Archive for April 2024

New systematic review pieces together findings on cortical thickness, growth factors, and more, zeroing in on what may make ECT effective.

“For years, a mysterious figure preyed on gay men in Atlanta. People on the streets called him the Handcuff Man—but the police knew his real name.”

First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson is not a paid state employee and she does not hold outside employment. She has a master’s degree of social work from Portland State University, and Kotek’s office confirmed Kotek Wilson has attended behavioral health meetings, attends weekly meetings related to the governor’s schedule and travel, and occasionally attends events on behalf of the governor’s office. Above: Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson admire Oregon artwork

The document alleges failures in multiple aspects of Leach’s leadership, including fostering a culture of fear, retaliation and intimidation; poor communication with faculty; and what the resolution says are “misallocated resources.” The resolution said senior leaders in Leach’s office, Academic Affairs, have “a pattern of governance by administrative fiat,” handing decisions down. It later accuses the leaders of “unprofessional conduct.”

Wen-Jui Han, Ph.D., from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University in New York City, examined how employment patterns throughout working lives, based on work schedules, may shape health (sleep hours and quality, physical and mental functions, and the likelihood of reporting poor health and depressive symptoms) at age 50 years. The analysis included longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1979 with employment patterns starting at age 22 years (approximately 7,336 participants).