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Headlines from Saint Louis University – from research breakthroughs to student achievements to major campus events.

  • March is Women’s History Month, and for many women who received their residency match this month, it’s a moment to reflect on the future they want to help create for their patients.

    03/25/25- March is Women’s History Month, and for many women who received their residency match this month, it’s a moment to reflect on the future they want to help create for their patients.

  • Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine students participated in the National Residency Match Program, which matches students annually with the programs where they will complete their residency training.

    03/25/25- Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine students participated in the National Residency Match Program, which matches students annually with the programs where they will complete their residency training.

  • Anthony Breitbach teaches a class in interprofessional education on October 2, 2023.

    03/21/25- Anthony Breitbach, Ph.D., director of Interprofessional Education at Saint Louis University, is serving as president of the National Academies of Practice (NAP). Breitbach began his term as president of the organization at the NAP Annual Meeting and Forum. The event ran from March 13-15 in Washington D.C.

  • President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., speaks during the dedication of the Sinquefield Science and Engineering Center on March 18, 2025. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    03/20/25- Saint Louis University's hub for science and innovation on campus has a new name -- the Sinquefield Science and Engineering Center. Celebrating the generosity and dedication of donors Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, the former Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building was officially renamed the Sinquefield Science and Engineering Center during a dedication ceremony Tuesday afternoon.

  • SLU/YouGov Poll logo

    03/18/25- The February 2025 SLU/YouGov Poll surveyed 900 likely Missouri voters about their opinions regarding public safety, technology in schools, state income taxes, Missouri education issues, and matters considered by the Missouri state government.

  • Saint Louis University hosted the Anato-Bee Northwestern Regional Competition through its Adventures in Medicine and Science program for the second consecutive year. The Anato-Bee provides high school students across the U.S. with a unique opportunity to explore STEM  education in a hands-on, engaging way. Recruitment is also underway for the AIMS Medical and Surgical Procedures Work

    03/14/25- Saint Louis University hosted the Anato-Bee Northwestern Regional Competition through its Adventures in Medicine and Science program for the second consecutive year. The Anato-Bee provides high school students across the U.S. with a unique opportunity to explore STEM education in a hands-on, engaging way. Recruitment is also underway for the AIMS Medical and Surgical Procedures Workshop.

  • Students walk by the SLU clock tower.

    03/12/25- Saint Louis University's Sam Aitchison has been named a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Aitchison is a junior majoring in finance, leadership and human resource management, and Catholic Studies. He hopes to pursue an MA in Educational Transformation and would like to eventually work for the U.S. Department of Education.

  • Schwitalla Hall

    03/11/25- The gift is one of the largest and most impactful contributions in the School’s history. The donation comes from a patient who wishes to remain anonymous in honor of Gerald A. Maguire, M.D. (SOM ’91). The accomplished California-based psychiatrist has also personally pledged $100,000 to support his alma mater.

  • Gate in front of Cook Hall.

    03/11/25- Saint Louis University's Emerson Leadership Institute will host its fourth annual Be Heard: Women in Leadership conference on Friday, March 28. The free half-day event, "Fostering Dignity and Belonging," will explore the role of dignity in organizational culture.

  • SLU and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri sign an agreement

    03/07/25- SLU and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri announced a partnership to provide a new scholarship opportunity for Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri who wish to pursue higher education as part of the Advance HER Leadership program.

  • Pius XII Memorial Library

    03/07/25- SLU will become the permanent home of the Center’s unique oral histories, rare collections, circulating materials and growing digital archives. The move ensures that the Center’s mission continues and its work remains accessible as Fontbonne ends instruction and closes its operations after the summer term.

  • Raymond P. Benoit, Ph.D., professor emeritus in English, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. He was 88.

    03/03/25- Raymond P. Benoit, Ph.D., professor emeritus in English, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. He was 88.

  • Descendant Mama Safiyah Chauvin, left, lights the candle of Baba Seba Amari Sneferu during the Lights of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil on Feb. 27, 2025. The event, organized and led by SLU graduate student Sam Hall in partnership with the Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved, formally honored the lives of enslaved individuals who helped build and sustain the University and other Jesuit missions in Missouri from 1823 to 1865. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    03/03/25- As part of Black History Month, Saint Louis University held the inaugural Lights of Remembrance ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 27, honoring the lives and contributions of enslaved individuals who helped build and sustain the University and other Jesuit missions in Missouri in the 19th century.

  • Aerial view of SLU's campus.

