The Record
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Top stories
New biosensor can detect airborne bird flu in under five minutes
McKelvey School of Engineering researchers have developed a sensor that detects airborne H5N1 avian flu and can be used on poultry and dairy farms.
Researchers to evaluate wealth-building program
Researchers from the Brown School will assess the impact of a new financial initiative pilot program aimed at closing the racial wealth gap in St. Louis.
WashU Expert on daylight saving time’s disruptions
A one-hour adjustment to the clock on the wall (as we’ll face this weekend) may not sound dramatic. But our biological clock begs to differ, according to biologist Erik Herzog in Arts & Sciences.
Events
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MAR 5 |
Ash Wednesday ecumenical ashes service12:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 |
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MAR 5 |
Civic Café: Missouri legislative session rundown5:30–7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 |
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MAR 6 |
Skandalaris Venture Competition semifinals5–7 p.m. Thursday, March 6 |
WashU in the News
In Texas measles outbreak, signs of a riskier future for children
the new york times
Europe’s most underrated ‘food fight’ isn’t for the weak
National Geographic
Dozens worked WashU event to save federal data at risk of disappearing
St. Louis Post-dispatch
What do looming federal job cuts mean for the St. Louis area’s economy?
St. Louis Public Radio
Campus and community news
School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, has been named vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives. He will lead efforts to advance interdisciplinary research and scholarship across WashU.
Jeffrey M. Zacks, an expert in memory and neuroscience, was installed as the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences during a ceremony last month.
Register for spring wellness challenge
Registration is now open for the next WashU fitness initiative, Star Trak, a six-week opportunity focused on increased movement and energy. The challenge begins March 17.
Perspectives
Engineering students help health nonprofit in Uganda
The WashU Engineers Without Borders group has worked for years to improve hospital infrastructure and access to affordable health care through a nonprofit in Uganda. Over winter break, a team of students and faculty traveled there to put their engineering concepts into practice, helping improve reliable power and safe, accessible water.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Patricia (Mitchell) Bridges was behind a little-known prologue to WashU’s moon story. Her work helped to show the Apollo astronauts every peak and valley of the lunar surface. What did Bridges study at WashU? A) engineeringB) fine artC) geologyD) physics |