The Record

Enabling ‘internet of photonic things’ with miniature sensors

Swapping electrons for photons, researchers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science developed wireless sensors that are not subject to electromagnetic interference and are smaller and generally more flexible than current technology.

Genetic testing helps predict disease recurrence

School of Medicine researchers have shown that DNA sequencing of blood cells relatively soon after a stem cell transplant to treat myelodysplastic syndrome can predict which patients are at high risk of disease recurrence.

Conference for women in medicine provides camaraderie, inspiration

Some faculty discussed their experiences as women in medicine, and the importance of supporting one another, at the American Medical Women’s Association Midwest Conference. Medical student Katherine Gerull was the lead organizer.

Sniffing out error in detection dog data

New research by Karen DeMatteo, a biologist in Arts & Sciences, finds three alternative explanations beyond errors in handler or dog training that can explain why dogs trained to identify scat for conservation purposes sometimes collect non-target scats.

Machine learning to help farmers select optimal products

Washington University, in partnership with The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Bayer, is working to explore unique technologies to advance the science behind hybrid selection and placement.

Brown School welcomes new faculty

The Brown School welcomes several new faculty members this fall semester. Read more about how their transdisciplinary areas of research will help them tackle social issues.