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Excited to highlight this upcoming conversation on youth mental health and technology! 🌟 CBITs' own @JSchleiderPhD will speak at the @aaas webinar “Youth Mental Health and Technology: What Does the Science Say?” 🗓️ March 25 | 1 PM CT Register: aaas.org/events/youth-m…

A huge thank you to Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD on her insightful presentation "The Future of Implementation Science & AI in Digital Mental Health.” ✨ Watch the recording here: youtu.be/tRjkrrMnCLg Our next webinar is May 19, 2026 - stay tuned for more details!

🚨 Tomorrow! CBITs hosts “The Future of” Webinar with Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD. Hear how AI + implementation science are transforming digital mental health care. 📅 Tomorrow, March 10, 12 - 1 PM CT 📍 Zoom – Free registration required Register: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Valentine’s Day was a few weeks ago - but our faculty are not above writing love letters ❤️✍️ This year has been hard on all of us in research and a little appreciation goes a long way. Happy Employee Appreciation Day to everyone continuing to fight the good fight in science!

Congrats to CBITs affiliate faculty member & T32 co-lead @dagwood on being inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy! 🎉 Learn more about his work on responsible, fair human-centered AI and check out this year’s other awardees: lnkd.in/eT4kMWTn

For Heart Health Month, we’re spotlighting a symposium at the SBM 2026 Annual Meeting 🫀 Featuring CBITs members alongside colleagues, this session explores overlooked CVD risk & protective factors - and how to translate findings into action. 🗓 April 23 | 9 AM See you at SBM!

🚨ONLY 2 WEEKS AWAY! 🚨 CBITs webinar on "The Future of Implementation Science & AI in Digital Mental Health" with Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD will be taking place on March 10th at 12pm CT! Come join for this exciting talk by registering now: lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh

CBITs presents our Spring Webinar for the “The Future of” series with Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD! 🧠 The Future of Implementation Science & AI in Digital Mental Health 📅 Tuesday, March 10 🕛 12-1 PM CT 📍 Zoom - Free registration required 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh

Welcome to CBITs our newest '25-'26 Postdoctoral Fellows, Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD @Dylantdoyle and Maya Hareli, PhD @MayaHareli 👏 📖 Read the news story and learn all about our newest fellows and their fascinating research: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-ar…

Virtual Conference Opportunity! 📣 Check out this free, fully virtual, grad student–planned conference bringing together interdisciplinary scholars focused on underrepresented populations. Date: April 10, 2026 (virtual) Abstracts close: February 27, 2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨 Rising Star Award nominations close TODAY at 5 PM CT ⏳ If you or someone you know is doing exciting work in digital mental health, submit a nomination! Award includes a featured webinar, certificate, and $250 🎉 Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

1 DAY LEFT! ⏰ Rising Star Award nominations close tomorrow (Jan 30) at 5pm CT. Early-career researchers in digital mental health: this is your moment ✨ Present at a CBITs webinar + certificate + $250 🤩 Apply today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We noticed only 32 of you are following us on Instagram 👀 Don’t miss out! We promise we are going to post THE FUN STUFF you won’t see anywhere else. Check us out on Instagram @cbits_nu - there may even be a secret post waiting for you to see 🔍✨

Deadline approaching - applications due THIS Friday! 🚨 Are you an early career research who wants to share your research with a multidisciplinary audience and earn $250? Apply for the Rising Star Award by this Friday, Jan 30 at 5pm CT. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚨 1 week left to nominate/apply for the Rising Star Award! 🚨 Early-career researchers in digital mental health: apply by Jan 30. Winner presents at CBITs’ Future of Webinar + earns a certificate & $250 🎉 Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Publication spotlight! 🌟 Congrats to CBITs alumni @tlakhtakia & @ShannonRSmith4! Their new paper with Dr. Jonah Meyerhoff and Dr. David Mohr explores how everyday digital signals relate to depression, opening the door for smarter mental health tools. psycnet.apa.org/buy/2026-78854…

Less than 2 weeks to apply for the Rising Star Award! 🚨 Tired of applying without knowing how you’ll be evaluated? We wouldn’t do that to you. Our official scoring rubric is public. Apply by Jan 30 at 5pm CT ⏰ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Bittersweet but HUGE congrats to CBITs' stellar Senior Research Coordinator @ShannonRSmith4 who will be moving on to Trinity Life Sciences to assist with their marketing research team! 🎉 We’re so proud of you, Shannon! Wishing you the best as you take this exciting next step 💜

Early career investigators!👋 Feeling overwhelmed by application requirements? We got you. Apply for The Future of Digital Mental Health Rising Star Award by Jan 30 with just 3 items and share your research with academic, industry & nonprofit leaders. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

January is Mental Wellness Month 💜 This time of year can be isolating. While devices can sometimes add to that, technology can also help us stay connected and remind us that support is still there. Check out a few ways to remind yourself you’re not alone 💕