The Record
Monday, April 21, 2025
Top stories
Inactive components in ag runoff could add to drinking water hazards
A new study from researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering reveals the impact of what may be precursors to harmful contaminants in drinking water, formed during water disinfection.
WashU Expert: Tips for Class of 2025 jobseekers
The jobs outlook for new grads looks much more uncertain as federal layoffs and tariffs ripple across the economy. Still, WashU’s Norma Guerra Gaier said there are concrete steps graduating students can take today to stand out in this job market.
Tropical bounty: How forests can turn into chemical factories
A team led by biologists in Arts & Sciences and the Missouri Botanical Garden uncovered the ecological forces that drive remarkable chemical diversity of trees in the Andes mountains.
Events
|
APR 22 |
Neuro360 symposium2–6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 |
|
APR 23 |
‘Defining the Creole Corridor’ colloquium8 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 |
|
APR 23 |
Health data bootcamp8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 |
WashU in the News
Faster, cheaper, better: the rise of blood tests for Alzheimer’s
Nature
States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions could be in a bind
Stateline
What does it mean to be a dad? WashU’s Phillip Maciak studies modern fatherhood
St. Louis magazine
Campus and community news
WashU juniors Omar Abdelmoity, Cedric Bruges, Noah Kabbaj and Marilee Karinshak have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Daniel Cheluget, a junior in Arts & Sciences, has won a 2025 Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. State Department to study Swahili in Tanzania.
Perspectives
‘Beyond Columbus: What DNA can — and can’t — tell us about Jewish history’
Flora Cassen, in the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies in Arts & Sciences, writes a blog post explaining how new advances in genetics, used wisely, can deepen our understanding of history.
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies