Department News | September 24, 2026
By integrating AI, experimental science, and interdisciplinary training, the UW School of Pharmacy’s new Institute for Innovations in Drug Disposition and Delivery (I2D3) will accelerate drug discovery and improve how medicines are manufactured (or formulated) and delivered, ensuring they reach the right place in the body with greater safety, effectiveness, and precision.
King5 News | September 23, 2026
“People retire early, they're out more on medical leave, or they choose not to get into the profession at all because they've heard negative things,” said Mandy Owens, PhD.
UW Medicine Newsroom | September 16, 2026
Mandy Owens, PhD has been PI on a five-year, state-funded project to improve interactions between law enforcement and people who use drugs in nine counties.
Oregon Public Broadcasting | September 10, 2026
“The antibodies are not just preventing the drug from getting to the brain, [they] seem also to have effects on craving,” says Marco Pravetoni, PhD.
UW Medicine Newsroom | September 2, 2026
New study from the Bruchas Lab in the NAPE Center reveals how natural chemical feedback in a brain reward circuit shapes motivated behavior.
Vox | September 1, 2026
There is no panacea for postpartum depression. “Having a multipronged approach is a good way to ensure that treatment reaches those most in need,” says Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH.
CNN Health | August 31, 2026
The DOJ decision will prevent research on any potential medicinal value the substances may have, which a lower classification would have allowed along with regulation, says Caleb Banta-Green, PhD.
News Medical | August 27, 2026
New study suggests epileptic seizures may place patients at significantly higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders later. Ching-Fan Sun is a collaborator.
Nature | August 12, 2026
“The thing that doesn’t fit for me is the fact that the effects seem relatively immediate,” says Jeff Iliff, PhD. “I have a hard time understanding how those kinetics work.”
The Seattle Times | August 11, 2026
“There’s a level of complicity that society owns, where we make this country a place where guns are so widely available,” said Ben Danielson, MD.
