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

    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.

  • SLU Students Can Join Project to Send an Experiment to the International Space Station

    SLU Students Can Join Project to Send an Experiment to the International Space Station

    08/17/2026- Saint Louis University undergraduate students are invited to join a fall learning challenge to 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.

  • SLU Launches Next-Generation Geospatial Center to Power Innovation in St. Louis and Beyond

    SLU Launches Next-Generation Geospatial Center to Power Innovation in St. Louis and Beyond

    07/21/2026- The new center will advance geospatial research and foster collaboration that addresses societal challenges locally and globally. The center integrates emerging technologies such as GeoAI, quantum sensing, and advanced analytics to convert data into actionable insights and impact.

  • SLU Expands Leadership in Quantum Science, Engineering

    SLU Expands Leadership in Quantum Science, Engineering

    07/16/2026- Saint Louis University is establishing itself as a premier Midwest hub for quantum innovation through strategic academic investments. Led by renowned scholar Sahin Ozdemir, Ph.D., the university is actively training the next generation of specialists to tackle complex technological challenges.

  • SLU Students Set to Compete in Air Race Classic

    SLU Students Set to Compete in Air Race Classic

    06/15/2026- A team of pilots from Saint Louis University will compete June 23-26 in the Air Race Classic, an annual all-woman, daylight-only race held each June. The SLU team includes Jocelyn Ciotti and Sydney Nimerick, who both graduated in May with degrees in aeronautics, along with rising sophomore Bella Castro. Ciotti and Nimerick are now flight instructors with SLU’s Flight School within the Parks Department of Aviation Science in the School of Science and Engineering.

  • SLU Students, Alumnus Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

    SLU Students, Alumnus Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

    04/30/2026- Three Saint Louis University students and one recent alumnus have been awarded the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) for 2026. The fellowship recognizes outstanding academic achievement and the potential to make significant contributions to research and society.

  • SLU Students to Build 'Eats Bridge' for Operation Food Search's CANstruction Event

    SLU Students to Build 'Eats Bridge' for Operation Food Search's CANstruction Event

    04/09/2026- SLU's student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) are competing against four professional teams to build a structure out of non-perishable food items.

  • Golf and Give Innovation Challenge Yields Benefits for Billiken Bounty

    Golf and Give Innovation Challenge Yields Benefits for Billiken Bounty

    03/02/2026- The Saint Louis University community stocked Billiken Bounty's shelves by playing through a mini-golf course built from shelf-stable food items. The event provided nearly $2,200 in food and pantry items.

  • SLU Golf and Give Innovation Challenge Set for February 24-25

    SLU Golf and Give Innovation Challenge Set for February 24-25

    02/05/2026- The third Golf and Give Innovation Challenge, 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, will offer the SLU community two days of miniature golf on campus while helping to stock the Billiken Bounty food pantry.

  • The Academy of Science St. Louis to Honor SLU's Vasit Sagan at Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards

    The Academy of Science St. Louis to Honor SLU's Vasit Sagan at Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards

    01/27/2026- Saint Louis University researcher Vasit Sagan, Ph.D., a professor of geospatial science and computer science and associate vice president for geospatial science, will be honored by The Academy of Science - St. Louis with the George Engelmann Interdisciplinary Award for Collaborative Science Achievement.