The Daily | October 15, 2019
A collaboration between a Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) and the HaRRT Center, co-directed by Seema Clifasefi, PhD, MSW, and Susan Collins, PhD, features work from residents of a DESC facility.
News & Stories
Op-ed: vaping response should be science-based, not prohibition
The Seattle Times | October 14, 2019
Susan Collins, PhD, writes about how outright bans could worsen the current vaping crisis. Instead, scientific data and stricter regulations should be used to maximize safety.
Meditations on nicotine from someone currently vaping
The Daily | October 14, 2019
Staff reporter Timothy Phung reaches out to Susan Collins, PhD, to learn about how chemicals in vape devices impact the brain. features work from residents of a DESC facility.
Emerging science on cannabis/marijuana: implications for student athletes
NCAA Sports Science Institute Newsletter | October 10, 2019
Jason Kilmer, PhD, discusses new research on legalized marijuana for non-medical/personal reasons and its impact on the health and well-being of student-athletes
Into the well
JAMA Network | October 8, 2019
Psychiatry resident Colin Wendt’s, MD, powerful narrative piece on his experience as an in-patient psychiatrist was recently published in JAMA’s A Piece of My Mind segment.
$50 million gift is foundation for brain disorders research
UW Medicine Newsroom | October 3, 2019
Philanthropists Lynn and Mike Garvey establish the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to develop effective new treatments for brain disorders. Read more coverage in The Seattle Times, KUOW, KOMO, GeekWire, and Puget Sound Business Journal.
Improving population health
UW Public Health | October 1, 2019
Eight UW centers are harnessing big data and forward-thinking strategies to devise more unified approaches to current and future health security risks. Paul Borghesani’s, MD, PhD, project led to new findings on the quality of suicide risk documentation.
In memory of Wayne Russell Smith
Department news | September 30, 2019
Adapted, in part, from Wayne’s Memorial program After a sudden, catastrophic pneumonia resulting in cardiac arrest, Wayne Smith, PhD, died April 29, 2019. Born in 1950 in Philadelphia, Wayne’s childhood was spent in a neighborhood of tidy houses clustered around a wood, where he was allowed to roam. Wayne was happiest when on the move—football, lacrosse, […]
Leadership change at Seattle Children’s Autism Center
Department news | September 30, 2019
Raphe Bernier, PhD, will soon step down as Executive Director of the Seattle Children’s (SCH) Autism Center and leave Seattle Children’s and University of Washington for a fascinating position outside of academics. We are happy for him and glad that he will not be far away and will continue to be a source of inspiration. […]
NIH HEAL Initiative addresses pain
Department news | September 30, 2019
In the wake of the opioid epidemic, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching a massive initiative to help people with opioid addiction and to explore safer treatment options for chronic pain. The University of Washington School of Medicine will receive at least three awards totaling about $19 million. The “Helping to End Addiction Long-term” (HEAL) […]
