Are you in love? A team of UMSL researchers wants to talk to you
A team of researchers from UMSL are looking to study people in love. Leading the project to study how being in love affects cognition are (from left) Kruti Surti, Amanda Lococo, Assistant Professor of...
View ArticleStudent journalists take on fundraising roles
In this September 2013 file photo, UMSL students, including members of The Current staff, look over a new issue of the student newspaper as it’s being delivered on campus. The Current staff are using...
View ArticleStatewide association surprises dean of enrollment with service award
Alan Byrd (left), dean of enrollment at UMSL, received the Peggy Clinton Memorial Service Award on April 13 from the Missouri Association for College Admission Counseling. Pictured with Byrd is Bart...
View ArticleMen’s Golf re-enters Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll at No. 21
The University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf team has re-entered the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 21 this week. The UMSL Tritons opened the season ranked No. 23 and...
View ArticleWeek of service, advocacy in D.C. inspires student leader
UMSL student Kristin Wyninegar peeks out from the fourth row during a gathering of college women in Washington, D.C., this spring. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Wyninegar) “Sometimes you do things that...
View ArticleUMSL Tritons weekly rewind
The UMSL Tritons baseball team (22-12, 16-12 GLVC) will wrap up its regular season with a doubleheader Wednesday and four-game series this weekend. Softball No. 3 ranked University of Missouri–St....
View ArticleBotanical Garden internship focuses on endangered species research
Senior biology major Rachel Becknell studied the endangered species commonly called Pyne’s ground plum through a research internship at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Shaw Nature Reserve. (Photos by...
View ArticlePerryman named GLVC Pitcher of the Week for third time this season
University of Missouri–St. Louis junior Hannah Perryman has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week in the sport of softball. Perryman, a criminology and criminal justice...
View ArticleUMSL softball No. 2 team in nation, setting new program record
The University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team slid up one spot to No. 2 in this week’s National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Poll. It marks the program’s highest-ever ranking...
View ArticleEye on UMSL: Opportunity Scholars
With the first two Opportunity Scholars set to graduate from UMSL in May, all of the current students to hold that distinction recently gathered for a group photo. UMSL photographer August Jennewein...
View ArticleUMSL venues, artists, alumni among best in St. Louis
Julie Dunn-Morton, curator of the St. Louis Mercantile Library’s fine art collections, leads a tour. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named the Mercantile the “Best Place for a History Lesson” in St. Louis....
View ArticleUM System, UMSL committed to educating north St. Louis County students
UMSL Chancellor Tom George announces the North County Scholarship Program Friday at the 39th Chancellor’s Report to the Community. (Photo by August Jennewein) Promising north St. Louis students will...
View ArticleIt’s a 3-peat! Softball captures 3rd straight GLVC Championship
The No. 2 ranked University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team captured its third straight Great Lakes Valley Conference championship on Sunday with a 4-0 eight-inning victory over No. 10 ranked...
View ArticleBusiness student garners praise for amazing skills as US sled hockey goalie
UMSL business student Steve Cash has served as the United States sled hockey goalie for almost 10 years. (Photo by August Jennewein) Steve Cash, although very modest, continues to have the limelight...
View ArticleDistinguished service honorees embody ‘Triton spirit’
UMSL recognized three alumni and one student with 2015 Distinguished Service Awards at the 39th Chancellor’s Report to the Community on Friday. UMSL alumni Terry and Stan Freerks (center) received the...
View ArticleWilson named GLVC Pitcher of the Week
University of Missouri–St. Louis junior Kyle Wilson has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week in the sport of baseball. Wilson, a business administration major, threw the...
View ArticleCardinals tickets and more at UMSL Night at the Ballpark
UMSL Night at the Ballpark is Sept. 4. Festivities include a pre-game reception, an exclusive field visit and limited edition St. Louis Cardinals baseball caps. (From left) Tritons mascot Louie,...
View ArticleSoftball makes program history, ranks No. 1 in latest NFCA DII Poll
For the first time in program history, the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team sits atop the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Poll. The move to the top spot in the poll...
View ArticleGovernor releases funding for business building to be named for Anheuser-Busch
Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday announced the release of $10 million in state matching funds for the construction of UMSL’s new College of Business Administration building. (Photo by August Jennewein) A...
View ArticleMeet Natalie Smith: PRIZM president, LGBT advocate, community builder
Junior liberal studies major Natalie Smith (second from right) stands with fellow members of PRIZM, the queer-straight alliance at UMSL. As president of the student organization, she oversaw the Walls...
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