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UMSL Police Sergeant Richard Aites finds meaning writing about history, the outdoors

Aites is a columnist for Outdoor Guide Magazine and the author of “The Legend of Coal Oil Johnny,” a historical fiction book inspired by oil baron John W. Steele....

Marvin Berkowitz’s new book primes school leaders for character education

“PRIMED for Character Education: Six Design Principles for School Improvement" lays out how educators can help students develop ethical values and critical thinking skills....

‘You Can’t Teach Through a Rat’ latest book by character education expert

Teachers leave marks on a child’s life. Some of those marks are temporary, like a press-on tattoo. But others are indelible. That impact is the premise behind a new book...

Economist pens book on morality, economics

Have you ever wondered whether a society’s moral beliefs might affect the way its economy functions or its general level of prosperity? A new book by a University of Missouri–St....

Anthropologist co-edits book that explores different forms of Japanese etiquette

University of Missouri–St. Louis anthropologist Laura Miller co-edited the book “Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power and Etiquette in Japan.” Despite its title, this is not a traditional book of etiquette, said...

English scholar writes first poetry book

Drucilla Wall’s poems are all over the place. And that’s a good thing as the University of Missouri–St. Louis English scholar weaves stories of everyday life in contemporary American, Native...

Historian deconstructs robot fascination

Humans’ love affair with the automaton, better known as the robot, dates back to before the everyday use of electricity in civilization. But the early machines that dominated the Western...

Political scientist investigates global appetite for investment

Governments at all levels have made attracting investment a high priority for decades. Using incentives, however, is rarely a good policy, University of Missouri–St. Louis political scientist Kenneth Thomas points...

Professor amasses wealth of music manuscripts

Over 12 summers, musicologist Diane Touliatos-Miles mined the National Library of Greece in Athens, one of the world’s richest depositories of Byzantine musical manuscripts. She unearthed 241 centuries-old Western, Ancient...

Alumnus writes memoir about Mexico

Today University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rick Skwiot is an award-winning author of several books, but in 1965 he was just a freshman beginning his education at UMSL. His university experience...