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Pat Tillman Scholar Heath McClung sets sights on next-generation prosthetics
(Photo by August Jennewein) From Legos to engines, tinkering with things has always been a source of joy for Heath McClung. Now the University of Missouri–St. Louis upperclassman is applying that...
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Writers in the Schools initiative puts local teens and UMSL graduate students...
First-year MFA student Ginger O’Donnell currently leads the all-volunteer WITS efforts alongside fellow UMSL creative writing students and alumni. (Photo by Evie Hemphill) It’s 7:30 a.m. on a chilly...
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Eye on UMSL: Next spring’s flowers
Groundskeeper Gregory Ward (at left) and engineering student Jesse Kaiser plant a Kwanzan cherry tree, one of 18 spring-flowering trees presently making their debut on campus, on the Thomas Jefferson...
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Senior guard Elijah Watson scored 23 points to lead the Tritons to the season’s first Great Lakes Valley Conference victory, 88-83 Saturday at Truman State. Women’s Basketball UMSL dropped a pair of...
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Doctoral student Matt Austin tries to unlock mystery behind bumblebee...
Doctoral student Matt Austin observes one of the bumblebees he’s studying as he tries to discover why some species are declining while others are not. (Photo by August Jennewein) Matt Austin’s search...
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Soon-to-be UMSL grads will celebrate 1,000+ completed degrees at Dec. 16...
Three ceremonies are set to take place throughout the day – at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. – in the Mark Twain Building on North Campus. For more information, see umsl.edu/commencement. (File photo by...
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Army veteran overcomes traumatic brain injury to graduate with honors
War and a severe injury interrupted Joshua Eckhoff’s student experience, but the graduating senior ultimately transitioned the circumstances into a source of strength. (Photo by August Jennewein)...
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Eye on UMSL: Semester countdown
It’s day two of group-presentation time in John Palmer’s Strategic Management course located in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Christopher Walter (in red) speaks first as his teammates (from left) Keith...
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UMSL Jazz Ensemble selected to perform with industry icons in Chicago and...
Jim Widner (at left), a teaching professor in the Department of Music, leads a recent rehearsal with the university’s accomplished Jazz Ensemble. (Photo by August Jennewein) The 19 student members of...
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Summer science experience in high school inspires two students now in UMSL’s...
Evan Montgomery’s first experience at UMSL came when he was still a student at Trinity Catholic High School doing research in chemistry and biochemistry Associate Professor Chung Wong’s lab while...
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Psychology graduate and heart transplant patient Angela Farrell eyes graduate...
Angela Farrell’s time at UMSL was interrupted by heart transplant surgery during the first semester of her sophomore year. Three years later, she’s healthy and set to graduate with a degree in...
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Senior guard Steven Davis fires a 3-pointer in last Thursday’s victory over previously unbeaten William Jewell, at the time ranked 20th nationally. Davis finished with 10 points in the win. Women’s...
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Microaggression discussion pushes campus community to communicate across...
College of Education Professor Susan Kashubeck-West found herself surprised and encouraged by the high interest in the “Microaggressions: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?” discussion she led at...
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Small program presents valuable opportunities for mechanical engineering...
Kelsey Wortmann (at left) and Kristin Gonzalez will be the lone female mechanical engineering majors to cross the commencement stage on Saturday. While they are outnumbered at work and in a majority of...
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Music education degree is dream come true for nontraditional student Odell...
The percussionist, aspiring band director and father of three is graduating summa cum laude after turning an initial fear of failure into a cumulative GPA of 3.8. (Photo by August Jennewein) On the...
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Shutter stop: New perspectives
As three University of Missouri–St. Louis international students look through Donald Judd’s Untitled 1969 sculpture at the Saint Louis Art Museum, campus photographer August Jennewein captures the...
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Facts, figures, thoughts on the Triton study abroad experience
This infographic was created by Wendy Allison, and a full version was originally published in the fall 2017 issue of UMSL Magazine. (Click on the image to enlarge it.) The post Facts, figures, thoughts...
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UMSL earns only NSA, DHS focus area specialization within 9-state region
Assistant Professor of Information Systems Maurice Dawson (at center) receives a focus area specialization certificate from Commandant at the National Cryptologic School Leonard Reinsfelder (at left)...
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UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Senior Jordan Fletcher notched her 11th career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday in a 68-30 rout of Culver–Stockton. Women’s Basketball UMSL held host Culver–Stockton to nine...
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Anthropology graduate Shawn Edghill studies the past as he reshapes his own...
Shawn Edghill already had a degree in urban planning and design when he decided to return to school to pursue a second bachelor’s in anthropology. The new UMSL graduate spent much of his final semester...
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