The Record

Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer

A small clinical trial conducted at WashU Medicine shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an investigational vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of tumors.

Students use drones to map local flooding

When the Meramec River flooded, students in the “Geospatial Field Methods” course in Arts & Sciences had an opportunity to study a significant regional event in real time. Bring on the “big drone.”

Founders Day recognizes faculty, alumni, friends

The WashU community came together Nov. 9 at its annual Founders Day celebration to honor the outstanding achievements of some of its most distinguished faculty, alumni and friends.

Notables

A national bicycle advocacy group recently recognized WashU as a bike-friendly campus, re-awarding the university its Gold level. WashU encourages bicycling as a convenient and sustainable option for transportation.

Research Wire

Xudong Chen, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a federal grant to develop a framework that would predict how fundamental system properties of large-scale networks behave in uncertain environments.