Brownell is an expert on Chinese sport and authored “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China.” She has attended five Olympic Games.
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Olympic expert Susan Brownell recalls the colorful and disastrous 1904 marathon on ‘Our American Stories’
The professor of anthropology joined the show as a guest on March 4 and discussed not only the marathon but also how the Olympics landed in St. Louis.
George Zsidisin discusses the resilience of global supply chains on ‘St. Louis on the Air’
Zsidisin is the John W. Barriger III Endowed Professor and the director of UMSL’s Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Research Institute.
UMSL kicks off construction on $7 million Nursing Learning Resource and Simulation Center expansion, renovation
The renovation and expansion will allow the College of Nursing to graduate 20 percent more pre-licensure BSN students annually.
Professor James Bashkin talks PPE, antiviral treatments and green chemistry on Scientific Sense podcast
Bashkin joined host Gill Eapen to discuss several projects including an affordable, portable sterilizer for N95 masks and other PPE.
Kristin Sobolik talks new chancellor role and more on ‘St. Louis on the Air’
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik spoke about her new role, plans for the university and her background with host Sarah Fenske on Friday’s program.
Director of Student Involvement Jessica Long-Pease discusses remote learning challenges on ‘St. Louis on the Air’
Faculty and staff are working together to transition to remote learning for the remainder of the semester in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
UMSL Opera Theatre previews ‘Clever Artifice’ on ‘St. Louis on the Air’
Director of Opera Theatre Stella Markou and cast members Lexi Neal, Sophie Loban, Gracelyn Penn and Nick Bashaw shared their experiences.
Beth Huebner, Mindy Bier and Tom Hoerr featured as ‘St. Louis on the Air’ comes to campus
Host Sarah Fenske and her colleagues recorded an episode last week in front of members of the Pierre Laclede Society.
Harris Center honors Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis Zoo for work in Madagascar
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.