The Record

University joins international climate coalition

Washington University is now a member of the University Climate Change Coalition, a network dedicated to accelerating climate change solutions. The university recently partnered with regional leaders to work toward a greener, cleaner St. Louis.

Focused delivery for brain cancers

University researcher Hong Chen reached across disciplines to work toward a more focused drug delivery system that could target tumors lodged in the brainstem, the body’s most precious system.

Experimental drug shows promise as multiple sclerosis treatment

An experimental drug reduces brain atrophy in people with progressive multiple sclerosis, raising hopes that it also can reduce disability. The School of Medicine is one of 28 clinical sites participating in the study.

A new Canvas replaces old Blackboard

Over the summer, more than 500 faculty members migrated their fall 2018 courses to Canvas. Blackboard remains available through spring 2019. Canvas will be the university’s lone Learning Management System starting in the 2019-20 academic year.

Marketing causes inequality, new book suggests

The dramatic rise of income inequality since 1970 has largely been caused by advances in marketing, said Gerrit De Geest, law professor and author of the forthcoming book “Rents: How Marketing Causes Inequality.”

Personal loss, passion for music inspired reading program winner

First-year student Nick Massenburg-Abraham knows about the Common Reading Program novel’s central theme of loss. His musical composition won the program contest’s grand prize. A discussion of the novel takes place at 5 p.m. today in Graham Chapel.