UMSL criminologists behind new report showing declines in violent crime across US

Jul 24, 2023

Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard Rosenfeld and doctoral candidates Ernesto Lopez and Bobby Boxerman co-authored the report for the Council on Criminal Justice.

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.

Worth the wait: Irene Garrison earns her degree from UMSL after nearly 60 years

Jan 17, 2023

Garrison’s father passed away before being able to provide her with a college education. So she put herself through school – one class at a time, over decades.

Devin Banks discusses toll drug overdoses are taking on Black community in St. Louis with PBS NewsHour

Aug 21, 2022

Banks is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and a member of UMSL’s addiction science team.

UMSL faculty members share expertise during Mental Health Awareness Month

May 27, 2022

Chelsey Wilks discussed suicide prevention with KSDK (Channel 5), and Ann Steffen authored an article on treating older adults for the National Council on Aging.

Biology alumnus Felipe Zapata talks to St. Louis Public Radio, KTVI about role with Disney’s ‘Encanto’

Feb 18, 2022

Zapata, who earned his PhD at UMSL and is now an assistant professor at UCLA, consulted with Disney on the plants depicted in the film, set in his native Colombia.

Professor Susan Brownell’s expertise in demand with Olympics underway in Beijing

Feb 10, 2022

Brownell has shared her insights on the Games with The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg TV and St. Louis Public Radio, among other outlets.

UMSL Accelerate announces plans for creative arts accelerator at screening of Brian Owens’ holiday special

Dec 13, 2021

UMSL Accelerate and Brian Owens unveiled plans for an UMSL-led creative arts accelerator to help create a thriving arts industry in St. Louis.

HEC Media features innovative new website from Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative

Dec 6, 2021

The website serves as a digital resource for educators and students to access arts videos, master classes and other tools from local arts organizations.

UMSL faculty members help news media make sense of supply chain shortages heading into holiday season

Nov 19, 2021

Mitch Millstein and George Zsidisin from the Department of Supply Chain and Analytics shared their expertise in television newscasts earlier this week.

UMSL takes steps to address problem of plastic bags on America Recycles Day

Nov 18, 2021

UMSL is hosting a bench made from recycled plastic bags throughout the month of November as part of OneSTL’s Bags2Bench Tour.

Fox 2 spotlights UMSL archaeology professor’s visit to ancient Egyptian mummy exhibit at Saint Louis Science Center

Apr 4, 2021

Anne Austin used infrared light technology to study a tattoo with the wording “Pope Pius” in the “Mummies of the World” exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center.

Quad becomes site of memorial honoring victims of COVID-19

Mar 5, 2021

Angela Kender, a member of the group Marked by COVID, organized the installation as part of the Rose River Memorial project. It will remain on display until March 10.

Alumna Terry Freerks featured on HEC Media’s Spotlight program for career impacting young swimmers

Jan 28, 2021

Freerks has used coaching as a platform to expand opportunity and encourage education, things she’s also done through her support of UMSL.

UMSL kicks off construction on $7 million Nursing Learning Resource and Simulation Center expansion, renovation

Nov 13, 2020

The renovation and expansion will allow the College of Nursing to graduate 20 percent more pre-licensure BSN students annually.

Vanna White makes surprise visit to online communication class

Apr 16, 2020

The Wheel of Fortune star dropped in on a Zoom meeting of Associate Teaching Professor Jill Alexander’s Introduction to Public Speaking course.

Community rallies to Head Coach Katie Vaughn after house fire

Feb 3, 2020

An outpouring of support from people across the U.S. has helped the Vaughn family find some normalcy after their home burned to the ground.

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.

Jill Bernard Bracy discusses traffic safety measures with news stations in St. Louis, Washington

Jul 29, 2019

KSDK (Channel 5) in St. Louis and WJLA (Channel 7) in Washington both featured the assistant teaching professor in reports about reflective pavement markers.

Professor Emeritus Terry Jones discusses city-county merger proposal with multiple news outlets

Jan 31, 2019

The political scientist shared his insights on plans being pushed by Better Together with St. Louis Public Radio, KMOX, FM News Talk and the St. Louis Business Journal.

UMSL-sponsored youth voting program featured on KSDK

Nov 5, 2018

There are 18 St. Louis-area school districts – plus one private school – taking part in this year’s Kids Voting Missouri, a program run through the College of Education.

UMSL political scientists help media set stage for anticipated midterm election

Nov 5, 2018

Professors Dave Robertson, Terry Jones, David Kimball and Anita Manion lent analysis to news organizations locally and across the country over the past month.

UMSL introduces Rave Guardian app to enhance campus safety

Oct 22, 2018

Campus police encourage students, faculty and staff to download the recently launched mobile app.

Faculty members bring attention to UMSL with their expertise, research pursuits

Jun 25, 2018

Sandra Langeslag’s research on how to get over a breakup has received attention around the globe, but she’s not the only faculty member who’s been in the news in the past year.

KMOV catches UMSL admissions team surprising future Opportunity Scholars

Mar 7, 2018

Vice Provost Alan Byrd and Director of Admissions Drew Griffin delivered full-ride scholarship offers to five area high school students.

STL TV features Gallery 210’s ‘Simply Different’ exhibition

Mar 5, 2018

Gallery 210 Director Terry Suhre and furniture maker Peter Voss sat down with host Steve Potter to talk about the exhibition.

