The Record
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
Top stories
WashU Expert: How DeepSeek changes the AI industry
Umar Iqbal, a computer scientist at the McKelvey School of Engineering, explains data and privacy concerns with the increasing use of artificial intelligence.
Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel
Researchers at WashU Medicine showed that gene therapy to the bowel in mice modeling Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic disorder, reduced symptoms and extended lifespan.
McBride installed as Gerald Early Distinguished Professor
Dwight A. McBride (right) has been installed as the inaugural Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies in Arts & Sciences.
Events
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FEB 5 |
Kemper gallery talk on ‘Technological Transformations’ installation5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 |
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FEB 5 |
Tim Alberta on the state of American Christianity7–8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 |
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FEB 6 |
Thursday Nights at the Museum: Mapping St. Louis5–8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 |
WashU in the News
Elon Musk is serving as a ‘special government employee,’ White House says
CNN
FAST acronym can speed bystander stroke response
Healthday
Police reforms in Ferguson, Missouri, remain elusive nearly 10 years later
American Bar Association News
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Campus and community news
Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, the Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery at WashU Medicine, has been awarded the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Population Science.
Andrew Tuch, a professor at WashU School of Law, has received the 2024 Berkeley-European Corporate Governance Institute Best Paper Award.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: The Skandalaris Center recently announced the finalists for its annual Global Impact Awards. How much funding did WashU startups receive at the 2024 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards? A) $10,000B) $50,000C) $75,000D) $125,000 |