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Fiancee founders and WashU grads Matthew Bitner-Glindzicz and Danielle Wilder have developed a product to help save lives. It’s called Nalox-1, and their company, nCase Tech, is all in on St. Louis.

Getting more rural kids to college has seen a big push here in St. Louis and at Washington University. WashU has pledged to ramp up its outreach to rural students.

Ronné Turner, vice provost for undergraduate enrollment and student financial aid at Washington University in St. Louis, recently sat down for an interview with Inside Higher Ed. Ronné discussed the university’s WashU Pledge program, which offers eligible students from Missouri and southern Illinois a full scholarship. “It is our hope that no talented student, regardless of their family background, sees finances as a barrier to entry at WashU,” Turner said in the interview.

Founders looking to innovate in the health sector are finding that St. Louis’ medical and academic prowess makes it a great place to grow their companies, with experts at local institutions including WashU who are generous with their time and willing to share their knowledge. 

It’s been over a century since the city of St. Louis hosted some of the world’s best athletes for the Summer Olympic Games. On June 20, those fields used over 100 years ago played host to the next generation. Hundreds of kids from our area took a lap around the historic track at Francis Olympic Field at Washington University.

A few months ago, The Jewish Light shared stories of some of the bright lights in the St. Louis arts community. Now, it has published a deeper spotlight on three artists whose brilliance illuminates not just St. Louis, but the international art world.

The St. Louis Business Journal has been honoring and celebrating women business leaders for more than 25 years through its Most Influential Business Women Awards program. With the help of past winners, the Business Journal reviewed 160 nominations to select the 2025 class of Most Influential Business Women. These 25 women are making an impact not only at the companies they work for and run, but at local nonprofits and organizations in the communities they serve. Several WashU staff and alums are being honored this year.

Oladipupo Fadeyi, who will attend Washington University in the fall after graduating from Hazelwood East, was a student speaker during the Wash U College Prep Program (CPP) graduation ceremony in Emerson Auditorium on May 4. CPP prepares talented first-generation, limited-income high school students from the St. Louis region to succeed in college. 

As St. Louis shifts from tornado response to recovery, many residents face complex legal questions about housing, contractors, and insurance. To meet them where they are, attorneys and WashU law students are providing free, on-site legal help.

Construction of a north St. Louis farmers market and pavilion is moving forward, thanks in part to a new Washington University program where students design structures for local organizations. Be Well Cafe and Market will open in the Hyde Park neighborhood later this summer after holding weekly pop-up events. The farmers market pavilion will be surrounded by several metal screens. The creation of the screens is part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Summer Public Design Workshop. A cohort of 10 students designed the concept after working with Fatimah Muhammad, executive director of Be Well Cafe and Market.