Undergraduate Research Symposium features special performance of composer Hazel Felman’s work

May 1, 2023

Senior Shane Devine presented his senior thesis project, which consists of the first-ever biography of Felman, an annotated catalogue of all of her known works and a public performance.

Students get a chance to show off their work at annual Graduate Research Fair

Apr 28, 2023

Students from biology, chemistry, criminology and criminal justice, computer science, education, political science, public policy, psychology and social work took part in the fair.

UMSL honors faculty for research excellence at annual Research and Innovation reception

Apr 23, 2023

Vijay Anand, Xuemin “Sam” Wang, Ryan Carpenter, Natalie Bolton, Phyllis Balcerzak, Chanua Ross and Haitao Li were recognized for their research work.

Ask an expert: Max Gillman discusses the causes of and fallout from high inflation

Apr 17, 2023

Gillman recently authored a book titled “The Spectre of Price Inflation,” published by Columbia University Press.

Six faculty members granted sabbaticals for research and other creative works

Apr 17, 2023

Deborah Cohen, Lea-Rachel Kosnik, Nathan Muchhala, Rebecca Rogers, Eric Wiland and Gaiyan Zhang will spend either a semester or one full academic year on sabbatical.

UMSL students visit Missouri State Capitol for Undergraduate Research Day

Apr 10, 2023

Twelve UMSL students across a variety of disciplines joined 36 other students from throughout the UM System for last Thursday’s event in Jefferson City.

Professor Michael Cosmopoulos joining ‘Immortals’ in Academy of Athens

Apr 3, 2023

Cosmopoulos is a Greek-born archaeologist who studies the Bronze Age and is known for his contributions to the excavations of Eleusis and Iklaina.

UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception

Mar 20, 2023

Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.

UMSL students present at Emerging Researchers National Conference in Washington

Mar 6, 2023

Senior Luis Schneegans and junior Zahria Patrick showcased their research in mathematics and chemistry, respectively. Patrick’s poster presentation earned second place in her category.

Aimee Dunlap, Nathan Muchhala sharing leadership of UMSL’s Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center

Feb 27, 2023

The pair chat about how they’re approaching their roles as caretakers of what they describe as the center’s “amazing legacy.”

UMSL faculty members release books on supply chain and North American history

Feb 20, 2023

New works from supply chain faculty members Temidayo Akenroye and George Zsidisin and historian Kevin Fernlund are available now.

UMSL mathematics alumna Jessie Bleile serving as new geospatial professor of practice

Feb 20, 2023

Bleile will teach an introductory GIS course next semester and continue to help the university expand its geospatial offerings.

Sandra Langeslag’s research on love and the brain featured on TODAY

Feb 14, 2023

Associate Professor Sandra Langeslag talked to TODAY show host Jenna Bush Hager about the science of love.

Eye on UMSL: Three Minute Thesis

Feb 13, 2023

Biology PhD student George Todd presents his research on hover fly cognitive and behavioral ecology during a Three Minute Thesis competition last week in the MSC.

Reda Amer named new director of UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative

Feb 13, 2023

Amer is being tasked with helping create academic programs that serve the workforce development needs of NGA and others in St. Louis’ growing geospatial ecosystem.

Associate Professor Temidayo Akenroye’s research on supply chain fairness draws attention from World Economic Forum

Feb 9, 2023

Akenroye and collaborator Adegboyega Oyedijo from the University of Leicester offered five strategies to help improve supply chain fairness.

UMSL Addiction Science Team signs onto statement remembering overdose event, calling for change

Feb 6, 2023

The statement included recommendations such as expanding access to naloxone, clean syringes, drug checking and other harm reduction tools to combat the overdose crisis.

UMSL partnering to grow Center of Excellence in indoor farming

Feb 3, 2023

The center, which would be located on UMSL’s North Campus, would work to increase the productivity and scalability of indoor, soilless farming methods, such as aquaponics.

UMSL researcher finds that collaborative communication will help companies mitigate supply chain issues

Feb 2, 2023

Matias Enz’s research revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic was the catalyst for managers to start collaborating more to navigate supply chain challenges.

Sport management partnership with CITY SC offers opportunity, expands access to soccer in region

Feb 1, 2023

UMSL students will have access to increased internship opportunities and work with the MLS club on community research initiatives.

Anthropologist Susan Brownell joins National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Jan 30, 2023

The committee aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and China with the belief that a productive relationship serves both American and global interests.

Celebrating Black History Month 2023 with stories of UMSL excellence

Jan 30, 2023

Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 12 inspiring stories of Black student, faculty, staff and alumni triumphs and contributions.

College of Education doctoral graduates conduct research, find meaning on trip to Kenya

Jan 13, 2023

The graduates led professional development workshops on selfcare for educators, collected data on learner-centered teaching and participated in a weekend children’s camp.

Looking back at an eventful 2022 through stories told in UMSL Daily

Dec 25, 2022

The past 12 months have featured numerous stories of success, innovative teaching and research, and impactful community engagement done by students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Addiction Science Team growing in numbers, impact with new funding from state opioid settlements

Dec 5, 2022

The team has added 10 new members and has been expanding its partnerships with the help of more than $6 million in new funding directed to UMSL.

