The Record

University begins work to examine public safety

Washington University has begun a process to examine public safety and policing on the Danforth Campus and in nearby neighborhoods. As an important first step, a committee comprising students, faculty, staff and alumni has been formed to lead this critical work.

Medical students begin amid pandemic, new curriculum

This fall, 105 aspiring physicians are beginning medical school amid a global pandemic. Their entrance also marks the debut of the Gateway Curriculum, the first overhaul of the School of Medicine’s program of studies in more than two decades.

Replacing Justice Ginsburg

Legal experts at Washington University weigh in on where President Donald Trump’s top picks to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court would fall ideologically as well as why the nomination system needs to change.

Consumers weigh in on funding climate action

A new study involving an Arts & Sciences researcher finds consumers across the United States and in some European countries are ready to start paying for climate action now.

Student health ambassadors promote safe practices

The university’s Student Health Ambassador program is a new peer-to-peer initiative designed to protect students from the spread of COVID-19. Students are dispatched to remind their peers to wear masks and to confirm they completed their daily health screenings.