The Record
Friday, March 7, 2025
Top stories
Study reveals widening heart disease disparities in the US
The top 20% of high-income, college-educated Americans have far lower rates of cardiovascular disease than the rest of the population, WashU public health researchers have found.
Compound harnesses cannabis’s pain-relieving properties
Researchers at WashU Medicine developed a compound, derived from cannabis, that relieves pain in mice but doesn’t affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential.
Electrochemical field key to how dementia precursors ‘break bad’
McKelvey School of Engineering researchers have found electrochemical rules for how toxic protein assemblies form, opening the way for better treatments of dementia.
WashU Expert: There is no such thing as ‘illegal protest’
President Trump has made headlines for threatening to stop federal funding of colleges that allow “illegal protests.” But there is no such thing as an “illegal” protest, said Gregory Magarian, a constitutional law expert at WashU Law.
Events
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MAR 7 |
Digital Transformation coffee hour: WashU startups, licensing AI technologies10:30 a.m. Friday, March 7 |
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MAR 8 |
Spring breakSaturday, March 8– Sunday, March 16 |
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MAR 12 |
Siteman Cancer Center Seminar: Stephanie Dougan3:30–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 |
Social Post of the WeekThrough the looking glass
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WashU in the News
Earth’s rocks hold whiffs of air from billions of years ago
Science
WashU engineers make microwave-size bird flu detector amid outbreak
St. Louis public radio
Local businesses react to tariffs going into effect
KMOV-TV
Campus and community news
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement has awarded its 22nd annual Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award to eight members of the WashU community who are making a positive impact in the St. Louis region.
WashU engineers have developed a way to keep external large-language model tools isolated while running in a system. The technique aims to reduce privacy and security risks.
Emergency communication test set for next week
WashU plans to test its emergency communication system at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, March 11. (An alternative date is set for March 14 if needed.) The test ensures WashU can effectively communicate with the community in an emergency.
Two WashU Medicine projects compete in STAT Madness
Online voting is open for the top biomedical innovation or discovery of 2024. The first round ends early Monday, March 10.
Perspectives
‘Ida B. Wells taught us that care and justice go hand in hand’
Amy Gais, a lecturer in Arts & Sciences, writes about the lessons that journalist and activist Ida B. Wells can still teach us. “For Wells, care for her community was central to an enduring practice of political resistance to racial injustice,” she said.
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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? Answer: B) Just six years after earning a WashU fine arts degree, Bridges became a central figure in creating a technique that filled in ridges and other features on maps of the moon. Read more from WashU Magazine. Congrats to this week’s winner, Kara Cummins, who works in Facilities Planning & Management and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag! |
In memoriam
Carl W. Conrad, classics scholar, 90
Carl W. Conrad, an associate professor emeritus of classics in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 20 in North Carolina. He was 90.