World Affairs Council of St. Louis honors Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center with Gateway Globe Award

Nov 12, 2018

The center was recognized for its efforts to support the research and training of students in ecology, evolution, and conservation.

Ask an Expert: Adriano Udani and David Kimball research how news coverage influences belief in voter fraud

Nov 12, 2018

The two UMSL political scientists joined former colleague Brian Fogarty in publishing their research findings in the journal State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

Growing faculty entrepreneurs is aim of UM System’s new express license

Oct 31, 2018

The fast-track license for faculty and staff inventors will enable them to focus on developing their businesses and commercializing their technologies.

Ryan Krull studies new media and reports from China after fellowship arranged through UMSL

Oct 29, 2018

The assistant teaching professor of communication and media spent two weeks at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and extended his stay to do some freelance reporting.

MPPA student fostering arts community through quantitative research

Oct 25, 2018

Liz Deichmann co-founded an arts services nonprofit and has interned with the advocacy organization Americans for the Arts as well as the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission.

MacArthur Foundation awards St. Louis County, UMSL additional $2.25 million to continue local justice system reform

Oct 24, 2018

New funding for a project led by Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor Beth Huebner will help advance strategies aimed at safely reducing St. Louis County’s jail population.

UMSL researchers see nearly $5 million growth in grant awards in first quarter of new fiscal year

Oct 22, 2018

The College of Arts and Sciences saw an increase in NSF awards while accounting for more than a third of UMSL’s $9,831,786 total in grant money during the quarter.

Students, faculty settling into improved Benton Hall after 18-month renovation

Oct 19, 2018

The building at the heart of UMSL’s science complex has seen significant upgrades as part of a $25.3 million project completed in August.

Crime enforcement rates in St. Louis have fallen since 2002, according to new research from UMSL criminologists

Oct 11, 2018

Associate Professor Lee Slocum and her colleagues shared research compiled over the past year as part of their work with the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice.

Ask an Expert: Cathy Vatterott advocates for homework that benefits the learning styles of all students

Oct 4, 2018

Vatterott, a professor of education, discussed ways in which views have shifted between the first and second editions of her book “Rethinking Homework.”

First graduating class of BSN to DNP students making positive impact on underserved populations

Oct 1, 2018

The College of Nursing’s new BSN to DNP program prepares students to conduct translational clinical research that improves lives in real time.

Chancellor Tom George’s latest book aims to teach chemistry to students in other STEM disciplines

Sep 24, 2018

“Understanding Molecules: Lectures on Chemistry for Physicists and Engineers” was published as an eBook earlier this month and is scheduled for hardcover publication on Oct. 1.

DNP graduate implementing effective prenatal consult for opioid-addicted women

Sep 21, 2018

What began as Becky Boedeker’s DNP thesis project is on its way to adoption by SSM Health and the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative.

New strategic plan wins approval from Curators of the University of Missouri

Sep 21, 2018

Chancellor Tom George presented the plan, which sets ambitious goals for enrollment, student success and research over the next five years.

Chancellor recognizes outstanding faculty, staff for their varied contributions to UMSL

Sep 13, 2018

Tom George bestowed awards on nine faculty and staff members during the Faculty and Staff Recognition ceremony Wednesday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Long-term planning, shared sense of resolve have UMSL moving in the right direction for students, community

Sep 12, 2018

Chancellor Tom George delivered his annual State of the University Address on Wednesday afternoon at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center aims to foster collective efforts to meet challenges in St. Louis

Sep 12, 2018

The center builds on the foundation of the Public Policy Research Center and will work to support and enhance the region’s nonprofit community.

Rachel Winograd directing evidence-based opioid treatment efforts and seeing results

Sep 9, 2018

The Opioid STR grant Winograd leads has helped provide treatment for nearly 3,000 people over the past year and distributed 6,000 overdose reversal kits with naloxone.

Protection of animal life in the Galápagos Islands getting major boost with support of UMSL, Saint Louis Zoo

Sep 5, 2018

Researchers from the two St. Louis institutions have been working to build local capacity to support research of pathogens threatening native species on the islands since 2001.

Criminologist Heidi Grundetjern to receive King’s Gold Medal for doctoral research in Oslo

Aug 31, 2018

Grundetjern examined the roles women occupy in illicit drug markets and found a lot more variation and nuance than shown in earlier studies.

MacArthur Foundation-funded initiative has helped reduce jail population in St. Louis County over past 2 years

Aug 27, 2018

UMSL criminologist Beth Huebner is the lead researcher on the project that also has helped decrease the average time people spend behind bars and reduce racial disparities.

Ask an Expert: Andrew Hurley examines history of climate and its impact on St. Louis

Aug 27, 2018

The professor of history talked about the often-overlooked ways weather has affected the city’s neighborhoods and how residents have adapted in this edition of UMSL Daily’s Q&A series.

Anthropologist Susan Brownell discusses the changes in China since the Olympics with Agence France-Presse

Aug 8, 2018

The story was widely distributed globally, including in countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore in Southeast Asia.

UMSL internships help Jennings students get a head start on college

Jul 30, 2018

The third year of the UMSL/Jennings Summer Internship Program gave 13 high school students the chance to work as research assistants under the tutelage of UMSL instructors in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, economics, education and music.

