Harris Center honors Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis Zoo for work in Madagascar

Nov 18, 2019

Zoo President Jeffrey Bonner and Garden President Peter Wyse Jackson accepted World Ecology Awards from Anna Harris on behalf of their institutions at a gala on Friday night.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 18, 2019

Senior Selena Nolte led the 23rd-ranked volleyball team to victories over Missouri S&T and Maryville over the weekend to close out a 27-3 regular season.

UMSL students win top prize in Future of My City Project competition for research on gentrification

Nov 18, 2019

The graduate students worked with counterparts in Dortmund, Germany, to study changing neighborhoods in older, industrial cities.

New UMSL Women’s Hackathon organizers aim to increase participation in tech

Nov 18, 2019

UMSL student Nicole Gaehle and alumna Rebecca Craine added more women mentors and a new icebreaker in their first year of running the event.

Legally blind MBA student Elton Thomas pushes own career forward while advocating for others

Nov 11, 2019

National Industries for the Blind honored Thomas with the 2019 Milton J. Samuelson Award in recognition of his career advancement at The Lighthouse for the Blind–St. Louis.

UMSL honors exceptional group with First-Generation Celebration Day

Nov 11, 2019

New Student Programs explores ways to bring together and support UMSL’s first-generation students.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 11, 2019

Junior setter Kaileen Herman directed the 23rd-ranked volleyball team to a sweep of Truman State, giving the program 25 victories in a season for the first time since 1995.

UMSL hosts NSF-sponsored Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference

Nov 8, 2019

The conference brought more than 250 pre-service STEM teachers and faculty mentors from 16 Midwestern universities and colleges to St. Louis.

UMSL chosen one of Military Times’ ‘Best for Vets’ colleges for the sixth straight year

Nov 7, 2019

Thanks to a welcoming, supportive environment for military-connected students, UMSL ranked 49th on a list of 134 four-year universities and colleges.

UMSL adding new degrees in organizational leadership, sport management

Nov 6, 2019

The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development approved the new degree programs, and students can begin enrolling in both as soon as Spring 2020.

Panel discusses past, present and future of LBGTQ+ rights on campus

Nov 4, 2019

Panel members at the “Queer and Now: Erasure and Reclamation” forum discussed the history of LGBTQ+ issues on the UMSL campus.

Design students connect with Common Read through typeset project

Nov 4, 2019

Students in Jennifer McKnight’s “Advanced Problems in Graphic Design” chose 15 pages from “If Beale Street Could Talk” to turn into a book.

Eye on UMSL: In stride

Nov 4, 2019

Students Sarah Kelly and Angela Winschel joined Assistant Teaching Professor Matt Kimbrell and Success Coach David McGraw for a jaunt across campus on a late October day.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 4, 2019

Charlotte Richards managed a team-high 19 kills Saturday as the 25th-ranked volleyball team beat Bellarmine, improving to 23-3 on the season.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch taking notice of nationally ranked UMSL volleyball team

Nov 1, 2019

The newspaper featured the 25th-ranked Tritons in Friday’s paper as they prepared to open a four-match homestand after a 21-3 start.

Scenes from 2019’s bone-chilling Haunted Honors

Nov 1, 2019

Every year, PLCHSA and other student organizations transform the Honors College Provincial House into a haunted house capable of scaring the sheet off a ghost.

UMSL student-athletes exceed national averages on their way to degrees

Oct 31, 2019

The Tritons posted a four-year Federal Graduation Rate of 62 percent and an Academic Success Rate of 83 percent.

UMSL design students kick it with local sneaker startup

Oct 28, 2019

Local shoe company Psudo challenged the students to create custom designs, and it is turning Leah Gornet’s winning entry into a limited edition sneaker.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 28, 2019

Women’s golfer Emma Thorngren won GLVC Player of the Week honors after picking up her second individual title of the season at last week’s Flagler Fall Slam.

Farah Griffin’s Common Read Signature Lecture attracts large audience from across UMSL campus

Oct 28, 2019

The Columbia University professor discussed the radical love that persists – even as justice proves elusive – in James Baldwin’s novel “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

UMSL ranked among the top 20 programs in the country for financial planning

Oct 25, 2019

Students can learn from knowledgeable faculty members and also have the opportunity to gain firsthand experience through the Student Investment Trust.

Eye on UMSL: Future Tritons?

Oct 21, 2019

Members of the Ritenour High School freshman class enjoyed their tour of the UMSL campus and met with faculty members from the Department of Supply Chain and Analytics on Oct. 10.

Grace Hopper Celebration inspires UMSL students majoring in information systems and technology

Oct 21, 2019

A group of 15 students joined an estimated 25,000 others at the conference, which celebrates women working in technology fields.

Biochemistry and biotechnology major Sharla Friend spends semester of discovery at sea

Oct 21, 2019

Friend conducted research on microbes living in the ocean’s twilight zone while taking part in the SEA Semester Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 21, 2019

Charlotte Richards had 21 kills as the volleyball team swept No. 13 Ferris State at last weekend’s Midwest Region Crossover Tournament and improved to 20-2 on the season.

