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SLU Graduates Celebrated at Midyear Commencement

Graduates smile as blue-and-white confetti falls from the ceiling.

Graduates watch as confetti falls during Midyear Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Mission
Sharing Throughout the Season: Ways to Give Back at SLU

This holiday season, Saint Louis University is highlighting organizations that could benefit from the gift of time or donations, including the University's annual Blue Santa toy drive.

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Scholarship
SLU Commits up to $1.5 Million to Support Local Students Pursuing Social Work and Criminal Justice Careers

The new initiative — representing a commitment of up to $1.5 million in scholarship support over the next several years — is designed to strengthen the region’s social work and criminal justice workforce by expanding college access for talented local students.

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Research
Saint Louis University Joins Multi-Disciplinary Research Team to Enhance Stress Resilience in Sorghum

The U.S. Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research program supports a three-year, $2.5 million project for Genomics-Enabled Understanding and Advancing Knowledge on Plant Gene Function. Saint Louis University will receive $437,039 for its portion of the study.

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Innovation
Structurally Sound: Two Gingerbread Houses Built by SSE Students Hold Up Under 100-Plus Pounds of Weight

Teams of students, faculty and staff in Saint Louis University's School of Science and Engineering recently put their engineering skills to work for a December Innovation Challenge, building gingerbread houses designed to stand up during a weight-loading competition.

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Mission
Saint Louis University Student Speaks at Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice

Saint Louis University senior Sahar Hussaini shared her views on fast consumerism and why she believes in Catholic Ethical Purchasing at the 2025 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. The event, held annually in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s largest Catholic social justice advocacy day.

A black-and-white trail camera image shows three raccoons looking at a white-tailed deer in Forest Park.
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Research
Why Do Raccoons Cross the Road? SLU, St. Louis Zoo Research Shows They Don't

A new study led by researchers from Saint Louis University, the Saint Louis Zoo, and partner organizations set out to understand how raccoons use space in one of the nation's largest urban parks.

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