UMSL political scientists discuss Missouri governor’s situation with local and national news outlets

Jan 22, 2018

Department Chair Dave Robertson and Professor David Kimball provided their analysis for outlets such as KSDK, KMOV and Talking Points Memo.

Bill Clinton visits Girls Inc. STEM program grown with UMSL help

Nov 8, 2017

Keith Miller and Amber Bell-Christian helped develop the initiative that the former president made an appearance at last week.

Flurry of new students and energy in the spotlight during UMSL’s Move-In Day

Aug 25, 2017

Campus volunteers ensured that the newest members of the Triton community arrived to find a crowd of friendly faces eager to assist.

Communication alumnus Frank Cusumano settling into dream job at KSDK

Jun 29, 2017

The 1984 UMSL graduate has been a fixture at the station for more than 20 years but took on the role of sports director in November.

Criminologist David Klinger discusses police-involved shootings with PBS NewsHour, The New York Times

Jun 23, 2017

The UMSL professor explored the question of why so few deadly police shootings end in police convictions in the wake of the acquittal of Jeronimo Yanez.

Terry Jones discusses the blue-city, red-state divide in Missouri with PBS NewsHour

Apr 24, 2017

The Founders Professor shared insight on the issue of preemption as played out in a fight over the minimum wage in the city of St. Louis.

Conference put on by Center for Ethics in Public Life examines campaign finance reform

Apr 3, 2017

The March 24 event titled “Ethics, Money & Politics” brought together academics, legislators and political operatives and explored all sides of the debate.

Tom Meuser discusses impact Alzheimer’s can have on caregivers on ‘The Pulse of St. Louis’

Mar 14, 2017

The director of UMSL’s gerontology program was part of a panel of experts appearing on the Saturday night show on KPLR.

Collaborative art project at University City unity gathering in the spotlight

Mar 9, 2017

UMSL’s Department of Art and Art History organized a community art project Feb. 26 in the wake of vandalism at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery.

Dave Robertson helps break down St. Louis mayoral race on ‘Stay Tuned’ on the Nine Network

Feb 26, 2017

The chair of UMSL’s Department of Political Science sees a difficult race to predict less than two weeks from the March 7 primary.

Eye on UMSL: International impact

Feb 1, 2017

Campus community members listen as staff answer questions during a forum held in the wake of an executive order directly affecting 27 UMSL students.

Education professor and homework expert weighs in on an issue familiar to both parents and students

Nov 9, 2016

UMSL’s Cathy Vatterott appeared on KSDK (Channel 5) as part of a segment investigating how much studying is too much for school-aged children.

Dave Robertson’s insights on second presidential debate shared around the globe

Oct 11, 2016

The political science chair spoke to news organizations, both local and international, as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off in St. Louis.

Niyi Coker’s new musical celebrates Miriam Makeba, brings 40 South African actors to campus

Sep 13, 2016

“Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa the Musical” tells the story of an iconic musician and civil rights activist who advocated against apartheid while performing on the world stage.

Our wars, their stories: HEC-TV’s ‘State of the Arts’ program puts unique theater project in spotlight

Aug 1, 2016

A new HEC-TV “State of the Arts” feature captures the development of “Telling St. Louis,” a collaboration spearheaded by UMSL and The Telling Project.

Professor Dave Robertson offers his take on this week’s primary races

Aug 1, 2016

The UMSL political scientist has been busy working with area media to help Missouri voters sift fact from fabrication leading up to Aug. 2.

Summer 2016 a busy season of harmony, applause for UMSL’s Jim Henry and local singers young and old

Jul 21, 2016

KSDK (Channel 5) recently highlighted the faculty member’s efforts with Acappellooza as well as the internationally acclaimed Ambassadors of Harmony, for which he is music director.

Summer gun violence spurs UMSL criminologists on local, national media

Jul 18, 2016

Local and national media have turned to UMSL criminologists to make sense of recent tragedies and discuss ways forward.

UMSL Greek Studies professor featured on PBS, National Geographic documentary

Jul 5, 2016

Archaeologist Michael Cosmopoulos, alongside the world’s top Greek scholars, discusses the ancient culture in the PBS and National Geographic documentary “The Greeks.”

St. Louis veterans join forces with UMSL faculty, students for Telling Project premiere in Grand Center

May 31, 2016

With stories as wide-ranging as the places they’ve served around the world, each participant’s words weave around the others’ in fascinating and moving ways.

HEC-TV spotlights professor’s alternative fuel, battery research

Mar 28, 2016

Eric Majzoub explained his hydrogen fuel cell technology research – and the solutions it offers the automobile industry – on HEC-TV’s “Innovations.”

Robotics program featured on CNN Vital Signs

Feb 4, 2016

CNN features the virtual field trips Keith Miller and the Saint Louis Science Center have made possible for St. Louis Children’s Hospital patients.

HEC-TV features ‘A Conversation with Tom George’

Jan 6, 2016

Chancellor George discusses everything from his first impression of UMSL and the outstanding faculty to the growing infrastructure and outstanding community partnerships.

Express Scripts commits $2.5 million to UMSL’s precollegiate Bridge Program, wrap-around scholarships

Dec 10, 2015

The major investment from Express Scripts, Inc., will foster academic opportunity for north St. Louis County students and increase the impact of UMSL’s Bridge Program.