Teachers for Mental Health
May 18, 2023
By combining best practices in education and mental health care, Christina Cruz works to enhance interventions for elementary-aged patients before concerns become crises.
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RUNC: Toshihide Hige
May 17, 2023
Toshihide Hige wants to unlock the brain’s secrets for learning and memory.
Active-Duty Journalism
May 16, 2023
Daniel Johnson uses his research on mental health in the military to effect policy change at the national level.
Taking Care of Moms
May 11, 2023
Mary Kimmel is a physician researcher, advocate, and mom dedicated to changing the way mothers who need mental health care are perceived and treated.
Change Through Stories
March 16, 2023
Nazanin Knudsen uses writing, filmmaking, and small moments in time to reflect on larger cultural discrepancies.
Approaching Epidemiology with Empathy
March 14, 2023
Marc Emerson’s experiences growing up in Navajo Nation guide his research on health equity in American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.
The Children’s Advocate
March 10, 2023
Marcia Edwina Herman-Giddens has spent her career researching hard-hitting issues in children’s health care and has changed the way doctors think about puberty.
Turning Trash into Treasure
February 21, 2023
Frank Leibfarth tests molecules to turn plastic waste into useful materials, diversifying options for recycling.
Math-Age Daydream
February 16, 2023
The mathematical puzzles that arise when modeling neurodegenerative diseases fascinate Tanya Garcia, who hopes to solve them to speed treatment development.