BrainWise Blog

Academic Recognition of BrainWise

BrainWise was one of 20 programs selected to be presented in June of 2005 at the Adolescent Brain Conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Conference participants were selected because their work applied research findings that won Dr. Eric...

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BrainWise at the Rotary International Convention

People were turned away from last week's standing-room-only BrainWise workshop in Salt Lake City!  Dr. Richard Hattwick, who will head the Rotary International Literacy Task Force for 2008-2009, is a BrainWise supporter and issued an invitation to present at the...

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“How to Be BrainWise” is Published

In response to many requests from teachers and parents, Dr. Barry has published a companion book to her curricula entitled:  "How to Be BrainWise: The Proven Method for Making Smart Choices." As Dr. Barry explains in the preface to the...

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BrainWise and The Chugachmiut

In the Spring Dr. Barry traveled to Alaska to conduct a training and workshop in BrainWise with the Chugachmiut--one of the Alaska Native groups of a certain geo-political region.  In conjunction with the tribal consortium non-profit organization which provides health...

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BrainWise Receives “Service to Science” Award

In January of 2006, BrainWise was notified that it had receive a "Service to Science" award.  This award is supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance...

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