Zahra Rahmati and Sowmya Kumpatla developed a mathematical optimization model to help the company revamp its supplier selection decisions to adjust to a quickly changing marketplace.
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Supply chain department research helps Beauty Supply Refresh adjust to market fluctuations
Zahra Rahmati and Sowmya Kumpatla developed a mathematical optimization model to help the company revamp its supplier selection decisions to adjust to a quickly changing marketplace.
Supply chain department research helps Beauty Supply Refresh adjust to market fluctuations
Zahra Rahmati and Sowmya Kumpatla developed a mathematical optimization model to help the company revamp its supplier selection decisions to adjust to a quickly changing marketplace.
Supply chain department research helps Beauty Supply Refresh adjust to market fluctuations
Zahra Rahmati and Sowmya Kumpatla developed a mathematical optimization model to help the company revamp its supplier selection decisions to adjust to a quickly changing marketplace.
Alumni, current and maybe someday future students turn out for fifth annual UMSL 5K
About 300 runners and walkers registered to take part in this year’s race, which crisscrossed North Campus on Saturday morning.
Alumni, current and maybe someday future students turn out for fifth annual UMSL 5K
About 300 runners and walkers registered to take part in this year’s race, which crisscrossed North Campus on Saturday morning.
Alumni, current and maybe someday future students turn out for fifth annual UMSL 5K
About 300 runners and walkers registered to take part in this year’s race, which crisscrossed North Campus on Saturday morning.
Eye on UMSL: Record party
UMSL students were encouraged to bring their own vinyls, EPs, CDs and LPs to share during UMSL Radio’s October Radio Social.
Eye on UMSL: Record party
UMSL students were encouraged to bring their own vinyls, EPs, CDs and LPs to share during UMSL Radio’s October Radio Social.
Eye on UMSL: Record party
UMSL students were encouraged to bring their own vinyls, EPs, CDs and LPs to share during UMSL Radio’s October Radio Social.
Optometry student Quynh Nguyen named to 2025-26 CooperVision Student Myopia Leadership Society
The society provides educational experiences for students in optometry schools across North America who are dedicated to helping treat children with myopia.
Optometry student Quynh Nguyen named to 2025-26 CooperVision Student Myopia Leadership Society
The society provides educational experiences for students in optometry schools across North America who are dedicated to helping treat children with myopia.
Optometry student Quynh Nguyen named to 2025-26 CooperVision Student Myopia Leadership Society
The society provides educational experiences for students in optometry schools across North America who are dedicated to helping treat children with myopia.
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UMSL optometry alum Dr. Brianne Hobbs named dean of Chicago College of Optometry
A 2010 graduate, Hobbs has spent the past 15 years carving out a career in optometric education.
New UMSL Guardian app strengthening safety across campus
The app is free to download and turns any smartphone into a personal safety device by helping users connect to police and other university support services.
Faculty members Rachel Wamser and Kim Werner contribute chapters to book on cognitive processing therapy for complex cases
Developed at UMSL in 1988, the evidence-based therapy focuses on identifying how traumatic experiences change thoughts and beliefs and how those thoughts influence feelings and behaviors.
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Eye on UMSL: An Irish welcome
Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S., visited the UMSL campus during her three-day tour of Missouri.
UMSL honors exemplary faculty, staff with Chancellor’s Awards
Twelve faculty members and seven staff members were recognized following the annual State of the University Address.
UMSL alum Brian Esselman named 2025 Missouri History Teacher of the Year by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Esselman won the award for demonstrating creativity and passion in teaching American history at Affton High School.
State of the University Address highlights UMSL’s focus on sustainability, innovation as it prepares for bright future
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik delivered her annual address to an audience of UMSL faculty and staff members and supporters at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Fall Involvement Jamboree helps students discover ways to engage on campus
More than 375 students attended the Jamboree, helping the Office of Student Involvement uphold its motto: Where people find their people.
Ask an Expert: Shea Kerkhoff discusses three-cueing literacy legislation and the science of reading
Kerkhoff says there’s good intention behind the law, which supports a growing movement for more explicit and systematic phonics instruction in early reading instruction.
UMSL marks a new era with dedication of Ed G. Smith College of Business
The first named college in the university’s history is honoring Smith, a two-time UMSL graduate and the founder and CEO of American Direct Marketing Resources.
CommunityAmerica Credit Union branch opens in MSC as part of larger partnership with UMSL
The credit union also is collaborating with UMSL’s Center for Excellence in Financial Counseling and its Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center on programming to support financial literacy.
