Grossman and his research collaborators found motivated reasoning as one of the root causes of why invitees so often respond to invitations with ‘maybe’ instead of a definitive ‘yes’ or ‘no.’
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Assistant Professor Dan Grossman explores the ‘maybe’ problem
Grossman and his research collaborators found motivated reasoning as one of the root causes of why invitees so often respond to invitations with ‘maybe’ instead of a definitive ‘yes’ or ‘no.’
Assistant Professor Dan Grossman explores the ‘maybe’ problem
Grossman and his research collaborators found motivated reasoning as one of the root causes of why invitees so often respond to invitations with ‘maybe’ instead of a definitive ‘yes’ or ‘no.’
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center announces first-ever All-Campus Pitch Competition
The EIC will offer pitch workshops to help student participants refine their proposals before the competitions start in the spring semester.
UMSL awarded $2.4 million grant to continue expanding Succeed Program
The funding will go toward enhancing Succeed programming, strengthening vocational and academic opportunities and improving transition services.
UMSL awarded $2.4 million grant to continue expanding Succeed Program
The funding will go toward enhancing Succeed programming, strengthening vocational and academic opportunities and improving transition services.
UMSL awarded $2.4 million grant to continue expanding Succeed Program
The funding will go toward enhancing Succeed programming, strengthening vocational and academic opportunities and improving transition services.
Finance Career Conference offers students opportunity to lead panel, fireside chat sessions
Haley Rives, the managing director at Asset Consulting Group and a mentor for UMSL’s RISE Academy, was the keynote speaker at the event.
Finance Career Conference offers students opportunity to lead panel, fireside chat sessions
Haley Rives, the managing director at Asset Consulting Group and a mentor for UMSL’s RISE Academy, was the keynote speaker at the event.
Finance Career Conference offers students opportunity to lead panel, fireside chat sessions
Haley Rives, the managing director at Asset Consulting Group and a mentor for UMSL’s RISE Academy, was the keynote speaker at the event.
UMSL Global International Fellowship helps faculty members deepen their research and enrich their teaching
Associate Teaching Professor Violaine White was one of 13 awardees this year and had an immersive experience in the French-speaking country of Senegal with the support of her grant.
UMSL Global International Fellowship helps faculty members deepen their research and enrich their teaching
Associate Teaching Professor Violaine White was one of 13 awardees this year and had an immersive experience in the French-speaking country of Senegal with the support of her grant.
UMSL Global International Fellowship helps faculty members deepen their research and enrich their teaching
Associate Teaching Professor Violaine White was one of 13 awardees this year and had an immersive experience in the French-speaking country of Senegal with the support of her grant.
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Eye on UMSL: Graduation smiles
Nadia King (left) and Kamilla Isakova celebrate their graduation from the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Dec. 15 outside the university’s Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center. Each earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. King hails from Minsk, Belarus, and Isakova from Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Composer’s poetry-inspired score to debut at Touhill
A musical score composed by Barbara Harbach and based on works by Greek surrealist poet Andrea Embirikos will makes its debut at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the North Campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
KTVI to air UMSL holiday jazz concert on Christmas morning
If you missed the annual holiday jazz concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, you’re in luck, as KTVI (Channel 2) will re-air the performance on Christmas morning.
Eye on UMSL: Leadership Academy in Character Education
The Leadership Academy in Character Education is a yearlong professional development program for education leaders. On Dec. 4, LACE graduates participated in peer-group discussions at Glen Echo Country Club in Normandy, Mo.
UMSL’s own helps decorate White House for holidays
When it comes to decking the halls, the White House could use some help. Each year volunteers from across the country are recruited to drape garland and hang ornaments throughout the residence. This year the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ own Donna Carothers, assistant director of Alumni Relations, was asked to lend a helping hand.
Annual Faculty Author Reception highlights scholarly excellence
The location might have changed, but the premise of the annual Faculty Author Reception at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is the same.
Projects planned for Benton-Stadler science complex
The fate of the University of Missouri–St. Louis science complex is back in the hands of university administrators, who seek funding to construct a building and renovate existing space.
