The Record

People stay true to moral colors, study finds

New research from Arts & Sciences suggests that most people stay true to their intrinsic moral colors — good or bad — when dealing with day-to-day choices, regardless of extenuating circumstances or reform efforts.

Laser surgery opens blood-brain barrier to chemotherapy

Using a laser probe, neurosurgeons at the School of Medicine have opened the brain’s protective cover, enabling them to deliver chemotherapy drugs to patients with a form of deadly brain cancer.

Architecture students build prototype watercraft

In a unique material investigation, architecture students from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts have constructed a prototype watercraft that incorporates expanding polyurethane spray foam — a commercial product typically used for home insulation.