The Record

Good parenting helps, but has limits under major deprivation

Researchers at WashU find that the benefits of parenting on a newborn’s language and cognition are limited if a family’s basic needs, like food or housing, are lacking.

$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research

WashU Medicine has received a three-year $4.5 million grant from the Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation, with the ultimate goal of developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Bringing expansion microscopy to plants

Biologist Kevin Cox, in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The hope is to help grow better crops, improving food security.

Notables

Environmental engineer Fangqiong Ling, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been named among ACS Environmental Au’s “Rising Stars in Environmental Research.”

Notables

John Powers, an assistant professor of film and media studies in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2024 Best First Book Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.

Announcements

WUSTL Key gets updated

The WUSTL Key will take on a different look Tuesday, March 18, as part of efforts to update WashU branding. Log-in details and access will remain the same.

William D. Owens, MD, professor emeritus of anesthesiology, 85

William D. Owens, MD, a highly regarded professor emeritus of anesthesiology and former head of the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine, died of cancer Jan. 3.