The Record
Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
Top stories
High-risk pregnancy care reaches families closer to home
WashU Medicine maternal-fetal specialists are collaborating with rural obstetricians to reduce patients’ travel time and improve access to high-risk pregnancy care.
WashU study helps Martian astronauts prepare for dust
WashU Arts & Sciences planetary scientist Scott VanBommel led a study examining how dust interacts with Mars rover Perseverance’s spacesuit swatches and other materials.
Government action
WashU students have many opportunities to get hands-on lessons in democracy and civic engagement, thanks to the Gephardt Institute, the Bears Caucus and other programs.
Events
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NOV 3 |
First-Generation Celebration Week: strategies for self-advocacyNoon Tuesday, Nov. 3 |
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NOV 3 |
‘Catholic exorcisms in the 21st century’4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 |
WashU in the News
What to know about cychlorphine, a drug more potent than fentanyl
CNN
Missouri passed a law to compensate the wrongfully convicted; now it doesn’t want to pay
Missouri Independent
Doctors in St. Louis are seeing good results from a non-surgical method of killing breast tumors
KMOX News radio | Audacy
Campus and community news
The Brown School’s Sean Joe helped develop the first national standards of care for suicide prevention specifically for the social work profession.
Funds from the American Cancer Society will support research by WashU Medicine’s Jennifer Silva-Fisher on drivers of growth and treatment resistance in multiple myeloma.
Perspectives
‘Some states are stepping up after federal childcare cuts’
Sociologist Caitlyn Collins, in WashU Arts & Sciences, co-writes an article about the innovative ways in which some states are supporting working families facing ever-rising childcare costs.
The Conversation