    02/28/25- Four Saint Louis University faculty members were recently named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors. SLU’s four inductees include Enrico Di Cera, M.D., the Alice A. Doisy professor and chairman of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Koyal Garg, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engineering; Nicola Pozzi, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; and Silviya Zustiak, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering and pharmacology and physiology.

  • The Saint Louis University community stocked Billiken Bounty's shelves this week by playing through a mini golf course built out of shelf-stable food items. The event, led by Saint Louis University’s School of Science and Engineering and the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, provided nearly $3,00 in food and pantry items for the food pantry.

    02/27/25- The Saint Louis University community stocked Billiken Bounty's shelves this week by playing through a mini golf course built out of shelf-stable food items. The event, led by Saint Louis University’s School of Science and Engineering and the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, provided nearly $3,00 in food and pantry items for the food pantry

  • Allison Miller, Ph.D., left, and Farzana Hoque, M.D.

    02/24/25- The Academy of Science - St. Louis will recognize two Saint Louis University professors for their contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, and technology. Farzana Hoque, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine, and Allison Miller, Ph.D., professor of Biology, will be honored at the 27th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on April 3, 2025, at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

  • St. Louis Magazine’s inaugural edition of the St. Louis Business 500 highlights some of the St. Louis area’s most “influential, impactful and innovative leaders across a variety of industries.” The list of 500 people shaping St. Louis features some prominent Saint Louis University luminaries.

    02/21/25- St. Louis Magazine’s inaugural edition of the St. Louis Business 500 highlights some of the St. Louis area’s most “influential, impactful and innovative leaders across a variety of industries.” The list of 500 people shaping St. Louis features some prominent Saint Louis University luminaries.

  • Saint Louis University is one of several Missouri colleges and universities awarded grant funding to continue enhancing nursing education programs statewide.

    02/21/25- Saint Louis University is one of several Missouri colleges and universities awarded grant funding to continue enhancing nursing education programs statewide.

  • The Excellence in Nursing Awards were established to recognize the critical role that nurses play in the health care system, highlighting those who go above and beyond in their practice.

    02/20/25- The Excellence in Nursing Awards were established to recognize the critical role that nurses play in the health care system, highlighting those who go above and beyond in their practice.

  • aint Louis University has been awarded a 2025 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Education. Named after the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, the annual NAFSA Simon Awards celebrate outstanding commitment and accomplishment in campus internationalization.

    02/20/25- Saint Louis University has been awarded a 2025 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Education. Named after the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, the annual NAFSA Simon Awards celebrate outstanding commitment and accomplishment in campus internationalization.

  • Lara Al-Zoubaidi, a third-year nutrition student at SLU’s Doisy College of Health Sciences. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    02/14/25- Research from Saint Louis University and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine finds that some of the most-watched ads promote the worst food options for adults with chronic health conditions.

  • An aerial shot of SLU's campus.

    02/14/25- Saint Louis University Theatre and Dance faculty will be well represented at the 2025 St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards. Full-time SLU faculty members Gary Wayne Barker, professor of theatre; Nancy Bell, professor of theatre; Lucy Cashion, associate professor of theatre; and Denisse Chavez, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, all received nominations for their work with various productions. Adjust faculty member Joel Moses, theater, was also recognized by the St. Louis Theater Circle.

  • Sarah George, M.D., professor of infectious diseases, works in a lab

    02/13/25- R1 designation is the highest classification that universities can attain for research activity. SLU’s rise to R1 is the result of a decade-long, institution-wide effort to become a national exemplar for educational and research excellence. Since 2014, the University has focused on creating a robust research environment that fosters collaboration across disciplines and offers new opportunities for faculty and students to explore today’s most urgent challenges.

  • President Pestello honored at University of Mumbai commencement

    02/10/25- SLU is expanding its partnership with the University of Mumbai, adding chemistry to an innovative 1+1 pathway program that allows students to complete their first year in India before finishing their master’s degree at SLU in St. Louis. SLU’s president recently traveled to India to advance these efforts, highlighting the University’s commitment to global education.

  • The SLU clocktower from a drone.

    02/07/25- Saint Louis University's Office of Competitive Fellowships and Scholarships has announced that six SLU students have been selected as semifinalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Fulbright decisions are updated regularly, and applicants will be notified in the spring whether they have been selected as finalists to receive the award.

  • ickets for the St. Louis Literary Award ceremony honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead will go on sale Friday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. Whitehead will receive the award on April 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Tickets for the 2025 St. Louis Literary Award event are $15 and available through Metrotix.

