The Record

WashU Medicine, Weizmann Institute establish joint program

WashU Medicine and the Weizmann Institute of Science have launched a collaboration to support joint research projects focused on understanding the role of microbes and the immune and nervous systems in human health and disease.

Olin launches Business of Health initiative

Olin Business School has launched a health initiative that envisions Olin as the premier institution for the business of health and an engine for innovation at WashU. The leaders will collaborate with partners across WashU and the region.

$14 million supports work to diversify human genome research

WashU Medicine researchers have received two large grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project.

Notables

Leila Sadat, the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at WashU Law, has been awarded the American Society of International Law’s 2025 Goler T. Butcher Medal.

Notables

Mark Valeri, director of WashU’s John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, received the American Society of Church History’s annual award for best book on Christianity’s history by a North American scholar.

Notables

A national organization that recognizes workplaces providing commuter benefits to employees recently named WashU among its 2025 Best Workplaces for Commuters.