The Record

What to expect on campus inauguration day

Tomorrow’s inauguration of Andrew D. Martin as the university’s 15th chancellor is a time-honored academic tradition, and it will be a day of celebration and fanfare. Here’s everything you need to know.

Brave new world

Faced with extreme weather events and unprecedented environmental change, animals and plants are scrambling to catch up. A new model developed by Carlos Botero in Arts & Sciences helps predict the types of changes that could drive a given species to extinction.

Division of Physician-Scientists established

The School of Medicine has established a Division of Physician-Scientists to help nurture the career development of physicians who want to conduct scientific research. Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, will lead the division.

Shape affects performance of micropillars in heat transfer

An engineering researcher has shown for the first time that the shape of a nanostructure has an effect on its ability to retain water. This has important ramifications for heat transfer, which is critical to the performance of small electronics.