    01/31/25- Tickets for the St. Louis Literary Award ceremony honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead will go on sale Friday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. Whitehead will receive the award on April 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Tickets for the 2025 St. Louis Literary Award event are $15 and available through Metrotix.

  • Students golf during the first Golf and Give event.

    01/28/25- The Saint Louis University community is invited to chip in and stock the Billiken Bounty food pantry by playing miniature golf holes created by SLU students. The innovation challenge is led by SLU's School of Science and Engineering and Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship.

  • After a successful first year, Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship is opening up applications for its second New Venture Accelerator (NVA). The NVA, which offers students and young alumni an opportunity to launch their businesses with financial support, resources, and mentoring from SLU experts, launched in 2024 with an initial cohort of four businesses.

    01/27/25- After a successful first year, Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship is opening up applications for its second New Venture Accelerator (NVA). The NVA, which offers students and young alumni an opportunity to launch their businesses with financial support, resources, and mentoring from SLU experts, launched in 2024 with an initial cohort of four businesses.

  • President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., participates in a panel discussion during the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute on Jan. 23, 2025. Photo by Sarah Conroy.  

    01/23/25- Taking action and working to improve life was a common theme at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute ceremony on Thursday morning. SLU and St. Louis community members gathered in the St. Louis Room of the Busch Student Center for the annual event, a partnership between SLU and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, to remember and honor King.

  • Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D., responds to a question during an event on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Photo by Joe Barker.  

    01/16/25- A lot can be said about the blank spaces in literature. That was one of the messages from Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D., SLU's Walter J. Ong, S.J. Chair in Humanities in the English Department. Wednesday afternoon, a standing-room-only crowd gathered in the Pere Marquette Gallery to hear Sawday's thoughts on his award-winning text, Blanks, Print, Space, and Void in English Renaissance Literature: An Archaeology of Absence.

  • Saint Louis University will host a national security symposium focused on the United States' strategic relationship with China. The event will feature top industry experts, government leaders, and researchers. The panels will include technology competition, China's economic landscape, and AI dominance.

    01/14/25- Saint Louis University will host a national security symposium focused on the United States' strategic relationship with China. The event will feature top industry experts, government leaders, and researchers. The panels will include technology competition, China's economic landscape, and AI dominance.

  • Max Zubatsky, Ph.D., left, and Marla Berg-Weger, Ph.D., pose for a photo in front of SLU's fountain.

    01/07/25- A new grant will extend 30 years of geriatrics-related funding to Saint Louis University clinicians and researchers.

  • Thomas Finan, Ph.D.

    12/19/24- Thomas Finan, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Saint Louis University, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award. He will work with colleagues at the University of Galway to create a joint database of archaeological and historical research focusing on Gaelic Ireland.

  • Teams of students, faculty and staff in Saint Louis University's School of Science and Engineering recently put their engineering skills to work for a December Innovation Challenge. The teams built gingerbread houses designed to stand up during a weight-loading competition.

    12/19/24- Teams of students, faculty and staff in Saint Louis University's School of Science and Engineering recently put their engineering skills to work for a December Innovation Challenge. The teams built gingerbread houses designed to stand up during a weight-loading competition.

  • A well-dressed bald man in a suit and tie stands before a collection of bookshelves, showcasing a variety of books.

    12/16/24- Feser, a Roman Catholic, Jesuit-educated leader in higher education, will assume the SLU presidency on July 1, 2025. Feser currently serves as the provost and executive vice president of Oregon State University (OSU), a land-grant institution with more than 38,000 students, a $1.8 billion budget and $480 million annually in externally funded research.

  • Graduates watch confetti fall during the Midyear Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    12/14/24- Saturday morning, hundreds of students walked across the stage at Chaifetz Arena and joined the Billiken alumni family. Saint Louis University celebrated its Midyear Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, In front of a packed crowd of family members, friends, and loved ones. Those in attendance and watching at home saw the newest graduates of SLU celebrated.

  • Amy E. Wright, Ph.D.

    12/11/24- Saint Louis University's Amy E. Wright, Ph.D., received an honorable mention from the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) for the Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize for an outstanding book published in English or Spanish in the field of Latin American and Spanish literature and cultures. Wright, a professor of Hispanic Studies at SLU, received the honor for her book Serial Mexico: Storytelling across Media, from Nationhood to Now, published in 2023 by Vanderbilt University Press.

  • Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D.

    12/11/24- Saint Louis University's Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D., has received the James Russell Lowell Prize for the most outstanding book published in 2023.

  • Shannon Cooper-Sadlo, Ph.D. (Social Work), left, and Meadow Campbell, Ph.D. (Center for Anatomical Science and Education) were recognized for their work in teaching Ignite seminars.

    12/10/24- Shannon Cooper-Sadlo, Ph.D. (Social Work), and Meadow Campbell, Ph.D. (Center for Anatomical Science and Education) were recognized for their work in teaching Ignite seminars. Cooper-Sadlo won for her Spring 2024 seminar entitled, “Conversations with a Mom, but not Your Mom.” Campbell was the Fall 2024 winner for her seminar entitled “Dissecting a Timeline: Anatomy Through the Ages.”

  • Students march in the Parade of Nations during the 2023  Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    12/05/24- Sam Fox, a noted St. Louis philanthropist, former Ambassador to Belgium, and generous donor to Saint Louis University, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. He was 95.

  • Dr. Jamil Neme smiles for a photo outdoors on SLU's campus.

    12/03/24- Jamil Neme, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at SLU’s School of Medicine and director of the Concussion Clinic at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, said structural brain differences might explain why women and girls are more prone to concussions and experience longer recovery from injuries than men and boys.

  • Neil Jansen

    12/02/24- Associate Professor of Accounting Neil Jansen is the recipient of the 2024 Nancy McNeir Ring Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Nancy McNeir Ring Award is SLU's highest honor for teaching. The award is voted on by SLU's chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, to acknowledge faculty members who display special dedication to students.

  • After less than two years in operation, a business founded by a Saint Louis University student has gone from dorm room to the world. Moii Coffee, founded in early 2023 by Firaol Ahmed, a senior in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, began with Ahmed selling coffee out of his residence hall at SLU. Today, with the addition of partner and SLU alum Andy Irakoze, the business is a supply chain and logistics firm connecting coffee farmers in Africa with roasters in North America.

    11/25/24- After less than two years in operation, a business founded by a Saint Louis University student has gone from dorm room to the world. Moii Coffee, founded in early 2023 by Firaol Ahmed, a senior in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, began with Ahmed selling coffee out of his residence hall at SLU. Today, with the addition of partner and SLU alum Andy Irakoze, the business is a supply chain and logistics firm connecting coffee farmers in Africa with roasters in North America.

  • Turkeypalooza donations filled the shelves in Reinert Hall. Photo by Joe Barker.

    11/22/24- Thanksgiving at Saint Louis University means preparing hundreds of meals for the St. Louis community. Turkeypalooza is SLU’s annual Thanksgiving food drive. Led by Campus Kitchen, a student-run organization that works to decrease food insecurity and waste in the communities surrounding SLU, the drive collects holiday food items that will be distributed to the St. Louis community.

  • Saint Louis University senior Reueline Arulanandam offered her perspective on student leadership to more than 2,000 participants at the 2024 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. The event, held in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s largest annual Catholic social justice gathering and advocacy day.

    11/20/24- Saint Louis University senior Reueline Arulanandam offered her perspective on student leadership to more than 2,000 participants at the 2024 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. The event, held in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s largest annual Catholic social justice gathering and advocacy day.

  • Ryan Teague, Ph.D., and Alex Piening, an M.D./Ph.D. graduate student at SLU, work in a lab.

    11/15/24- Ryan Teague, Ph.D., professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine, and his team are now trying to uncover the exact mechanism underlying the metabolic dysfunctions associated with obesity that directly impact T-cell function.

  • The winning student team celebrates their victory in the November 2024 Innovation Challenge.

    11/15/24- SLU Science and Engineering students tested their engineering skills in a timed innovation challenge building bridges out of cardboard tubes and duct tape.

  • DuBourg Hall

    11/15/24- Saint Louis University will host GIS (Geographic Information System) Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The one-day conference will feature speakers who work on GIS projects in the St. Louis region.

  • Allied Health building at SLU

    11/15/24- The study, recently published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, found that 34% of mothers said stay-at-home orders facilitated easier breastfeeding at home, stronger mother-child bonding, and extended breastfeeding duration for many women. However, the pandemic also presented significant barriers, including limited access to lactation support and heightened maternal stress.

  • Students view the artwork of Nathan Young, Jr. at SLUMA.

