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UMSL alum Megan Rapp helps preserve Mark Twain’s legacy in Hannibal and beyond

A driving force behind Hannibal’s thriving tourism industry, Rapp is the executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum.

UMSL alum Megan Rapp helps preserve Mark Twain’s legacy in Hannibal and beyond

A driving force behind Hannibal’s thriving tourism industry, Rapp is the executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum.

UMSL alum Megan Rapp helps preserve Mark Twain’s legacy in Hannibal and beyond

May 12, 2025

A driving force behind Hannibal’s thriving tourism industry, Rapp is the executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum.

Reaching for the cosmos: UMSL astronomy faculty members and students conduct cutting-edge comet research

Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Teaching Professor Mohi Saki are studying the composition of comets with infrared spectroscopy to learn more about the building blocks of the early solar system.

Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year

Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.

Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year

Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.

Faculty members granted sabbaticals and teaching releases during 2025-26 academic year

Apr 21, 2025

Amber Candela, Jennifer Chen, Lon Chubiz, Lara Kelland, Jerome Morris, Lee Slocum, Leighanne Heisel, Waldemar Rohloff and Kate Watt have been granted time to devote to research or course development.

Digging up the past: Michael Cosmopoulos helps students explore archaeology and culture in Greece

Cosmopoulos has spent nearly two decades leading an archaeological excavation in Iklaina, Greece, unearthing evidence of the origins of a two-tiered system of government.

Digging up the past: Michael Cosmopoulos helps students explore archaeology and culture in Greece

Cosmopoulos has spent nearly two decades leading an archaeological excavation in Iklaina, Greece, unearthing evidence of the origins of a two-tiered system of government.

Digging up the past: Michael Cosmopoulos helps students explore archaeology and culture in Greece

Dec 4, 2024

Cosmopoulos has spent nearly two decades leading an archaeological excavation in Iklaina, Greece, unearthing evidence of the origins of a two-tiered system of government.

Community members gather to celebrate 30 years of Greek Studies at UMSL

More than 250 people attended the Sept. 22 event commemorating the history of the professorship and its impact preserving and promoting Greek culture and identity in the St. Louis region.

Community members gather to celebrate 30 years of Greek Studies at UMSL

More than 250 people attended the Sept. 22 event commemorating the history of the professorship and its impact preserving and promoting Greek culture and identity in the St. Louis region.

Community members gather to celebrate 30 years of Greek Studies at UMSL

Sep 30, 2024

More than 250 people attended the Sept. 22 event commemorating the history of the professorship and its impact preserving and promoting Greek culture and identity in the St. Louis region.