Social Work professor a sought-after expert on matters of migration

Jul 25, 2018

Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government’s High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer.

Curator Darryl Chatman urges this year’s STARS graduates to continue their scientific pursuits

Jul 23, 2018

Friday’s confirmation ceremony celebrated a group of 82 high school students and seven undergraduate mentors in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theatre.

Criminology alumna aims to shine light on criminal justice in America through work with Measures for Justice

Jul 23, 2018

Shelby Davis serves as a data outreach associate for the nonprofit organization, which is working to gather county-level criminal justice data throughout the United States.

UMSL nursing professor stays on the cutting edge of creating course content

Jul 23, 2018

Assistant Teaching Professor Lisa Merritt used her experience at the AACN-Apple Digital Innovation Bootcamp to explore new ways to enhance students’ learning through technology.

Ask an Expert: Barbara Graham sheds light on the Supreme Court confirmation process

Jul 20, 2018

Graham, who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on the Supreme Court, discusses what’s in store for nominee Brett Kavanaugh in this edition of UMSL Daily’s Q&A series.

MIMH Professor David Tate honored for his research on traumatic brain injuries

Jul 16, 2018

The associate research professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health was named the Senior Faculty Investigator of the Year.

Jianli Pan receives recognition, funding for work on edge cloud computing, cybersecurity

Jul 9, 2018

The assistant professor of computer science was named the Junior Faculty Investigator of the Year at the Research & Innovation Reception in May.

Faculty members bring attention to UMSL with their expertise, research pursuits

Jun 25, 2018

Sandra Langeslag’s research on how to get over a breakup has received attention around the globe, but she’s not the only faculty member who’s been in the news in the past year.

Criminology student Thomas Baker named a 2018 Pat Tillman Scholar

Jun 11, 2018

The Army veteran is the third UMSL student in as many years to receive the prestigious scholarship, which will support his work toward a PhD.

A scientist with a brawny résumé and new feminist perspective

Jun 6, 2018

Drake Anderson’s research on the physiological effects of sexism fueled more than a future in psychology.

A look inside UMSL’s undergraduate research scene

Jun 6, 2018

Budding researchers are finding their roots as undergraduates at UMSL.

How to get over a breakup: New research from UMSL’s Sandra Langeslag featured in TIME

Jun 1, 2018

Langeslag’s study shows that thinking negatively about exes increases chances of feeling less love toward them … but can also leave people in a bad mood.

Ask an Expert: Criminologist Matt Vogel examines Gateway Hypothesis in current drug landscape

May 29, 2018

Vogel presented research at last month’s Addiction Science Conference hosted by the Missouri Institute of Mental Health.

Sharing lessons on the history that helped divide St. Louis

May 25, 2018

Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White’s teaching of the past offers lessons for the future.

Changing course: Justin Weatherford-Pratt earns chemistry degree, plans to pursue PhD

May 21, 2018

Research opportunities played a big part in Weatherford-Pratt’s choice to transfer to UMSL after deciding to change majors.

Criminology graduate Brian Rainey will look to build on undergraduate research in PhD program

May 14, 2018

Rainey has done research into the so-called code of the streets and its effect on the likelihood that youth experience violent victimization.

Marco Pipoly, UMSL’s 100,000th graduate, on path to career in neuroscience

May 14, 2018

Pipoly was celebrated as the university’s 100,000th graduate during commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon and has received an NSF research fellowship for graduate school.

Chemistry graduate Lorna Espinosa has made her mark researching beer

May 7, 2018

Espinosa has analyzed beer bitterness alongside Assistant Teaching Professor Bruce Hamper has plans to work in the lab at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company after earning her degree.

Renowned entomologist Edward O. Wilson receives World Ecology Award

Apr 23, 2018

The medal from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL honors work in environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.

Ask an Expert: Haitao Li shares his data-driven approach to strategic workforce planning

Apr 23, 2018

In this Q&A series, UMSL Daily connects with subject-matter experts from across the university on newsworthy topics.

Education Professor Mark Pope receives Thomas Jefferson Award

Apr 20, 2018

Pope is considered to be one of the founders and leading authors in the field of cultural diversity issues in career counseling and development.

Youth Violence Prevention Conference examines everyday issues affecting school safety

Apr 16, 2018

A crowd of about 200 teachers, counselors, administrators, social workers, law-enforcement officials and family court staffers attended the conference Thursday in the J.C. Penney Auditorium.

UM President Mun Choi names Todd Swanstrom, Beth Huebner, Patricia Parker Presidential Engagement Fellows

Apr 16, 2018

The fellows will represent the UM System at speaking events throughout the state, discussing their research and sharing how that knowledge can help Missouri citizens.

UMSL faculty members discuss how well America incorporates immigrants on ‘St. Louis on the Air’

Apr 12, 2018

Professors Adriano Udani and Florian Sichling were part of a three-person panel joining host Don Marsh on Monday’s program on St. Louis Public Radio.

Kim Song receives UM System President’s Award for Intercampus Collaboration

Apr 10, 2018

The associate professor of education won the award along with University of Missouri–Columbia Associate Professor Lisa Dorner for their partnership, which began in 2013.

UMSL taps Paul Evensen to lead Public Policy Research Center

Apr 10, 2018

Evensen is well-connected across the St. Louis community through his work with Social Innovation STL, which he launched in 2015.