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2024-25 MINS "Year of Sleep Research"

April 30, 2025, Smilow Auditorium

Ilene Rosen, M.D. recognized for Excellence in Education Friday, May 23, 2025
Ilene Rosen, M.D. was named as one of the 2025 American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) award recipients for her contributions to developing competency-based training pathways for sleep medicine, as described in Sleep Review. Congratulations, Dr. Rosen!
The endurance of Cory Booker Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Indira Gurubhagavatula, M.D., M.P.H., comments in the New York Times about the effects of sleep deprivation on daily function. One all-nighter can cause headaches, dizziness, and trouble concentrating. Despite the lack of food, water, and sleep, Cory Booker powered through a 25-hour long speech.
Effectiveness of white noise on sleep Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Mathias Basner, M.D., Ph.D., suggests that there is a lack of evidence that supports the use of white noise machines (or apps) for facilitating sleep. It may instead disrupt sleep, and more studies are needed to evaluate the effects of different noise frequencies on sleep. Reported in the Mirror.