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University of Missouri-St. Louis
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is a public metropolitan research university located in Missouri’s most populous and economically important region. UMSL is the largest university in the St. Louis area, and the third-largest in Missouri, conferring over 3,000 degrees in 2010. UMSL offers 54 bachelor’s degree programs, 37 master’s degree programs, 15 doctoral degree programs, 24 graduate certificate programs, two education specialist programs and the only professional optometry degree in Missouri.
The University of Missouri System was created in 1963 with the addition of UMSL as well as the previously privately owned University of Kansas City in addition to the system’s already-owned campuses in Columbia and Rolla.
The university is situated on 350 rolling acres in north St. Louis County. Natural Bridge Road runs between North Campus and South Campus, which are both dotted with native Missouri trees and a mix of interesting architecture. More than 70 structures account for more than 3.5 million square feet of building space. Among those structures is the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Designed by world-renowned architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the center opened in 2003 and features two performance halls.
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Demand for human organs has surpassed supply. This is leading to serious problems including a flourishing black market for organ trafficking.
When government responses to a natural disaster do not address the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls, women tend to lose trust in the institutions.
Research shows that food supply chains are unfair, but there are ways to make them more sustainable for all involved.
Corporate pressure campaigns usually work best in partnership with local institutions. While Russia’s civic organizations are generally weak, there are some signs of growing defiance.
All of the 39 countries human rights experts tracked in 2020 experienced a decline in human rights. It’s not yet clear whether countries will quickly bounce back as the pandemic eases.
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
A professor of urban education argues that an epidemic of majority-Black public school closings is hurting already vulnerable communities across the country.
Many nations are restoring degraded tropical forests to slow climate change, protect endangered species and improve rural life. But those forests often are cleared again soon afterward.
Officers with college degrees were significantly more likely to pull over drivers for less serious violations, search drivers or their vehicles and make arrests on discretionary grounds.
Police practices like stop and frisk are often criticized as racial profiling. But it can be tricky to figure out from the data which officers are the worst offenders.
Bones and texts showed how decades of strenuous hikes led to higher levels of osteoarthritis in workers’ knees and ankles in an ancient Egyptian village.
Victorian attitudes influenced what scientists thought they were observing about sexual behaviors in the animal world. But modern techniques reveal the myth for what it is.
Two criminologists long associated with the University of Missouri – St Louis dispel myths about Ferguson, a community that borders the campus, and explain what’s behind the violent protests there.
If the brain processes words and mathematical symbols differently, why not musical symbols too?
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Political scientist, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Ph.D Student in Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Professor of Supply Chain Management , University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Associate Professor, Music Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Professor of Urban Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Faculty Associate, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Founders Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Stephen Bagwell is a Friend of The Conversation.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain & Analytics, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Professor Emerita of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis
