The Record

Reconciling with our past

The WashU & Slavery Project is uncovering hard truths about how the university’s past intersects with slavery and racial injustice. The initiative is also reshaping public history in the St. Louis region.

Cooper named inaugural French professor

Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, of WashU Medicine, has been named the inaugural Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics. Cooper specializes in rare diseases that affect children’s immune systems.

McKelvey Engineering adds 10 faculty

Ten new faculty are joining the McKelvey School of Engineering for the 2024-25 academic year. They bring a range of experience from data science to biomechanics.

Notables

Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been elected vice chair of the Gerontological Society of America’s Social Research, Policy and Practice section.

Research Wire

WashU Medicine faculty members Mark Rutherford (left) and Yang E. Li have won grants from St. Baldrick’s Foundation to study pediatric cancers.

Announcements

Olin program to award funding to WashU, St. Louis startups

Olin Business School’s entrepreneurship program will award two $25,000 grants to WashU-founded or St. Louis-based startups. Applications are due by Oct. 1.