The Record

Lessons from the pandemic: Distress puts limits on compassion

Psychology researchers in Arts & Sciences studied how pandemic stresses affected decision-making in different age groups — findings with implications for public health messaging.

A resource for ‘accidental leaders’

With her new book, “Labwork to Leadership,” Jen Heemstra in Arts & Sciences aims to help create a healthier academic culture and support the next generation of leaders.

WashU Expert: Synthetic torpor has potential to redefine medicine

Hong Chen, a biomedical engineer at WashU, shares the potential for using synthetic torpor technology to develop new treatments for a range of illnesses and injuries.

Career Catalysts: Connecting students to startups

Career Catalysts is a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns. This installment features Olin Business School student Joel Shin, who spent his summer at the Aspirations Network, a nonprofit that supports St. Louis youth.

Research Wire

Eric J. Lenze, MD, and his team at WashU Medicine’s Healthy Mind Lab are among 40 semifinalists in the XPRIZE Healthspan competition awarded $250,000 to study approaches to improve healthy aging.

Notables

Lu Xu, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has won the 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environmental Division Early Career Award. Xu’s research interests are in air quality and climate change.

Notables

For the third cycle in a row, WashU has received a prestigious recognition from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Announcements

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to visit WashU

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returns to WashU Sept. 10 for a chat with Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.