Convocation welcomes new students to UMSL campus, draws record crowd
New students heard from several speakers, received a lapel pin and recited the Triton Creed to commemorate their induction into the UMSL community.
Move-In Day schedule tweak allows for slower pace, more personal attention for first-year students at Oak Hall
With Oak Hall expected to be at full capacity for the fall semester, Move-In Day events were spread over multiple days to create a smoother experience for first-year students.
Eye on UMSL: Honors kickoff
The Pierre Laclede Honors College welcomed students for the fall 2025 semester with a number of informative orientation events on Aug. 21.
UMSL welcomes 24 new faculty members as fall semester kicks off
The new faculty took part in an orientation organized by the Office of Academic Affairs last Tuesday to help get them ready for the new academic year.
Katsev family builds multigenerational legacy at UMSL College of Optometry
Dr. Nina Katsev graduated from the college in 1992, and daughters Dr. Cailyn Katsev Ruck and Dr. Julia “Kiki” Katsev Larson followed her path, earning degrees in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
MBA alum and former UMSL golfer Manon Labeur finds success at Commerce Trust
Labeur, whose time on the course with UMSL included a hole-in-one and an appearance in 2022 NCAA Division II Championships, is a senior private client advisor associate at Commerce Trust.
Michael Howe, Natalia Mata and Emily Byrne 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.
Jalene LaMontagne, colleagues win Robert P. McIntosh Award from the Vegetation Section of the Ecological Society of America for research on community synchrony in seed production
Their study found that synchrony among species is correlated with trait similarity as well as climate.
Eye on UMSL: A global welcome
More than 100 international students from 30 countries – covering more than 30 academic disciplines – were welcomed to UMSL for the fall semester.
Dean Marius Boboc brings leadership, research experience to the College of Education
Boboc aims to strengthen strategic partnerships and support the St. Louis community through programming offered by the College of Education.
Fontbonne University archives find new home on UMSL’s campus
The university began transferring the archives to the State Historical Society of Missouri’s St. Louis Research Center after announcing it would be closing.
UMSL’s Supply Chain Analytics Center of Excellence set to open for fall semester
The Center is founded on three pillars – research, education and outreach – and designed to increase the visibility and impact of UMSL’s award-winning supply chain department.
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.
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From Aug. 21-29, UMSL’s combined orientation and welcome is designed to help students navigate campus and connect with fellow Tritons.
2023 graphic design alum Nicole DuFour builds on passion for illustration with children’s book, ‘The Star Dweller’
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DNP graduate Victoria Cobb works with BSN students to treat loneliness in older adults
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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.
Accounting alum Kerrie McKenna-Forbes celebrates 15 years at Bank of America
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Air Force veteran Matt Markivee juggles demands of parenting, career while working toward degree in communication
Markivee is pursuing his degree fully online while working as a public information specialist for the Missouri House of Representatives.
Eye on UMSL: Cloud watching
Campus photographer Derik Holtmann captured this peaceful scene from the stairwell outside the Recreation and Wellness Center on the North Campus.
Accelerated Master’s student Grant Ebert filling big shoes as Accounting Club president
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Record fundraising helping prepare UMSL to meet the needs of students and region into the future
UMSL alumni, friends and partner organizations contributed $46.7 million in gifts and pledges during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
UMSL Center for Character and Citizenship receives Templeton World Charity Foundation grant to develop character education facilitator expertise
The $259,616 grant will go toward creating a certification system for the PRIMED model of character education.
Associate Professor April Regester helps launch national education organization
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Nursing DNP graduate Luke Little works to improve NPO times for geriatric patients
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Supply Chain PhD student Juana Jaramillo-Rios completes prestigious summer program at University of Antwerp
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Eye on UMSL: Glass work
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Patricia Zahn selected as member of prestigious Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship
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Incoming sport management student Mackenzie Brown finds a home at UMSL
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Colton Fitzjarrald finds passion for mathematics, plans to apply it to PhD in computational biology after graduation
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Nicholas Wetzel, Ryan Nelson and David Torrence receive UMSL Hero Awards
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Executive Director of Athletics Holly Sheilley discusses student-athlete success in latest episode of Inside UMSL podcast
Sheilley discussed the importance of student-athletes being well-rounded community members and the university’s role in preparing them for the future.
Second location of Triton Pantry opens in Seton Hall on South Campus
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UMSL partnering with Nidec Motor Corporation to provide educational opportunities to employees trying to advance their careers
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George Nnanna named ABET commissioner and team chair
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