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UMSL students ‘Take A Paws’ to help manage stress before finals

The Office of Student Involvement partnered with Purina and Duo Dogs for a touch dog therapy event during Mental Health Awareness Month....

UMSL honors faculty for research excellence at annual Research and Innovation reception

Vijay Anand, Xuemin "Sam" Wang, Ryan Carpenter, Natalie Bolton, Phyllis Balcerzak, Chanua Ross and Haitao Li were recognized for their research work....

Robert Paul, Gaiyan Zhang named Curators’ Distinguished Professors

Paul, the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, and Zhang, a professor of finance, are noted scholars nationally and internationally. ...

DEI mentorship program at MIMH helps foster Megan Niehaus’ interest in neuroHIV

UMSL was one of five sites hosting students in the summer mentorship program organized as part of the International NeuroHIV Cure Consortium....

Criminologist Richard Rosenfeld helps author new report calling for more nuanced look at recidivism

The report, titled “The Limits of Recidivism: Measuring Success After Prison,” was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine....

Roxanne Vandermause named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis

Vandermause has served as interim dean since January 2020 and now looks forward to steering the college through a period of growth in her permanent role....

NIH awards Xuemin Wang $1.2 million to examine circadian rhythm and lipid metabolism, accumulation in plants, with implications for human health

The plant biochemist's research could have implications for human metabolic conditions such as diabetes....

Midwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium award helps Principal Investigator George Gokel combat antibiotic resistance

The award will help Gokel and his group, Upaya Pharmaceuticals, progress their antibiotic resistance technology along the path toward commercialization....

Computer scientist Sharlee Climer investigating pathways of COVID-19 with support of new NIH grant

Climer and her colleagues at Washington University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory received a $650,000 grant to try to uncover why the disease produces different symptoms....

Chemistry Professor Alexei Demchenko earns recognition, new funding for his work in carbohydrate synthesis

Demchenko will receive the Academy of Science–St. Louis' Fellows Award at the 26th annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards dinner in April....