    11/14/24- Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA) opens The Past Beneath Our Feet and Renaissance Man on Friday, Nov. 15. "The Past Beneath Our Feet" presents findings from two decades of exploration in Ireland by SLU professor Thomas Finan, Ph.D. "Renaissance Man" presents selected works by the Honorable Nathan B. Young Jr.

  • Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D., left, and Christina Garcia, Ph.D. have received the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards.

    11/12/24- Two Saint Louis University faculty members received Emerson's 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award. Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D. (Education) and Christina Garcia, Ph.D. (Spanish) were both recognized for their teaching prowess. The Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards Program recognizes educators in the St. Louis metropolitan area annually for their leadership in and passion for teaching, their contributions to student learning, and their knowledge and creativity.

  • The Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University inducted two new members to its Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame at a dinner on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.

    11/11/24- The Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University inducted two new members to its Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame at a dinner on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.

  • Math teacher Jamal Cooper leads a class of middle school students at St. Louis Catholic Academy on Sept. 16, 2024. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    11/05/24- Saint Louis University's School of Education has partnered with St. Louis Catholic Academy, beginning a first-of-its-kind affiliation for SLU's School of Education. The SLU School of Education will provide resources to St. Louis Catholic Academy's middle school, starting with the current school year.

  • Divya Subramaniam, Ph.D., associate professor and program director of health and clinical outcomes research at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, poses for a photo indoors.

    11/05/24- For patients facing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, a compassionate approach to care can be transformative. Yet, a new study published in Healthcare reveals that palliative care, a service focused on enhancing the quality of life for those with serious illnesses, remains significantly underutilized among pancreatic cancer patients in the United States.

  • Zidong Zhang, Ph.D., research scientist at the AHEAD Institute at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, poses for a photo indoors.

    11/05/24- A study by researchers at Saint Louis University shows that only one in eight patients with heart failure in the United States receive palliative care consultations within five years of diagnosis. The study also highlighted significant racial and geographic disparities. Black people were 15% less likely to receive palliative care compared to their white counterparts.

  • Saint Louis University wrapped its year-long institutional process of discernment with an on-site peer visit this week. The visit was conducted by colleagues from three peer Jesuit universities.

    10/31/24- Saint Louis University wrapped its year-long institutional process of discernment with an on-site peer visit this week. The visit was conducted by colleagues from three peer Jesuit universities.

  • Students in SLU's School of Science and Engineering participated in a Halloween innovation challenge, carving pumpkins that represented STEM majors in the school.

    10/31/24- Students in SLU's School of Science and Engineering participated in a Halloween innovation challenge, carving pumpkins that represented STEM majors in the school.

  • A student participates in an Interfaith Memorial Service at SLU. She places purple flowers in a basket.

    10/29/24- Students at Saint Louis University honored those who donated their bodies for medical education with an Interfaith Memorial Service on Friday, Oct. 25.

  • Saint Louis University will wrap up its year-long institutional process of discernment with an on-site peer visit this week. The visit will be conducted by colleagues from three peer Jesuit universities. The Mission Priority Examen (MPE) is a self-led process intended to reaffirm a Jesuit university’s commitment to its Catholic, Jesuit mission and the ways the University might continue to live out the mission in the future.

    10/28/24- Saint Louis University will wrap up its year-long institutional process of discernment with an on-site peer visit this week. The visit will be conducted by colleagues from three peer Jesuit universities. The Mission Priority Examen (MPE) is a self-led process intended to reaffirm a Jesuit university’s commitment to its Catholic, Jesuit mission and the ways the University might continue to live out the mission in the future.

  • Anthony Breitbach, Ph.D., teaches a class in interprofessional education on Oct. 2, 2023. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    10/18/24- At Saint Louis University, an interprofessional wellness team is enhancing the health and well-being of SLU's student-athletes. It has a framework for how others can do the same.

  •  Hadi Alhorr, Ph.D. (International Business) third from right, was honored with the Global Ambassador Award at the 25th annual Growing Global event. Submitted photo.

    10/18/24- Hadi Alhorr, Ph.D., the Paul Lorenzini Professor of International Business and the director of the Boeing Institute of International Business, was honored with the 2024 World Trade Center St. Louis - Global Ambassador Award, during the organization's annual Growing Global luncheon.

  • A team celebrates their trivia win during the Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff at SLU's Center for Global Citizenship on Sept. 15, 2022.

    10/16/24- Saint Louis University received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

  • SLULaunch, a student-led entrepreneurship incubator for Saint Louis University students, recently held its inaugural launch night. The new program builds on the original goals of its predecessor, MEDLaunch, while broadening opportunities for students.

