Cobb’s project used weekly socialization visits and mindfulness interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in residents at St. Andrew’s Senior Solutions.
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DNP graduate Victoria Cobb works with BSN students to treat loneliness in older adults
Cobb’s project used weekly socialization visits and mindfulness interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in residents at St. Andrew’s Senior Solutions.
DNP graduate Victoria Cobb works with BSN students to treat loneliness in older adults
Cobb’s project used weekly socialization visits and mindfulness interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in residents at St. Andrew’s Senior Solutions.
UMSL receives new $1.3 million grant from US Department of Education to continue delivering TRIO Student Support Services
Up to 140 students each year will receive one-on-one coaching and assistance connecting with other campus resources because of the new funding.
Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Tareq Nabhan named president of the St. Louis Optometric Society
The organization provides continuing education to local optometrists with the goal of improving visual health across the greater St. Louis community.
Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Tareq Nabhan named president of the St. Louis Optometric Society
The organization provides continuing education to local optometrists with the goal of improving visual health across the greater St. Louis community.
Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Tareq Nabhan named president of the St. Louis Optometric Society
The organization provides continuing education to local optometrists with the goal of improving visual health across the greater St. Louis community.
Communication master’s student Ken Westermann to present at the International Conference on Communication and Media Studies in Paris
Westermann will speak about the Partnership for a Drug-Free America’s famous “This Is Your Brain on Drugs” public health campaign.
Communication master’s student Ken Westermann to present at the International Conference on Communication and Media Studies in Paris
Westermann will speak about the Partnership for a Drug-Free America’s famous “This Is Your Brain on Drugs” public health campaign.
Communication master’s student Ken Westermann to present at the International Conference on Communication and Media Studies in Paris
Westermann will speak about the Partnership for a Drug-Free America’s famous “This Is Your Brain on Drugs” public health campaign.
Accounting alum Kerrie McKenna-Forbes celebrates 15 years at Bank of America
McKenna-Forbes worked three jobs while taking classes – including Pierre Laclede Honors College classes – as she earned her accounting degree from UMSL.
Accounting alum Kerrie McKenna-Forbes celebrates 15 years at Bank of America
McKenna-Forbes worked three jobs while taking classes – including Pierre Laclede Honors College classes – as she earned her accounting degree from UMSL.
Accounting alum Kerrie McKenna-Forbes celebrates 15 years at Bank of America
McKenna-Forbes worked three jobs while taking classes – including Pierre Laclede Honors College classes – as she earned her accounting degree from UMSL.
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Internal drive, supportive family help Natalie Orf juggle parenting, school to earn economics degree
Orf was the first recipient of the Manjarrez Hawn and Centene Charitable Foundation Scholarship and had a summer internship with the Centene Corporation.
Bob Samples retiring after 31 years as spokesperson, key policy advisor at UMSL
Samples has helped lead UMSL’s marketing and communications efforts since 1990, and he’s most recently served as chief of staff to Chancellor Kristin Sobolik.
DNP student Kelli Rowland develops tool to measure loneliness in older adults
Rowland developed a screening tool for Visit-A-Bit to measure the program’s effectiveness and determine incoming senior adult eligibility.
Nontraditional student Steven Wolff perseveres to graduate as College of Nursing student marshal
With a 1.8 GPA from his first college experience, Wolff worked hard to raise his grades and gain acceptance in the nursing program.
UMSL’s Adriano Udani part of local team receiving $250K Henry Luce Foundation grant to support asylum-seekers as leaders
The project with the Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America aims to center asylum-seekers as policy and intellectual leaders in the pursuit of human dignity.
UMSL student-athletes give back during holiday season
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee coordinated volunteer efforts by student-athletes to donate food and fill boxes at the Triton Pantry.
A powerful partnership: A collaboration between UMSL and Ameren benefits St. Louis, industry
Ameren has enlisted the assistance of UMSL Supply Chain and Analytics for its Supply Chain Transformation Initiative.
