Justin Bennett becomes first UMSL DBA graduate with geospatial-focused research

Jun 2, 2025

Bennett, the co-founder of Pinnacle Business Strategies, got his start in the geospatial field when he enlisted in the United States Air Force out of high school.

Reaching for the cosmos: UMSL astronomy faculty members and students conduct cutting-edge comet research

May 28, 2025

Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Teaching Professor Mohi Saki are studying the composition of comets with infrared spectroscopy to learn more about the building blocks of the early solar system.

Kel Gruber eyes future in software engineering, geospatial technology after earning master’s degree in computer science

May 27, 2025

Gruber is completing an internship at the Geosciences and Artificial Intelligence Applications Lab, located at NGA’s Moonshot Labs in T-REX.

Renata Sledge wins Outstanding Poster Award at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting

May 27, 2025

Sledge presented a pilot study that explored the link between active participation in an online health community and patient well-being.

Opportunity Scholar Zahria Patrick headed to prestigious doctoral program after earning degree in chemistry

May 19, 2025

Patrick is the first member of her family to earn a college degree and will begin working toward her PhD next fall at Georgia Tech.

3 questions with John Ampomah, master’s student in criminology and criminal justice

May 9, 2025

Ampomah represented his native Ghana in the javelin in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is now researching vigilante justice and policing at UMSL.

Returning to her roots: Lúcia Lohmann takes over leadership of Missouri Botanical Garden

May 7, 2025

Lohmann trained at the world-renowned institution while working toward her PhD in ecology, evolution and systematics at UMSL.

UMSL hosts Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference

May 5, 2025

Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.

Undergraduate Research Symposium provides forum for students to share deeper learning

May 5, 2025

More than 50 students participated in the annual symposium and shared research on topics ranging from biology and chemistry to history and music.

Assistant Professor Dan Grossman’s paper on Self-Invitation Hesitation drawing national interest

May 5, 2025

Grossman and his colleagues found that potential self-inviters overestimate how irritated plan-holders would be by self-invitations.

Students improve presentation skills while showcasing breadth of their work at Graduate Research Fair

Apr 25, 2025

Students from biology, chemistry, communication, computer science, criminology and criminal justice, English, political science, psychological sciences, and supply chain and analytics took part in the fair.

University of Missouri–St. Louis collaborating with Scale AI to strengthen geospatial workforce

Apr 23, 2025

A new agreement will support scholarships for GIS students at UMSL and provide learning credit for Scale employees pursuing their GIS Certificates at the university.

Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year 

Apr 21, 2025

Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.

Supply chain master’s student Kabita Rokka lands job with Bruker Corporation

Apr 16, 2025

Rokka, who earned three degrees in her home country of Nepal before enrolling at UMSL, has made the most of her experience on campus, both inside and outside of the classroom.

Biology alum Chris Hollingsworth contributing to Saint Louis Zoo’s hellbender conservation and care team

Apr 14, 2025

Hollingsworth earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from UMSL in December 2023 and first joined the zoo staff as an intern early last year.

Research and Innovation Celebration offers chance to recognize the impact of UMSL researchers

Apr 7, 2025

The university honored Ravindra Girivaru, Haitao Li, Jinjia Xu, Vijay Anand and Natalie Bolton with research awards.

MFA alum Serenity Dougherty’s PhD research examines stand-up comedy and audiences

Apr 7, 2025

Dougherty is using the relationship between stand-up comedians and the audience as a lens for better understanding the writing process, particularly feedback and revisions.

DBA grad Jesse Core produces eye-opening large-scale field experiment with Harps Foods

Apr 7, 2025

Core, founder of Scarlet Letter Brewing Company, conducted research at Harps Foods locations aimed at finding out if giving emerging brands more shelf space could increase overall sales for the retailer.

UMSL criminologists Chris Sullivan, Lee Slocum contributing expertise in research, data collection to Save Lives Now! initiative

Apr 1, 2025

Save Lives Now! has a goal of reducing violent street crime across the St. Louis region by 20% over the next three years.

Leslie Davis co-edits book on trauma-informed gatekeeping in counselor education while finishing PhD

Mar 31, 2025

The book and Davis’ dissertation examine how counseling educators can effectively approach situations when students are not prepared to work in the field.

UMSL expands geospatial workforce development through new collaboration with BAE Systems

Mar 17, 2025

BAE Systems will create scholarships and internship opportunities for students studying remote sensing and GIS as well as provide access to its powerful GXP® software.

Professor Jerome E. Morris voted American Educational Research Association president-elect

Mar 10, 2025

Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education, will make history as the first professor in the University of Missouri System to hold the position of president.

Assistant Professor Andresa De Souza publishes new research on use of applied behavior analysis in Brazil

Feb 28, 2025

De Souza and her two co-authors conducted a systematic literature review of 59 research articles to assess the scope and quality of ABA research in the country.

UMSL, API Innovation Center mark grand opening of new research and development labs in Science Complex

Feb 24, 2025

The new labs will play a key role in efforts to safeguard national health security and solidify the St. Louis region as a hub for domestic API production of critical medications.

Associate Professor Sandra Langeslag discusses love and cognition on new Inside UMSL episode

Feb 21, 2025

The associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences shares how she first became interested in studying the brain through experiences of love and romantic relationships.

Biology doctoral student Soren Johnson studying how cave fish evolve in response to their unique environment

Feb 17, 2025

Johnson was a 2024 recipient of the R. C. Lewontin Early Award, a graduate research grant from the Society for the Study of Evolution.

