The Record
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Top stories
Growing together
The Gephardt Institute’s St. Louis Fellows Program offers students an immersive paid summer fellowship. It helps them learn more about St. Louis — while also helping local nonprofits meet mission-critical goals.
How plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions
WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes like heat or drought.
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Events
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NOV 13 |
Privacy, civil rights in health care talk1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 |
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NOV 13 |
‘A century of immigration quotas’3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 |
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NOV 14 |
‘Capturing nature’: panel on humans’ relationship with plants4–5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 |
WashU in the News
Real-estate scions are breaking a cardinal rule: never sell
the wall street journal
The buzz about Trump and psychedelics
Politico
NASA mission will determine if a moon of Jupiter can sustain life
st. louis public radio
A look at St. Louis’ inspiring arts scene
st. louis magazine
Campus and community news
Rachel Sachs, a professor of law and an expert on pharmaceutical law, testified Oct. 29 before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on reducing prescription drug costs.
Joshua S. Yuan, chair of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, was installed as the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor last month.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones died Nov. 3. He is among many distinguished Americans who received an honorary degree from WashU over the years. When was he on campus to take part in Commencement? A) 1998B) 2003C) 2008D) 2015 |