The Record

WashU Expert on family resilience during climate change

As climate change brings more extreme weather events, strengthening families before disasters strike can help protect children’s health and well-being, says the Brown School’s Mary McKay, an expert on child mental health.

Frequent cannabis use tied to more severe epilepsy

A study led by WashU Medicine researchers found that near-daily cannabis users with drug-resistant epilepsy had over twice as many convulsive seizures as nonusers, and they became resistant to antiseizure medications faster.

Get by with a little help from (old) friends

WashU researchers in Arts & Sciences found evidence that chemosymbiotic relationships between animals and microbes are an ancient evolutionary mechanism, emerging prior to the Cambrian explosion.

Notables

Biologist Kevin Cox Jr. (left), in Arts & Sciences, and Joe MacDonald, deputy dean at WashU Olin Business, are included in this year’s St. Louis Business Journal “40 under 40” class, which honors young professionals who define the region’s future.

Research Wire

WashU Medicine researchers find that children with more autistic traits favored a brain activity pattern tied to sight and movement before age 9 and one tied to social and emotional processing after 14, suggesting interventions could be tailored by age.

Announcements

Flu shots available for employees

Flu shots again will be available to WashU employees on the Danforth and Medical campuses this fall. Some employees may be required to receive the vaccine.