A total of four students from Hazelwood East High School, Hazelwood West High School and University City High School took part in the paid summer internship program.
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CLIMB program celebrates 10th class of summer interns
A total of four students from Hazelwood East High School, Hazelwood West High School and University City High School took part in the paid summer internship program.
CLIMB program celebrates 10th class of summer interns
A total of four students from Hazelwood East High School, Hazelwood West High School and University City High School took part in the paid summer internship program.
UMSL receives INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the fifth straight year
The university was one of 114 institutions nationwide to receive the honor, and one of only three in Missouri.
Physics graduate Keith Reece finds personal, professional growth conducting comet research
Reece has assisted Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Professor Mohi Saki with research utilizing the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.
Physics graduate Keith Reece finds personal, professional growth conducting comet research
Reece has assisted Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Professor Mohi Saki with research utilizing the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.
Physics graduate Keith Reece finds personal, professional growth conducting comet research
Reece has assisted Professor Erika Gibb and Assistant Professor Mohi Saki with research utilizing the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.
Students engage UMSL community during Undergraduate Research Symposium
More than 70 undergraduates presented their original, mentored investigations and creative inquiries during Friday’s event.
Students engage UMSL community during Undergraduate Research Symposium
More than 70 undergraduates presented their original, mentored investigations and creative inquiries during Friday’s event.
Students engage UMSL community during Undergraduate Research Symposium
More than 70 undergraduates presented their original, mentored investigations and creative inquiries during Friday’s event.
Annual Graduate Research Fair helps students showcase their work
Twenty-two students representing the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Sciences, Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychological Sciences took part in the fair on April 19.
Annual Graduate Research Fair helps students showcase their work
Twenty-two students representing the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Sciences, Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychological Sciences took part in the fair on April 19.
Annual Graduate Research Fair helps students showcase their work
Twenty-two students representing the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Sciences, Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychological Sciences took part in the fair on April 19.
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UMSL hosts webinars discussing pandemic’s effects on supply chains and immigrants
Representatives from four local companies discussed how they have adapted during COVID-19, and Adriano Udani explained challenges facing immigrant groups.
UMSL hosts webinars covering blended families, child trafficking and suicide in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic
The university offered a range of online events designed to support community members and highlight faculty research opportunities related to COVID-19.
Ekin Pellegrini represents UMSL DBA program on Executive DBA Council board
The organization unites DBA programs across the world, offering resources and opportunities for academic growth.
Digital marketing Assistant Professor Ho Kim receives Douglas E. Durand Award for Research Excellence
Kim’s research, featured in a number of prominent publications, focuses on how data can be used to predict and influence consumer behavior.
UMSL chemists to receive funding for projects as part of UM System’s $20.5M research investment
Cynthia Dupureur and Alexei Demchenko are leading two of the 19 innovative projects across the system’s four universities that are in line for funding.
Eye on UMSL: Building good chemistry
Researchers took a break from their work in the lab of UMSL Curators’ Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Alexei Demchenko.
College of Education announces new research awards program
Eight faculty members presented their research at a Wednesday symposium meant to highlight the scholarly work produced by the college.
DNP project empowers ‘psych whisperer’ Anne Thatcher’s large-scale care ambitions
Research with the Behavioral Health Network inspired Thatcher to dedicate herself to excellence both individual care and health systems improvement.
UMSL researchers share expertise on local, national radio
Sandra Langeslag appeared on NPR, and Lauren Obermark and Jennifer Siciliani both served as guest panelists on “St. Louis on the Air.”
Panel discussion showcases innovative research from African American faculty members at UMSL
Wilma Calvert, Jerome Morris and Sha-Lai Williams Woodson shared their work as part of “A Conversation on Reframing Health, Education and Family in the Black Community.”
Social work professor seeks real-world applications in study of refugee youth
Florian Sichling is interviewing adolescent Syrian and Bosnian immigrants in St. Louis to determine how their experiences might inform policy changes.
Social work professor studies community engagement, collective action in Ferguson
Michael Gearhart is in the midst of researching the effectiveness of community efforts to address the challenges faced by the city’s residents in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting.
UMSL-hosted summit highlights researchers working to combat some of society’s biggest challenges
The summit brought together faculty researchers in behavioral and social sciences from across the University of Missouri System.
UMSL researchers see nearly $5 million growth in grant awards in first quarter of new fiscal year
The College of Arts and Sciences saw an increase in NSF awards while accounting for more than a third of UMSL’s $9,831,786 total in grant money during the quarter.
Ask an Expert: Cathy Vatterott advocates for homework that benefits the learning styles of all students
Vatterott, a professor of education, discussed ways in which views have shifted between the first and second editions of her book “Rethinking Homework.”
How to get over a breakup: New research from UMSL’s Sandra Langeslag featured in TIME
Langeslag’s study shows that thinking negatively about exes increases chances of feeling less love toward them … but can also leave people in a bad mood.
Paid UMSL internships offer Jennings high school students collegiate research experience
Meet five of the 13 high school students and learn about their research, internship experience and future hopes and dreams.
UM System President Mun Choi challenges more than 100 young scientists, STARS graduates at UMSL
He called on graduates of the precollegiate science research program to put their talents toward solutions related to sustainable energy and health care.
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.
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.
James Shuls’ examination of Missouri teacher pension plan earns him Junior Investigator of the Year award
He collected salary schedules from more than 460 school districts in the state, analyzing how different pension formulas impact teachers.
