Travis battled back from a torn ACL to become a leader on the softball team while also pursuing two bachelor’s degrees as an undergraduate.
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MSW graduate Irene Travis faces adversity and triumphs on the field and in the classroom
Travis battled back from a torn ACL to become a leader on the softball team while also pursuing two bachelor’s degrees as an undergraduate.
MSW graduate Irene Travis faces adversity and triumphs on the field and in the classroom
Travis battled back from a torn ACL to become a leader on the softball team while also pursuing two bachelor’s degrees as an undergraduate.
UMSL hosts Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference
Students from more than 20 colleges and universities across the Midwest attended the conference April 26-27 at the UMSL Science Complex.
UMSL community gathers on campus to take part in fun and games during annual Mirthweek celebration
The centerpiece of the annual tradition was a carnival on the RWC East Lawn with games, rides, face painting and more.
UMSL community gathers on campus to take part in fun and games during annual Mirthweek celebration
The centerpiece of the annual tradition was a carnival on the RWC East Lawn with games, rides, face painting and more.
UMSL community gathers on campus to take part in fun and games during annual Mirthweek celebration
The centerpiece of the annual tradition was a carnival on the RWC East Lawn with games, rides, face painting and more.
Upcoming UMSL Optometry graduates Alexandra Buffington and Vivien Pham build on shared interest in humanitarian work in Guatemala
The group of volunteers through I Care International examined approximately 1,100 patients during the clinics in early March.
Upcoming UMSL Optometry graduates Alexandra Buffington and Vivien Pham build on shared interest in humanitarian work in Guatemala
The group of volunteers through I Care International examined approximately 1,100 patients during the clinics in early March.
Upcoming UMSL Optometry graduates Alexandra Buffington and Vivien Pham build on shared interest in humanitarian work in Guatemala
The group of volunteers through I Care International examined approximately 1,100 patients during the clinics in early March.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
UMSL’s golf teams are each headed to the NCAA Tournament after strong performances in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
UMSL’s golf teams are each headed to the NCAA Tournament after strong performances in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
UMSL’s golf teams are each headed to the NCAA Tournament after strong performances in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.
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50 days, 100+ events, 10 student picks
The UMSL campus is brimming with upcoming events. The new Weeks of Welcome guide gives a sense of the limitless possibilities for fun and enrichment this semester.
Eye on UMSL: Reaching out
UMSL staff members deliver items to St. Stephen’s Food Pantry in Ferguson. The local food pantry has experienced a spike in demand as a result of recent events.
Grant spurs undergrad’s research toward better batteries, vehicles
Senior physics major Henry Hamper eyes a batch of the nanoporous carbon material he makes for research projects aimed at improving batteries and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
MIMH hosts suicide prevention conference in Jefferson City
For more than a decade, the suicide rate in Missouri has been higher than the rate nationally.
UMSL alumnus named state girls track coach of the year
Sheldon Webster (front with medal), BSEd 1986, is the girls track and field coach at McCluer North High School in Florissant, Mo.
UMSL scholar examines evolution of learning
Aimee Dunlap, assistant professor of biology at UMSL, co-authored a study that was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
UMSL extends office hours to help students register, start off strong
Senior and campus tour guide Nicole Vickers says UMSL’s extended office hours allow busy students like her to start the semester strong.
NASCAR internship drives UMSL student’s future
Aaron Hinton was one of only 14 college students selected for the 2014 NASCAR Diversity Internship program.
Endowed directorship honors Mercantile Library’s tireless leader
More than $2 million of the record-breaking $31.2 million contributed to UMSL during the past fiscal year helped fund the John Neal Hoover Endowed Mercantile Library Executive Directorship.
Head of UMSL Museum Studies Program honored for ‘distinguished career’
Jay Rounds has been recognized by the Association of Midwest Museums for his decades of contribution to the field and legacy of shaping students into museum professionals.
Ideas Island sprouts creative collaboration for education scholars
“If you could have your own island to yourself, what would you create?” Assistant Professor Ralph Cordova responded, and then got to find out first hand.
Professor Keith Stine named American Chemical Society Fellow
He was one of 99 scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and made important contributions to ACS.
