In the News
for the week of February 16, 2026
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's HealthGift to support care for children affected by traumatic stress
A $10 million gift from Bukhman Philanthropies to the School of Medicine will expand the reach of Dr. Victor Carrión's work in cue-centered therapy, an evidence-based intervention for youth with chronic traumatic experiences.
Rolling StoneAt Landmark Trial, Expert Says Social Media Hooks Teens Hardest
Google and Meta are in court for the first of a number of lawsuits alleging their products hurt kids and teenagers. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute | From Our Neurons to YoursWhy do our minds wander? What the brain's default mode tells us about our
The team at Stanford's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute speak with Vinod Menon, the Rachael L. and Walter F. Nichols, MD, Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Education and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, about the brain networks behind day dreaming, rumination, and our sense of self.