Seeking a postdoctoral scholar for Fall 2024! Work with an interdisciplinary UCSF/Sutter team on workplace prevention strategies to prevent obesity & cardiometabolic disease disparities via SSB intervention.

Email [email protected] if interested.

Such a joy be at #APS2024UK all week and to present this work with Aric A. Prather, PhD and Elissa Epel on daily stress, depressive symptoms, and antibody responses to the COVID-19 vaccine! UCSF AME CENTER UCSF Stress Measurement Network

Got climate anxiety? The UC Climate Resilience Course can help, designed to help undergraduate and graduate students turn their climate distress into collective action. More from University of California: universityofcalifornia.edu/news/got-clima….

Exciting opportunity for UC students: Join the inaugural Climate Resilience Class across campuses —learn skills to cope with the #polycrisis & have a meaningful impact UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences @ucsf UC Riverside UC Irvine UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Barbara UC Davis universityofcalifornia.edu/news/got-clima…

AME Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Katie Alegria spoke with @ucsf_synapse about the upcoming AME-sponsored UC Climate Resilience Course! Read more here: synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/2024/…

Read the recent Cura Foundation (The Cura Foundation) interview with Elissa Epel, PhD (@Dr_Epel), as she discusses the effects of toxic stress and how to build resilience to life’s challenging moments.

ow.ly/y6Oc50QP9he

Will springing forward an hour leave you feeling groggy? Losing an hour's sleep has real-world consequences on 'Sleepy Monday.' Aric A. Prather, PhD shares how daylight saving time sets our sleep back and offers tips on how to adjust to the change. tiny.ucsf.edu/IOO8r1 UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Join the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and the International Behavioral Trials Network on 2/15 for the Virtual Symposium: “Climate Science and Environmental Justice: What it Means for Behavioral Medicine.'

Registration details here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist….

How does poor sleep affect markers of brain health? Read here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article/p….

How does neighborhood privilege affect pubertal timing and related disparities? Explore here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl….

New research suggests that relationships with caring adults in childhood may buffer children from depression and anxiety. Read more here: columbiapsychiatry.org/news/positive-….

Researchers recently examined how maternal stressful life events and childhood traumatic events in mothers may affect placental gene expression and contribute to adverse pregnancy, birth, and child health outcomes: nature.com/articles/s4138….

AmPsychosomSociety is calling for applications for the 2024 Health and Behavior International Collaborative Award! This award is designated for facilitating a partnership between an international laboratory/research group and an identified international mentor.

ibtnetwork.org/training-initi…

UCSF's Elissa Epel, PhD (Elissa Epel), discusses the effects of chronic stress on the body, linking it to accelerated aging and long-term health issues. Balancing work demands and personal time becomes crucial in combating post-holiday stress.

sfexaminer.com/news/health/ho…

New research suggests that parental experience of discrimination during pregnancy may affect infant brain circuitry, reflecting the transgenerational transmission of the effects of adversity: news.yale.edu/2023/11/27/dis….

Feeling lonely or exhausted after the holidays is not uncommon. In a recent SF Examiner interview, Elissa Epel, PhD (@Dr_Epel), emphasizes the impact of stress on both physical and emotional well-being.

sfexaminer.com/news/health/ho…