The Record

Research reveals strategies to keep graduate talent in St. Louis

Researchers at Olin Business School studied why college students stay in St. Louis, or leave, after graduation. They’ll discuss their findings at an event Wednesday, Oct. 9, offering community partners ideas for retaining talent.

Type 1 diabetes treatment may stem from outsmarting immune cells

Cory Berkland, a researcher at WashU, will lead preclinical diabetes research with a $2.6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Potential of mindfulness to enhance cognitive health in Latinx adults

WashU researchers have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore the potential for mindfulness approaches to protect against dementia in groups of older Latinx adults.

Research Wire

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a new genomic-based approach that could aid global efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic roundworm infection spread by mosquitoes.

Research Wire

A WashU-led team successfully launched the DR-TES mission Sept. 24 from NASA’s balloon launch facility in New Mexico. Physicists in Arts & Sciences are using this mission to test quantum X-ray and gamma-ray detectors in near-space conditions.

Notables

Douglas Flowe, an associate professor of history in Arts & Sciences, is featured in “San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood,” which will premiere Oct. 9 at the New York Film Festival. Flowe also was recently featured in episodes of the History Channel series “Prison Chronicles.”

Announcements

Emergency communication test Oct. 8

WashU plans to test its emergency communication system at 9:55 a.m. Oct. 8. Students and employees are encouraged to ensure their contact information is updated.