The Record
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Top stories
$15M gift bolsters WashU Medicine MD/PhD training program
Renowned physician-scientist and pharmaceutical executive P. Roy Vagelos, MD, and his wife, Diana, have pledged $15 million to support the Medical Scientist Training Program at WashU Medicine.
WashU at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Six projects created by Sam Fox School faculty, students and alumni are featured in the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the profession’s most prestigious festival.
Hello Kitty, McDonald’s and K-pop
From West to East and back again, an Arts & Sciences course uses pop culture and food to examine East Asia and globalization.
Events
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JUL 24 |
Power lunch and learn: Navigating uncertaintyNoon Thursday, July 24 |
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JUL 24 |
Approaches in affordable housing for population healthNoon Thursday, July 24 |
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JUL 24 |
Thursday Nights at the Museum: ‘Crossroads of a Nation’ screening5–8 p.m. Thursday, July 24 |
WashU in the News
Ozempic could change births in America
Newsweek
Kill in the name of AutoZone
Los Angeles Review of Books
Segregation runs so deep in St. Louis, it may even affect squirrel DNA
St. Louis public radio
Campus and community news
The Brown School’s Vanessa Fabbre (left) and Cal Halvorsen have been named 2025 Gerontological Society of America Fellows, while Nancy Morrow-Howell received an award for outstanding research in aging.
Amanda Pinski, a doctoral student in WashU’s Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, has been honored for an essay titled “Are You Listening?”
MetroLink stations undergo construction
Metro Transit has begun to add new fencing, fare gates and security cameras to the University City-Big Bend and Skinker MetroLink stations near the WashU Danforth Campus. Elevators will be unavailable for about three weeks.
Perspectives
A conversation with WashU’s Ronné Turner on enrollment, financial aid
Ronné Turner, WashU’s vice provost for undergraduate enrollment and student financial aid, discusses her professional journey; increasing access to a WashU education; and preparing students for success after college.
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