The Record
Friday, April 18, 2025
Top stories
Alternative to hip replacement keeps aging athletes in the game
WashU Medicine surgeons led a long-term study that showed patients who received a hip resurfacing procedure maintained a higher level of athletic activity years after their surgery than those who received a total hip replacement.
First WashU Venture Network Follow-on Investments awarded
Three St. Louis startups won the first-ever WashU Venture Network Follow-on Investments April 17 during a special Skandalaris Center event.
WashU Expert on how tariff uncertainty will impact economy
Economist John Horn, at Olin Business School, explains how tariff uncertainty and confusion is contributing to market volatility — and how this might impact long-term economic trends.
Events
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APR 18 |
Community mindfulness session11:30 a.m. Friday, April 18 |
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APR 21 |
‘Design for Uncertainty’ lecture12:30 p.m. Monday, April 21 |
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APR 21 |
‘A&S Innovates’ inaugural pitch competition5 p.m. Monday, April 21 |
Social Post of the WeekNow that Simone Biles is our Commencement speaker …
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WashU in the News
‘In three months, half of them will be dead’
The Atlantic
The unusual genetic inheritance that could change Alzheimer’s treatment
Nature
Column: Cardinals players, STL author pay homage to Jackie Robinson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sound-bath and sound-healing experiences to try in St. Louis
St. Louis Magazine
Campus and community news
Biomedical engineer Matthew Bersi, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been named a 2025 Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering by the Biomedical Engineering Society.
Elizabeth Pollina, at WashU Medicine, has received the 2025 MIND Prize from the Pershing Square Foundation. Pollina will receive $250,000 annually for three years to support her research.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Which notable organization was founded by Wendy Kopp, WashU’s 2009 Commencement speaker? Answer: D) Teach For America, which began in 1990. Through the program, college graduates commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country’s highest-need schools. Congrats to this week’s winner, Jason Lenox-Krug, a WashU Medicine staff member, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” prize! |