UMSL archaeologist Michael Cosmopoulos presented the new findings at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens on Thursday.
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UMSL community finds fellowship in food, music at Globalpalooza
The annual event provides an opportunity to celebrate the global cultures represented on campus in a festive atmosphere.
Eye on UMSL: Honoring veterans
UMSL held a flag raising ceremony Thursday morning to commemorate Veterans Day.
UMSL students explore the workplace benefits of improv
A workshop led by The Improv Shop challenged students to embrace uncertainty, consider new perspectives and become more effective teammates.
Eye on UMSL: Ready, aim, pumpkin!
Members of the Physics and Astronomy Club catapulted pumpkins into the air during the group’s Punkin’ Chunkin’ event outside the Recreation and Wellness Center.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Maggie Johnson and the UMSL volleyball team grabbed a share of the GLVC regular-season title by finishing in a three-way tie with Indianapolis and Rockhurst atop the conference standings.
UMSL volunteers add personal touch to Lakota toy drive, bringing joy to Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
The St. Louis Children’s Advocacy Center is coordinating an effort to fulfill more than 300 wish lists for children on the reservation.
St. Louis Business Journal celebrates 3 UMSL graduates in its newest 40 Under 40 class
Charli Cooksey, Kevin Cox and Cyril Loum were highlighted for the early career impact they’re making across the St. Louis region.
UMSL graduates make their mark at growing cybersecurity company
Ayana Weissenfluh and Brynne Qualley applied their classroom experiences to help Tenfold Security earn national recognition.
1st year optometry student Sarah Woelffel receives Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship
She was officially commissioned as a Navy officer on Sept. 26.
Annual College Transit Challenge highlights benefits of public transit for area students
UMSL battled SLU, WashU, St. Louis Community College and Southwestern Illinois College to have the most ridership during the three-day event.
Engineering student Joseph Lewis building future career through campus involvement, mentorship
Lewis is a licensed realtor who has been working to launch a student chapter of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America at UMSL.
Senior Lauren Sweeney pursues BSN degree while playing for women’s tennis team
She’s been able to gain robust hands-on nursing experience through rotations in obstetrics at Mercy Hospital, pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and adult health at Christian Hospital.
UMSL-themed ‘I Voted’ stickers help voters display pride for fulfilling their civic duty
Art and Design students created the popular stickers available to St. Louis County voters at the MSC polling site.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The men’s soccer team upset No. 22 Drury with a 1-0 overtime victory Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.
Media Coverage: October 2026
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.
UMSL event creates new opportunities for researchers to connect and collaborate
The inaugural Information Systems and Technology Research Symposium united faculty from universities across the metropolitan area to share their work, exchange feedback and build relationships.
UMSL’s Barnett Agency gives students a head start on PR careers
The student-run public relations agency provides hands-on experience with real clients, helping students build professional skills and confidence before graduation.
Eye on UMSL: Halloween creations
UMSL Global Students and Experiences and the Department of Art and Design hosted a pumpkin carving contest Wednesday on the MSC patio.
Scale AI, Lindbergh Schools and UMSL partnering to train teachers to make effective use of AI in their classrooms
A new course, developed through the partnership, will help K-12 educators build common understanding, vocabulary and expertise in AI.
Ashwani Monga named chancellor of the University of Missouri–St. Louis
Monga, who has been the executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University System of Georgia, will begin his new role on Jan. 1.
Alum Joe Blanner authoring new book about ‘The Great Divorce’ that continues to shape St. Louis
The Missouri Historical Society will publish “The Great Divorce and the Making of Modern St. Louis” with an expected October 2027 release date.
3rd year optometry student Annie Kikhamsouk receives J. Pat Cummings Scholarship from the American Academy of Optometry
Kikhamsouk was recognized for her academic performance and involvement with internships, community service and other volunteer activities.
UMSL students take international business lessons from the classroom to Ecuador
A new travel component in the International Management course gave undergraduate and graduate students firsthand experience with global business, new career perspectives and lasting connections.
Justin Rubin, Candace Alba-Marshall and Brienna Manore receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Assistant Professor Lei Xu’s research highlighted in The London School of Economics and Political Science Business Review
The research by Xu and his collaborators revealed that social unrest in China can lead to unexpected economic opportunities that spur entrepreneurship.
UMSL students participate in comet observations using NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Students assisted Assistant Teaching Professor Mohammad Saki and Professor Erika Gibb by recording an observation log, guiding the telescope and running a spectrograph.
Eye on UMSL: Honeysuckle hackers
UMSL students Michael Gillespie and Ludivine Renaud participate in the Honeysuckle Hack on Oct. 16 at the Bellerive Bird Sanctuary.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The ninth-ranked women’s soccer team clinched the GLVC regular-season title with a 5-0 victory over Maryville on Wednesday.
Ed G. Smith College of Business welcomes inaugural cohort of Triton Business Scholars
Six UMSL freshmen are the first recipients of a merit-based scholarship providing full-tuition support for their undergraduate studies.
Bellerive ties for first place in National Collegiate Honors Council’s 2026 Publications Contest
Two issues of the annual publication, which is produced by students in the Pierre Laclede Honors College, took home top honors in the national contest.
Supria Sarkar serving as Taylor Geospatial Research Scientist in UMSL Geospatial Collaborative
Sarkar is helping grow the Geospatial Collaborative’s research capacity and impact.
BSN student and soccer player Gwen Maggard finds success on and off the field
Maggard was part of the team that won the women’s soccer conference regular-season title and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals last year.
Happy faces, high-fives and plenty of hills in UMSL 5K Run/Walk
More than 220 people participated in the sixth annual event on a beautiful fall Saturday morning.
Eye on UMSL: Innovation nation
More than 750 students, educators and business leaders took part in the Innovate USA Summit and Expo Oct. 13 at the The Post Building in downtown St. Louis.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The 18th-ranked men’s golf team captured its second straight tournament title, winning last week’s Doc Spragg Invitational in Findlay, Ohio.
UMSL computer scientists part of consortium working to build pipeline for high school students leading to careers at intersection of cybersecurity, AI
Abde Mtibaa and Cezary Janikow are partnering with colleagues at Memphis and Old Dominion on a project funded by the National Security Agency.
Andresa De Souza and Meral Koldas collaborate with international colleagues on autism intervention during multi-country tour
This summer, the College of Education faculty members visited Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece and Italy to disseminate their work on applied behavior analysis.
Biology PhD candidate Garrett Behrends conducts research in South Africa through Henry Mitchell Scholarship
Behrends studied the diets of paper wasps near Cape Town with support from the University of Missouri South Africa Education Program.
August DNP grad Tara Kempker examines how virtual reality interventions can help pediatric surgical patients
Through Kempker’s project, patients reported meaningful reductions in anxiety and stress after using the Headspace for Kids app on a VR headset.
UMSL DBA students present at Midwest Academy of Management Conference
Two teams of Tritons from the first-semester qualitative research methods course earned the chance to share their work at the conference in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Eye on UMSL: Building a home for innovation
A new Engineering Design and Innovation studio is taking shape in Stadler Hall.
Science writer Juli Berwald shares wisdom with UMSL students ahead of ‘Music for the Ocean’
Friday’s concert at the Touhill benefitted Tela Coral, a nonprofit Berwald co-founded working to preserve coral colonies off the coast of Honduras.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The volleyball and women’s soccer teams each clinched berths in the Great Lakes Conference tournament after going 2-0 last week.
Alum Chuck Knoll providing a floral finish for UMSL 5K participants
Walter Knoll Florist is sponsoring this year’s Run/Walk and offering a rose to each person who completes the course.
Social work alum Madison Paz carries on grandfather’s legacy of service
Madison, the granddaughter of UMSL champion George Paz, is pursuing her calling as an adolescent therapist at the Logos School
First Alert 4 highlights Addiction Science Team’s work distributing naloxone across Missouri
The segment showed how the team’s work is helping to fight the opioid epidemic and save lives across the state of Missouri.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Brady Freeman and the men’s soccer team celebrated an unbeaten week, which he punctuated with a pair of goals in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Truman State.
Finance student Reese Anthony finds confidence and a career through Boeing Mentorship Program
Anthony’s experience in the program led to an internship, a full-time job offer and a desire to help other UMSL students find their own paths.
History major Austen Klein mapping out path to unexpected career in geospatial technology
Klein has been pursuing a GIS certificate alongside his degree and has served as an intern at geospatial technology company T-Kartor.