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UMSL Optometry and Nursing students explore complexities of poverty and impact on patient care

A simulation facilitated by the Missouri Community Action Network gave participants the chance to step into the shoes of someone experiencing poverty for a few hours....

UMSL College of Optometry faculty Julie DeKinder and Vinita Henry receive national awards from AOA’s Contact Lens and Cornea Section Council

The awards recognize innovation and leadership in the field of contact lenses and anterior segment disease....

Celebrating Black History Month 2023 with stories of UMSL excellence

Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 12 inspiring stories of Black student, faculty, staff and alumni triumphs and contributions. ...

Looking back at an eventful 2022 through stories told in UMSL Daily

The past 12 months have featured numerous stories of success, innovative teaching and research, and impactful community engagement done by students, faculty, staff and alumni....

Meet Keshia Elder, dean of UMSL’s College of Optometry

Elder, who previously served as an associate clinical professor at UMSL from 2011 to 2016, recently became the first Black female dean of optometry in the country....

UMSL welcoming 29 new faculty members as the fall semester begins

New faculty members in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing and the Pierre Laclede Honors College took part in orientation last week....