recipient of the R. C. Lewontin Early Award, a graduate research grant from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Biology doctoral student Soren Johnson studying how cave fish evolve in response to their unique environment
Johnson was a 2024 recipient of the R. C. Lewontin Early Award, a graduate research grant from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Biology doctoral student Soren Johnson studying how cave fish evolve in response to their unique environment
Johnson was a 2024 recipient of the R. C. Lewontin Early Award, a graduate research grant from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Women’s basketball Coach Katie Vaughn picked up her 200th victory at UMSL as the Tritons rallied to beat Indianapolis on the road on Saturday.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Women’s basketball Coach Katie Vaughn picked up her 200th victory at UMSL as the Tritons rallied to beat Indianapolis on the road on Saturday.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Women’s basketball Coach Katie Vaughn picked up her 200th victory at UMSL as the Tritons rallied to beat Indianapolis on the road on Saturday.
Eye on UMSL: Down to business
Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
Eye on UMSL: Down to business
Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
Eye on UMSL: Down to business
Last week’s Majors/Minors Fair gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the majors, minors, certificates and internships offered by the College of Business Administration.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
Global Game Jam has successful return to UMSL’s campus for first time since pandemic
The 82 ‘jammers’ at the UMSL site produced 24 different games in the 48-hour event, the 7th-highest total for any location in the United States.
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UMSL student says Bridge Program helped in ‘so many ways’
When her mother proposed a program that included Saturday morning classes, Tobi Williams reacted like many high school sophomores.
Media Coverage: April 2013
Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing. This post will be updated with new highlights throughout the month and beyond.
Eye on UMSL: Spring returns
University of Missouri–St. Louis students walk along the ponds to the south of the Millennium Student Center on May 7....
Shweta Galande advances to 3rd NCAA Women’s Golf Championship as an individual
Senior Shweta Galande (pictured) of the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s golf team has earned a spot in the NCAA Championship for the third time in her career as the UMSL Tritons wrapped up play in the East Regional on Tuesday at the Joliet (Ill.) Country Club.
Softball cracks NFCA Division II Poll at No. 22
The University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team has cracked the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll for the first time this season, coming in at No. 22 in the latest poll, released on May 8.
GLVC champions: Softball wins program’s first-ever GLVC title on a Katie Wood walk-off home run
Sophomore Katie Wood delivered a two-out walk-off home run in the eighth inning to give the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team the 2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship on Sunday with a 3-2 win over Lewis University (Romeoville, Ill.).
Hannah Perryman named GLVC Pitcher of the Year; 8 UMSL Tritons earn All-GLVC honors
Freshman Hannah Perryman of the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, as announced Thursday night by the league office at the GLVC Tournament banquet.
UMSL Catholic Newman Center members spend service time at West Virginia farm
While most University of Missouri–St. Louis students spent spring break on icy cold slopes or hot sandy beaches, twenty members of the Catholic Newman Center at UMSL felt called to do otherwise. Nineteen students and Rachelle Simon, the CNC campus minister, chose to spend their break completing community service on Bethlehem Farm.
UMSL baseball, softball pitchers break records
On the same day last week, a pair of University of Missouri–St. Louis pitching records were broken on the same day: one by softball freshman Hannah Perryman (pictured), the other by baseball senior Kyle Renaud.
Women’s golf posts runner-up finish at GLVC Championship; Hoag, Galande make All-GLVC team
The University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s golf team posted its third straight top three finish at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship, finishing in second place at the league’s annual tournament, held on Saturday and Sunday at Annbriar Golf Club in Waterloo, Ill.
Legacy families point to UMSL’s success
Jessica Lake has spent the past seven years at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The 25-year-old graduate student says UMSL feels like home and for good reason.
Atkisson claims GLVC men’s golf medal
Junior Joe Atkisson (pictured), of the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf team, claimed medalist honors at the 2013 GLVC Championship on Tuesday, winning a playoff hole against Rockhurst University’s (Kansas City, Mo.) Tanner Buleski at the Otter Creek Country Club in Columbus, Ind.
