The Record

Working toward lab-grown cartilage

School of Medicine researchers, led by Farshid Guilak, are working on a radically different way to help people with arthritis: creating living joint replacements from the patient’s own cells.

Getting to know Meg Jay

Clinical psychologist and author Meg Jay explores the ways adversity and resilience shape our lives, and how we can adapt to difficult circumstances. Jay is the keynote speaker for the university’s annual Day of Discovery & Dialogue.

WashU Expert: Uncertainty can be a buying opportunity

Asaf Manela, of Olin Business School, helped create a news-based volatility index. He says the stock market upheaval of late isn’t cause for alarm, but he knows the difficulty in predicting whether the fluctuation will subside quickly.