The value of the UMSL fund has nearly doubled over the past two years, with students in each of the three methodology groups each beating market averages in that time frame.
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Student Investment Trust portfolio eclipses $1 million plateau
The value of the UMSL fund has nearly doubled over the past two years, with students in each of the three methodology groups each beating market averages in that time frame.
Student Investment Trust portfolio eclipses $1 million plateau
The value of the UMSL fund has nearly doubled over the past two years, with students in each of the three methodology groups each beating market averages in that time frame.
Nursing Assistant Teaching Professor Joshua Minks helps support doctoral nursing students through Jonas Scholar Alumni Council
The 10-person council consists of members from across the country who aim to support new scholars and advance nursing research more broadly.
UMSL Addiction Science Team’s research shows overdose deaths declining in Missouri for second straight year
The decline coincides with a record high in the distribution of the overdose reversal medication naloxone, with over 639,000 kits spread across the state in the 2025 fiscal year.
UMSL Addiction Science Team’s research shows overdose deaths declining in Missouri for second straight year
The decline coincides with a record high in the distribution of the overdose reversal medication naloxone, with over 639,000 kits spread across the state in the 2025 fiscal year.
UMSL Addiction Science Team’s research shows overdose deaths declining in Missouri for second straight year
The decline coincides with a record high in the distribution of the overdose reversal medication naloxone, with over 639,000 kits spread across the state in the 2025 fiscal year.
Media Coverage: September 2025
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.
Media Coverage: September 2025
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.
Media Coverage: September 2025
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.
Eye on UMSL: Candlelight concert
The Pierre Laclede Honors College hosted a candlelight concert featuring the Arianna String Quartet last week in the Museum Room.
Eye on UMSL: Candlelight concert
The Pierre Laclede Honors College hosted a candlelight concert featuring the Arianna String Quartet last week in the Museum Room.
Eye on UMSL: Candlelight concert
The Pierre Laclede Honors College hosted a candlelight concert featuring the Arianna String Quartet last week in the Museum Room.
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UMSL commencement: 5 ceremonies, nearly 1,600 graduates, 6 honorary degrees
All of the honorary degree recipients have strong ties to UMSL or the St. Louis region and a commitment to excellence in their work and their communities.
These UMSL grads reporting for military duty
UMSL graduates (from left) Eric Messmer, Tasha Hack and Timothy Iuchs became the Army’s newest second lieutenants at commissioning ceremonies held May 14.
Instructor dishes on yams mix-up, tomatoes’ poisonous past
Patti Wright, associate professor of anthropology at UMSL, studies the past interrelationships between people and plants or what is called “paleoethnobotany.”
Fast forward 20 years: UMSL, WUSTL reshape face of engineers in the region
Recognizing a need to educate place-bound and minority students looking for engineering careers, the universities partnered in 1993 to fill that void.
Triton Health Educators: New peer-education group on campus
The group’s primary focus is educating peers about the abuse and misuse of prescription drugs.
Studio Schools provide new model for educating teachers
UMSL’s College of Education faculty created the Studio Schools model as a way to better prepare future teachers for the classroom.
UMSL honors business alumni with Salute to Business Achievement Awards
Recipients of this year’s awards are (from left) Cletus Glasener, Sheila Burkett, Jolene A. Lampton, Sean C. O’Donnell and Orvin Kimbrough.
Bosnians’ road to success passes through UMSL
UMSL’s Bosnian students and alumni make their mark on the campus and the region.
UMSL veterans boosting enrollment, settling in
More than 400 veterans are finding a home on the UMSL campus, aided by the Veterans Center and a new academic department.
SUCCEED prepares people with intellectual, developmental disabilities for independent life
The first cohort of students in the two-year residential post-secondary program began in August.
Optometrist talks evolution of college, contact lenses
There’s a good chance no one knows the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis better than Vinita Henry.
Living large: UMSL has an on-campus housing boom
“All of our housing options opened fully occupied for the first time, which shows the growing student involvement that is taking place at UMSL,” says UMSL housing Director Jonathan Lidgus.
UMSL helped Noelle Laudon find her true calling
She was about to embark on the wrong career path. So she shifted gears and set her sights on her true calling – nursing.
Alumnus rides successful law, political careers to Metro Transit chief
John Nations, BSPA 1985, oversees the agency responsible for operating the public transportation system for metropolitan St. Louis.
Novacks credit UMSL for their success
“UMSL helped me become serious about academics,” says Steve Novack, who serves as a member of the UMSL Chancellor’s Council.
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.
Linda Carter explains new alumni engagement model
With the help of her team, she is really changing UMSL’s perspective on alumni relationships versus relations.
UMSL highlights diversity during annual Multicultural Variety Show
Siyun Zhang, photographer for The Current, and a UMSL senior majoring in communication, attended the variety show and captured a few moments of merriment.