Assistant Professor Matias Enz’s research for service-intensive companies lauded by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

Feb 17, 2025

Enz’s article, co-authored with Ohio State’s Douglas Lambert, in the Journal of Business Logistics received the 2024 LaLonde Best Paper Award.

Ask an Expert: Brian Adler discusses walkability and pedestrian infrastructure in Downtown St. Louis and beyond

Feb 10, 2025

Adler says actions such as building protected bike lanes, narrowing roads and maintaining crosswalks regularly can improve experiences for cyclists and pedestrians.

Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science

Feb 10, 2025

Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.

Inside UMSL podcast debuts with conversation with political scientist Anita Manion

Jan 31, 2025

The new podcast series will feature interviews about innovative teaching, groundbreaking research, exciting extracurricular opportunities, athletics and other campus initiatives at the university.

Longtime Optometry faculty members Dr. Ed Bennett and Dr. Vinita Henry recognized for contribution to field of contact lenses

Jan 30, 2025

Bennett received the CLMA Medal of Honor, while Henry received an award named for Bennett himself: the Dr. Edward S. Bennett GPLI Educator of the Year award.

Anita Manion, Richard Treadway and Jhanae Latham receive UMSL Hero Awards

Jan 27, 2025

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.

Alum Paige Vaughn helps carry on the legacy of the late Richard Rosenfeld with research on St. Louis Police Partnership

Jan 27, 2025

The partnership uses the strategy of focused deterrence to help probationers and parolees avoid illegal activity and other risky behavior while connecting them to social services.

Missouri Department of Economic Development providing $9.55M in funding to API Innovation Center, UMSL

Jan 27, 2025

The new funding will support research and development in the center’s new state-of-the-art lab, which is scheduled to open next month in UMSL’s Science Complex.

Will and Tonya Rivers display incredible perseverance in finishing their DBA program

Jan 27, 2025

The husband-wife duo graduated with their DBA cohort on schedule despite a horrific car accident, Will’s cancer diagnosis and Tonya losing both her mother and father.

Assistant Professor Abde Mtibaa wins Best Paper Award at IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking in Brazil

Jan 21, 2025

Mtibaa shared the honor with former UMSL doctoral student and graduate research assistant Jianyu Wang for research on cybersecurity and remote computing.

UMSL biologist Aimee Dunlap launching multiyear study of bee behaviors at Green House Venture’s Embankment Greenway

Jan 16, 2025

Dunlap and her team hope their research at the site along Interstate 44 will offer insight on the potential for urban agriculture along interstate highways.

Education Assistant Professor Magen Rooney-Kron wins Early Career Research Award from TASH

Jan 13, 2025

The organization focuses on promoting opportunity and inclusion for people with extensive support needs through research, practice and advocacy.

Year in review: UMSL sees transformative change during 2024

Dec 25, 2024

Look back at some of UMSL Daily’s top stories from the past year.

New Doctor of Business Administration cohort features students with diverse professional backgrounds

Dec 20, 2024

The three-year program is Missouri’s first and only AACSB-accredited DBA program offering research concentrations in all areas of business administration.

UMSL receives $5.1 million grant to promote evidence-based literacy strategies in Missouri schools and area career centers

Dec 17, 2024

UMSL’s full-time literacy team will continue its work to provide professional development and digital literacy tools to educators.

Biology graduate Kordell Hamilton gains invaluable research experience while preparing to launch his career

Dec 16, 2024

Hamilton has had internships at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and with Virginia Tech’s The Ecology of Bird Loss Project in the Northern Mariana Islands of the Pacific Ocean.

Doctoral candidate Victoria Inzana examines prison arts programs and their potential to contribute to rehabilitation

Nov 25, 2024

Inzana is on track to defend her dissertation and graduate this spring, and she recently accepted a position as a tenure-track assistant professor at Sam Houston State University beginning next fall.

From flash floods to four-day school weeks, UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative is influencing research across campus

Nov 19, 2024

The innovative and ever-expanding collaborative is keeping UMSL at the forefront of the burgeoning geospatial industry in St. Louis and nationwide.

Jalene LaMontagne settling into new role as Des Lee Professor in Botanical Studies

Nov 11, 2024

LaMontagne is a population ecologist who has spent more than two decades conducting research on white spruce trees and other boreal conifers in the forests of North America.

Biochemistry and biotechnology major Jay King nearing graduation with plans to pursue PhD in oncologic research

Nov 11, 2024

King has been active on campus with the University Program Board and also got involved in undergraduate research as a scholar in the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program.

2024 UMSL Sustainability Summit kicks off seven-year series with strong opening event

Oct 28, 2024

McKinsey & Company partner Mekala Krishnan, the opening keynote speaker, set the bar high with a data-driven and solutions-oriented presentation and question-and-answer session.

Associate Professor Rachel Winograd discusses decline in overdose deaths and what’s contributing to it with state, national news outlets

Oct 14, 2024

Winograd leads UMSL’s Addiction Science team, which has been playing a central role in efforts to combat the overdose crisis in Missouri.

Cody Ding, David Kimball and Xuemin ‘Sam’ Wang named Curators’ Distinguished Professors

Sep 26, 2024

It is the highest rank in the University of Missouri System and recognizes faculty members for exceptional contributions to research, education and service.

UMSL partnering with API Innovation Center to help secure and strengthen the supply chain for essential pharmaceuticals in U.S.

Sep 18, 2024

APIIC and its partners have been awarded $14 million in federal funding to lead the development and domestic production of three critical APIs used in the treatment of asthma, diabetes and anxiety disorders.