The Record

Washington University Physicians names new leader

Paul J. Scheel Jr., MD, a physician-leader at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs at the School of Medicine and CEO of Washington University Physicians, the school’s faculty practice.

The reason you’re late

Something as random as a song’s length could be the difference in whether you miss an important deadline or arrive late for an appointment, suggests time-management research from Arts & Sciences.

Leadership changes in Division of Student Affairs

Justin Carroll, associate vice chancellor for student affairs/dean of students and interim athletics director, has announced his retirement, effective Feb. 1.

Designing a First Class Meal

The sharing economy is revolutionizing how consumers engage services and use resources. Could it also help solve hunger? A student team explores that idea as a finalist today in the Urban SOS: Fair Share competition.

University technology earned $16 million in 2016

The university made great strides in 2016 in developing and licensing innovative technologies to solve real-world problems. The university earned an estimated $16 million in royalties and licensing agreements related to technology development.

The case of the missing diamonds

A university physicist who finds tiny diamonds in stardust from the pre-solar universe has failed to find them in Younger Dryas sedimentary layers. This discredits the hypothesis of an exploding comet causing the climate reversal at the last Ice Age’s end.