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Meet the 2023 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship Recipients

As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship, Project Sleep is honored to introduce the 35 recipients of the 2023 award. This is our largest group of scholarship recipients to date, each of whom will receive $1,000 toward their college education. In 10 years, the scholarship program has now awarded…

Welcoming Beverly Lang to Project Sleep’s Board of Directors!

In June 2023, Beverly Lang joined the Board of Directors of Project Sleep, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep conditions.  Beverly is a highly skilled and accomplished Sr. Partner Development Manager with Intuit. With over twenty years of experience in sales, leadership, and relationship management, she markets…

Sleeping While Queer: LGBTQ+ Perspectives on Sleep Health + Sleep Disorders

June is Pride Month! Project Sleep is proud to highlight LGBTQ+ sleep health and insights from LGBTQ+ members of our community throughout the month of June. See Full SeriesWhat does LGBTQ+ identity have to do with sleep? More than you might think! Experiences shared by many LGBTQ+ people can affect sleep health and sleep disorders…

Project Sleep in IndiaNAPolis: SLEEP 2023

SLEEP 2023 and Hypersomnia Foundation’s 2023 #BeyondSleepy Conference From June 2-7, 2023, Project Sleep was in Indianapolis, IN for two separate conferences! From June 2-4, Project Sleep attended the Hypersomnia Foundation’s 2023 #BeyondSleepy Conference. This conference brought together people with idiopathic hypersomnia, narcolepsy, and Kleine-Levin Syndrome and their supporters. Project Sleep also attended and shared…

Take the LGBTQ+ Sleep Survey

LGBTQ+ Sleep Survey Now Open! How are identity and sleep health intertwined for LGBTQ+ members of our community? Project Sleep wants to know and we need your input! We’re conducting a survey to hear first-hand how the experiences of LGBTQ+ people impact sleep. Your insights will help inform our sleep advocacy and awareness campaigns and…
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Sleep Disorders Featured on NPR

NPR Show 1A Highlights Sleep Disorders: Narcolepsy and Sleep Apnea 1A, a program produced by WAMU and distributed by NPR, recently aired a segment titled “In Good Health: Living with Sleep Disorders.” Project Sleep’s President & CEO Julie Flygare and Project Sleep Expert Advisory Board member Dr. Kali Cyrus joined host Jenn White to share…

The Project Sleep Podcast: Narcolepsy, Immunology & Neurology

Sleep Insights Series Ep. 9 – Narcolepsy, Immunology & Neurology with Dr. Emmanuel Mignot What are the connections between upper airway infections like the flu, our immune systems, and our brains? We’re honored to speak with the 2023 Breakthrough Prize winner and Director of the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot. Together,…
Podcast: Shifting Cultural Perceptions of Sleep with Dr. Grandner

The Project Sleep Podcast: Shifting Cultural Perceptions of Sleep

Sleep Insights Series Ep. 8 – Shifting Cultural Perceptions of Sleep with Dr. Michael Grandner Sleep is often seen as this boring thing that doesn’t get us anywhere. In this podcast, we speak with sleep expert, Dr. Michael Grandner about re-shaping cultural perceptions of sleep, seeing sleep as an investment in our future. We also…

Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Could I Have Narcolepsy?

Wondering if you or a loved one could have narcolepsy? Sleep medicine specialist Dr. Lindsay McCullough, MD joined us to discuss symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment and share her own journey to being diagnosed with narcolepsy. Watch the Video Dr. Lindsay McCullough, MD is a sleep medicine specialist, assistant professor of sleep medicine, and associate program…

Rachel Aubry: 2023 National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month! Project Sleep is proud to highlight poets and poetry from our community throughout the month of April. Curated by Ana Lara. See Full SeriesRachel Aubry is a 21-year-old artist, poet, and overall creative person. She received her narcolepsy diagnosis during her junior year of high school. Symptoms Rachel experiences include…
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