Department News | December 30, 2025
Mandy Owens, PhD, an assistant professor with PBSCI, has been selected to join the inaugural Research Impact Advocates cohort organized by the UW Office of Research.
Research & Innovation
A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test
Wired | December 3, 2025
Marco Pravetoni, PhD says the injectable antibody his company is developing is meant to provide monthlong protection against overdose.
Why are ADHD rates on the rise?
Scientific American | December 6, 2025
The rise in awareness and diagnoses of ADHD has fueled a public debate about how it should be viewed and how best to provide support. Margaret Sibley, PhD is interviewed.
Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline
PBS News | December 8, 2025
"There are a number of things that can lead to memory impairment besides Alzheimer's disease that are also prevalent in those communities," says Thomas Grabowski, MD.
Brain’s ‘plumbing’ inspires new Alzheimer’s strategies — and controversial surgeries
Science Magazine | December 2, 2025
Fluid clearance has implications not just for Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s, but also stroke, headache, traumatic brain injury and probably mood disorders, says Jeff Iliff, PhD.
King County looks to replace program diverting youth from jail
The Urbanist | October 30, 2025
According to Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD, MS and Katherine Beckett, the PAO's decision to pause referrals to Restorative Community Pathways is unsupported by the available data.
Population Health Initiative awards early-stage pilot grants
Department News | November 26, 2025
The UW Population Health Initiative has awarded eight, $25,000 Tier 1 pilot grants to interdisciplinary teams of UW researchers. These teams collectively represent 10 UW schools and colleges plus several community-based partners, including three projects with investigators from our department.
New faculty to focus on digital innovation and artificial intelligence
Department News | November 26, 2025
We’re happy to announce that Devon Sandel-Fernandez, PhD and Adam Kuczynski, PhD have been selected to lead our department’s efforts in digital innovation and artificial intelligence.
ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?
Nature | November 26, 2025
Info online connects with some people who have had symptoms but never understood what they were, says Margaret Sibley, PhD. That leads them to seek help, pushing diagnoses up.
Disabling cannabis gets formal clinical identity
UW Medicine Newsroom | November 18, 2025
"A new code for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome will supply important hard evidence on cannabis-adverse events, which physicians tell us is a growing problem,” says Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH.
