Brian Owens guides MIMH researchers to create anthem through Scientist Artist...
Missouri Institute of Mental Health staff members worked with Brian Owens (center, leaning on the table), the E. Desmond Lee Community Music Artist in Residence, to create a song, “Do Process,” at...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: Valentine’s Day edition with love researcher Sandra Langeslag
Assistant Professor and Director of the NEM Lab Sandra Langeslag’s research specialty is the neurocognition of romantic love. She’s researched emotion, attention, cognition, memory and more. (Photo by...
View ArticleInspiration from College of Nursing administrators guides Kelly Lucash
College of Nursing alumna Kelly Lucash investigated pediatric fluoride applications for her DNP clinical scholarship project. (Photo by August Jennewein) It took one phone call for Kelly Lucash to...
View ArticlePhD candidate Chris Link develops students, teachers and curriculum
Chris Link has gone from middle school science teacher to director of education products and services at the New York Academy of Sciences all while earning his PhD at UMSL. (Photo courtesy of Chris...
View ArticleChemistry Professor Alexei Demchenko earns recognition, new funding for his...
Alexei Demchenko, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will receive the Academy of Science–St. Louis’ Fellows Award at the 26th annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists...
View ArticleStephanie Van Stee examines mixed messaging in pharmaceutical advertising...
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication awarded Assistant Professor Stephanie Van Stee and her colleague Viorela Dan of Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, an Emerging...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: David Kimball discusses procedural and technological changes...
Political Science Professor David Kimball studies American government with much of his research focusing on election administration, voting rights and voting behavior. (Photo by August Jennewein)...
View ArticleResearch conference addresses challenge to increase diversity in STEM fields
Bettina Casad, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, shares statistics on the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields during Friday morning’s Graduate Women in Science...
View ArticleUMSL dig deemed an archeological discovery of the decade by international media
Michael Cosmopoulos began working at Iklaina, an archaeological site near Pylos, Greece, in 1999. During his time there, he has uncovered tax records and infrastructure that indicate it’s possibly the...
View ArticleSocial Work symposium tackles youth policy in criminal justice
Mikel Whittier (left), Wesley Bell, John-Paul Voss and Laura Berry discuss their work on criminal justice reform and the challenges they face during a panel at the School of Social Work’s 2020 Critical...
View ArticleEye on UMSL: Celebrating innovation
Members of the University of Missouri–St. Louis faculty and staff, as well as graduate students, gathered with friends on March 6 as the Office of Research Administration honored outstanding...
View ArticleNew op-ed by Jim Craig, Larry Irons helps Post-Dispatch readers view crisis,...
Larry Irons (at left) and Jim Craig, associate teaching professors in the Department of Sociology, penned a St. Louis Post-Dispatch op-ed urging readers to maintain a social lens for viewing the...
View ArticleAlumna Vielia Jeffries-Evans helps elementary school students develop...
Vielia Jeffries-Evans won the 2020 Missouri Art Education Association’s Larry A. Kantner Art Education Research Award Endowment for her dissertation research. She examined how to develop elementary...
View ArticleSt. Louis Regional Data Alliance launches COVID-19 dashboard: STL Response
Paul Sorenson, Interim Co-Director of UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center, worked with the St. Louis Regional Data Alliance and other community organizations to aggregate useful COVID-19...
View ArticleUMSL Anthropologist Susan Brownell talks Olympic postponement
Brownell’s research at UMSL has focused on topics such as the Olympics, China and infectious diseases, giving her a unique perspective on the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
View ArticleHaitao Li discusses COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on global supply chain
The coronavirus has companies restructuring their supply chains based on data-driven analytics. For researchers like Haitao Li, it presents an opportunity to help firms take a proactive approach to...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: Kimberly Werner on compassion fatigue and intimate partner...
Missouri Institute of Mental Health Assistant Research Professor Kimberly Werner’s background is in biopsychosocial outcomes associated with trauma exposure. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly Werner)....
View ArticleNathan Muchhala’s research on plant resilience draws attention
Associate Professor Nathan Muchhala (right) has been conducting field research on the interaction between flowers and the bats and hummingbirds that pollinate them in cloud forests in South and Central...
View ArticleBeth Huebner and Marisa Omori lead discussion on COVID-19 and incarceration
UMSL Criminology and Criminology Justice Professor Beth Huebner (left) and Assistant Professor Marisa Omori (right) discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on incarcerated peoples and the...
View ArticleTimes Higher Education recognizes UMSL as a top sustainable university globally
In the Times Higher Education’s second impact rankings, the University of Missouri–St. Louis scored high for its role in combating inequality. UMSL ranked 31st in the gender equality category and 52nd...
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