The Record
Friday, Oct. 11, 2024
Top stories
Dedicated home for Arts & Sciences to break ground in spring
A ceremonial groundbreaking for the first dedicated home for Arts & Sciences took place Oct. 8. The building will house some of the school’s premier departments and serve as a cornerstone for cross-campus partnerships.
Prestigious NIH Director’s awards go to three WashU faculty
Three WashU researchers have received highly competitive and prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s awards totaling $10 million over five years.
Underwater caves yield new clues about Sicily’s first residents
Archaeological surveys led by researchers in Arts & Sciences suggest coastal and underwater sites in southern Sicily contain important clues that could reveal how modern human ancestors migrated to the island.
Events
OCT 11 |
Space sciences seminar with Regina Caputo11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11 |
OCT 13 |
Chinese language tour at Kemper Museum: art and the environment2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 |
OCT 14 |
Unleashing generative AI’s power in researchNoon Monday, Oct. 14 |
Social Post of the WeekWashU alum and author Max Bennett on the intersection of neuroscience and AI |
WashU in the News
A surprising device is capturing the vibe of a single street corner in San Francisco
National Public Radio
Why do cats ‘chatter’?
live science
Exhibit Columbus announces 2024–2025 Miller Prize recipients
Architectural Record
How is St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income pilot program going?
KSDK-TV
Campus and community news
Will Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
A top educational Spanish language podcast for kids recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at the McKelvey School of Engineering, discussing how neurons work.
Danforth Task Force on Climate and Culture releases report
A WashU task force of faculty, staff and students that evaluated interactions between faculty mentors and their graduate and professional students or postdoctoral fellows recently completed its report and made recommendations.
Perspectives
‘Bioplastics from bacteria’
Plastics are everywhere, yet few get recycled. On an episode of the “Discovery Files” podcast, Arpita Bose, in Arts & Sciences, discusses her research on purple bacteria and how they might help solve the plastic problem.
National Science FOundation
Who Knew WashU? Question: As the Brown School celebrates 100 years, we ask: In her will, Betty Bofinger Brown not only left “a sum” to the George Warren Brown Department of Social Work but also made which request? Answer: B) Mrs. Brown bequeathed portraits of herself and her late husband to WashU and requested they be permanently displayed. Today, they are in Brown Lounge, which is designated for social gatherings. Learn more about the Brown School’s 100 years of impact. Congrats to this week’s winner, April Bilyeu, a staff member at WashU Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag! |