12 undergraduate students earn College of Arts and Sciences research grants
The award recipients received up to $1,000 in funding for projects in the fields of biology, chemistry and psychology.
A sweet deal: Sicilian graduate studies sugar chemistry, lands Monsanto job
Salvatore Pistorio will be a chemist II at Monsanto after recreating sugar molecules at UMSL using chemical synthesis and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography.
Brains on brains: Students fill first UMSL Neuroscience Research Showcase
More than 20 students from all different disciplines filled the showcase with brainy research exploring topics from chimera neural oscillators to the psychology of love.
HEC-TV features ‘A Conversation with Tom George’
Chancellor George discusses everything from his first impression of UMSL and the outstanding faculty to the growing infrastructure and outstanding community partnerships.
Graduate student deepens expertise at St. Louis’ Campbell House Museum
Dylan McCartney pauses along a second-story hallway to point out a thick, dark line once covered by decades of...
Undergraduate researcher focuses on plus, minus of nicotine in strokes
Jacob Huffman, UMSL psychology major, received a College of Arts and Sciences research grant for his study.
‘Gallery walk’ boosts disability studies projects beyond seminar
A new course this fall pushed English graduate students to delve deep into a topic often dismissed as uncomfortable and keep the conversation going beyond the classroom.
Eye on UMSL: Faculty authors
Information systems Professor Mary Lacity talks with Larry Frederick, UMSL’s chief information officer, about his book at the annual Faculty Author Reception.
Undergrad analyzes impact of economy, voter perception on polls
Economics major Hagen Montano was awarded an undergraduate research grant from the College of Arts and Sciences this spring.
Faculty excellence in teaching, research, service in spotlight
The faculty recipients of the 2014 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence include (from left) Xuemin “Sam” Wang, Shane Seely (Gitner Award), Susan Feigenbaum, Deborah Maltby, Gary Flotron and Jennifer Reynolds-Moehrle.
Undergrad’s cellular-level research tracks protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Misfolded amyloid-beta proteins, inflammatory responses, absorbance ratios – it sounds complicated because it is, admits Richard Davenport, a UMSL senior majoring in biochemistry and biotechnology.
Grant spurs undergrad’s research toward better batteries, vehicles
Senior physics major Henry Hamper eyes a batch of the nanoporous carbon material he makes for research projects aimed at improving batteries and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Schlafly beer co-founder, Boeing executive to speak during UMSL Research and Innovation Week
The university has lined up an eclectic group of speakers for the weeklong event, which runs April 21-25.
Beyond the classroom: Grant program opens doors for undergraduate researchers
Jason Adair never saw himself as the Indiana Jones type. But after learning about uncovered remnants of stone tools and other artifacts that were found in Chesterfield, Mo., the University of Missouri–St. Louis anthropology major got hooked on archaeology.
Partnership between UMSL and Missouri Institute of Mental Health is one to be ‘proud of’
It’s 8:30 a.m. and Joseph Parks has already fielded four conference calls, all of them while driving into St. Louis from his home in Columbia, Mo. Parks is the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Once a week, he makes the trip to MIMH, which is housed on the grounds of the old St. Louis State Hospital.
Clinical psychologist Kamila White studies non-cardiac chest pain in kids
Imagine waking up to hear your child crying from chest pain. You rush to the emergency room. Dozens of tests later,...
UMSL graduate overcomes disease to earn PhD
Like many students, Nicole White studied long hours and got by on only a few hours of sleep each night. So in 2004,...
STARS program introduces high schoolers to science research
The clay caterpillar looked real enough to eat, as evidenced by the bite marks on it. High school senior Andrea Herman...
Chemist wins Chancellor’s Award for Research
George Gokel, associate director of the Center for Nanoscience and distinguished professor of science at the...
Nanoscience symposium attracts big audience
Some of the tiniest materials brought out big numbers last week as scientists converged on St. Louis for the second...
Honeysuckle not the sweet plant we think it is
Bush or Amur Honeysuckle is scattered throughout Missouri and is everywhere in the St. Louis region. There is a good...
Seabird on Galapagos Islands anything but common, UMSL researchers discover
A common seabird on the Galapagos Islands, historically thought to be genetically the same as its mainland...
Research faculty score high in national ranking
Five doctoral programs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis received high national rankings recently from Academic...
UMSL awarded portion of $1 million challenge grant
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is part of a regional collaboration that was awarded a $1 million i6 Challenge...
Teenage scientists earn research awards, reap more benefits from UMSL STARS program
Twenty-three aspiring scientists who spent several weeks conducting intensive research with St. Louis-area...
UMSL announces 2010 STARS graduates
More than 60 high school students spent their summer working with some of the top scientists in the greater St. Louis...
Biologists’ discovery lands in Science Magazine
Biologists from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and Mississippi State University have discovered a way to better...
Researcher finds what people think about luck
According to Berit Brogaard’s experimental philosophy research, most of us see other people’s misfortune as something...
New information on black breast cancer survivors
You can survive a breast cancer diagnosis. That’s what Margaret Barton-Burke, the Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of...
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- Ekin Pellegrini has lofty goals as president of the Executive DBA Council
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- UMSL partnering with World Wide Technology to offer educational opportunities to employees looking to move forward in their careers
- Helena Marvin, Lori Curtis and Daniel Gerth receive UMSL Hero Awards
- Community members gather to celebrate 30 years of Greek Studies at UMSL
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- Provost Steven Berberich announces 17 faculty promotions for the 2024-25 academic year
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