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Class of 2023 Celebrated at Spring Commencement

A bird's-eye view of SLU graduates at Chaifetz Arena.

Graduates file into Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, May 20, for the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

A total crowd of 4,533 saluted the more than 2,900 students who graduated from SLU this spring.

SLU in the News

SLU's spring commencement address featuring New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized motivational speaker John O’Leary was highlighted on KTVI-TV Ch. 2 and ‘Live Inspired’ Podcast with John O’Leary.
SLU graduate Aniketh Vyas was highlighted during SLU’s precommencement ceremony on KMOV-TV Ch. 4 for overcoming obstacles from an accident that left him with critical injuries.
Robert Gatter, J.D. (Law) was quoted in a KWMU 90.7 FM story on the expiration of the coronavirus public health emergency orders.
Rachel Rimmerman (WATER Institute) was quoted in Water Online about the 2023 SLU Summit for Water.
SLU was mentioned in Legal Sports Report about its YouGov poll results on sports gambling and Missourians disinterest in making sports betting legal in the state.

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SLU Institute for Healing Justice and Equity Launches ‘Critical Futures’ Podcast

The Institute for Healing Justice and Equity at Saint Louis University has launched "Critical Futures," a new podcast about imagining alternative futures. The first episode "Reimagining Community Partnerships" explores anti-racist health policies and structural racism in the health care system.

SLU graduate student Aniketh Vyas points toward the sky as he receives his degree.

International Graduate Student Shares Story of How SLU Community Cared for Him

Saint Louis University graduate student Aniketh Vyas says the SLU community treated him like a part of a family, and he is eternally grateful for it. Vyas lost part of his left leg due to a Jan. 24, 2022, accident. He walked across the stage at Chaifetz Arena Friday during the School of Science and Engineering pre-commencement ceremony to receive his master's in computer science.

A photo of Dr. Pestello with students at a commencement ceremony.

Casa de Salud to Honor SLU’s President with 2023 Visionary Award

Saint Louis University President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., received the 2023 Visionary Award from Casa de Salud during the organization’s annual Zocaloco Virtual Gala on May 18. Casa de Salud — House of Health — was created to respond to the unmet health care needs of the region’s under and uninsured immigrant and refugee community. SLU was there from the beginning.

Two men are pictured outdoors with a turtle. One kneels in grass and holds a brown stick over the turtle. The other sits on the grass.

Little Turtles, Big Tortoises: SLU Professor Publishes Papers with Conservation Focus for Both Animals

Stephen Blake, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Saint Louis University, has authored a pair of papers focusing on reptiles and potential future conservation efforts to protect the species.

An aerial photo of Cook Hall.

Phas3 Goes From MEDLaunch Project to Start-Up Success

Phas3, a digital health start-up created at Saint Louis University in 2016-17, was sold to a company based in Austin, Texas, this week. Phas3 has developed an app that facilitates remote cardiac rehabilitation and patient monitoring. It was created by Lucas Rydberg and Dan Ebeling, who as SLU students participated in the second year of MEDLaunch.

Eliott Ekindi, a senior mechanical engineering student and SLU tennis player, with the UClip. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

SLU Tennis Player Creates Device to Improve Home Workouts on a Budget

A student-athlete, sent home from campus in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread, faced a dilemma – how to keep himself in shape during a lockdown? Eliott Ekindi, a senior tennis player at Saint Louis University, created the UClip as a way to transform a home gym.

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