The Record
Friday, Nov. 22, 2024
Top stories
Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut
Researchers at WashU Medicine engineered a yeast probiotic to deliver immunotherapy to the gut where it reduced gastrointestinal tumors in mice, offering a potentially novel strategy to target gut cancers.
‘Here and Next’ funding supports, expands WashU research
WashU continues to fund local, national and global research excellence through “Here and Next,” its strategic plan.
WashU Expert on Senate role with Trump’s Cabinet nominees
Andrea Katz, an expert on presidential power at WashU Law, says Trump’s threats to bypass Senate approval of controversial Cabinet nominees could turn the process on its head.
Social Post of the WeekDon’t sleep on Rudolph Hall
|
WashU in the News
Vaccine shows early promise against aggressive breast cancer
Reuters
Opinion: Book bans harm kids
Scientific american
Alzheimer’s: Scientists analyze body fluid to find new drugs for disease
newsweek
St. Louis collaborative NEURO360 initiative named finalist for $160 million in federal grants
KMOX Newsradio
Campus and community news
Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been awarded a visiting scholar grant to spend 10 weeks at the renowned Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in summer 2025.
Computer engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering recently won a distinguished paper award from USENIX, a leader in computing systems research.
Perspectives
‘The museum selfie: more than a mirror’
In the digital age, the museum selfie has become ubiquitous. But it’s not necessarily rooted in vanity, writes E.B. Hunter, an assistant professor of drama in Arts & Sciences. Such images also can serve as a way of appropriating art and creating more meaningful experiences.
unesco courier