UMSL celebrating 2020 and 2021 graduates with six in-person commencement ceremonies this weekend
The university is expected to confer nearly 1,000 new degrees as it holds its first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019.
Eye on UMSL: Final review
A group of students holds a last-minute study session for their Forecasting exam Monday afternoon in the Sharon G. Levin Economics Resource Center.
University Child Development Center models healthy habits with classroom garden
Students take an active role in cultivating the garden, from raising seeds indoors during late winter to harvesting produce during summer.
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.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Guard Yaakema Rose Jr. led a strong second-half effort by the men’s basketball team in a 64-54 road victory over Quincy on Friday night.
UMSL implements $300k Office of Violence Against Women grant aimed at gender-based violence prevention
Tritons United: Against Gender Based Violence aims to reduce or eliminate gender-based violence on campus.
UMSL Accelerate announces second Anchor Accelerator cohort
The Anchor Accelerator will provide $50,000, mentorship, a business course, paid UMSL student interns and more to the five selected founders.
Boys Scouts of America’s local council honors UMSL for support of STEM programming
UMSL was recognized for its long partnership with the Greater St. Louis Area Council’s STEM University program, among other initiatives.
Ronald Jones works to nurture St. Louis into a city of gardens
Ronald Jones is dedicated to helping rebuild St. Louis neighborhoods and joined the 2021 cohort
of the Coro Fellows.
Building community through language, Japanese flourishes at UMSL
The Japanese program has grown considerably, adding faculty members, offering study abroad programs and fostering an active presence on campus.
HEC Media features innovative new website from Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative
The website serves as a digital resource for educators and students to access arts videos, master classes and other tools from local arts organizations.
Teach in 12 graduate Lauren Scanlon brings the world to her classroom
Before teaching, Scanlon lived abroad in Northern Ireland, taught English in South Korea and coordinated corporate events as a travel director with Maritz.
Social work students, faculty taking advantage of renovated, more centrally located space on North Campus
The School of Social Work moved from its former home in Bellerive Hall to renovated space on the fourth floor of the Social Sciences and Business Building.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The volleyball team knocked off Lewis in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament before falling to top-seeded Ferris State in the semifinals.
Media Coverage: November 2021
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.
Emily Blackburn implements advanced tools to help St. Louis police better understand crime and protect communities
Blackburn, a 2001 CCJ alumna, has served as the manager of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s crime analysis unit since 2012.
Infographic: Success in six months
UMSL alumni have found success within six months of graduation through employment, further education, service, entrepreneurship and more.
Felia Davenport to exhibit ‘Torn Mixology’ as 2021-2022 Kranzberg Resident Artist
The multimedia exhibit explores Davenport’s multiracial identity and will feature seven handmade pieces of clothing that represent different points in her life.
Working for an education: UMSL students’ tales of perseverance, support, sacrifice and success
UMSL students often balance multiple responsibilities while striving for a college degree to kickstart careers and better lives, families and communities.
Community Innovation and Action Center looks to deepen its impact under new co-directors Kiley Bednar, Paul Sorenson
The center serves as a facilitator of collaboration between community partners looking to address large-scale challenges in the St. Louis region.
Liane Constantine leads post-COVID international recruitment rebound, expansion
UMSL welcomed about 100 new international students during the fall semester of 2021, and Constantine anticipates growth in the spring and fall semesters.
Eye on UMSL: Farewell to fall
Some of the last colorful leaves of fall rain down from a tree in front of the Pierre Laclede Honors College as a shuttle bus drives by on South Campus.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s basketball team handled Trivecca Nazarene in its only game of the week while the men’s team went 2-0 in the Maryville Thanksgiving Classic.
Sharnice Burton, Stephen Chen and Paula Prouhet receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Up and running: Cross country teams laying the foundation for future success
Coach Steve Picucci guided the men’s and women’s cross country teams through their first full season of competition since his hiring in 2019.