Five reasons to come to UMSL Day on Nov. 9

Oct 17, 2019

Open to any prospective undergraduate student – first-time freshman, transfer or returning – UMSL Day showcases what the university has to offer.

Eye on UMSL: Celebration song

Oct 14, 2019

Senior music major Alayna Epps performed Undine Smith Moore’s “Come Down Angels” during the 28th annual Founders Dinner last Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.

U.S. Bank providing cybersecurity scholarships to four UMSL students

Oct 14, 2019

Courtney Zoellner, Carleta McKenzie, Patrick Brackin and James Brown received certificates in recognition of the scholarships during a ceremony Thursday at Anheuser-Busch Hall.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 14, 2019

Senior midfielder Magnus Andersen netted four goals on the weekend, including the lone tally in the men’s soccer team’s upset victory over No. 2 Maryville.

‘She’s my cheerleader’: Mother-daughter bond helps BSN students Kristen and Clare Vogt flourish

Oct 14, 2019

Clare Vogt signed her mother up for the UMSL College of Nursing preview day. Now they’re working on their BSN degrees simultaneously.

New Founders Dinner video highlights how scholarships transform lives

Oct 11, 2019

Senior biology major Awa Konte was among seven students featured reading from thank you letters to donors about how scholarships have aided them on their journey to degrees.

UMSL partners with Shenyang Normal University for innovative doctoral program

Oct 7, 2019

Fourteen students from the university in China make up the first cohort taking part in the new EdD program.

Eye on UMSL: Shoulder to shoulder with a legend

Oct 7, 2019

Campus photographer August Jennewein couldn’t pass up a selfie with Benny Golson last week after the jazz great spoke to students at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Living legend Benny Golson grants UMSL jazz students a look behind the curtain

Oct 7, 2019

Golson treated the audience to stories about his songs “Blues March,” “Stablemates,” “Killer Joe” and more during a clinic for the UMSL Jazz Combo.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 7, 2019

Emily Hanewinkel and the women’s soccer team battled Bellarmine and Indianapolis to double overtime, and the volleyball team won its home opener.

UMSL students remain among the most civically engaged in the country

Sep 30, 2019

The National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement showed UMSL students voting at a 17 percent higher rate than the national average during the 2018 midterm elections.

New recruitment video features testimonials from students on Harris Center’s impact

Sep 30, 2019

A new recruitment video highlights the way the Harris Center works to cultivate a new generation of scientific leaders.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 30, 2019

Senior Chris Ferris tied for second place individually while leading the Tritons to a third-place finish at last week’s Doc Spragg Invitational in Findlay, Ohio.

St. Louis Chapter of Graduate Women in Science hosts presentation on gender bias in STEM

Sep 23, 2019

Students from UMSL and other local universities attended the event, which featured a discussion of Yale Professor Meg Urry’s 2011 talk “Women in Science – Why So Few?”

UMSL viewbook has a new look, new story

Sep 23, 2019

University Marketing and Communications and the Office of Admissions worked in concert to revamp the publication.

Eye on UMSL: Shuttle run

Sep 23, 2019

A shuttle bus parked in front of the Provincial House, giving students a chance to disembark or climb aboard, on a recent afternoon on South Campus.

KSDK spotlights Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center and its contributions to conservation around globe

Sep 23, 2019

Anchor Kay Quinn spoke to 2018 PhD graduate Fidy Rasambainarivo about his research on the spread of disease in his native Madagascar during the segment for Friday’s newcast.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 23, 2019

Senior Selena Nolte helped the volleyball team continue its torrid start, earning all-tournament team honors at the Union University Classic as the Tritons improved to 12-0.

Plenty of cheer at UMSL Night at the Ballpark

Sep 16, 2019

Campus photographer August Jennewein captured the fun from before the game through the last Cardinals run at the annual gathering of students, faculty, staff and alumni at Busch Stadium.

UMSL shuttles sport new design as part of transportation upgrade

Sep 16, 2019

Lead graphic designer Wendy Allison created the new design in consultation with a committee of stakeholders led by UMSL Police Captain Marisa Smith.

Alexis Bates explores globe while pursuing UMSL degree

Sep 16, 2019

The liberal studies major has become a seasoned international traveler thanks to her participation in four study abroad programs.

Eye on UMSL: ‘Senior Express’

Sep 16, 2019

Senior artists Maria D’Agrosa, Amy Firestone Rosen, Mary Moblech, Joanne Stremsterfer, Judy Thompson and Barb Shaffer showed off work they did while auditing a printmaking course.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Sep 16, 2019

Senior tennis players Ben-Hur Kasprzak and Marina Prediger swept through the A Singles flights at the UIS Tournament while the volleyball team continued its hot start.

Capstone course challenges mechanical engineering students to construct working prototypes

Sep 15, 2019

The seniors conceived and then built working prototypes – a full body dryer, an articulated cord delivery robot and more – from design briefs.

Doctoral candidate Emma Young aims to communicate science to the public

Sep 9, 2019

Young is among 69 finalists who’ll make up the 2020 class of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program.