UMSL student leads national optometry organization
It’s September, less than a month into the new academic year, and Jennifer Sidun has no trouble keeping busy. The University of Missouri–St. Louis optometry student is in Cleveland where she spends her weekdays working on her first of two advanced clinical rotations there. She’ll complete six rotations over her final nine months as a student.
New trail makes campus even more bike friendly
The University of Missouri–St. Louis solidified its reputation as a bike friendly campus by adding the St. Vincent-Cross Campus Trail. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 20.
Larger, smarter incoming freshman class leads to spike in undergraduate enrollment
More new undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Missouri–St. Louis in August than any fall semester since 1999, despite a decline in Missouri high school graduates. The 2,519 new students comprise the second largest transfer class (1,972 students) in UMSL’s history and an incoming freshmen class that set a record average ACT score of 24.
Private scholarships make a difference for hard-working UMSL students
The University of Missouri–St. Louis raised about $20 million in private scholarship funds over the course of its seven-year Gateway for Greatness Campaign. What does that mean for UMSL students?
Historian looks back at ‘The Civil War in Missouri’
Many of us labor over choosing a career path. Figuring out what you want to be when you grow up can be tough. But not for Louis Gerteis.
Finance major Jonathan McMiller excels at Boeing internship
Jonathan McMiller sees himself as a sponge. “I want to absorb as much as I can,” says McMiller, a senior finance major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. “Every opportunity I have to learn something or experience something, just gives me a greater understanding of the world.”
University to build recreation center
The Curators of the University of Missouri System in September approved Cannon Design as the project architect for a new recreation and wellness center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Construction is expected to start in the summer, and the university plans to open the building in fall 2015.
Homegrown help: UMSL finds increasing support from alumni and St. Louis-area friends
The success of the Gateway for Greatness Campaign is in many respects a coming-of-age story for the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Missouri Teacher of the Year Cathy Cartier makes learning matter
A warning bell rings, marking the upcoming third period at Affton High in south St. Louis County. A group of sophomores begin to gather in a cozy classroom. The walls are lined with posters of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. As the students hurry to their seats, a smiling Cathy Cartier greets each one and hands out a photocopied article from the Associated Press.
A grand ambition realized: Building puts UMSL in media, entertainment district
A celebration weekend with more than 800 students, alumni, faculty and friends marked the grand opening of the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ newest building – UMSL at Grand Center.
New building, new scholar, new media
BC Biermann peers at his smartphone’s screen as he points the phone’s camera lens at a graphic design projected on a...
Endowed professor links UMSL with Laumeier Sculpture Park
Marilu Knode’s art career was pure happenstance. As an undergraduate at The University of Kansas in Lawrence, she...
UMSL chancellor marks Kuwaiti university’s 10th anniversary
University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George traveled more than 7,000 miles this fall to help one of UMSL’s international partners mark its 10-year anniversary.
Unwanted vehicles help support teaching, learning at UMSL
The University of Missouri–St. Louis offers a new hassle-free way to support teaching, learning and research. Launched...
Basketball player’s quiet demeanor belies her competitive play
On the surface, Hazaria Washington is soft spoken and has a quiet demeanor. But get her on the basketball court, and...
Touhill concert to feature noted music faculty members
An upcoming faculty recital will feature University of Missouri–St. Louis pianist Alla Voskoboynikova, cellist Kurt...
UMSL criminologist talks about St. Louis-area home invasions
Richard Wright, Curators' Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis,...
Eye on UMSL: Philosophy Salon
Gualtiero Piccinini (far right, standing), associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the...
Annual holiday jazz concert to feature UMSL ensembles
Get into the spirit of the season with the annual holiday jazz concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The...
Saint Louis Ballet’s holiday favorite resumes at Touhill
The holidays simply aren't complete without the Saint Louis Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" at the Blanche M....
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Nov. 20-26
The Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a weekly news roundup about the UMSL...
Improv troupe to make the holidays a hoot at Touhill
Taking the holiday season a little too serious this year? Lighten up at the University of Missouri–St. Louis with some...
Eye on UMSL: Throw a Pie at a Frat Guy
The fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha held Throw a Pie at a Frat Guy on Nov. 15 outside the Millennium Student Center at the...
UMSL alumnus shows off celebrity-inspired caricature art
University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus and St. Louis-area native Matt Hirschfeld has made a name for himself in Los...
