The Record

$10.4 million awarded for pancreatic cancer research

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $10.4 million, five-year grant to university researchers and physicians at Siteman Cancer Center to lead a national group in collaborative pancreatic cancer research.

Helping recently incarcerated transition to society

The St. Louis Integrated Health Network, in partnership with the City of St. Louis and two Brown School initiatives, has received a $1.8 million RE-LINK federal grant to assist 18- to 26-year-olds recently released from St. Louis’ city jail.

Buying high vs. bargain hunting

New research from Olin Business School presents a framework that might make it easier for businesses as they navigate product pricing and discounts: It all boils down to the buyer’s search.

Doctors paid by drug companies more likely to use their meds

Ophthalmologists who receive money from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to prescribe medications promoted by those companies than similar, cheaper drugs, a School of Medicine study shows.

New faculty join engineering

The School of Engineering & Applied Science is adding five new faculty members for the 2016-17 academic year, bringing the total faculty to 90.