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CIAC, partners awarded grant to study home repair needs of older adults in St. Louis

The $178,000 RRF Foundation for Aging grant will be used to survey homeowners about their home repair needs and gather data to inform policy decisions....

St. Louis Coro Fellows Program relaunching in 2021 at UMSL

St. Louis is one of five Coro sites nationally developing civic-minded graduates who work and lead across government, business and nonprofit sectors....

CIAC report highlights areas of need, opportunity for early childhood care in Missouri

Kiley Bednar and Ben Cooper led the team doing research into its affordability and accessibility on behalf of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education....

Newly launched St. Louis Regional Data Exchange brings together more than 420 local public datasets into one location

The online portal features publicly available data from the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Madison County....

Chris Spilling named vice chancellor for research and economic and community development

The newly created role, which leads and guides both research and community and economic development, is the latest in Spilling's 31-year career at UMSL....

COVID-19 Research Conversation highlights UMSL partnerships with community organizations

Presenters discussed how partnerships through the Community Innovation and Action Center and the Regional Data Alliance are making a difference....

Kristin Sobolik appointed 8th chancellor of the University of Missouri–St. Louis

Sobolik will continue to build upon the work she’s done to advance the university and expand its reach since 2017, when she came to UMSL as provost....

St. Louis Regional Data Alliance launches COVID-19 dashboard: STL Response

Community volunteers at the RDA worked to collect the best COVID-19 information and resources available in one place. ...

CIAC data architect Jonathan Leek works to quantify the hidden cost of vacancy

Leek took part in an invitation-only accelerator program organized by DataKind and Microsoft to advance his work on vacancy in St. Louis....

Community engagement is core to UMSL’s mission

As the University of Missouri System celebrates Engagement Week, Interim Chancellor Kristin Sobolik reflects on ways UMSL works to better the St. Louis region....