The Record

People with poor mental health report worse care worldwide

WashU Medicine researchers have found that adults struggling with their mental health face more unmet needs and less trust in health systems.

Two WashU Medicine researchers get early-career recognition

Hysell Oviedo, PhD (second from left), and Monica Chang-Panesso, MD (second from right), have been named Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professors of Biomedical Research at WashU Medicine.

WashU researchers using new AI tools to transform discovery

WashU Arts & Sciences researchers in biology, chemistry and physics are using new digital tools to study evolution, analyze data, design materials and model cellular behavior.

Notables

Guy Genin, the Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WashU McKelvey Engineering, has been elected to the World Council of Biomechanics.

Research Wire

A grant of nearly $800,000 will fund the development of an “AI Scientist” system aimed at improving biomedical research efficiency, with an initial focus on Alzheimer’s disease.

Peter Raven, botanist and conservation advocate, 89

Peter H. Raven, the George Engelmann Professor of Botany Emeritus in Arts & Sciences, died April 25. He also had served as president of the Missouri Botanical Garden for decades, retiring in 2010.