UW Medicine Newsroom | July 22, 2026
There's a lot that can happen after first treatment, said Jessica Acolin, PhD, like quality of care and continued follow-up, that matter for long-term survival.
News & Stories
How UW researchers are using AI to speed up drug discovery and development
UW News | July 22, 2026
A new institute co-led by Marco Pravetoni, PhD brings together experts to ease the bottleneck between promising molecules and successful drugs.
A sleep medicine doctor on which sleepmaxxing tips actually work
Right as Rain | July 20, 2026
Sleep tracking can be a double-edge sword, says Jeff Iliff, PhD. If trackers say your sleep isn't good, that can be a source of anxiety and lead to insomnia.
Metabolic & mental health: a conversation with ASCP experts
Psychiatric Times | July 9, 2026
Katharine Liang, MD, PhD joins the "Psychopharm Today" video-podcast, a series in which ASCP memebers converse about the latest hot topics in psychopharmacology.
Two telehealth executives sentenced for scheme to distribute Adderall
New York Times | July 9, 2026
Margaret Sibley, PhD believes that aggressive advertisements may have contributed to the rising rates of ADHD diagnosis among adults.
They watched TikTocs about ADHD, anxiety & cancer. Then they worried they had them
USA Today | July 9, 2026
The number one reason people are self-referring is because they're learning more about ADHD through the internet and connecting with what they see, says Margaret Sibley, PhD.
Reimagining access to behavioral health care
Department News | June 29, 2026
Data shows that around 20% of patients have two or more referrals for the same behavioral health problem in our system. To address this issue, we’re planning to launch a new Referral Order in Epic in July and hope to have the system fully functional by September 2026.
Olivia Peterson receives Margaret O’Donnell Prize in Psychiatry
Department News | June 29, 2026
Congratulations to fourth year medical student Olivia Peterson, this year’s recipient of the Margaret O'Donnell Prize in Psychiatry. We award this prize to a senior medical student who has been highly involved in behavioral health issues and has done outstanding academic work in psychiatry.
2026 Jeremy Clark Fellowship
Department News | June 29, 2026
To honor the memory and contributions of our colleague and friend, Jeremy Clark, PhD, each summer we award research fellowships to UW undergraduate students to work on a ten-week research project in the lab of a Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences faculty member.
2026 departmental faculty awards
Department News | June 29, 2026
At the department annual meeting on June 17, we honored 12 members of our faculty who have contributed in various ways to the success of our department. A big congratulations to each of them!
