The Record

Can mindfulness combat anxiety?

Researchers at WashU are exploring the potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety. They laid out their approach in a paper published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.

WashU Medicine expands disabilities curriculum

Two grants and contributions from the Hilary Yablon Gallin, MD, MBA, Disability Curriculum Fund to WashU Medicine will help deepen medical students’ understanding of how to compassionately care for patients with disabilities.

Older adults can play key role in tornado recovery

As St. Louis’ cleanup from the May 16 tornado continues, the role of older adults can get overlooked. But Cal Halvorsen, an expert on productive aging at the Brown School, said they can play a critical role in recovery efforts.

‘Miracles can happen’

Twelve new graduates of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies’ Prison Education Project received their degrees in May during a ceremony held at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center.

Notables

Medical students at WashU Medicine recently honored faculty and residents with Distinguished Service and Teaching Awards for the 2024-25 academic year.

Notables

Jeanette Mrozinski, a master of fine arts candidate in creative nonfiction in WashU’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize from the Australian Book Review.

Announcements

Sam Fox School, AIA announce Steedman Fellowship theme

The Sam Fox School has announced the theme for its 2026 James Harrison Steedman Fellowship in Architecture. The competition is open to early-career architects from around the world.