The Record

Chancellor shares difficult steps needed

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin sent a letter to faculty and staff this week outlining difficult steps, including employee furloughs, a hiring freeze and more, that the university is taking in response to the financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers win funding for rapid COVID-19 test

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering received funding for a COVID-19 test that is based on brand-new technology — but won’t require new tools, making it easy for clinicians to use.

Sustainability doesn’t stop

As the world marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Washington University continues to advance its sustainability and climate change platform, despite pandemic protocol shifts.

Lifestyle trumps geography in gut microbiome makeup

University researchers studied the gut microbiomes of wild apes in the Congo, of captive apes in zoos in the U.S., and of people from around the world and discovered that lifestyle matters most in determining the makeup of the gut microbiome.

Beverley named Simms Distinguished Professor

Stephen Beverley (center) has been named the inaugural Ernest St. John Simms Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the School of Medicine. Beverley helped identify novel drug and vaccine candidates for infections caused by Leishmania.