Author of poetry collection ‘Crush’ to read at Hinge Gallery
Writers and poets of St. Louis have reason to be excited. Trending poet Richard Siken will be on their literary scene for a reading hosted by the Graduate Writer’s Association at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The event is part of the GWA Reading Series and is the second and final reading of the semester.
Eye on UMSL: Happy Thanksgiving
To students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, have a Happy Thanksgiving from the University of Missouri–St. Louis....
Eye on UMSL: UMSL Day
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UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Nov. 13-19
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the UMSL...
Interdisciplinary collaboration leads to neurological findings
Collaboration between a physicist and philosopher at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has yielded new neurological...
Touhill wraps November shows with two free student performances
The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center will close out its November performances with two free shows featuring...
Cross culture collaboration focus of upcoming concert
An upcoming concert at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will integrate Japanese classical instruments into the...
Scholar honored for community, campus collaboration
Wilma Calvert, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has been recognized for her commitment to community partnerships. At the recent Campus Compact Heartland Conference, the Missouri Campus Compact awarded Calvert the 2012 Outstanding Community and Campus Collaboration Award.
Derrick Langeneckert: biology student, brewmaster
Derrick Langeneckert didn’t want to wake up 50 years from now and wonder, “What if?” So, he’s following his dream to open up a brewery. According to his plans, his payoff will open in the spring – Alpha Brewing Company. The new craft brewery will be located at 1409 Washington Ave. in St. Louis, across the street from the City Museum.
UMSL students to compete in concerto competition finale
Top musicians at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will battle it out during the final round of the Fifth Annual Concerto Competition Nov. 16 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Balkan Wars, role of St. Louis Greeks highlighted at conference
Thousands of Greek immigrants from the U.S. returned to Greece to fight during the Balkan Wars. Among those making the journey back to their homeland were 2,500 Greeks from St. Louis.
Eye on UMSL: Ferguson Brewing
Josh Wilson, brewmaster at Ferguson (Mo.) Brewing Company, discusses brewing beer while Ngusha Shaguy (right) and other members of the Chemistry Club at the University of Missouri–St. Louis look on. Wilson walked the students through the brewing process from adding cracked malt kernels, or grist, and hot water to a mash tun (left of Wilson) to two weeks later (for an ale) when the finished product is kegged or pumped into serving tanks that feed directly to the brewpub’s taps.
Student singers to perform annual fall concert at Touhill
The University Singers and acclaimed a cappella group Vocal Point will perform their annual fall concert Nov. 12 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Kids Voting participants mirror presidential, most state election results
Political analysts could have used Missouri kids to predict much of the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential and statewide elections. With 420 schools and more almost 230,000 K-12th grade students participating in Kids Voting Missouri this year, the student voters mirrored that of U.S. registered voters in selecting to re-elect President Barack Obama and other incumbents throughout the state.
Beer boss schools advertising students on growing beer biz
A year after it hit the St. Louis beer scene, the word Kräftig has become part of the area lexicon. That’s quite a remarkable feat for a new beer company. So, how did it happen?
IS professor honored for her service
Self-proclaimed computer geek Vicki Sauter has been highlighting and showcasing the accomplishments of women in information systems for years, but last month the tables were deservedly turned.
Eye on UMSL: The Write Stuff
Ryan Trattles (center), who’s pursuing a master of fine arts degree at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discusses Cynthia Reed’s short story during Introduction to Fiction on Oct. 23. The class is part of the eight-week Write Stuff Certificate Program, which is offered by the university’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies. Trattles is the instructor for students in the program (from left) Sheila Jones, Reed, Sheilah Clarke-Ekong, Dianne Williams, William Ridley, Katina Willis and Mary Ann Boughnou.
Pilobolus tests boundaries of dance at Touhill
The world-renowned body-bending dance troupe Pilobolus will continue to test the boundaries of modern dance during a...
Columnist Bill McClellan to discuss St. Louis at UMSL
Weather you disagree with him or share his viewpoint, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan is well-known in the region. Some are vigilant readers of his column and others weekly watchers of his commentary on the panel of the KETC (Channel 9) show “Donnybrook.”
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