UMSL provided the facilities and faculty support for the 2024 Entrepreneurship and Business Program, the first edition of a three-year partnership between Girls Inc. of St. Louis and First Bank.
LATEST IN STEM
Innovative business program for rising eighth-grade girls wraps up 6-week run on UMSL’s campus with final pitch presentations
UMSL provided the facilities and faculty support for the 2024 Entrepreneurship and Business Program, the first edition of a three-year partnership between Girls Inc. of St. Louis and First Bank.
Innovative business program for rising eighth-grade girls wraps up 6-week run on UMSL’s campus with final pitch presentations
UMSL provided the facilities and faculty support for the 2024 Entrepreneurship and Business Program, the first edition of a three-year partnership between Girls Inc. of St. Louis and First Bank.
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.
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.
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.
Girls Inc. and First Bank partner to host 6-week Entrepreneurship and Business Program on UMSL’s campus
First Bank has signed on for a three-year financial sponsorship of the program, which includes 14 rising eighth-grade girls in the inaugural class.
Girls Inc. and First Bank partner to host 6-week Entrepreneurship and Business Program on UMSL’s campus
First Bank has signed on for a three-year financial sponsorship of the program, which includes 14 rising eighth-grade girls in the inaugural class.
Girls Inc. and First Bank partner to host 6-week Entrepreneurship and Business Program on UMSL’s campus
First Bank has signed on for a three-year financial sponsorship of the program, which includes 14 rising eighth-grade girls in the inaugural class.
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.
MORE IN STEM
Education alumna leads National Institute for STEM Education
Judith Zimny graduated from UMSL with a master’s degree in educational leadership in 1983. She was recently named vice president of NISE.
Women in science: 3 science departments, 3 women chairs
Wendy Olivas, Erika Gibb and Cynthia Dupureur serve as the UMSL department chairs for biology, physics and astronomy, and chemistry and biochemistry, respectively.
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.
Chemistry alumnus shakes up classroom learning environment after unusual academic path
It took Joe Wilson 20 years to get his PhD in chemistry from UMSL due to a big tech detour, but his journey is paying off as a professor.
More math, please: Ben Peet’s creativity with calculus wins him Chancellor’s Award
Math icebreakers, a collaborative classroom and more have earned the adjunct instructor the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence to a Part-time Faculty Member.
Jennings High School students gain summer lab experience at UMSL
Project Lead The Way placed the teens in UMSL labs where they researched everything from avian malaria to circadian rhythm in fruit flies.
Ferguson students explore space through UMSL Astronomy Outreach Program, Challenger Learning Center
More than 100 Ferguson Middle School students visited campus, where they experienced the recently renovated UMSL planetarium.
Local TV’s go-to science guy got his start at UMSL
Alumnus Josh Linn demystifies the science behind experiments he conducts on live TV as part of his Saint Louis Science Center job.
Challenger Learning Center St. Louis honors UMSL faculty member, alumni
Challenger Learning Center St. Louis recently honored Professor Carl Hoagland for his commitment to STEM education and accessibility.
Ameren partners with UMSL to enhance Opportunity Scholars, Bridge programs
The initiative will help unprepared precollegiate students to matriculate, and it will provide new opportunities for underrepresented students interested in STEM careers.
$1.2 million grant will help develop stronger STEM teachers
A $1.2 million dollar grant awarded to UMSL’s College of Education by the National Science Foundation will allow the university to help address the shortfall of highly-qualified STEM teachers.
Behind the scenes: KETC on campus, STARS program on camera
KETC came to campus to do a segment for “Science Matters” on the STARS program at UMSL.
Summer STARS program to turn high school students into college scientists
This summer, 68 high school juniors will fill UMSL laboratories, conducting science research involving everything from fighting cervical cancer to designing and building satellites.
White House honors alumna for STEM outreach to minorities
In the lab or behind a lectern, scientist Danielle Lee is usually in the minority. Rarely does she see people who resemble her.
Emerson’s ‘Ferguson Forward’ plan creates scholarships for local grads
On Sept. 18, Emerson chairman and CEO David Farr announced a five-year commitment of $1.5 million to provide scholarships to UMSL students from Ferguson, Mo., and surrounding communities.
New UMSL Opportunity Scholars class raring to go
They include (from left) Lauren Jenkins, Nicole Gevers, Leslie Jackson, Anta Kane and Brendan McCoy.
Summer STARS program sees record enrollment
Participants of UMSL’s six-week summer precollegiate program come from the St. Louis metro area, as well as Pennsylvania, Arizona, Illinois and even Greece.
Explore the STEMosphere at UMSL
Share Fair and STEMosphere, hosted by the College of Education, will take place jointly on March 29 at UMSL’s Millennium Student Center.
Education professor discusses American students’ math literacy problem on St. Louis Public Radio
As more and more technology becomes available, students continue to show less interest in really learning the fundamentals of mathematics. Only 1 in 4 American students are proficient in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects .
Gift from Peabody Energy to modernize 2 labs
A modern work force needs a modern learning environment. That environment is exactly what the University of Missouri–St. Louis strives to offer its students, said Chancellor Tom George.
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- UMSL partnering with World Wide Technology to offer educational opportunities to employees looking to move forward in their careers
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