The Record
Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
Top stories
Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injury
WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing damage from a spinal cord injury through use of engineered immune cells.
New support for WashU startups, St. Louis region
A new funding program, the WashU Venture Network Follow-on Investments, will award up to $150,000 each year to companies with WashU ties that previously have been awarded funding through Arch Grants.
WashU Expert: Colleges work to increase voter turnout
Stephanie Kurtzman, of the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, explains how schools are preparing for the upcoming election and whether campus protests will impact student voting.
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WashU in the News
What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs
ABC News | The Associated PRess
American Gaming Association forecasts $35 billion in NFL bets this year
CNBC
Ditch the needle — new COVID vaccine for nose, mouth reportedly halts transmission
Missourinet
It’s not just you — rudeness is on the rise. Here’s why, and what to do about it
St. Louis Public Radio
Campus and community news
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging recently presented the 2024 Minoshima-Pappas Transformative Leadership Award to Richard Wahl, MD, a professor at WashU Medicine.
A research team that includes Guy Genin at the McKelvey School of Engineering has received a $1.5 million grant from the Human Frontier Science Program to study a potentially transformative new mode of cell-to-cell communication.
Universitywide blood drive next week
The Campus Y will host a universitywide blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 10 and 11, at Umrath Hall Lounge on the Danforth Campus. Donors can give blood from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Perspectives
‘This semester on campus must be different’
Chancellor Andrew D. Martin writes about balancing free speech on college campuses regarding the war between Israel and Hamas and other contentious issues. “We can strike a balance between supporting free expression and protecting our communities,” he said.
The Hill
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Legendary St. Louisan Ted Drewes died in August at age 96. Years ago, he created which special menu item in honor of a WashU chancellor? Answer: C) Drewes created the Mocha Mark in recognition of Mark Wrighton becoming chancellor. A 1950 Arts & Sciences alumnus, Drewes was a strong supporter of WashU and St. Louis causes. Congrats to this week’s winner, Aimee Geary, who works in the Office of Technology Management and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag! |