New scholarship helps push summer enrollment above 5,000
The new Triton Summer Scholarship helped soon-to-be senior Tempestt Burel and 160 fellow UMSL students make the most of the university’s summer course offerings and stay on track toward graduation.
Don’t miss registration deadline Aug. 3 for UMSL Moonlight Ramble
UMSL international business student Dustyn Arney will be among scores of cyclists riding through the St. Louis streets on Aug. 9.
Aspiring scientists complete STARS program at UMSL
Nearly 90 high school students took part in the 2014.
UMSL sets new record for gifts and pledges
Donors contributed a collective $31.2 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
New UMSL Opportunity Scholars class raring to go
They include (from left) Lauren Jenkins, Nicole Gevers, Leslie Jackson, Anta Kane and Brendan McCoy.
Alumna Kim Hudson gets morning show on FOX 2
She moved into the high-profile position as host of the “AM Show,” replacing Tim Ezell.
St. Louis teens make strides during UMSL Summer Academy
Scores of local high school students turned their summer break into a time of serious and memorable growth by taking part in the academy, offered by the UMSL Bridge Program.
UMSL professor’s new program will connect sick children to St. Louis Science Center
UMSL Professor Keith Miller is working to create a program that would allow children who are ill to take part in science activities through the use of virtual robots.
Biology student invited to lead workshop for EPA employees in Guyana
Brian Waldrop has been conducting research on the water quality of a river system in the South American country of Guyana.
UMSL to offer beer brewing course this fall
Joseph Meisel, a fourth-year PhD chemistry student at UMSL, will offer a beer brewing course for credit for non-science majors.
‘Topping off’ ceremony marks progress as Rec Center takes shape
Eight months into the 20-month project that will culminate in the Rec Center’s 2015 opening, the facility’s framework is now complete.
UMSL degree is family tradition for newly minted alumna
Lydia Mason earned her BSN from UMSL this May. She’s the fifth person in her family to receive a degree from UMSL.
Education professor takes on new role as associate provost for planning and assessment
Paulette Isaac-Savage will report to UMSL Provost Glen Cope and be housed in the Office of Academic Affairs.
MIMH names UMSL professor Rob Paul new director
The psychologist is well known in the St. Louis region for creating and developing the all-natural brain fitness drink Nawgan.
School Psychology cohort continues program’s high job placement
Each of the nine graduates received and accepted a job offer prior to their May 18 commencement.
UMSL PhD student earns science award, lands job at Monsanto
Elena Vasilieva will earn her PhD in chemistry this summer. She is part of a Monsanto team that focuses on protein expression and purification.
Criminology PhD graduate earns postdoc research position
Kimberly Kras, who earned her doctoral degree in criminology and criminal justice from UMSL in May, will soon begin a two-year postdoctoral paid research position at George Mason University.
UMSL’s biology department embraces state-of-the-art technology
Michael Hughes, assistant professor of biology at UMSL, is the administrator of the next-generation sequencer, an instrument that rapidly sequences molecules like RNA and DNA.
UMSL nursing professor takes helm of Oncology Nursing Society
Margaret Barton-Burke, the Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Oncology Nursing at UMSL, assumed the position at the organization’s annual meeting this May in Anaheim, Calif.
Criminologist Finn-Aage Esbensen named ASC Fellow
He is the fifth faculty member from his department to be named an ASC fellow. Other fellows include Bob Bursik, Janet Lauritsen, Richard Rosenfeld and Richard Wright.
UMSL scientist named 2014 Inventor of the Year
Zhi Xu has been honored by The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis for creating an inexpensive, noninvasive blood glucose monitor.
Online undergraduate courses help criminology student work toward her degree
Cara Sampson is juggling a lot in her life right now, but online courses are ensuring she stays on pace to graduate.
Engineering student gains international experience, secures Boeing job
Going abroad. Graduating from college. Starting a new job. Getting married. Deborah Medintz is doing all of them within months of each other.
UMSL scholars discuss ‘selfies’ in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Technology has made it easier to quickly snap a photo and upload it to one of dozens of social media platforms for all to see.
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.
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.
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