The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri recognized the professors, elevating them to the most prestigious ranks in the UM System.
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Susan Brownell, R. Rocco Cottone named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri recognized the professors, elevating them to the most prestigious ranks in the UM System.
Susan Brownell, R. Rocco Cottone named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri recognized the professors, elevating them to the most prestigious ranks in the UM System.
Chemistry Professor Michael Nichols discusses Alzheimer’s disease research in latest episode of Inside UMSL podcast
Nichols is investigating proteins linked to inflammation in the brain that occurs as part of the neurodegenerative disease.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
Anthropologist Susan Brownell joins National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
The committee aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and China with the belief that a productive relationship serves both American and global interests.
Anthropologist Susan Brownell joins National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
The committee aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and China with the belief that a productive relationship serves both American and global interests.
Anthropologist Susan Brownell joins National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
The committee aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and China with the belief that a productive relationship serves both American and global interests.
Professor Susan Brownell’s expertise in demand with Olympics underway in Beijing
Brownell has shared her insights on the Games with The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg TV and St. Louis Public Radio, among other outlets.
Professor Susan Brownell’s expertise in demand with Olympics underway in Beijing
Brownell has shared her insights on the Games with The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg TV and St. Louis Public Radio, among other outlets.
Professor Susan Brownell’s expertise in demand with Olympics underway in Beijing
Brownell has shared her insights on the Games with The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg TV and St. Louis Public Radio, among other outlets.
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Professor Susan Brownell lends expertise to news outlets covering diplomatic situation ahead of Olympics in Beijing
The UMSL professor of anthropology has authored multiple books about Chinese sport and the Olympic Games.
Anthropology Professor Susan Brownell shares insight on China’s Olympic success with Radio New Zealand, Financial Times
Brownell is an expert on Chinese sport and authored “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China.” She has attended five Olympic Games.
Olympic expert Susan Brownell recalls the colorful and disastrous 1904 marathon on ‘Our American Stories’
The professor of anthropology joined the show as a guest on March 4 and discussed not only the marathon but also how the Olympics landed in St. Louis.
UMSL Anthropologist Susan Brownell talks Olympic postponement
Brownell’s research at UMSL has provided her with a unique perspective on the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Alumnus Nate Oatis aims to help kids overcome trauma by teaching mindfulness, meditation
Oatis, who earned his degree in anthropology and economics in May, recently completed his first full year of the nonprofit Excelsior Program.
Anthropology major Morgan Tanner’s empathy for people driving her toward future career
UMSL faculty members have helped the first-generation college student find opportunities to engage in ethnographic research, and she’s presented her work at two conferences.
Anthropologist Susan Brownell discusses the changes in China since the Olympics with Agence France-Presse
The story was widely distributed globally, including in countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore in Southeast Asia.
Anthropology Professor Susan Brownell receives UM System President’s Award for Leadership
Brownell has shown leadership in her department and been a willing collaborator with others on campus since joining the UMSL faculty in 1994.
In print: Recently published books by UMSL faculty
New faculty books discuss positive discourse, evolutionary behavior, crime statistics and the influence of sports on society.
Ask an Expert: Anthropologist Susan Brownell watches world come together at Olympic Games
In this Q&A series, UMSL Daily connects with subject-matter experts from across the university on newsworthy topics.
A brief travel log: Susan Brownell at the Rio Olympics
The anthropology professor details her time in Rio, Brazil, during the 2016 Olympics.
Faculty excellence in teaching, research, service in spotlight
The award recipients include (from left) Christopher Spilling, Sanjiv Bhatia, Lauren Obermark, Susan Brownell, Kimberly Baldus, W. Howard McAlister and Brian Lawton.
Renowned anthropologist earns Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity
Susan Brownell’s depth of knowledge, originality and academic service have earned her the 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity.
In print: Recently published books by UMSL faculty
Authors and editors include Mary Lacity, Susan Brownell, Denise Mussman, Uma Segal, Laura Miller, Margaret Sherraden and Mark Burkholder.
UMSL China scholar discusses wage disparity with Bloomberg Businessweek
Of the 20 richest individuals in China, three are self-made female billionaires. But the ranking certainly isn’t a norm. In fact, China has a growing gender pay disparity, which Chinese expert Susan Brownell told Bloomberg Businessweek harkens back to the country’s male-oriented work traditions.
Scholar to lend expertise to international anthropology organization
Susan Brownell will lend her expertise to an international organization that is one of the major funding sources for anthropological research in the U.S.
Professor in demand for Olympic expertise
With the London Olympics just around the corner, the demand has increased for the expertise of a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology at UMSL, is an expert on the Olympic Games, with a special emphasis on Chinese sports. She was in Beijing during the 2008 games and has written two books on China and the Olympics; “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China” and “Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People’s Republic.”
Professors talk Olympic Games in recent podcast
As the world gears up for the 2012 Summer Olympics next month in London, reflection on the last summer games continues. University of Missouri–St. Louis scholars Susan Brownell and Richard Wright recently sat down to film a video podcast about the Olympics for the British Journal of Sociology in London.
4 years on, Beijing Olympic venues rarely used
Four years after the Beijing Olympic Games many of the venues built for the summer contest are underused and draining public finances, according to a recent Reuters article.
Eye on UMSL: Olympic interview
Richard Wright, Curators’ Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMSL, interviews Susan Brownell, professor...
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