Buggy Harris Lecture details all the ways humans need insects

Mar 26, 2017

Entomologist May Berenbaum gave the 2017 Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture at the Missouri Botanical Garden on March 23.

Galápagos biosecurity team visits UMSL lab, Saint Louis Zoo

Mar 21, 2017

After numerous research trips to the Galápagos Islands, UMSL and the Parker lab hosted a partner team of Galápagos lab technicians and veterinarians for the first time.

UMSL ITE continues to see growth, launch new initiatives

Mar 21, 2017

The science and technology incubator hosts companies in the fields of chemistry, nanotechnology, life sciences and information technology.

Emerson vice president says women, minorities are answer to American shortfall in growing STEM economy

Mar 15, 2017

Pamela Jackson’s address on “Women in STEM Careers” was the latest in the Distinguished Speaker Series at UMSL.

Recent UMSL optometry research investigates blocking blue light, promotes saving vision

Mar 15, 2017

Carl Bassi and Blair Gerratt conducted a study on lenses with the potential to protect wearers from the hazards of too much screen time.

UMSL chancellor’s new textbook teaches science, technology that targets cancer

Feb 23, 2017

“Computational Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology” was published by Springer in 2016 and became available for purchase this month.

1969 alumnus’ journey to CEO of Synergy Pharmaceuticals, FDA-approved drug TRULANCE starts with UMSL chemistry degree

Feb 20, 2017

Gary Jacob’s rise to CEO of a Nasdaq-listed biotech company started with chemistry classes in Benton Hall and a willingness to take risks and embrace change.

A colorful mix: Biology student, artist illustrates ‘The Very Happy Trash Truck’

Feb 5, 2017

An alumna of Missouri S&T and now a graduate student at UMSL, Lara Edwards’ artwork in the new book was especially inspired by Rolla’s scenery.

Men can be choosy, women can get around according to UMSL biologist’s popular article on mating

Feb 2, 2017

Zuleyma Tang-Martinez debunks Bateman’s Principle about promiscuous males and coy females in her article that first appeared in The Conversation online.

Passionflower butterflies, love for Guyana fuel UMSL grad’s research, new job back home

Jan 26, 2017

The Dryas iulia, commonly known as the Julia butterfly, is one of the two species Gyanpriya Maharaj studied to understand their color choices regarding food and mates.

Fulbright Scholar, UMSL grad, now disease ecologist researches zoonotic pathogens worldwide

Jan 23, 2017

Leticia Gutiérrez Jiménez will travel to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Egypt and Jordan this year to take blood samples from bats, rodents and primates.

The science behind love: UMSL’s Sandra Langeslag investigates

Jan 19, 2017

Can human beings regulate how much they love someone? This psychology professor’s recent study says yes.

Water expert Natalie Johnson new executive director of Save the Dunes

Jan 2, 2017

The UMSL alumna will put to work her dual degrees in biology and education to help save the Indiana dunes and lakeshore.

Leaf pattern, auxin levels and more shape grad’s research projects, path to molecular biology career

Dec 13, 2016

Stephanie Theiss did research on campus and at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center while also serving as president of the UMSL Biological Society.

A sweet deal: Sicilian graduate studies sugar chemistry, lands Monsanto job

Dec 12, 2016

Salvatore Pistorio will be a chemist II at Monsanto after recreating sugar molecules at UMSL using chemical synthesis and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography.

Technology conference sheds light on the future of cybersecurity

Dec 7, 2016

Tracee Stewart, Jestika Gajjar and Kerrine Nelson – all UMSL students – helped organize the Nov. 18 event, which drew industry leaders from around the country.

Education alumna leads National Institute for STEM Education

Nov 29, 2016

Judith Zimny graduated from UMSL with a master’s degree in educational leadership in 1983. She was recently named vice president of NISE.

Women in science: 3 science departments, 3 women chairs

Nov 28, 2016

Wendy Olivas, Erika Gibb and Cynthia Dupureur serve as the UMSL department chairs for biology, physics and astronomy, and chemistry and biochemistry, respectively.

UMSL librarian is ‘the IRL of IRL in real life’ – and a Harlem radio host

Nov 17, 2016

Lena Marvin has launched the university’s Institutional Repository Library, nicknamed IRL. It’s set to become a digital showcase of research by UMSL scholars.

Melissa Shenoy’s journey to Google job started with UMSL physics degree

Nov 15, 2016

A business analyst, Shenoy tracks insights for the company, supporting projects including Google Express, Google Play Books and Google Trusted Stores.

Science Learning Building grand opening celebrates new labs, closer coffee

Nov 14, 2016

Nearly 300 attendees of the grand opening received tours of the four-story, 75,000-square-foot facility as students demonstrated experiments and showed off their new space.

Teaching conference attracts 500 to UMSL

Nov 9, 2016

The Center for Teaching and Learning’s 2016 Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference had more than 100 presenters, 16 of them from UMSL.

UMSL Patient Care Center, new home for College of Optometry, hosts grand opening

Nov 8, 2016

Designed with beauty and functionality in mind, the PCC boasts 35,000 square feet of clinical space, an abundance of new technology and partnership opportunities.

Graduate students compete for cash and bragging rights in thesis presentation contest

Nov 8, 2016

Sydney Harris, Stephan Germann and Mike Deckard took first, second and third place, respectively, in last week’s Three Minute Thesis contest.

Eye on UMSL: Autumn majesty

Nov 3, 2016

Though the new Science Learning Building on the south side of the science complex is presently getting all the attention, this lovely scene sits on the north side.

