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See sky in new way at UMSL observatory
The University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public viewing of Saturn, Mars,...
UMSL posts photos on Flickr, seeks your images
Earlier this year, the Office of Creative Services at the University of Missouri–St. Louis launched an account on the...
UMSL vision scientist receives 2 grants
Guoqiang Li, assistant professor of optometry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, envisions a day when users of bifocals or trifocals won’t have to look down to read.
Political scientist to discuss 2008, 2010 campaigns
Political scientist Ken Goldstein, a consultant for the political unit at ABC News, will discuss “Lessons Learned from Campaign 2008 and Looking Forward to Campaign 2010” at 7:30 p.m. March 9 in the Summit Lounge at the J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
UMSL Symphonic Band to perform at Touhill
The University of Missouri-St. Louis Symphonic Band will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. March 3 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
UMSL English scholar starts new journal
Joseph Carroll, Curators’ Professor of English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, co-founded and co-edited The Evolutionary Review: Art Science, Culture, a new annual journal published by State University of New York Press in Albany.
UMSL to present ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
“The Importance of Being Earnest,” the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ spring theater production, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. March 4 through 6 and 10 through 13 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Gallery Visio to present ‘The Art of Labor’
“The Art of Labor,” an exhibit of selected works from the Bruce and Barbara Feldacker Collection, will open March 4 and run through April 1 in Gallery Visio at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Find out about trains in Japan on March 1
"Shall We Travel by Train?" a lecture by Naoyuki Agawa, vice president of international affairs at Keio University in...
UMSL professor discusses economy on KMOX
Dave Rose, professor of economics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discussed the impact of the one-year-old...
UMSL scholar named to St. Louis Arc board
Patricia Kopetz, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Education for Children with Disabilities in Connection with...
UMSL students win national art contest
Kristen Franke and Matt Grant, art education majors at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, placed second in the German Embassy’s Freedom Without Walls national art contest for their sculpture, “Light Beyond the Wall.”
Happy birthday St. Louis?
St. Louis turned 246 this week.
UMSL is integral part of nanomedicine symposium
The St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine’s first annual symposium, “Pathway to Translation,” took place Feb. 13 at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at Washington University in St. Louis with Tom George, chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, serving as one of its keynote speakers.
Gallery 210 exhibit focuses on eating disorders
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, millions of men and women in the United States struggle with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other eating disorders.
Dr. Drew draws more than 700 to Touhill
The line of eager Dr. Drew fans wound around the lobby of the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the...
Nursing College honored for African-American conference
The 2009 African-American Nursing History Conference at the University of Missouri–St. Louis won the Association for...
Composer wins Women in Music competition
“American Solstice” by Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was chosen as the winner in a competition of scores by women composers held by the Ohio-based Women in Music–Columbus.
UMSL graduate student writes first novel
Angie O'Gorman is a student, activist and theologian. And now she is a novelist. O'Gorman spent five years writing...
UMSL to host Sapphire, author of ‘Push,’ March 1
Sapphire, a noted black author, criss-crosses the country these days speaking to standing-room only crowds. She’s...
Political scientist discusses Haiti on ‘PBS NewsHour’
Jean-Germain Gros, associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, discussed the government of the Republic of Haiti Feb. 8 on “PBS NewsHour.”
Optometry student groups collecting eyeglasses
Optometry student groups at the University of Missouri-St. Louis are conducting an eyeglasses drive now through Feb. 19 at two locations on campus.
UMSL scholars engage students through journalism
Creating a lifetime connection to science is one of the goals of an innovative new grant program under way at the...
Music professor to retire from SLSO
After more than 25 years of association with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Robert Ray will soon retire as director of the SLSO’s IN UNISON Chorus.
Acclaimed quartet to perform ‘Revolution!’
The Arianna String Quartet, the resident quartet at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will continue its 2009-10 season with “Revolution!”
Area middle school students to perform at Touhill
The annual Des Lee Middle School Music Festival will feature a day of clinics and rehearsals with University of Missouri-St. Louis music faculty members and culminate with a performance that night.
