- New Faculty Members Join Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University has many new faculty members joining the University this year. Check out the list of who is new at SLU.
- Convocation Ceremony Welcomes Newest Billikens to SLUThe 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.
- New Faculty Members Join Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University has many new faculty members joining the University this year. Check out the list of who is new at SLU.
- Convocation Ceremony Welcomes Newest Billikens to SLUThe 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.
- Saint Louis University Joins the Center for Research LibrariesSaint 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.
- Too Hot to Handle? SLU Researchers Examine How Temperature Affects TreehoppersKasey 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.
- SLU Research: PTSD Is a Modifiable Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes, Related Adverse OutcomesA 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.
- (Re)Living History at Cahokia MoundsIt'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.
- SLU, NGA Host Geo-Resolution Conference Sept. 12The 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.
- In Their Parents Footsteps: Siblings Enter Saint Louis University School of Medicine TogetherAttendees 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.
- School of Medicine Holds Annual White Coat Ceremony for Incoming Class of 2028The 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.
- Saint Louis University's New Venture Accelerator to Hold Inaugural Demo Day August 1The 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.
- SLU Valentine School of Nursing Doctoral Students Selected as 2024-2026 Jonas ScholarsJonas 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.
- SLU Professor to Teach Criminology in India as Part of Fulbright Scholars ProgramDyan 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.
- SLU Partners with Washington University on Midwest Center for AIDS ResearchIn 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.
- SLU Researchers Invite Living Kidney Donors and Recipients to Join NIH-funded Study to Overcome Disparities in Kidney Disease, TransplantationSaint Louis University School of Medicine researchers led by Krista Lentine, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, will assess how the use of genetic testing may mitigate racial disparities in the health outcomes of people with chronic kidney disease, including organ donors and transplant recipients.
- Saint Louis University To Offer Free Psychological Assessments for St. Louis City ResidentsSaint Louis University's Psychological Services Center, in partnership with the St. Louis Mental Health Board, will begin offering free psychological assessments for St. Louis city residents on a first come, first serve basis beginning July 1.
- SLU Researcher Reports Improvements in Survival Rates in Patients with Metastatic Prostate CancerResearch from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds improvements in survival in both Veterans and men across the country over the last 20 years in metastatic prostate cancer, which correlates with new hormonal treatments.
- SLU, SSM Health, Join NIH’s All of Us Research Program to Help Advance Precision MedicineSt. Louisans soon will have the opportunity to join a first-of-its kind, national effort to advance medical research and assess how biology, lifestyle, and environment impact health. SLU and SSM Health are joining the NIH's All of Us Research Program, a historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people who reflect the diversity of the United States with the goal of elevating the health of all.
- Saint Louis University Nursing Professor Honored by National Society for Work in Palliative Care for ChildrenVerna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., the Irene Riddle Endowed Chair and professor at the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing at Saint Louis University, was honored with the 2024 Distinguished Researcher Award by the Oncology Nursing Society.
- Leo Jackson Malone Jr., Ph.D.: 1938-2024Leo Jackson "Jack" Malone Jr., Ph.D., a former professor of Chemistry and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School at Saint Louis University, died on April 22, 2024. He was 85.
- SLU Esports Wins First National TitleSaint Louis University's Varsity League of Legends Esports team are now National Champions. The Billikens defeated Maryville University on Saturday, June 8, to claim the national title.
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