The Record

Group exploring ways to strengthen Title IX process

As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to address sexual assault and misconduct, an advisory group of students, faculty and staff will meet this semester to explore ways to strengthen the Title IX process, policies and practices.

Teitelbaum receives King Faisal Prize in Medicine

Steven Teitelbaum, MD, has been awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine. Awarded by the King Faisal Foundation in Saudi Arabia, the prize recognizes scientists whose research has major benefits to humanity.

Doctors closer to predicting, preventing Alzheimer’s

A large, dedicated team at the School of Medicine has been working for 40 years to understand and prevent Alzheimer’s disease. These researchers are on the brink of finding ways to predict who will get the disease and when. Their ultimate aim: to prevent it entirely.

How a boss can get too close with workers

Researchers, including a postdoctoral fellow at Olin Business School, studied where potential relationship problems exist between managers and employees who are close, and how to avoid such pitfalls.

Lifelong Learning Institute joins national network

Washington University’s Lifelong Learning Institute, which offers academic courses to learners 50 and over, has become the newest member of the national network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes.