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.
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UMSL, API Innovation Center mark grand opening of new research and development labs in Science Complex
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.
UMSL, API Innovation Center mark grand opening of new research and development labs in Science Complex
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.
UMSL, API Innovation Center mark grand opening of new research and development labs in Science Complex
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.
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.
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.
Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science
Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.
Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science
Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.
Yosef Granillo, 15, getting head start on planned career at the intersection of medicine and computer science
Granillo has been conducting research on protein folding while working as an undergraduate research assistant with Badri Adhikari, an associate professor of computer science.
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In print: Recently published books by UMSL faculty
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Robert Ricklefs’ research on tropical bird incubation times draws attention from Science Daily
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UMSL earns only NSA, DHS focus area specialization within 9-state region
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