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Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands

Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their paralyzed hands gained some control over their hands, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Humanities & Society

WashU Expert: Liberals who celebrate ruling on N.C. districts may not cheer for long

The U.S. Supreme Court this week struck down North Carolina’s federal House district boundaries as unconstitutional, finding the lines were drawn based on race. However, Democrats and liberals who welcomed the decision may not be cheering for long, said a constitutional law and Supreme Court expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus Kitchen seeks summer volunteers

The Campus Kitchen at Washington University seeks volunteers during the summer to help prepare meals for the hungry. Cooking shifts are 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 6 through Aug. 10 at the First Congregational Church on Wydown Boulevard.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Examining the links between minimum wage changes, employment

For the first time, a group of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis used a big-data approach to determine the effects of minimum-wage changes on business. The Olin Business School faculty processed wage data on more than 2 million hourly workers from across the country over a six-year period. The results? There are winners and losers.

Record moves to summer schedule

The May 22 issue marks the last daily Record of the 2016-17 academic year. The next issue will be published Wednesday, May 31, and then twice weekly through the summer. Visit The Source for the latest news between issues.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 5.22.17

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton’s message to the Class of 2017

Read the full text of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton’s message to the graduates at Washington University in St. Louis’ 156th Commencement ceremony May 19, 2017.

Campus & Community

‘Take the leap,’ Quindlen tells Class of 2017

Anna Quindlen challenges new graduates to pick up their academic credentials and then to use them fearlessly.

Anna Quindlen’s 2017 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis

Anna Quindlen delivering the 2017 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis Friday, May 19.

Anna Quindlen, a best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, delivered the address at Washington University in St. Louis’ 156th Commencement ceremony. Read her inspirational remarks delivered to the Class of 2017 on Friday, May 19, in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.

Graduate student Wei Zhu’s message to graduates

Here is the text of graduate student Wei Zhu’s message to 2017 graduates. Zhu earned a law degree.