The Record

Improvements to off-campus safety, security take effect

Updates to university safety and security programs will take effect as soon as today. They’re based on recommendations from the Public Safety Working Group, convened last fall following a spike in crime in neighborhoods near the Danforth Campus.

Why isn’t there a vaccine for staph?

A study from the School of Medicine may help explain why previous attempts to develop a staph vaccine have failed, while also suggesting a new approach to vaccine design that focuses on activating an untapped set of immune cells.

New division marries AI, social science

The interdisciplinary Division of Computational and Data Sciences, one of a few such programs in the country, focuses on turning the computational lens on social sciences problems. Students come from either a computer science or social science background.

SuperTIGER on its second prowl above Antarctica

A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn high above the continent of Antarctica 3½ weeks after its launch.

Scientists supercharge protein production

Scientists at the School of Medicine have found a way to increase protein production up to a thousandfold, a discovery that could aid production of proteins used in the medical, food, agriculture, chemical and other industries.

WashU Expert: Soleimani killing likely unlawful

Among the questions following the Jan. 3 death of Qassem Soleimani of Iran is: Was the strike legal? The answer seems to be no, said Leila Sadat, director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute.