The Record

Time is not on your side

An Olin Business School study finds that people who have scheduled appointments in an upcoming hour or more perceive that they have less time than they really do and perform fewer tasks as a result.

On the origins of agriculture, researchers uncover new clues

Using a new approach, researchers from Washington University and Colorado State University have uncovered evidence that underscores one long-debated theory about the origins of agriculture.

Smoking rates decline when mentally ill get help to quit

Researchers at the School of Medicine found they can help patients with serious mental illness quit smoking using strategies that begin with simply recognizing that they want to quit.

Can a Twitter-based reporting tool improve foodborne illness tracking?

As local health departments adopt new tools that monitor Twitter for tweets about food poisoning, a Brown School study is the first to examine practitioner perceptions of this technology.

WashUExpert: Organic molecules on Mars

The Curiosity Rover mission found signs of organic materials on Mars dating back about 3.5 billion years, NASA announced last week. It could be a big deal, said Mars researcher Raymond Arvidson, of Arts & Sciences.