The Record

Clerkship program opens doors to careers in the judiciary and beyond

WashU Law’s judicial clerkship program continues to grow. Graduates clerk for judges across the country, with placements in 36 states and every federal circuit, including the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

CAPS students help Trailnet create safer streets

WashU Continuing & Professional Studies students mapped collision patterns and the city’s busiest corridors — work that supports Trailnet’s mission to make St. Louis streets safer and more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and drivers.

New book explores challenges in finding human connection

G’Ra Asim, professor in Arts & Sciences, addresses the search for genuine human connection in a post-COVID world in book ’99 Problems Finding the 1.’

Research Wire

Research from Amit Pathak’s lab at WashU McKelvey Engineering shows how cells can sense even the smallest defects, or micro-injuries — work that could help develop treatments for wound healing and cancer.

Research Wire

WashU Medicine researchers discovered that while rates of mammography screening remained steady in the overall population over two decades, they fell significantly among younger white women, uninsured women and current smokers.

Notables

The Danforth Staff Council at WashU has added new members and elected its executive officers for the new academic year.