The Record

First findings of research tracking fatal interactions with police

Black people, especially women, are more likely to have been unarmed when killed by police than nonblacks, and that risk appears to increase in departments with a greater presence of non-white officers, finds a new study of nationwide data led by Odis Johnson, of Arts & Sciences.

A new tool to study Huntington’s disease

Scientists at the School of Medicine have transformed skin cells from patients with Huntington’s disease into the type of brain cell affected by the disorder. This offers a new tool to study the degenerative and eventually fatal neurological condition.

New life for endangered coastal lupine

A rare, coastal flowering plant, Tidestrom’s lupine, has been given a new life with the large-scale removal of an invasive beachgrass, a long-term study shows. Arts & Sciences’ Eleanor Pardini is first author.

Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions

At a Board of Trustees meeting last year, a number of faculty members were appointed with tenure or promoted with tenure.