The Record

The Class of 2026: Student researchers create knowledge

WashU Class Acts spotlights graduates who have engaged in meaningful research at WashU. They have created knowledge and mastered research skills — especially important at a time of funding cuts and public skepticism.

WashU Expert on SCOTUS decision’s impact on political power

The Supreme Court this week struck down a voting map in Louisiana, creating a path for other states to redraw congressional maps. The result may be disastrous for racial minority political power in the U.S., says WashU Law’s Travis Crum.

WashU, Sodexo partner with Operation Food Search

WashU and Sodexo teamed up to make it easy for students to donate extra meal points to help feed children in the St. Louis area this summer.

Dosenbach named inaugural Holtzman Professor of Neurology

Nico Dosenbach, MD, PhD, is internationally recognized for his research in precision brain mapping and discovery of the network within the brain that links cognition with movement.

Research Wire

Researchers including WashU’s Keith Hengen have won $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a five-year investigation into the power of sleep to prevent, delay and diminish Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Research Wire

WashU Medicine researchers led by Ryan Raut show that it’s possible to accurately predict the state of brain activity by tracking variations in an animal’s pupil dilation, suggesting that brain circuits are more dynamic than we thought.