Assistant Professor Blaine Marchant has been leading the project in his bioinformatics course, helping students develop new skills with hands-on assignments using real-life data.
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UMSL biology students assembling Osage Orange genome as part of American Campus Tree Genomes initiative
Assistant Professor Blaine Marchant has been leading the project in his bioinformatics course, helping students develop new skills with hands-on assignments using real-life data.
UMSL biology students assembling Osage Orange genome as part of American Campus Tree Genomes initiative
Assistant Professor Blaine Marchant has been leading the project in his bioinformatics course, helping students develop new skills with hands-on assignments using real-life data.
Eye on UMSL: Global games
New University of Missouri–St. Louis students play “Someone Who” during the Global Triton Welcome on Monday.
UMSL set to celebrate nearly 900 new graduates during fall commencement ceremonies
Edward Jones Principal Ken Cella, Missouri Botanical Garden President Lúcia Lohmann and Girls Inc. of St. Louis President and CEO Cheryl Lynne Jones will be featured speakers during Saturday’s ceremonies.
UMSL set to celebrate nearly 900 new graduates during fall commencement ceremonies
Edward Jones Principal Ken Cella, Missouri Botanical Garden President Lúcia Lohmann and Girls Inc. of St. Louis President and CEO Cheryl Lynne Jones will be featured speakers during Saturday’s ceremonies.
UMSL set to celebrate nearly 900 new graduates during fall commencement ceremonies
Edward Jones Principal Ken Cella, Missouri Botanical Garden President Lúcia Lohmann and Girls Inc. of St. Louis President and CEO Cheryl Lynne Jones will be featured speakers during Saturday’s ceremonies.
Caleb Evans, Diane Goodwin and Jeanne Zarucchi receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Caleb Evans, Diane Goodwin and Jeanne Zarucchi receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Caleb Evans, Diane Goodwin and Jeanne Zarucchi receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Doctoral candidate Becky Hansis-O’Neill’s research helps build understanding of tarantulas
The Saint Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conservation have taken an interest in her work.
Doctoral candidate Becky Hansis-O’Neill’s research helps build understanding of tarantulas
The Saint Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conservation have taken an interest in her work.
Doctoral candidate Becky Hansis-O’Neill’s research helps build understanding of tarantulas
The Saint Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conservation have taken an interest in her work.
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Renowned entomologist Edward O. Wilson receives World Ecology Award
The medal from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL honors work in environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.
Academy of Science of St. Louis set to honor UMSL biochemist with 2018 George Engelmann Interdisciplinary Award
Xuemin (Sam) Wang, known for his research on lipids, will receive the award at a banquet Thursday at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Estefania Fernandez Barrancos hopes studies at UMSL prepare her for work restoring Amazon rainforests
The native of Bolivia is the latest recipient of a Christensen Fund Graduate Fellowship in Plant Conservation from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center.
UMSL faculty member, students drum up excitement during Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Festival
St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers (from left) Jack Glennon, Hitomi Salini and Natsuki Kobayashi are all members of the UMSL campus community.
Biology doctoral student researches threat to Madagascar carnivores from domestic animal disease
Fidisoa Rasambainarivo studies disease transmission from dogs and cats to Madagascar wildlife through a joint UMSL Harris Center and Saint Louis Zoo fellowship.
Buggy Harris Lecture details all the ways humans need insects
Entomologist May Berenbaum gave the 2017 Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture at the Missouri Botanical Garden on March 23.
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle honored with Harris Center World Ecology Award
Called “Hero for the Planet” by TIME magazine, the 81-year-old continues to deep sea dive and fight to protect marine ecosystems worldwide.
Meet Liz de Laperouse: New Harris Leadership Council volunteer chair, longtime conservation advocate
Liz de Laperouse, who spent some of her youth in what is now Zimbabwe, brings a worldly perspective to conservation and her new Harris Center role.
American Society of Plant Taxonomists honors botanist Peter Stevens with Asa Gray Award
Steven’s Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, which documents the evolutionary relationships of flowering plants and is the only resource of its kind relied on worldwide, earned him the distinction.
Now or never, says Harris lecturer on addressing climate change
Francis Beinecke was the featured speaker of UMSL’s 2016 Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture. She is a McCluskey fellow at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and a senior fellow at the NRDC.
Saving the planet one ecologist at a time
UMSL has 46 alumni total in leading positions at conservation sites across 17 different countries.
Wildlife artist honored with World Ecology Award
Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Robert Bateman received the 2015 World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL.
Botanical Garden internship focuses on endangered species research
Senior biology major Rachel Becknell studied the endangered species commonly called Pyne’s ground plum through the internship.
Harris Lecture to feature foremost expert on monarch butterflies
Many of the widely known facts about monarch butterflies that are presented in biology classes and nature documentaries, have come out of Lincoln Brower’s research.
Eye on UMSL: Royalty meets ecology
World Ecology Award recipient Prince Albert II of Monaco poses with UMSL biology PhD candidates (from left) Mari...
UMSL to honor Prince Albert II of Monaco for his environmental work
Prince Albert II of Monaco has been in the media spotlight since birth, but it’s likely a lot of people are not aware of his tireless work protecting the environment.
Harris Lecture to feature Audubon’s chief scientist
Gary Langham, vice president and chief scientist for the National Audubon Society, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture.
Scholar receives grant to create Japan, St. Louis exchange program
The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 spurred Chikako Usui to create an exchange program between St. Louis and Ishinomaki, Japan, one of the hardest-hit areas.
UMSL getting greener with new sustainability coordinator
As the University of Missouri–St. Louis embarks on its Jubilee year, an ever-growing focus on sustainability and the carbon footprint of the university emerges.
Howard Buffet receives World Ecology Award
Philanthropist, farmer, photographer and conservationist Howard G. Buffett became the 19th recipient of the World...
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