The Record

On Match Day 2025, medical students celebrate their futures

WashU Medicine’s graduating class learned where they will train as residents at Match Day, a major milestone in their journey to becoming practicing physicians.

Gray named chief financial officer

David J. Gray has been appointed executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer at WashU, effective April 7, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. Gray has been serving in the role on an interim basis since mid-August.

WashU Expert: How Alexa is listening

Umar Iqbal, a computer security expert at the McKelvey School of Engineering, explains how smart speakers process user data.

Notables

Jessica Backman-Levy, PhD (left), at the Brown School, and Beryne Odeny, MD, PhD, at WashU Medicine, have been selected to participate in a yearlong program aimed at advancing women into senior leadership positions in global health.

Research Wire

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering are discovering the electrochemical properties of biomolecular condensates, which could help in developing treatments for cancer or other diseases.