The Record

Fighting pancreatic cancer with immunotherapy

Researchers at the School of Medicine and at Rush University have found a compound that promotes a vigorous immune assault on pancreatic cancer. The findings in mice suggest a way to improve immunotherapy for the deadly disease in patients.

Gender equality, health improve through paid leave

Policy approaches such as paid parental leave and tuition-free primary education transform norms and improve health for women and their children, finds a new study co-authored by Jessica Levy at the Brown School.

The ‘arrow of time’ in open quantum systems

Even in the strange world of open quantum systems, the arrow of time points steadily forward — most of the time. A video details new experiments conducted in Arts & Sciences that compare the forward and reverse trajectories of superconducting circuits called qubits.

Trustees grant faculty appointments, promotions

At the recent Board of Trustees meeting, several faculty members were appointed or promoted with tenure, with most effective July 1.

When thermodynamics, kinetics should play together

Research from the McKelvey School of Engineering suggests that without considering certain factors, researchers may overestimate how fast calcium carbonate forms in saline environments.