The Record
Friday, March 28, 2025
Top stories
Boosting waste removal system improves memory in old mice
Researchers at WashU Medicine have found a way to boost memory — by rejuvenating the lymphatic system that drains waste from the brain. The findings, in mice, present a new path to potentially staving off cognitive decline.
2025-26 tuition, housing, meal plans, fees announced
Undergraduate tuition for the 2025-26 year for students not receiving financial aid at WashU will be $68,240, an increase of $3,740 over the current charge, announced Provost Beverly Wendland.
World-renowned experts in tropical plant biodiversity join WashU
Botanists Lúcia Lohmann (left) and Toby Pennington will have joint appointments with both Arts & Sciences and the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Events
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MAR 28 |
Italian Opera Night5:30–7 p.m. Friday, March 28 |
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MAR 29 |
African Film Festival: animation and short films3–4:15 p.m. Saturday, March 29 |
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APR 1 |
Active Transportation Month kickoff11 a.m.–2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 |
Social Post of the WeekWashU a cappella group @mosaicwhispers heads to the national stage at ICCA Finals
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WashU in the News
Trump cuts damage global efforts to track diseases, prevent outbreaks
Science
‘Aging’ cellular blobs’ declining electrochemistry could be linked to neurodegenerative diseases
Chemistry world
WashU campus named one of the most beautiful in US
Fox 2 St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis businesses brace themselves as Cardinals hit ‘reset’
St. Louis Business Journal
Campus and community news
WashU rose in the National Academy of Inventors’ annual global ranking of patent awards. The university placed #38, with a total of 82 patents awarded in 2024.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a WashU Medicine effort to track neuroinflammation in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Perspectives
‘Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead’
Betsy Sinclair, chair of political science in Arts & Sciences, writes about her research into what happens to people’s social networks in the face of partisan anger. She says it’s more important than ever to maintain connections with people whose political beliefs differ from your own.
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