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Should you cancel those plans? Here are 5 questions to help you decide.

8.5.26 | VOX

It's the act that's defined a generation, an experience so common it's become memeified: canceling plans. Bailing is a litmus test of sorts; who and what events you back out of says a lot about you as a person. Are you the type who commits and only bails when absolutely necessary? Or are you a frequent flake looking to change their ways? (No judgment here: The occasional canceling of plans is acceptable, and you shouldn't feel guilty about it.)

Fighting the fading mind

8.5.26 | The Ampersand

Arts & Sciences researchers are working across disciplines to prevent, treat, and ultimately defeat Alzheimer’s disease.

Want to reach your goals? Start with your emotions, WashU experts say

7.30.26 | The Ampersand

Nate Eckland and Renee Thompson explore the role of emotional clarity in reaching everyday objectives, big and small.

Meet the WashU alumna exploring the science of attention

7.23.26 | THE AMPERSAND

Fighting the fading mind

7.23.26 | THE AMPERSAND

How does media consumption affect young minds?

7.2.26 | The Ampersand

To reduce anxiety during pregnancy, make sleep a priority

6.10.26 | The Source

Study finds digital therapy app improves student mental health

5.13.26 | The Source

WashU researchers led a population-based study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

Braver elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

4.29.26 | The Sourse

Mark Gold Lecture 2026 - Understanding the polygenic influences on putatively similar behaviors in humans and rodents

4.16.26

Abraham Palmer, Department of Psychiatry - University of California San Diego, aap@ucsd.edu, @abepalmer (on bluesky)

New study reveals that fears of violence change children's brains structure and function

3.5.26 | KMOX

How feelings of neighborhood safety may shape young minds

2.13.26 | THE AMPERSAND