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In celebration of Autism Acceptance Month, the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development Holden Thorp, PhD, delivered the keynote seminar in the 2025-2026 Autism Seminar Series. Thorp is the editor-in-chief of "Science," a family of highly respected scholarly science journals and popular science publications, and a faculty member at George Washington University.

On a hot, sunny Saturday in April, kids from the community took to the field with Duke Soccer. Both the men’s and women’s teams came out for this special event, hosted by the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development in partnership with Duke Athletics.

Duke staff and faculty share the ambitions that shape their lives and keep them connected to what matters most. Duke Psychiatry's Anna Fetter, PhD, shares insights on the power of the "bucket list."

Julia Woodward, PhD, a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and in Obstetrics and Gynecology, shares insight about the Duke Fertility Center’s (DFC) multidisciplinary training program for reproductive psychologists. Woodward serves as director of psychological support services at the DFC.

Four Duke research projects were selected as competitors in STAT Madness, a bracket-style tournament to determine the most innovative biomedical research published in the past calendar year. Duke Psychiatry's Jonathan Posner, MD, co-leads one of the projects

Duke University School of Medicine received more than $514 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2025, ranking 9th nationally among medical schools, according to new data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.  Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences ranked 9th, funded at $40.7 million.

A new collaborative multi-state study led by Duke Psychiatry's Jeffrey Swanson, PhD, offers the first comparative, state level evidence that raising the minimum age of firearm access for young adults with juvenile justice histories may reduce gun involved violent crime.

This year’s symposium, “Metabolism and Health Across the Lifespan,” highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend and enhance both longevity and late-life health. Duke Psychiatry's Terrie Moffitt, PhD, was one of the featured speakers. Her research has shed important light on the difference between chronological aging — the steady rate at which we grow older according to the calendar — and biological aging — the more variable rate at which our cells, organs, tissues and systems age.

Linda Kerandi, MD, a fourth-year psychiatry resident, received this year’s James H. Carter, Sr. Community Service Award. Carter was the first Black full professor of psychiatry at Duke, and the award was established in honor of his dedication to serving people with limited access to healthcare.

On February 8, Duke Psychiatry's Nathan Copeland, MD, MPH, was a guest on the Duke Global Health Institute radio show, "Conversations on Health Care," on WXDU (88.7 FM), where he discussed adolescent mental health care with DGHI's Gavin Yamey, MD. (See Episode 11)