- Walter Earns SLU's Top Teaching HonorMarcea Walter, assistant professor and director of the Master of Health Administration Program, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Nancy McNeir Ring Award for Excellence in Teaching. Walter will be presented with the award at the 2025 Midyear Commencement Ceremony. She will also deliver the commencement address. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Chaifetz Arena.
- SLU, WashU Medicine Research Shows Psychedelic Decriminalization Hasn't Increased ER VisitsA new study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed national hospital admission data from 2016 to 2023 to assess whether decriminalizing psychedelics—such as psilocybin (“magic mushrooms”)—has led to more people needing emergency or inpatient care.
- Walter Earns SLU's Top Teaching HonorMarcea Walter, assistant professor and director of the Master of Health Administration Program, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Nancy McNeir Ring Award for Excellence in Teaching. Walter will be presented with the award at the 2025 Midyear Commencement Ceremony. She will also deliver the commencement address. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Chaifetz Arena.
- SLU, WashU Medicine Research Shows Psychedelic Decriminalization Hasn't Increased ER VisitsA new study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed national hospital admission data from 2016 to 2023 to assess whether decriminalizing psychedelics—such as psilocybin (“magic mushrooms”)—has led to more people needing emergency or inpatient care.
- SLU Study Links Depression, Insomnia to Higher Risk of DementiaA study conducted by researchers at Saint Louis University found that people over 50 who suffer from both depression and insomnia are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
- SLU Joins NASA-Funded Consortium to Advance Sustainable Space Life Support SystemsSaint Louis University has joined a NASA-funded consortium to develop a closed-loop biological system that can convert human waste into useful materials for in-space biomanufacturing. The innovations will help build self-sustaining ecosystems for future space missions.
- SLU’s William L. Clay, Sr. Institute of Civic Engagement and Economic Justice Seeks to Educate, Engage, and Empower Next Generation of LeadersThe William L. Clay, Sr. Institute of Civic Engagement and Economic Justice at Saint Louis University, launched in the summer of 2025 with a legacy investment from the William L. Clay Scholarship & Research Fund, provides immersive learning experiences and hands-on training that address the social and economic challenges facing the St. Louis region and the nation.
- New SLU, SSM Study Shows Ozempic Could Help Dialysis Patients Qualify for Kidney TransplantsObesity is one of the biggest barriers preventing patients with end-stage kidney disease from receiving a life-saving kidney transplant. New research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and SSM Health physicians reveals that breakthrough weight loss medications could change that -- giving more patients a second chance at life.
- John F. Cross, Ph.D.: 1932-2025John F. Cross, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. He was 93. Cross was a long-time professor at Saint Louis University as well as an alum, having earned his doctorate from SLU in 1964.
- Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship to Honor 2025 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame InducteesThe Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University will hold its 2025 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame induction ceremony at a dinner on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.
