The Record
Monday, Sept. 21, 2026
Top stories
Liver transplants offer new hope for late-stage colorectal cancer
WashU Medicine transplant and cancer specialists are transforming the outlook for some patients with limited treatment options.
Pregnancy nutrition trial in Ecuador improves fetal brain growth
WashU researcher Lora Iannotti and colleagues tested whether a diverse diet inspired by ancestral eating patterns could support maternal nutrition and fetal development.
Oxygen delivery on display
Researchers at McKelvey Engineering have developed a new imaging technique that could help lead to breakthroughs in studying stroke and dementia.
Events
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SEP 22 |
‘A Decade of Data’ celebration9–11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 |
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SEP 23 |
‘State of higher education’ panel with Chancellor Martin8–9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 |
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SEP 23 |
AI Health Venture Day1–6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 |
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WashU in the News
Billions of years ago, Venus may have had a moon—which the planet promptly gobbled up, study suggests
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
A hotter St. Louis needs infrastructure that beats the heat
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Alzheimer’s damage may begin outside the brain
SCIENCE NEWS
Campus and community news
WashU’s Rohit Pappu and Tanja Mittag at St. Jude received renewed research funding to continue foundational work in studying the basis of Alzheimer’s disease, ALS and frontotemporal dementia.
Six WashU Medicine nurses were recognized with 2026 Excellence in Nursing awards from St. Louis Magazine, and an additional 12 were selected as finalists.
Perspectives
‘Black Designers in Chicago’ blends history and design
A richly illustrated book focuses on Black designers, how they shaped the history of modern design and how their designs in turn influenced modern Black life. One of the authors is Chris Dingwall, an assistant professor of design history at the WashU Sam Fox School.
Source Bookshelf
In memoriam
Gaylyn Studlar, celebrated film scholar, 73
Film scholar and theorist Gaylyn Studlar, the David May Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Humanities and former director of the Film and Media Studies program in Arts & Sciences, died Sept. 9. She was 73.