The Record

Ordered Liberty Project to promote civic education

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has announced a new WashU initiative to further promote academic freedom, viewpoint diversity and civic education. The Ordered Liberty Project will recruit faculty across disciplines and support existing programs to strengthen scholarship and student learning.

WashU Expert: Vaccine changes create health industry challenge

Patrick Aguilar, MD, managing director of Olin Business School’s Business of Health initiative, said recent changes to vaccine approval may further strain the health sector, which makes up nearly 20% of the U.S. economy.

When waves meet the shore, sea spray levels up

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering found sea spray concentrations, used in measuring cloud formation, can vary widely, and that estimates made from shore should not apply to lower levels of spray on the open ocean.

Arts & Sciences adds faculty

Arts & Sciences has welcomed 43 tenure-track and teaching-track faculty this semester to departments and programs across the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Research Wire

Alexandra Rutz, a biomedical engineer at WashU, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to create 3D bioelectronic scaffolds for ovarian follicles, to be used for infertility and aging research.

Research Wire

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed the first mouse model to replicate the disrupted sleep patterns seen in people with chronic pain — providing a powerful tool to study how the two are biologically linked.

Announcements

Bauer Leaders Academy opens grant applications, hosts breakfast

The Bauer Leaders Academy is accepting seed grant applications from faculty to develop or adapt a course with material that helps students think critically about purpose and leadership. Submissions are due Nov. 30.