UMSL team takes 1st in IB Case Competition
Four students from the University of Missouri–St. Louis took home first place in the inaugural UMSL International Business Case Competition April 6.
Kyle Renaud named GLVC Pitcher of the Week for 3rd time
University of Missouri–St. Louis senior Kyle Renaud (pictured) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced on Monday by the league.
Eye on UMSL: Midwest Model European Union
Sara Legrand (left), a junior political science major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Rachel Legrand...
Tim McLarty earns All-GLVC honors in men’s tennis
Sophomore Tim McLarty of the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s tennis team has been selected to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team, as announced tonight by the league.
Media Coverage: March 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.
Louisa Werner, Renee Verboven earn All-GLVC honors in women’s tennis
Junior Louisa Werner and freshman Renee Verboven of the University of Missouri–St. Louis women’s tennis team have been selected to the all-Great Lakes Valley Conference team, as announced tonight by the league.
Softball notches 30-win season, sets program GLVC wins record in sweep of UIS
The University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team swept visiting University of Illinois Springfield on April 21, posting wins of 3-0 and 6-5 in Great Lakes Valley Conference action.
UMSL’s super heroes help to battle cancer
More than 350 people on 33 teams raised more than $17,000 to fight cancer last Friday at Relay for Life at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Softball sweeps weekly GLVC player, pitcher of week honors
University of Missouri–St. Louis senior shortstop Haleigh Jenkins and freshman pitcher Hannah Perryman have been selected the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, as announced by the league on Monday.
UMSL Mirthday concert draws nearly 900
Neon Trees (pictured), an alternative rock band from Provo, Utah and Grouplove a Los Angeles-based indie band attracted nearly 900 fans April 17 to the annual Mirthday concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The concert was held in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. The Capital Kings, a Washington, D.C., Christian pop band, opened for the headliners.
Missouri Secretary of State urges UMSL student-veterans to take action
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander visited with student-veterans at the University of Missouri–St. Louis on...
UMSL nursing, optometry students take part in free health fair
A normal blood sugar reading drew a sigh of relief from one woman. Another promised to follow-up with a doctor after being told her headaches are likely related to her high blood pressure.
UMSL’s Mirthday: Time for fun, frivolity, laughter
Tegan Klevorn refuses to think about bad weather, even though it’s St. Louis and April brings showers and an occasional tornado. As coordinator of student activities, Klevorn oversees Mirthday, the annual student carnival and spring celebration held outdoors at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Just as the name implies – Mirthday is for frivolity, especially if it involves laughter.
Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival celebrates 10 years
Over the last ten years, the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival has grown to be one of the most significant jazz festivals in the Midwest. Produced by the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center and Jazz St. Louis, the 2013 festival will run April 18-20 and feature Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour, Doc Severinsen and His Big Band and Anat Cohen and Matt Wilson.
Post-Dispatch beer columnist covers Jubilee Brew, UMSL student’s logo design
Ferguson (Mo.) Brewing Company will celebrate its third anniversary on April 27. But that’s not the only milestone the brewery is honoring in 2013. In a nod to UMSL’s half century of scholarship and community building, Ferguson Brewing created Jubilee Brew, a special release Irish red ale. In addition to the beer, which will remain on tap throughout 2013, Ferguson Brewing worked with UMSL to create learning opportunities for the university’s students.
UMSL’s new poet laureate for the people
Poetry is for everyone, according to Jennifer Goldring, a student pursuing an MFA in creative writing and the 2013 poet laureate for the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She wants to unveil the contemporary poetry scene to the general public and help debunk the stereotype of poetry as inaccessible and archaic.
St. Louis Public Radio features UMSL student in global conference story
Staci Shelton, a junior majoring in public policy and administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has an idea for reviving ramshackle properties in St. Louis. Shelton calls her concept “Project Rethink,” and she discussed it recently at the Clinton Global Initiative University, a gathering of 1,200 people at Washington University in St. Louis.
McCoy, Cartharn named to Men’s Basketball’s All-GLVC Second Team
University of Missouri–St. Louis senior guard Joshua McCoy (pictured, left) and junior guard Darian Cartharn have been named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Second Team, as announced recently by the league office.
