Scholar Michelle Miller delivered the keynote address during the 24th annual conference, which drew more than 500 attendees last week.
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Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference provides an opportunity for regional educators to shine
Scholar Michelle Miller delivered the keynote address during the 24th annual conference, which drew more than 500 attendees last week.
Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference provides an opportunity for regional educators to shine
Scholar Michelle Miller delivered the keynote address during the 24th annual conference, which drew more than 500 attendees last week.
MasterCard VP Regina McWilliams’ DBA research accepted for journal publication
For McWilliams, having her research published in the International Journal of Cross Cultural Management was a way of honoring Bettina Casad, the original chair of her dissertation committee.
First Science and Engineering Day gives aspiring scientists a taste of what UMSL has to offer
Nearly 60 prospective students attended the event on Oct. 17 and had a chance to learn about programs in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, physics and astronomy, and engineering.
First Science and Engineering Day gives aspiring scientists a taste of what UMSL has to offer
Nearly 60 prospective students attended the event on Oct. 17 and had a chance to learn about programs in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, physics and astronomy, and engineering.
First Science and Engineering Day gives aspiring scientists a taste of what UMSL has to offer
Nearly 60 prospective students attended the event on Oct. 17 and had a chance to learn about programs in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, physics and astronomy, and engineering.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s soccer team ran its winning streak to four matches with wins against Upper Iowa and Quincy and clinched a spot in the GLVC Tournament.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s soccer team ran its winning streak to four matches with wins against Upper Iowa and Quincy and clinched a spot in the GLVC Tournament.
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The women’s soccer team ran its winning streak to four matches with wins against Upper Iowa and Quincy and clinched a spot in the GLVC Tournament.
Eye on UMSL: Fitness test
The modified course for the Veterans Center Combat Fitness Test competition featured running, an ammo can lift and a sled drag.
Eye on UMSL: Fitness test
The modified course for the Veterans Center Combat Fitness Test competition featured running, an ammo can lift and a sled drag.
Eye on UMSL: Fitness test
The modified course for the Veterans Center Combat Fitness Test competition featured running, an ammo can lift and a sled drag.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Congrats on your first job. Now start saving, accounting expert says
New college graduates will face an overwhelming number of financial choices, according to a new study by Gregory Geisler, associate professor of accounting at UMSL.
Winners of International Photo Contest announced
Second place went to Kevin Hill, a senior majoring in accounting, for his photograph “Blue Boats.”
UMSL students place during annual Midwest Model European Union
Two faculty members and 19 students from UMSL participated in the 20th Midwest Model European Union at Indiana University in Bloomington.
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 criminologists join KETC’s community discussion on crime
Richard Rosenfeld (pictured) and Dan Isom joined a group of community leaders and law enforcement officials to discuss crime trends and issues in the region.
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.
UMSL holds digital, social media conference
More than 400 people attended the full-day conference, which featured speakers from Google, Yahoo, Nielsen, Foresee, IBM, Adblocker Plus, PageFair, CNN, Evidon, TrendrrTV and Twitter.
Denver officials share details of mediation program with St. Louis law enforcement
Dan Isom, the Endowed Professor of Policing and the Community at UMSL, helped establish a mediation program pilot project while he was chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
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.
UMSL offers free stargazing
Visitors to the Richard D. Schwartz Observatory can view planets, galaxies and other celestial objects.
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.
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.
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.
US News ranks 9 UMSL graduate programs among best
Of special note, the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s doctoral degree program ranks fourth.
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.
UMSL to hold annual International Business Career Conference
Tom Wilson, UMSL alumnus and vice president of global communications and corporate marketing at Monsanto, will be the keynote speaker.
Alexei Demchenko named Curators’ Professor
The title is awarded to faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and well-established reputations.
UMSL to hold speaker series, panel discussion on Affordable Care Act
The discussion is the Hellen and Will Carpenter Series on Contemporary Issues in American Society and is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences at UMSL
UMSL seminar to focus on Japan’s post-earthquake economy
March 11 will mark the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, killing thousands of people...
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