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Saint Louis University Springs Into March Madness

The Billiken men’s basketball team as the team's NCAA seed was announced on Sunday, March 15.

The Billiken men’s basketball team as the team's NCAA seed was announced on Sunday, March 15. The Billikens are the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region and face No. 8 Georgia on Thursday, March 19.

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SLU in the News

President Edward Feser, Ph.D., School of Medicine Dean Christine Jacobs, M.D., and Chaifetz School of Business Dean Jackson Nickerson, Ph.D., were named to St. Louis Magazine’s St. Louis Business 500, a guide to some of the St. Louis metropolitan area's most influential, impactful, and innovative leaders. Brooks Goedeker, executive director of the Midtown Redevelopment Corporation — a partnership of SSM and SLU — was also included.
The new SLU Tuition Promise initiative was covered by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KMOX Radio, St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis Magazine, KMOV-TV, KSDK-TV, KTVI-TV, St. Louis American, St. Louis Review and Spectrum News.
Pauline Lee, Ph.D., associate professor of Chinese thought and cultures, and a former Olympian, was quoted in The Athletic about American figure skater Ilia Malinin.
Whitney Linsenmeyer, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics, was interviewed by the New York Times for an article about popular supplements doctors actually recommend.
Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D., professor of higher education administration, was profiled by the St. Louis American.
Abhinav Bagchi, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher in pathology, was profiled by The Scientist for its Postdoc Portrait series.

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The World’s Greatest Pep Band Turns up the Volume for March Madness

The Billiken Pep Band is the soundtrack of Saint Louis University basketball. And this season — as the men’s team nets the Atlantic 10’s No. 1 spot and goes undefeated at home — the pep band has been striking exactly the right note.

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Student Scholarship

SLU Launches Tuition Promise Covering Full Undergraduate Tuition for Eligible Students

Starting in fall 2026, eligible first-time freshmen will be able to attend the University without paying undergraduate tuition through a new initiative aimed at expanding college access and affordability. The SLU Tuition Promise is for students from families with a combined Adjusted Gross Income of $60,000 or less and limited assets.

Two SLU Researchers Named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors

Two SLU Researchers Named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors

Two Saint Louis University researchers were named to the 2026 Class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). They are among 230 emerging inventors from across 824 NAI member institutions. SLU’s 2026 inductees are Christopher Arnatt, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, and Fran Sverdrup, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology.

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Securing the Future with Geospatial: SLU, NGA Host Geo-Resolution Conference on September 10

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Saint Louis University will co-host the 2026 Geo-Resolution conference, “Securing the Future with Geospatial,” at SLU’s Busch Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 10.

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Student Achievement

SLU Grandmaster Aryan Chopra Brings Global Chess Experience to Collegiate Stage

Chopra will compete with the University's chess team at the National Collegiate Chess Championship from March 21-22. One of the youngest players to earn the grandmaster title, Chopra brings elite international experience to collegiate chess while balancing his studies as a business major at SLU.

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SLU to Co-Host the 2026 Summit for Water Exploring Water in One Health

The University's WATER Institute, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, and the St. Louis Aquarium Foundation are co-hosting the two-day 2026 SLU Summit for Water: Water in One Health: The Environmental, Animal, and Human Health Nexus. The first day of the summit, Wednesday, March 25, will be held at SLU, with a second day of programming on Thursday, March 26, offered virtually.

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