The Record

Engineers create hydrogels to monitor activity in the body

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering have created injectable bioelectric hydrogels for use in monitoring biological activity such as heart rate.

Meet WashU’s Lego professor

Dan Butler, a political scientist in Arts & Sciences, brings civic lessons to life through Lego bricks. He created a series of stop-motion videos that turn pop culture into lessons on the U.S. government for high school students.

Critiquing AI through art

Tiffany Calvert, at the Sam Fox School, combines cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI), abstraction and oil painting to critique human biases in datasets. She’s working with colleagues at the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Notables

Christopher D. Smyser, MD, who specializes in neonatal neurology and infant brain development, has been appointed director of the Division of Pediatric & Developmental Neurology in the Department of Neurology at WashU Medicine.

Notables

Three recent graduates of the McKelvey School of Engineering won first place at the Collegiate Inventor’s Competition for a tool to help those with food allergies.

Announcements

WashU Libraries updates tools offering free newspaper access

WashU faculty, staff and students have access to local, national and international news publications, from The New York Times to The Chronicle of Higher Education, through the WashU Libraries system.