‘Build it, they will come’: Betty Van Uum makes UMSL campus her legacy
In her 38 years at UMSL, Betty Van Umm has helped facilitate every expansion on or off campus.
Steven Louis Brawley preserves and celebrates St. Louis’ LGBTQIA+ history
Brawley founded the St. Louis LGBT History Project in 2007. He also authored “Gay and Lesbian St. Louis” and has served as a trustee for the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Leader of the St. Louis Avant-Garde: Artist Brock Seals’ background fuels his ascent
Brock Seals is succeeding on his own terms in the worlds of art and activism, in the process creating a body of work both unique and inspiring.
Gateway Human Trafficking honors Anthony Harper with Blue Heart Award
Harper, a 1994 UMSL alumnus, has spent the past eight years working as a forensic interviewer for Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis.
Education alumna Elizabeth Bleier invests in the region’s future as executive director of Teach For America St. Louis
As executive director, Bleier is leading an effort to support St. Louis’ network of 600 Teach For America alumni with professional development opportunities.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The volleyball team swept Illinois Springfield and Southern Indiana to reach the GLVC Tournament final but lost a five-setter to Lewis for the title.
15 entrepreneurs present startups during Anchor Accelerator Pitch Day for a chance at a $50,000 capital injection
The founders had only five minutes to present problems, solutions, business plans and more to a panel of judges for a chance to win a $50,000 non-dilutive capital injection.
Baorong Guo and Annah Bender receive research grant to study streamlining SNAP application process
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the $199,000 grant, which is aimed at increasing SNAP participation among low-income families.
UMSL faculty members help news media make sense of supply chain shortages heading into holiday season
Mitch Millstein and George Zsidisin from the Department of Supply Chain and Analytics shared their expertise in television newscasts earlier this week.
USDA awards UMSL-led team of researchers $633,000 grant to study pollination in urban orchards
Aimee Dunlap and Nathan Muchhala are collaborating with researchers from the Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri Botanical Garden, SLU, Webster and Maryville.
UMSL takes steps to address problem of plastic bags on America Recycles Day
UMSL is hosting a bench made from recycled plastic bags throughout the month of November as part of OneSTL’s Bags2Bench Tour.
Professor Lea-Rachel Kosnik talks Spire STL Pipeline with ‘St. Louis on the Air’
The professor of economics shared her expertise and opinions on the pipeline, FERC, Spire and natural gas costs.
STL CyberCon panel highlights different paths to careers in cybersecurity
The seventh annual conference attracted more than 160 registrants and featured a discussion on the benefits of four-year degrees and certifications.
Eye on UMSL: Arms open to the future
Professor Marvin Berkowitz opens his arms to the graduating cohort of the Character Education focused Emerging Leaders Academy during an event on Nov. 3.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their seasons as the women’s soccer team ended its, and the volleyball team locked up the No. 2 seed in the GLVC Tournament.
Education and English alumna Eleanor Taylor connects to students and family history through language learning
Taylor was one of seven finalists for the 2022 Missouri Teacher of the Year and has been a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms fellow.
Academic Influence ranks Richard Rosenfeld among world’s five most influential criminologists
Rosenfeld is a leading researcher on crime control, criminal justice policy, the social sources of crime and statistical trends in criminal justice.
Flag raising ceremony kicks off UMSL celebration of Veterans Day
Student veteran and music major Krishaun Dotson-Orange performed “Reveille” and “To the Color” on his trumpet as Army ROTC members raised the flag.
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- Eye on UMSL: Global study options
- UMSL’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter earns top awards at annual national meeting
- UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
- UMSL optometry alum Dr. Brianne Hobbs named dean of Chicago College of Optometry
- New UMSL Guardian app strengthening safety across campus
- Faculty members Rachel Wamser and Kim Werner contribute chapters to book on cognitive processing therapy for complex cases
