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The University of Michigan has formed a new research collaborative designed to increase knowledge sharing and create a single access point for U-M...
Sarah Stoddard, Ph.D., C.N.P., Joins EFDC Data & Design Core Leadership
Sarah Stoddard, Ph.D., C.N.P., a nationally recognized interdisciplinary researcher and associate professor of Nursing and Health Behavior and Health...
Research Incubator Program Welcomes New Cohort
The Research Incubator Program , part of the Eisenberg Family Depression Center’s Data & Design Core , has selected its next cohort. The program...
Workplace Mental Health Conference Returns This August
The fourth annual Workplace Mental Health Conference is scheduled from 12:30 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Presented by the Eisenberg Family...
Ethan Kross, Ph.D., to Lead EFDC Research Innovation Core
Ethan Kross, Ph.D., accomplished researcher, internationally known speaker, and professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, has been named...
Announcing the 2023 George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate Award Winners
Two remarkable student advocates were recognized for their contribution to improving mental health on their campuses at the 2023 Depression on College...
A 'game changer' for mental health
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MC3, based in the Department of Psychiatry, allows primary care providers to consult with U-M psychiatrists for rapid, confidential advice on treating...
Aidan Wright, Ph.D. joins U-M as inaugural Eisenberg Family Depression Center faculty recruit
Nationally renowned psychopathology researcher Aidan Wright, Ph.D. will join the University of Michigan as a professor of psychology and the first...
Support from others in stressful times can ease impact of genetic depression risk
Michigan Health Lab Blog
Study in first-year doctors and recently widowed older adults shows greatest impact of social support in those with highest polygenic risk scores for...
Maria Muzik, M.D., M.S., Receives the Dr. Michael Louis Smith Scholar Award
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center (EFDC) awarded Maria Muzik, M.D., M.S., the Dr. Michael Louis Smith Scholar Award and Colloquium. Dr. Muzik is...
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D. Named Recipient of Eisenberg Scholar Award
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center recently granted Sarah Sperry, Ph.D. the Eisenberg Scholar Award. Dr. Sperry, an assistant professor of...
U-M researcher leads DoD-funded project to understand mental fatigue
Michigan News
Researchers at the University of Michigan are leading a multi-university partnership that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in...
Existing at the Intersection of Mental Health and Stigma: Isabella’s Story
In the newest film from our student-led Maxwell Gray Film Fellowship , Isabella, a student at the University of Michigan School of Public Health...
2022 Naveed Arif Iqball Award Recipient Announced
The Naveed Arif Iqball Award for Mental Health Advocacy and Stigma Reduction celebrates and enhances innovative approaches to stigma reduction among...
Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness Program expands its reach
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center’s flagship Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Depression Awareness Program has continued to grow, reaching a milestone fifty...
Introducing the Research Incubator Program's Inaugural Cohort
To address the increasing need for advancement in our understanding of depressive illnesses, the Eisenberg Family Depression Center has launched a new...
In stressful jobs, depression risk rises with hours worked, study in new doctors finds
Michigan Health Lab Blog
In “emulated” clinical trial, longer work weeks were strongly linked to larger rise in depression symptoms, pushing some first-year resident...
Food as a Risk Factor and Treatment for Depression with Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D.
For more than a decade, Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D., has been investigating how certain foods can trigger an addictive process . Through her research...
Overcoming the Odds as a First-Generation College Student: Kaley’s Story
Our student-led Maxwell Gray Film Fellowship program released a new short film telling the story of Kaley, a first-generation student attending the...