Entomology expert talks pest genetics, control leading up to 2016 Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum

Nov 3, 2016

Titled “Mosquitoes: Ecology, Disease Vectors, and Control,” the 2016 Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum is Nov. 10 at the Saint Louis Zoo.

The future of IT: Bluemix for Girls inspires confidence in young women

Oct 25, 2016

UMSL information systems majors were on hand to assist participants, helping to bridge the gender gap in tech and highlight career options.

Athletics Q&A with senior defender Evan Garrad

Oct 20, 2016

He’s been a four-year mainstay in the backfield for the men’s soccer team, helping the Tritons to a 10-3-1 overall record so far this season.

Brains on brains: Students fill first UMSL Neuroscience Research Showcase

Oct 19, 2016

More than 20 students from all different disciplines filled the showcase with brainy research exploring topics from chimera neural oscillators to the psychology of love.

Eye on UMSL: Difference makers

Oct 18, 2016

A concentration of nature’s biggest advocates forms as UMSL graduate students – all budding conservationists – gather around 2016 World Ecology Award recipient Sylvia Earle.

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle honored with Harris Center World Ecology Award

Oct 17, 2016

Called “Hero for the Planet” by TIME magazine, the 81-year-old continues to deep sea dive and fight to protect marine ecosystems worldwide.

Rise of the automatons: Mary Lacity’s latest book tackles service automation in modern industries

Oct 16, 2016

A Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at UMSL, she researches how robots and humans intersect in the workforce.

UMSL one of eight Missouri schools in $5 million NSF grant to increase minority graduates in STEM

Oct 13, 2016

The grant calls for a 125 percent increase in Missouri’s minority STEM graduates, with the goal of graduating more than 600 statewide by 2021.

Meet Liz de Laperouse: New Harris Leadership Council volunteer chair, longtime conservation advocate

Oct 5, 2016

Liz de Laperouse, who spent some of her youth in what is now Zimbabwe, brings a worldly perspective to conservation and her new Harris Center role.

Chemistry alumnus shakes up classroom learning environment after unusual academic path

Oct 4, 2016

It took Joe Wilson 20 years to get his PhD in chemistry from UMSL due to a big tech detour, but his journey is paying off as a professor.

More to mail than stamps: Computer science alumni, now USPS IT pros, earn consecutive promotions

Sep 29, 2016

Edwin Schaeffer, David Ellis and James Vaughn each stepped up to the title of computer programmer/analyst at the USPS St. Louis I/T Solutions Center.

7 new freshmen set to make the most of UMSL Bridge Program Express Scripts scholarships

Sep 20, 2016

They may still be teenagers, but they’re also future engineers, medical professionals, scientists and anthropologists.

Harris Center’s cemetery bat survey featured on St. Louis Public Radio

Sep 19, 2016

The Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL recently hosted a bat survey at Bellefontaine Cemetery, with high school students and a local reporter joining the activity.

Stars of the STARS program choose UMSL

Sep 11, 2016

New students Gabrielle Murphy and Christopher Ernst come to UMSL after gaining research experience in the precollegiate STARS program more than a year ago.

LaunchCode partners with UMSL, provides pathways to programming careers

Sep 7, 2016

LC 101 courses will give UMSL students and local community members tools to jump start a career in technology.

American Society of Plant Taxonomists honors botanist Peter Stevens with Asa Gray Award

Aug 30, 2016

Steven’s Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, which documents the evolutionary relationships of flowering plants and is the only resource of its kind relied on worldwide, earned him the distinction.

Galapagos bird expert Patty Parker honored with Brewster Medal

Aug 22, 2016

The American Ornithologists’ Union recognized the Des Lee Professor of Zoological Science for her vast contributions to the field of ornithology.

Jennings High School students gain summer lab experience at UMSL

Aug 10, 2016

Project Lead The Way placed the teens in UMSL labs where they researched everything from avian malaria to circadian rhythm in fruit flies.

Eye on UMSL: Blocking blue

Aug 4, 2016

Under the watchful eye of Associate Professor of Optometry Carl Bassi, several students try out new “blue-blocker” eyewear inside the UMSL Patient Care Center.

Structuring success: Engineering student pursues dream career through internships, co-ops

Aug 1, 2016

The hands-on experience Ellen Vehige is getting at Ameren is just one example of the opportunities she has found through UMSL and in the St. Louis region as a whole.

Eye on UMSL: Open for learning

Jul 21, 2016

Senior John Zhou (center) reviews course content with Matt Sotheran during an organic chemistry lab in the newly completed Science Learning Building.

Off to med school: Biology grad readied herself for the challenge at UMSL

Jul 13, 2016

Along with her degree, Nicole Dmytryk’s efforts in the Pre-Medical Society, Chemistry Club, honors college – and in the research lab – have her prepped for this fall at Mizzou.

Eye on UMSL: First steps

Jun 16, 2016

Incoming Opportunity Scholars Kyra Chappell, Danielle Friz, Jalen James-Patterson, Madison Koogler and Mickkell Abrams mark their first steps into budding college careers.

American Library Association’s flagship magazine names UMSL alumna’s dissertation among notable ones of 2015

Jun 9, 2016

Stacy Hollins’ dissertation explores “the digital divide” through the experiences of individuals who have little to no access to technological resources.

Physics star, spring grad headed to Space and Planetary Science doctoral program

Jun 6, 2016

Cameron Nunn will conduct research on black holes as part of her Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Arkansas.