    10/15/24- SLULaunch, a student-led entrepreneurship incubator for Saint Louis University students, recently held its inaugural launch night. The new program builds on the original goals of its predecessor, MEDLaunch, while broadening opportunities for students.

  • Tina Chen, M.D., associate dean of simulation and clinical skills, teaches in the Sim Center on August 19, 2024.

    10/10/24- Tina Chen, M.D., associate dean of simulation and clinical skills at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, was named a St. Louis Business Journal 40 Under 40 for 2024.

  • Robert H. Brockhaus, Ph.D. professor emeritus in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. He was 84.

Brockhaus was a trailblazer in the academic field of business entrepreneurship.

    10/07/24- Robert H. Brockhaus, Ph.D. professor emeritus in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. He was 84.

  • A group of people gather inside a church to celebrate the SLU School of Nursing White Coat Ceremony.

    10/04/24- Saint Louis University’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing hosted its White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage for students as they begin their clinical training and progress toward becoming baccalaureate nurses.

  • Resident Katelyn Glaenzer models a dental exam for a pediatric patient at Saint Louis University's Center for Advanced Dental Education on July 11, 2024. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    09/30/24- The Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program at Saint Louis University’s Center for Advanced Dental Education leads in educating future pediatric dentists to treat patients with disabilities and complex medical needs.

  • SLU’s Fred and Fran Pestello pose for a photo with Grand Center President and CEO Peg Weathers and local broadcast legend Carol Daniel, who emceed the Sept. 20 gala. Photo courtesy of Grand Center Inc.

    09/26/24- During the organization’s 2024 gala, SLU President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., was noted for leading SLU to become a driving force in the revitalization of Midtown St. Louis. His spouse, Fran Pestello, Ph.D., was highlighted as a champion of the St. Louis Literary Award and for connecting the work of great authors to the broader community.

  • 09/26/24- Saint Louis University and the Archdiocese of St. Louis will host a Solidarity Walk and Mass for immigrants and refugees on Sunday, Sept. 29, in conjunction with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR).

  • int Louis University’s Center for Supply Chain Excellence will host its first Tech-Chain conference on Friday, Oct. 18, at SLU’s Busch Student Center.

The conference will bring together experts from academia and industry to share insights on the practical applications of AI, machine learning, GenAI and digital twins in the supply chain industry. The day-long event will feature expert presentations and a hands-on workshop.

    09/20/24- Saint Louis University’s Center for Supply Chain Excellence will host its first Tech-Chain conference on Friday, Oct. 18, at SLU’s Busch Student Center. The conference will bring together experts from academia and industry to share insights on the practical applications of AI, machine learning, GenAI and digital twins in the supply chain industry. The day-long event will feature expert presentations and a hands-on workshop.

  • Missouri voters will hear from gubernatorial candidates Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and Representative Crystal Quade Friday, Sept. 20, in the first debate in the race for Missouri governor. The SLU/YouGov Poll asked 450 likely Missouri voters in August: “What issue in the 2024 Election is the most important factor in your vote for Governor of Missouri?” Voters then answered in their own words what was important to them when voting for Governor.

    09/19/24- Missouri voters will hear from gubernatorial candidates Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and Representative Crystal Quade Friday, Sept. 20, in the first debate in the race for Missouri governor. The SLU/YouGov Poll asked 450 likely Missouri voters in August: “What issue in the 2024 Election is the most important factor in your vote for Governor of Missouri?” Voters then answered in their own words what was important to them when voting for Governor.

  • SLU researcher Elise Alspach, Ph.D., poses in her white lab coat for a photo.

    09/18/24- Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine investigated differences in T-cell responses between male and female patients with lung cancer that may help direct future treatments. T-cell responses are part of the adaptive immune system, which is part of the body's "smart system" that monitors for threats and fights them with customized defenses.

  • Saint Louis University has received a $964,848 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create a Climate Resilience Center at SLU. The project is one of 10 centers funded by the DOE in states nationwide.

    09/18/24- Saint Louis University has received a $964,848 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create a Climate Resilience Center at SLU. The project is one of 10 centers funded by the DOE in states nationwide.

  • Farzana Hoque, M.D., poses for a photo.

    09/17/24- Nominees are put forth by their peers and selected by an independent panel based on their professional achievements and contributions to the community. Farzana Hoque, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and acting internship co-director, will be honored at the 44th Annual YWCA Leader Lunch on Friday, Dec. 13.