Des Lee music festival to include 400 area students
The annual Des Lee High School Music Festival will feature a day of clinics and rehearsals with University of Missouri-St. Louis music faculty members and culminate with a performance that night.
UMSL to host Irish music, storytelling
The McGee Band and Professor David Wilson will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater in...
France’s U.S. ambassador to kick off French Festival
Pierre Vimont, ambassador of France to the United States, will kick off the St. Louis French Festival with his...
Performance artist gives voice to Caribbean at UMSL
Performance artist Philip Nanton will perform "Spoken Word Poetry: Caribbean Voices" 5-7 p.m. Feb. 8 in Gallery 210 at...
UMSL to showcase Greek musicians
"Greek Musicians in the United States: Dimitri Mitropoulos, Maria Callas, Manos Hatzidakis, Innis Xenakis and Theodore...
Media Coverage: February 2010
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Gallery 210 to present ‘The Art of the Book’
“The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now,” an international traveling exhibition of artist book journals, diaries and letters, will open Feb. 11 in Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
National ad group recognizes UMSL student
Nicholas Foster, a senior media studies major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was recently named to the American Advertising Federation’s annual list of Most Promising Minority Students.
Gallery 210 to present ‘The Rumour of True Things’
Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will continue its ongoing series of videos by contemporary artists with “The Rumour of True Things” by Paul Bush.
UMSL Opera Theatre to present ‘L’Amour’
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Opera Theatre at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will perform “L’Amour,” two nights of opera’s most celebrated love stories.
Pepose pledges $1 million to initiative with UMSL
The University of Missouri-St. Louis announced today that Dr. Jay Pepose and the Pepose Vision Institute have pledged $1 million to continue a refractive surgery initiative in cooperation with the university’s College of Optometry.
UMSL theater scholar nabs 2 Kline nominations
Jason Cannon, visiting assistant professor of theater at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, earned a pair of Kevin Kline Award nominations Friday (Jan. 15) for his work on Dramatic License Productions’ inaugural production, “Doubt.”
Sue Shear Institute to hold ‘Pipeline to Public Office’
The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will hold “Pipeline to Public Office,” a nonpartisan workshop designed for women interested in running for municipal offices as well as those interested in volunteering on campaigns.
Photo exhibit focuses on ‘Russian St. Louis’
The latest installment in the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ ongoing Public Policy Research Center Photography Project features pictures taken by Russian natives residing in St. Louis.
Media Coverage: January 2010
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Gallery Visio fundraiser to benefit Will Flores Fund
The fifth annual “Art for AIDS” fundraiser and exhibit will feature new works by Marlene DiFiori Locke and Christopher Schulte.
Des Lee Big Band Jazz Festival to include area teens
The annual Des Lee Big Band Jazz Festival will feature a day of clinics and rehearsals with University of Missouri-St. Louis music faculty members and culminate with a performance of big band standards by three jazz ensembles.
UMSL chemist wins Academy of Science award
Hal Harris, associate professor of chemistry and teaching and learning at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has...
UMSL to showcase masks, mime, music of Japan
Kuniko Yamamoto will perform “Magical Mask, Mime and Music of Japan” at 8 p.m. Jan. 22 and 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Local philanthropists receive UMSL honorary degrees
Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg each received a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Gallery 210 to present exhibit on eating disorders
“THIN,” a multimedia photography-based exhibition about eating disorders by photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, will open Jan. 21 in Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Media Coverage: December 2009
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Octogenarian World War II vet to graduate from UMSL
Ken Wilde (nee Klaus Weiss) was just a boy in Berlin when Nazi Germany and World War II disrupted his education and forever changed his life. Now 86 and living in Olivette, Mo., the retiree fulfilled his dream of completing his education. He will become the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ oldest master’s degree recipient when he receives a master’s degree in history at a UMSL commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 19) in the Mark Twain Athletic and Fitness Center.