DBT is a modified form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), that was developed in late 1980s by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and chronically suicidal individuals.
University of Rochester. Lamar Murphy Named Deputy to President Seligman. University of Rochester President Joel Seligman has named Lamar Murphy, who has held senior staff positions at major U.S. universities, as his deputy to coordinate presidential activities in support of institutional priorities.
Lamar was born in Louisville, Georgia, the son of a plantation owner. An enthusiastic student, he received a broad, liberal education in academics and the arts revealing an advanced talent for writing. He was secretary to the governor of Georgia in 1823, and by 1828 founded a newspaper.