Assistant Professor Mohi Saki to conduct research on comets with NASA’s James...
Mohi Saki, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has been granted 13.1 hours of observation time on the James Webb Space Telescope to study six Halley-type comets. Over the course of about a...
View ArticleUMSL hosts workshop for researchers affiliated with Taylor Geospatial Institute
About two dozen researchers from Taylor Geospatial Institute partner organizations take part in a demonstration of Cesium ion as part of a free workshop last Wednesday in UMSL’s Geospatial Advanced...
View ArticleUMSL community gathers to celebrate research excellence at annual Research...
Faculty members (from left) Mary Edwin, Emily Brown, Anita Manion, Rachel Winograd and Vivek Singh were honored at the annual Research and Innovation Reception Friday evening in the Millennium Student...
View ArticleA collaborative partnership between FinLocker and UMSL enriches research and...
Vivek Singh, an assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems and Technology, has been collaborating with colleagues from FinLocker on research into emerging AI technologies, helping...
View ArticleXuemin ‘Sam’ Wang to receive 2024 Terry Galliard Medal at International...
Xuemin “Sam” Wang (second from left), the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Plant Sciences, was chosen as the 2024 recipient of the Terry Galliard Medal from the International Symposium on Plant...
View ArticleSenior business administration major Jesse Frey places second at St. Louis...
Jesse Frey shows his invention, the Headlok hat retention clip. (Photo by Derik Holtmann) Jesse Frey hasn’t forgotten his favorite hat, the one he bought at that little corner store near the beach at...
View ArticleAnnual Graduate Research Fair helps students showcase their work
Biology PhD student Danish Gul discusses his research with faculty members Wendy Olivas and Meghann Humphries during the annual Graduate Research Fair on April 19. Gul won first place for his...
View ArticleStudents engage UMSL community during Undergraduate Research Symposium
Junior economics major Kaley Ware (at right) discusses her research on the economic cost-benefit analysis of California’s ban on Red Dye No. 3 with Jerome E. Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed...
View ArticleGov. Mike Parson tours UMSL’s new Geospatial Advanced Technology Lab
Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks to UMSL Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, Geospatial Collaborative Director Reda Amer and others on Tuesday afternoon during a visit to the Geospatial Advanced Technology...
View ArticleUMSL entomologists Sara Miller and Aimee Dunlap are excited for historic...
The teaching collection of cicadas in the UMSL Department of Biology. (Photo by Ryan Fagan) Less than a month after an incredible natural phenomenon captured everyone’s attention – the solar eclipse on...
View ArticleFourth EIC Demo Day showcases five entrepreneurs who have grown businesses...
Rachel Burns (center) is the founder of Bold Spoon Creamery. (Photo by Derik Holtmann) Rachel Burns learned her mint lesson quickly. When planted directly into an open garden instead of in a confined...
View ArticleFive questions with Timothy Makubuya, associate professor in the College of...
Timothy Makubuya’s research primarily focuses on physical activity and academic performance, health literacy and teacher and coach education. (Photo by Derik Holtmann) Growing up in post-colonial...
View ArticleUMSL hosts workshop for researchers affiliated with Taylor Geospatial Institute
About two dozen researchers from Taylor Geospatial Institute partner organizations take part in a demonstration of Cesium ion as part of a free workshop last Wednesday in UMSL’s Geospatial Advanced...
View ArticleBiology Professor Michi Tobler uncovers lessons from fish living in extreme...
Michi Tobler, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Zoological Studies, stands amid one of the rows of fish tanks in his lab on the first floor of the Research Building at the University of...
View ArticleBiology graduate Jesse Laseter getting acclimated in new job with Missouri...
Biology graduate Jesse Laseter discusses his research on small predators in Missouri glades during the Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 26. (Photo by Derik Holtmann) A small part of Jesse...
View ArticlePhysics graduate Keith Reece finds personal, professional growth conducting...
This summer, Keith Reece will graduate from UMSL with a bachelor’s degree in physics and go on to pursue graduate school. During his time at UMSL, Reece worked on comet spectroscopy research utilizing...
View ArticleAugust graduate Luis Schneegans bound for doctoral program at Stanford after...
Luis Scheegans will be the first member of his immediate family to graduate from college when he completes his BS in mathematics later this summer. He will begin a doctoral program in geophysics at...
View ArticleMichael Cosmopoulos celebrates induction into Academy of Athens, receives...
Michael Cosmopoulos, the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professor in Greek Studies, gives a lecture at his induction into the Academy of Athens on June 11. (Photos courtesy of Michael...
View ArticleMIMH’s Precision Health Research team studying effects of COVID infection in...
Missouri Institute or Mental Health Director Robert Paul (at left) leads the Precision Health Research team, including Jacob Bolzenius, Candice Adair, Natalie George, Julie Mannarino and Anshu...
View ArticleSt. Louis Mercantile Library Endowed Executive Director John Neal Hoover...
St. Louis Mercantile Library Endowed Executive Director John Neal Hoover received the 2024 Jonas Viles Award from the Friends of the Missouri State Archives. (Photo by Mike Venso) John Neal Hoover has...
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