Research News and Events

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  Giant Fluctuations of Focused Light Reveal Hidden Correlations in Complex Media

  09/30/2026- Saint Louis University-led research in collaboration with Sorbonne Université reveals that giant fluctuations in wavefront-shaping enhancement provide a sensitive probe of hidden correlations in complex scattering media.

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  SLU, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Receive $2.15 Million as Part of Pediatric Prevention Network

  09/15/2026- Saint Louis University and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital have received a $2.15 million award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the continuation of operations as a Pediatric Prevention Network (PPN). The funds are a portion of the $22.5 million awarded to Pediatrics Prevention Network, over the course of a 5-year period, to help the organization expand its efforts beyond pandemic preparedness to strengthen all pediatric response capabilities.

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  SLU/YouGov Poll: Amendment 3 Falls to a Dead Heat While Missourians Back Protections for the Initiative Petition Process by a 27-Point Margin

  09/10/2026- The August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll surveyed 900 likely Missouri voters about their opinions regarding the 2026 election, ballot initiatives and amendments, data centers, and matters considered by the Missouri state government.

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  Leaders See Geospatial Science as Key to Future of St. Louis

  09/10/2026- Saint Louis University President Edward Feser, Ph.D., hopes the future of geospatial science involves SLU graduates. Feser shared his thoughts on the future of geospatial science and what it means for the city of St. Louis as part of the Leader's Look panel discussion at the 2026 Geo-Resolution conference. Members of the geospatial community and the SLU community gathered in the Busch Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 10, to take part in Geo-Resolution 2026. 

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  SLU Professor Named to Nursing Honor Society's Hall of Fame

  09/03/2026- Saint Louis University Professor Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., has been inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada, at Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing's 37th International Nursing Research Congress this summer. 

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  Autism Diagnoses Rising Fastest Among Girls and Women, According to New JAMA Research

  08/31/2026- A new Saint Louis University study of nearly a decade of health records finds that the recent rise in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses is being driven largely by girls and women, who are being identified at significantly higher rates than in years past, often years later than boys and men. The JAMA Network study is among the first to track sex-specific autism diagnosis trends across childhood, adolescence and adulthood within the same health system, before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  From Saint Louis to Kampala: Lily McMorrow Takes Cancer Research Global

  08/24/2026- Lily McMorrow has earned an NIH LAUNCH Fellowship to advance cancer research at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala. McMorrow, a fifth-year M.D./Ph.D. student at Saint Louis University, brings her research to an international stage, exploring the impact of international funding disruptions on cervical cancer prevention, the leading cause of cancer death among Ugandan women. Her work reveals SLU’s commitment to health equity and global service.

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  Saint Louis University Students to Send Experiment to the International Space Station

  08/21/2026- Saint Louis University students will design and send a science experiment to the International Space Station as part of Mission 22 of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). SLU’s experiment will be flown to the International Space Station, along with others from around the country, in summer 2027.

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  Leslie Ain McClure to be Honored for Work in Social Justice by Association for Women in Mathematics

  08/11/2026- Leslie Ain McClure, Ph.D., will receive the 2027 Mary and Alfie Gray Award for Social Justice from the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Chicago, in January 2027.

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  SLU Clinicians Will Offer Free Psychological Services to St. Louis City Residents

  08/10/2026- St. Louisans seeking affordable mental health care can take the first step by getting a free assessment at Saint Louis University’s Psychological Services Center.