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Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025
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Losos, Zorumski receive faculty achievement awards
Jonathan B. Losos, PhD (left), and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, are the recipients of WashU’s 2025 faculty achievement awards, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. They were among several people recognized during WashU’s annual Founders Day celebration.
Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
A study from chemistry researchers at WashU has found connections between the alternative sweetener sorbitol, commonly found in zero-calorie foods, and liver disease.
Zhong wins several major research grants
Xuehua Zhong, a professor of biology and the Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar in Arts & Sciences, has received more than $9 million in federal grants to advance her pioneering research on plant epigenetics.
Events
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NOV 29 |
WashU men’s basketball game vs. Colorado College3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 |
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DEC 3 |
WashU Faculty String Quartet on the Medical CampusNoon Wednesday, Dec. 3 |
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DEC 4 |
Charles Dickens reads ‘A Christmas Carol’4–6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 |
WashU in the News
People with more muscle mass and less visceral fat have younger brains, study finds
NBC News
The simple method that could revolutionize how brain tumors are treated
The Independent (U.K.)
Don’t waste your money on bad gifts; try this instead
Kiplinger
After data blackout, September jobs report shows strong 119,000 gain
Missouri Business Alert
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Campus and community news
Jennifer Bellamy, a professor and director of the Evaluation Center at the Brown School, has been installed as the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor. An installation ceremony was held in October in Hillman Hall.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Record staff
The Record will take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday and return Wednesday, Dec. 3. For the latest news, visit The Source. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday.
Perspectives
McPherson zooms in on the aerial view
Writer Edward McPherson, in Arts & Sciences, takes part in an episode of the “Smarty Pants Podcast” to discuss his new book about perspective, “Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View.”
The American Scholar