The Record
Monday, April 14, 2025
Top stories
Inflammation linked to loss of motivation in advanced cancer
Researchers at WashU Medicine described, in mice, a brain pathway that connects the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer to cancer-related inflammation and identified opportunities to block this pathway and restore motivation.
University City Public Art Series addresses progress and legacy
The University City Public Art Series, a collaboration with the Sam Fox School, has returned. Three temporary public art installations will be on view in Janet Majerus Park until Labor Day.
Events
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Sandra Ley to discuss criminal violence, democracy in Mexico5:30 p.m. Monday, April 14 |
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Architect Rahul Mehrotra lecture5:30 p.m. Monday, April 14 |
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Jennifer Knust: ‘A wonder to behold’4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 |
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WashU in the News
The very idea of LGBTQ health is under attack
Bloomberg
Trump threatens to cut federal funds for colleges and universities
NPR Politics
Five-minute bird flu detection device developed by WashU team
Sri Lanka Guardian
Columbia Hy-Vees eliminate self-checkouts
Missouri Business Alert
Campus and community news
Megan Tierney Baldridge, MD, PhD, at WashU Medicine, received a $100,000 grant to explore the interactions between the viruses that infect bacteria, known as bacteriophages, and human intestinal epithelial cells.
Microscopy researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed a new method to improve precision in molecular imaging.
Perspectives
‘The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of “Cats”’
Joanna Dee Das, in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, writes about the implications of President Donald Trump’s taking control of the board of the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and what public support for the arts has meant in America.
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