The Record

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine prevents infection in mice

School of Medicine scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus.

Faculty reflect on anniversary of women’s suffrage

Faculty members from Arts & Sciences and the School of Law share thoughts on the complicated history of the women’s suffrage movement, ratification of the 19th Amendment and their hopes for how we might honor the anniversary.

Researchers closer to bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts

Research from the McKelvey School of Engineering has determined that locusts can smell explosives and determine where the smells originated — an important step in engineering cyborg bomb-sniffing locusts.

Employee fraud decreases when they see family photos

Displaying family photos in the workplace cuts down on employee fraud and other unethical behavior, new Olin Business School research finds. The study was published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

WashU Expert on revising the Voting Rights Act

In light of President Trump’s recent attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act should be revised to prohibit racial discrimination in voting by the federal government, said the School of Law’s Travis Crum, a voting rights expert.