Check out our news archive below to learn more about what’s happening in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences!
Study Shows Smartphone App Can Identify Autism Symptoms in Toddlers
A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, researchers at Duke University report.
Duke Psychiatry Experts Offer Mental Health Webinar Series
From February through April, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences hosted a six-event mental health webinar series, "Taking Care of Yourself and Your Loved Ones."
Congratulations to our Duke Presidential Award Winners
Congratulations to Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, on winning a Presidential Award, and to our department members who are part of LATIN-19, which won a team Presidential Award—including LATIN-19 executive team member Gabriela Nagy, PhD.
Duke Regional Opens New Behavioral Health Center and Emergency Department
Answering a long-standing need in the community for enhanced behavioral health services, Duke Health is opening a newly built center at Duke Regional Hospital that will provide a setting specifically designed for the comfort and care of these patients.
Kafui Dzirasa Co-Authors Commentary on Diversifying the Scientific Workforce
Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, and several colleagues from other universities published a commentary on April 9 in Science, "Concrete Steps to Diversify the Scientific Workforce."
Dane Whicker Is among New CTSI Equity in Research Core Leaders
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute launched a new Equity in Research core in July 2020 that aims to elevate, advance, and accelerate equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist research. Medical instructor Dane Whicker, PhD, is co-director of the core.
Deborah Koltai Receives Inaugural Bass Connections Leadership Award
Deborah Koltai, PhD, associate professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences and neurology, and Jason Somarelli, PhD, assistant professor in medicine, are the winners of the 2021 Bass Connections Leadership Award.
“In-the-Moment” Mental Health Support for Students from Their Peers
A new student-operated texting platform called DukeLine has a single goal: improving the mental health of students through quick peer response. Associate professor Nancy Zucker, PhD, advises the program.
Bass Connections Faculty Perspectives: Gabriela Nagy
In a recent Bass Connections orientation for team leaders, assistant professor Gabriela Nagy, PhD, shared her experiences as a Bass Connections team leader and gave advice to other faculty members.
Duke University School of Medicine Ranks Third in Nation for Research
Duke University School of Medicine vaulted to No. 3 for research among 122 medical schools in the nation—tying its highest ranking in history—in the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of graduate programs released today. It was also ranked third in 2001.