UMSL student proves learning is a lifelong endeavor
University City, Mo., resident Martin Bergmann (pictured) was by no means new to academia when he came to the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 2001. A career physician, Bergmann earned his BS and MD from Washington University in St. Louis, graduating in 1945. After a stint in the Air Force, Bergmann held a variety of positions in St. Louis-area hospitals culminating in his serving as a senior surgeon of cardiothoracic surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital from 1969 to 1998. A little bit older than the typical UMSL student, he will be 91 this May.
Media Coverage: February 2013
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Annual ‘Parental Advisory’ exhibit returns to Gallery 210
Gallery 210's annual showcase of artwork by students from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of...
Verboven named GLVC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
University of Missouri–St. Louis freshman Renee Verboven (pictured) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, as announced on April 2 by the league office.
Perryman named GLVC Pitcher of the Week for 3rd time this season
For the third time this season, freshman pitcher Hannah Perryman (pictured) of the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced Monday by the league office.
Renaud earns 2nd GLVC Pitcher of the Week honor
University of Missouri–St. Louis senior pitcher Kyle Renaud (pictured) has been named Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
Photography students show off their work at Gallery FAB
For her senior thesis exhibit, Sarah Zimmerle tapped friends, family and even some strangers, who all journeyed down to her basement to mug for her personal photo booth, which she’d constructed of PVC piping and black cloth.
2 students earn scholarships from Ad Club St. Louis
While Ken Earley was thrilled to be on the receiving end of a $1,000 scholarship, the source of the money made the gift even more rewarding.
Devonna Smith named to All-GLVC First Team, All-GLVC Defensive Team
University of Missouri–St. Louis senior forward Devonna Smith (pictured) has been named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference First Team, as announced earlier this month by the league office. In addition, Smith was tabbed to the conference’s All-Defensive Team for a second straight year.
You’re invited to the ball! ‘Die Fledermaus’ headed to Touhill
Audiences are invited to revel in the champagne-inspired escapades of Viennese society’s most mischievous connivers.
UMSL alumni take second in financial competition
Three recent graduates from the University of Missouri–St. Louis walked away from Tucson, Ariz., earlier this year earning second place in the 2013 Financial Service Professionals National Industry Issues Competition.
Standefer named GLVC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
University of Missouri–St. Louis junior pitcher Zach Standefer has been named Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
Media Coverage: January 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.
AT&T gift to UMSL’s Opportunity Scholars now totals $500,000
Eric’el Johnson has set her sights on being a professor of electrical engineering. Her classmate Ellen Vehige wants to build bridges as a civil engineer. Thanks to the Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, these two college freshmen could play a critical role in the St. Louis region’s future.
UMSL sweeps weekly GLVC Awards; Zbaraschuk and Perryman honored
University of Missouri–St. Louis sophomore catcher Madison Zbaraschuk (left) and freshman pitcher Hannah Perryman were recently selected as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, as announced by the league.
Kyle Renaud named GLVC Pitcher of the Week
University of Missouri–St. Louis senior Kyle Renaud has been named Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball Pitcher of...
UMSL Trailblazers ceremony hits another high note
St. Louis entertainers Carolbeth True and Deborah Scharn provided a lively beginning to this year’s Trailblazers ceremony at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Their renditions of Helen Reddy’s 1971 hit ”I Am Woman” and “I’m A Woman,” popularized by Peggy Lee in 1962, had the audience clapping and singing along
Werner named GLVC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
University of Missouri–St. Louis junior Louisa Werner has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, as announced last week by the league office.
Two book authors, one reading
The Graduate Writers Association at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is hosting the literary version of a double feature. Katherine Riegel and Ira Sukrungruang will provide the St. Louis literary community with back-to-back readings of poetry and creative nonfiction. The double reading is the big event for GWA’s Reading Series this spring.
Tennessee Williams’ plays to get Touhill treatment
Last month marked 30 years since the death of Tennessee Williams. And three decades on, his stories continue to stand as classics of the American stage.
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