The Record
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
Top stories
FARM launches to drive food system transformation
Rooted in public health, WashU’s new FARM initiative reimagines agriculture to improve nutrition, sustainability and food access for communities worldwide.
Patient defies genetic fate to avoid Alzheimer’s
WashU Medicine researchers are gaining insights to protect against Alzheimer’s by studying a man who has escaped cognitive decline despite having a known genetic variant that leads to early-onset dementia.
WashU-led astrophysics mission lands its spot on space station
The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) has a location assignment — a milestone on the path to a targeted 2027 launch date, according to researchers led by Brian Rauch, in Arts & Sciences.
Events
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FEB 26 |
Arbor walk: early-season blooms tour10–11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
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FEB 26 |
Bouchet Society: conversation with alumna, chemist Chanez Symister5–6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
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FEB 26 |
Decarbonization research virtual talk6–7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
WashU in the News
Dr. Oz: how his millions collide with Medicare
The New York Times
Get motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s
The Associated Press
Why do cats have ‘toe beans’?
Live Science
Who should play the next James Bond? Jeff Bezos wants you to chime in
CNET
Campus and community news
Fahd A. Ahmad, MD, and Tyler Fraum, MD, have been selected as the 2025-27 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at WashU Medicine.
Five WashU researchers, hailing from the fields of medicine, chemistry and engineering, have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors.
Perspectives
Q&A with Chancellor Andrew Martin
In a Q&A, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin discusses topics ranging from achievements to challenges WashU has experienced under his watch, his mentors and hobbies — and how higher education must better explain its value and impact to society.
St. Louis magazine