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To Build Better Tuberculosis Vaccines, Saint Louis University Researchers Develop a New Model by Leveraging an Old Vaccine

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Director of the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., works with colleagues in the lab. SLU File Photo.

Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues report a promising new approach to speed vaccine testing for tuberculosis.

SLU in the News

Vasit Sagan, Ph.D. (TGI) was quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Saint Louis University and Taylor Geospatial Institute hiring more than 20 new faculty members over a three-year span.
George Grossberg, M.D. (Behavioral Medicine - Psychiatry) was highlighted in KMOX-AM 1120 about a national study that has led to FDA approval of a new drug that reduces agitation in Alzheimer’s patients.
Molly Schaller, Ph.D. (Education), Bob Vogelaar, Ed.D. (Education) and Jeannine Butler, Ed.D. (Education) were all quoted in the St. Louis American about a pilot program SLU is launching to bolster teacher ranks in underserved communities.
Benjamin Bok (Undergraduate) was quoted in Chess.com for Saint Louis University’s victory in the Collegiate Chess League Final.

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Stories About Research, Rankings, Service and Community

The sensory room in the Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources at Busch Student Center. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources

Saint Louis University Helps Students Thrive with Sensory Room

SLU’s sensory room, located in the Busch Student Center, is a safe space designed to provide room for individuals with a sensory processing disorder to decompress and cope with sensory issues in a productive way.

NIH Climate Health Scholar

Saint Louis University Professor Named 2024 NIH Climate and Health Scholar

Saint Louis University professor Ricardo Wray, Ph.D., was named a 2024 Climate and Health Scholar by the National Institutes of Health, beginning a year-long research fellowship to combat climate change and its public health consequences.

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Saint Louis University Receives $5.96 Million Grant to Bolster Teacher Ranks in Underserved School Districts

Saint Louis University's School of Education received a $5.96 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to address teacher shortages in underserved communities. Through an inventive pilot program, SLU will enroll up to 80 professionals with associate's degrees who are already working in school settings in a two-year program, where they will receive a full teaching degree upon completion.

George Grossberg, M.D.

Clinical Trials

SLU Researcher Finds Help for Alzheimer’s-Associated Agitation with New FDA-Approved Treatment

George T. Grossberg, M.D., and colleagues were instrumental in developing the first and only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved treatment for agitation associated with Alzheimer's dementia.

A photo of SLU's north campus during the fall.

Saint Louis University, Taylor Geospatial Institute Ramp Up Hiring of Geospatial Faculty

Saint Louis University will hire 20 new faculty members in core geospatial science and related fields in an ambitious cluster hiring initiative. The new positions, which will be filled over a three-year span, will be hired in collaboration with the Taylor Geospatial Institute.

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SLU Wins Collegiate Chess League Fall Title

The Billiken squad finished the 2023 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) fall season with a dominant win. In the finals on Sunday, Nov. 19, SLU topped the University of Texas at Dallas 11.5-4.5.

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