UMSL criminologists behind new report examining plea-bargaining process in St. Louis County and elsewhere

Nov 30, 2022

Faculty members Beth Huebner and Marisa Omori and doctoral students Alessandra Early and Luis Torres co-authored the report with colleagues at Loyola University Chicago.

Janet Lauritsen issues call to modernize nation’s crime statistics during presidential address at American Society of Criminology conference

Nov 28, 2022

The theme of the annual meeting in Atlanta was the future of criminology.

Eye on UMSL: A round of applause

Nov 28, 2022

Darryl Chatman leads clapping for recently named Curators’ Distinguished Professors Gaiyan Zhang and Robert Paul during the Board of Curators’ quarterly meeting on Nov. 17 in the MSC.

Recovery Friendly Workplaces empowering organizations to support employees impacted by substance use disorder

Nov 28, 2022

The initiative is currently surveying workers on how well their employers understand substance use and support employees in recovery.

College of Nursing students present at annual Research Day and McIntosh-Durham Lecture

Nov 21, 2022

A student research presentation on “The Knowledge Deficit of Medical Marijuana” won first place.

New platform improves access to UMSL innovative works

Nov 21, 2022

The new UMSL Innovations online platform automates certain nonexclusive licensing and can significantly reduce the transaction time, allowing for wider reach of UMSL intellectual property.

Olivia Crowell reflects on her UMSL experience as she looks to her future as an engineer

Nov 14, 2022

The Honors College student will be graduating in December with a degree in electrical engineering from the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program.

Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center honors alumna Jaqueline Goerck with Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award

Nov 14, 2022

Goerck, a 1999 PhD graduate, helped found SAVE Brasil, which works to protect birds and their natural environments in her native Brazil.

Saint Louis Zoo wins WAZA Conservation Award for its longtime collaboration with UMSL in Galápagos Islands

Nov 10, 2022

The partnership has resulted in over 30 advanced degrees for students representing numerous countries, many of whom have gone on to careers as conservationists.

Trilce Encarnacion receives NSF grant to help grow diversity in STEM careers

Nov 7, 2022

Encarnacion developed a program called the Minority Issues Forum Undergraduate Students Workshop, which aims to help underrepresented college students get involved in STEM research.

Former NGA Director Robert Sharp joining UMSL Geospatial Collaborative

Nov 4, 2022

Sharp will serve as a research fellow and help guide efforts to lead collaborative K-16 workforce and talent development while strengthening and expanding the university’s partnerships.

Professor Max Gillman invited to speak at Turkish summit on ‘Economic Transformation and New Paradigms’

Oct 17, 2022

Gillman was one of 19 economists from around the world invited to take part in the one-day summit, organized by the Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry.

Haitao Li helps two farms in South Africa become more sustainable through the UM System/UWC Faculty Exchange Program

Oct 17, 2022

Li, the chair of UMSL’s Department of Supply Chain and Analytics, is collaborating with University of the Western Cape Professor Osden Jokonya and visited South Africa this summer.

Professor James Bashkin honored by American Chemical Society’s St. Louis Section

Oct 16, 2022

Bashkin received the St. Louis Award, which honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of chemistry.

Harris Conservation Forum spotlights the importance of ‘unpopular organisms’

Oct 10, 2022

This year’s annual forum explored the world of insects, rodents and weeds and what we can learn from them.

Professor Emerita Zuleyma Tang-Martinez honored for challenging accepted ideas in science, promoting diversity

Oct 4, 2022

The Animal Behavior Society presented the longtime member of the Department of Biology with its Exemplar Award at its annual meeting.

Educators from across the country convene online for Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference

Oct 3, 2022

The conference provides professional development on emerging trends in technology applications in higher education as well as online teaching strategies.

New York Times features Iklaina Archaeological Project, directed by UMSL Professor Michael Cosmopoulos

Oct 3, 2022

Writer and photographer Matt Stirn visited the Bronze Age capital site and spoke to Cosmopoulos about its significance in the modern world.

UMSL and University of the Western Cape collaborative COIL course promotes global citizenship

Oct 3, 2022

Graduate students in the College of Education and 370 pre-service South African education students worked together to research classroom interventions and collect data.

Ask an Expert: Anne Winkler discusses the ‘Great Resignation’ and labor shortage

Sep 22, 2022

Winkler is a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and a research fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics.

Robert Paul, Gaiyan Zhang named Curators’ Distinguished Professors

Sep 21, 2022

Paul, the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, and Zhang, a professor of finance, are noted scholars nationally and internationally.

UMSL celebrates exemplary faculty, staff with Chancellor’s Awards

Sep 6, 2022

Twelve faculty members and four staff members received Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Excellence in Teaching Award.

New federal grant will help build new St. Louis Regional Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center

Sep 2, 2022

The University of Missouri–St. Louis and Saint Louis University were previously tapped to co-lead research and development for the new center.

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik highlights transformational changes coming to UMSL campus during State of the University Address

Sep 1, 2022

Sobolik also recapped some of the university’s many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Clinical psychologist Ryan Carpenter studies how alcohol use contributes to opioid deaths

Aug 29, 2022

Carpenter has received a grant of more than $800,000 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to support a five-year, multi-phase study.