  • Alec Pollard, Ph.D., addresses an audience after receiving the International OCD Foundation’s 2024 Outstanding Career Achievement Award.

    09/17/24- Alec Pollard, Ph.D., professor emeritus of family and community medicine, recently received the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)’s 2024 Outstanding Career Achievement Award. The IOCDF Awards recognize exceptional individuals and professionals for their dedicated efforts in advancing awareness, advocacy, and understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

  • Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D., poses for a photo outdoors in her backyard.

    09/17/24- Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D., the Hemak Endowed professor of maternal child nursing, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award, the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently announced.

  • The SLU School of Education is housed in Fitzgerald Hall.

    09/16/24- Saint Louis University announced a historic donation to the University’s School of Education from physician and alumna Virginia (Ginny) Herrmann, M.D. The $7.3 million gift will establish the Herrmann Center for Innovative Catholic Education, as well as support education programs at every educational level and underserved students throughout the St. Louis region.

  • The Leaders Look panel of the Geo-Resolution Conference on Sept. 12, 2024. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    09/13/24- Thursday morning a record crowd attended the sixth Geo-Resolution conference at Saint Louis University. The annual event, co-hosted by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and SLU, was focused this year on the future -- the event's theme was "Modeling the Future for Today's Decisions."

  • A person reads the back of a piece from “The Legacy of Mill Creek,” an art installation by Cbabi Bayoc surrounding the fountain at Grand and Lindell Blvds. The installation honors the vibrant historically Black community that lived in the former Mill Creek Valley neighborhood

    09/12/24- Members of the St. Louis community came together on the Saint Louis University campus on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to celebrate "The Legacy of Mill Creek," a new public art installation by world-renowned St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc.

  • Saint Louis University has been awarded $250,000 from the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as part of the Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence program.

    09/10/24- Saint Louis University has been awarded $250,000 from the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as part of the Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence program.

  • The Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs dominate their home turf in Missouri as voters in the state overwhelming chose the team as their favorite NFL franchise.

    09/05/24- The Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs dominate their home turf in Missouri as voters in the state overwhelming chose the team as their favorite NFL franchise.

  • Sarah Adam plays wheelchair rugby. A white ball rests on her lap.

    09/02/24- Team USA's Paralympic wheelchair rugby team kept their medal streak alive by winning the silver medal on Monday in Paris. Japan claimed gold following the 48-41 win over Team USA. First-time Paralympian Sarah Adam, OTD, assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at Saint Louis University, played a key role for Team USA.

  • SLU/YouGov Poll

    08/29/24- The August 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll surveyed 900 likely Missouri voters about their opinions regarding the 2024 election, political issues facing the state and country, Missouri education issues, and matters considered by the Missouri state government.

  • In August 2024, the SLU/YouGov Poll interviewed 900 likely Missouri voters, asking them to name their favorite Major League Baseball team. The poll found that 41% of Missourians polled say the St. Louis Cardinals are their favorite team. The Kansas City Royals were the favorite team of 20% of those polled.

    08/29/24- In August 2024, the SLU/YouGov Poll interviewed 900 likely Missouri voters, asking them to name their favorite Major League Baseball team. The poll found that 41% of Missourians polled say the St. Louis Cardinals are their favorite team. The Kansas City Royals were the favorite team of 20% of those polled.

  • Kate Holdener, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at SLU, and Daniel Shown, OSS Program Director.

    08/28/24- Open Source with SLU (OSS), a pioneering software engineering lab at Saint Louis University, has received a $654,610 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to continue advancing open scholarship and developing open-source software.

  • A group of people cheer on Sarah Adam while holding a banner that reads,

    08/26/24- Featuring 22 sports and 4,400 athletes from around the world, the Paris Paralympics will see Paralympians battling for gold in individual and team events, beginning on Aug. 28 and lasting through Sept. 8. Sarah Adam, OTD, assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy, is among six athletes from the St. Louis region who will represent the area on Team USA.

  • Flowers.

    08/20/24- D. Graeme Thomas, former executive director of Saint Louis University's Research Innovation Group, died Sunday, Aug. 11. He was 86. As the executive director, Thomas was responsible for commercializing the products of SLU research, including all aspects of IP protection, contract management, and industry collaboration.

  • An aerial view of the clock tower plaza.

    08/19/24- Saint Louis University has many new faculty members joining the University this year. Check out the list of who is new at SLU.

