The university honored Ravindra Girivaru, Haitao Li, Jinjia Xu, Vijay Anand and Natalie Bolton with research awards.
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Research and Innovation Celebration offers chance to recognize the impact of UMSL researchers
The university honored Ravindra Girivaru, Haitao Li, Jinjia Xu, Vijay Anand and Natalie Bolton with research awards.
Research and Innovation Celebration offers chance to recognize the impact of UMSL researchers
The university honored Ravindra Girivaru, Haitao Li, Jinjia Xu, Vijay Anand and Natalie Bolton with research awards.
Eye on UMSL: Primed to lead
The PRIMED Institute in Character Education’s annual five-day event held on UMSL’s campus is designed for school leaders committed to fostering character development in students.
Jalene LaMontagne settling into new role as Des Lee Professor in Botanical Studies
LaMontagne is a population ecologist who has spent more than two decades conducting research on white spruce trees and other boreal conifers in the forests of North America.
Jalene LaMontagne settling into new role as Des Lee Professor in Botanical Studies
LaMontagne is a population ecologist who has spent more than two decades conducting research on white spruce trees and other boreal conifers in the forests of North America.
Jalene LaMontagne settling into new role as Des Lee Professor in Botanical Studies
LaMontagne is a population ecologist who has spent more than two decades conducting research on white spruce trees and other boreal conifers in the forests of North America.
Microbiologist Lon Chubiz part of a team of researchers studying effects of increasing drought, fire on forest recovery
The team, led by colleagues at the University of Idaho, received a six-year, $15 million grant from NSF’s Biology Integration Institutes program.
Microbiologist Lon Chubiz part of a team of researchers studying effects of increasing drought, fire on forest recovery
The team, led by colleagues at the University of Idaho, received a six-year, $15 million grant from NSF’s Biology Integration Institutes program.
Microbiologist Lon Chubiz part of a team of researchers studying effects of increasing drought, fire on forest recovery
The team, led by colleagues at the University of Idaho, received a six-year, $15 million grant from NSF’s Biology Integration Institutes program.
August graduate Luis Schneegans bound for doctoral program at Stanford after earning degree in mathematics
Schneegans benefitted from the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and his involvement in several NSF-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
August graduate Luis Schneegans bound for doctoral program at Stanford after earning degree in mathematics
Schneegans benefitted from the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and his involvement in several NSF-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
August graduate Luis Schneegans bound for doctoral program at Stanford after earning degree in mathematics
Schneegans benefitted from the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and his involvement in several NSF-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
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UMSL students present at Emerging Researchers National Conference in Washington
Senior Luis Schneegans and junior Zahria Patrick showcased their research in mathematics and chemistry, respectively. Patrick’s poster presentation earned second place in her category.
Trilce Encarnacion receives NSF grant to help grow diversity in STEM careers
Encarnacion developed a program called the Minority Issues Forum Undergraduate Students Workshop, which aims to help underrepresented college students get involved in STEM research.
Education alumna Kelly Taylor named Hazelwood School District Teacher of the Year
Taylor teaches Honors Biology, Principles of Biomedical Science and AP Environmental Science at Hazelwood West High School.
Badri Adhikari receives NSF grant for research on protein distance prediction
Adhikari’s research uses artificial intelligence to create algorithms that predict the distance between protein pairs in amino acids – an issue characterized as a top 100 unsolved problem.
National Science Foundation awards Jianli Pan $500K to research edge cloud computing
The assistant professor of computer science is working to develop new technology to enhance the quality of users’ experience with Internet of Things applications and devices.
Marco Pipoly, UMSL’s 100,000th graduate, on path to career in neuroscience
Pipoly was celebrated as the university’s 100,000th graduate during commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon and has received an NSF research fellowship for graduate school.
Chemistry professor’s blue emitters for OLEDs offer high school student cutting-edge collegiate research experience
Janet Wilking is making blue light-emitting molecules more stable. They’re used to light screens of electronic devices, which interested STARS student Preston Willis.
A look into ‘Glycoworld’ at UMSL, its sweet chemistry research and the professor behind it
Alexei Demchenko’s research on synthesizing carbohydrates has resulted in NIH, NSF and Pfizer funding and a UMSL 2017 Senior Investigator of the Year award.
UMSL one of eight Missouri schools in $5 million NSF grant to increase minority graduates in STEM
The grant calls for a 125 percent increase in Missouri’s minority STEM graduates, with the goal of graduating more than 600 statewide by 2021.
NSF awards student grant for plant research
Research taking place at the University of Missouri–St. Louis could render valuable insight into how biodiversity can affect natural ecosystems. Diego Salazar, a PhD candidate in biology at UMSL, has been awarded a $15,000 dissertation improvement grant from the National Science Foundation for his doctoral dissertation which is titled “The effect of plant phylogenetic and chemical diversity on herbivore community structure and plant host herbivore damage.”
UMSL scholars engage students through journalism
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