Right as Rain | June 21, 2022
Cancer is difficult not just for the patient, but for their loved ones, too. Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, offers advice on ways to make support people feel better, including listening, taking care of errands and checking in.
News & Stories
Safe smoking kits: here’s what they are and how they help
Healthline | June 16, 2022
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, says providing safe smoking kits goes beyond just helping the individual by helping reduce harm to the community at large.
Opioid vaccines as a tool to stem overdose deaths
The Scientist | June 13, 2022
Researchers are turning to the immune system for help in treating addiction and preventing overdose including Marco Pravetoni, PhD, who is developing monoclonal antibodies against fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. Note: you need to register (for free) in order to view this article
Lola Kola: developing mHealth for mental health in west Africa
The Lancet | June 11, 2022
Lola Kola, a collaborator with the BRiTE Center and a mentee of Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, has led the design and development of a mobile phone app for the self-management of perinatal depression in adolescent mothers. Her passion is global mental health research that uses technology to support the delivery of psychological interventions delivered by trained lay health-care workers.
Potent cannabis strain ‘causing psychosis time bomb’ in US
The Times | June 10, 2022
The mass legalization of cannabis has led to a mental health “time bomb” in the US and scientists are warning that stronger strains are driving psychosis among young people. Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, says that what voters approved a decade ago is not what is being sold on dispensary shelves today.
Boise VA provides unique opportunities for trainees
The Huddle | June 6, 2022
Kirsten Aaland, MD, program director for the Boise Psychiatry Residency, talks about how the UW School of Medicine and Boise VA work together to create unique opportunities in medical education.
March in Seattle calls for action on gun control
KING5 | June 2, 2022
People gathered outside of Seattle's Saint James Cathedral to remember the victims of recent mass shootings, but also to send a message to lawmaker that more must be done to end gun violence. Laura Prater, PhD, is interviewed.
The science of sleep: Pacific Northwest researchers explore secrets of a good night’s rest
Oregon Public Broadcasting | June 1, 2022
The Wireless Interface Sensor Pod, or WISP, harnesses brainwaves to give you a better night’s rest. Jeffrey Iliff, PhD, is a collaborator on the larger project that includes WISP testing and was part of the team that first identified the glymphatic pathways in 2012.
Final report: Attitudes, readiness, and adoption of digital health in community mental health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Department News | May 31, 2022
Suzanne Meller, MPH, MSW, LSWAIC, and Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, completed their “Attitudes, readiness and adoption of digital health in community mental health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic” project this month.
A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deep
NPR | May 31, 2022
Deep Squeak is an artificial intelligence program developed by Kevin Coffey, PhD, that was designed to detect the high-frequency "squeaks" mice and rats make when they are stressed. But a new application of the technology is being used to search for whales and other marine mammals in ocean environments.