UMSL alumnus comes full circle
Patrick Gadell, BA political science 1973, has thrown himself into connecting students and alumni with UMSL in meaningful ways at all points in the engagement life cycle.
Spring has sprung at UMSL
Students and ducks have long flocked to Bugg Lake at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Faculty recognized for funded projects, patents issued
The awards reception marked the conclusion of UMSL’s weeklong Research & Innovation Week.
Leadership awards night includes red carpet, lots of selfies
More than 200 students, faculty, staff and family members cheered on the award winners like Josiah Perkins, who received the Student Leader of the Year Award.
MFA alumna breathes new life into december magazine
The prominent literary magazine december is warming up with the help of Gianna Jacobson, MFA 2010.
MIMH staffer uses art outreach for mental health awareness
Andrea Purnell has organized flash mobs, staged plays as well as gallery shows in an effort to spotlight mental health issues.
Criminologist infuses community service into classroom
Kristin Carbone-Lopez, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at UMSL, incorporates service-learning in her Violence Against Women course.
Mercantile Library curators talk art, history, Print Fair
Julie Dunn-Morton, of the Mercantile talked with Kathy Lawton Brown of Radio Arts Foundation-St. Louis (107.3 FM) recently on this annual event.
Paper co-authored by VP of research challenges traditional university tenure, promotion priorities
Nasser Arshadi’s paper was published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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.
White House honors UMSL alumna for STEM outreach to minorities
Danielle Lee was named one of 10 “Champions of Change” for her work to support and accelerate science, technology, engineering and math opportunities for African American students, schools and communities.
Winners of International Photo Contest announced
Second place went to Kevin Hill, a senior majoring in accounting, for his photograph “Blue Boats.”
Famed ecologist visits UMSL campus, awarded conservation prize
Lincoln Brower was in St. Louis to give this year’s Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture, co-sponsored by the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL.
HEC-TV previews Africa World Documentary Film Festival
Ephrem Andemariam, the program coordinator of African and African American studies at UMSL and a festival organizer, discussed some of films to be screened.
UMSL scientists make surprising discovery about caterpillars, weevils
Robert Marquis, professor of biology, and Christina Baer, a doctoral student in biology, conducted a study that found leaf-tying caterpillars are inadvertently benefitting adult Asiatic oak weevils, an invasive species.
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.
Harris Lecture to feature foremost expert on monarch butterflies
Many of the widely known facts about monarch butterflies that are presented in biology classes and nature documentaries, have come out of Lincoln Brower’s research.
MIMH team works to improve access to behavioral health care
They’ll look at changes in ER utilization, enrollments in treatment programs, housing and employment and involvement with law enforcement.
Character, courage, commitment fit 2014 Trailblazers
The honorees included Susan Kashubeck-West, Berit Brogaard, Irene Cortinovis, Sheila Burkett and Myrta Vida.
English scholar tapped for prestigious distinguished visiting professorship
Frank Grady is an expert on medieval literature and among the leading academic authorities on the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, author of the canonical collection “The Canterbury Tales.”
UMSL offers free stargazing
Visitors to the Richard D. Schwartz Observatory can view planets, galaxies and other celestial objects.
Catching up with Jason Kander
The Missouri Secretary of State, who delivered a commencement address for College of Arts and Sciences graduates in December, talked UMSL and higher education.
Nursing student perseveres to become mentor
Brittany Ferrell is president of UMSL’s chapter of the Minority Student Nurses Association.
UMSL’s ‘Happy’ video featured on KTVI
Students and staff at the university have created their own version of the video for Pharrell Williams’ hit song.
Series on Affordable Care Act sheds light on legislation
Dr. Lynne Nowak, medical director at Express Scripts Inc., broke down the complicated act during the Hellen and Will Carpenter Series on Contemporary Issues in American Society at UMSL.
UMSL fitness guru named top volunteer
The St. Louis Track Club honored Rae Mohrmann for 200+ annual hours helping other runners.
Former editor, now Left Bank Books publicist talks latest UMSL Natural Bridge issue
Alumna Lauren Wiser, MFA 2013, served as managing editor for issues 29 and 30 of the literary journal produced by the university.
8 photos of UMSL’s Bridge Program graduating another class of scholars
Bridge remains a highly successful precollegiate program with 100 percent of participating seniors enrolling in post-secondary institutions.
UMSL students offer free tax preparation
Free tax preparation services to low-income taxpayers and senior citizens will be offered now through April 12 at various locations.
Co-founder of Square, LaunchCode speaks at UMSL
Jim McKelvey’s discussion, “Create Your Career Code … Connecting Any Major to a Tech Job,” focused on finding a path in the tech world.
Alumnus finds it’s never too late to pursue dream career
KSDK photojournalist Jim Tuxbury returned to his alma mater to pursue an electrical engineering degree.
Alexei Demchenko named Curators’ Professor
The title is awarded to faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and well-established reputations.
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