  • President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., and First Lady Fran Pestello, Ph.D., take selfies with students at Convocation on Saturday, Aug. 17. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

    08/17/24- The 2024 New Student Convocation and Family Welcome ceremony took place Saturday morning. The ceremony is designed to be one of the first opportunities for the new class of Billikens to develop a sense of cohesion and identity. Members of the SLU community shared how they serve a higher purpose and seek the greater good.

  • Kasey Fowler-Finn, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Saint Louis University, and Noah Leith, a recent Ph.D. graduate from Saint Louis University, published a paper in Functional Ecology that examined the thermoregulatory tendencies in plant-living insects. They determined that, while this thermoregulation improved survival in the species, it did not increase reproduction, pointing to a long-term concern for the insect.

    08/13/24- Kasey Fowler-Finn, an associate professor of biology at Saint Louis University, and Noah Leith, a recent Ph.D. graduate from Saint Louis University, published a paper in Functional Ecology that examined the thermoregulatory tendencies in plant-living insects. They determined that, while this thermoregulation improved survival in the species, it did not increase reproduction, pointing to a long-term concern for the insect.

  • A photo of Jeff Scherrer.

    08/13/24- A Saint Louis University study, published online Aug. 13 in JAMA Network Open, shows that treating post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with better overall well-being and lower risk of some chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes.

  • Saint Louis University Libraries joined the Center for Research Libraries (CRL)  this week as a full voting member. The CRL is an international consortium of more than 200 university, college and independent research libraries.

    08/12/24- Saint Louis University Libraries joined the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) this week as a full voting member. The CRL is an international consortium of more than 200 university, college and independent research libraries.

  • A woman leans over a small dirt wall to dig out a small amount of dirt from an excavation hole near Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, Illinois.

    08/06/24- It's one thing to read about an ancient civilization in the history books, but it's a completely different matter when you hold that history in your hands. Saint Louis University students, along with SLU faculty, volunteers and visiting students from universities across the country, got a chance to unearth history this summer at archeological excavations at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, Illinois.

  • Busch Student Center

    08/06/24- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Saint Louis University will co-host the Geo-Resolution 2024 conference, "Modeling the Future for Today's Decisions," Thursday, Sept. 12, at SLU's Busch Student Center. The event is supported by Taylor Geospatial Institute.

  • Attendees were seeing double at this year’s Saint Louis University School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 28. Aarti and Arjun Sahai, siblings in a triplet set, were part of the incoming Class of first-year medical students at SLU.

    08/01/24- Attendees were seeing double at this year’s Saint Louis University School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 28. Aarti and Arjun Sahai, siblings in a triplet set, were part of the incoming Class of first-year medical students at SLU.

  • The Saint Louis University School of Medicine welcomed the next generation of physicians during the school’s 2024 White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 28, in St. Francis Xavier College Church. The ceremony is the official start of first-year students’ journey into medicine.

    08/01/24- The Saint Louis University School of Medicine welcomed the next generation of physicians during the school’s 2024 White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 28, in St. Francis Xavier College Church. The ceremony is the official start of first-year students’ journey into medicine.

  • Cook Hall

    07/30/24- The Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University is hosting its inaugural New Venture Accelerator (NVA) Demo Day. At the event, the first cohort of GenAssist, Moii Coffee, Posie Pots and EMBr will make final pitches to potential investors and partners interested in the future growth of the four companies.

  • Jonas Nursing, a leading supporter of doctoral nursing education in the U.S., and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, recently announced that Austin DesJardin and Joy Stark, Ph.D. students at Saint Louis University, have been selected as Jonas Scholars for the program's 2024-2026 cohort.

    07/26/24- Jonas Nursing, a leading supporter of doctoral nursing education in the U.S., and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, recently announced that Austin DesJardin and Joy Stark, Ph.D. students at Saint Louis University, have been selected as Jonas Scholars for the program's 2024-2026 cohort.

  • A photo of Tegeler Hall, which houses the School of Social Work and Dyan McGuire's office.

    07/25/24- Dyan McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., director and associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach criminology and criminal justice in India for the 2024-25 academic year.

  • An aerial photo of North campus, featuring the Clock Tower.

    07/18/24- In a bid to jump-start the campaign against HIV in the region, Saint Louis University, in partnership with Washington University School of Medicine, will establish the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The center, slated to open in September, will aim to create a platform for researchers and public health workers to collaborate and coordinate their efforts to fight the HIV epidemic together.