UPenn Prevention Research Center

03/02/2026

Dr. Anne Marie McCarthy serves as a co‑investigator for the UPenn PRC and collaborated with principal investigator, Dr. Lola Fayanju, on this study.

Radiology Podcast Editor Linda Chu, MD and guests discuss recently published research in Radiology. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or ask Alexa to "play Radiology podcasts on TuneIn".

01/12/2026

Calling Community Organizations, Advocates & Research Partners!

Join us for Community-Driven Research Day 2026 — a convening designed to spark meaningful partnerships between community-based organizations and researchers working to address pressing public health issues.

Community-based organizations and community groups are invited to submit a poster proposal highlighting the research questions you want to explore through partnership. Poster presenters are eligible to apply for up to $10,000 for one year of pilot research funding in collaboration with an academic research partner.

🗓 February 10, 2026 | 10:00 AM–1:30 PM
📍 Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, Thomas Jefferson University
🔗 Submit a poster proposal or register to attend:
https://violence.chop.edu/community-driven-research-day

Poster submission deadline: January 19, 2026
General registration deadline: January 31, 2026

02/20/2025

Deadline Extended: Apply to Present at CDRD 2025!

Great news! The Community Driven Research Day (CDRD) 2025 poster presentation deadline has been extended to February 23, 2025.

Philly-based community organizations (CBOs) are eligible to apply. See the attached flyer for more details!

🔗 Submit your proposal by February 23, 2025
👉 Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/CDRD2025
📅 Event Date: March 11, 2025
📍 Location: Jordan Medical Education Center, UPenn

(Penn Public Health, Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP)

02/13/2025

Thank you to the University of Kansas School of Nursing for participating in our spirited Super Bowl challenge! Penn Nursing is always up for friendly competition Nurses are always on the same team, though, when it comes to supporting everyone’s health!

01/15/2025

Starting Day 2 of with a familiar keynote speaker, P*K professor, Derek M Griffith PhD.

1. Ann Smith, CDC, and Dr. Griffith
2. Derek M. Griffith, PhD
3. “Sankofa and the Science of Community-based Health Equity Research: Charting the Course for the Next 40 Years”

01/13/2025

Time to look ahead! 👀

Join us for the PRC Week 2025 Kickoff as we focus on how innovating today will unlock endless possibilities for tomorrow. We are looking forward to connecting with all our PRCs to reflect on our work and look towards the future.

11/11/2024

Exciting news! CDC awards $20M to academic institutions nationwide for a new Prevention Research Centers funding cycle.

With FY24 funding, 20 PRCs will focus on research that helps turn scientific knowledge into public health practices to prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, obesity, and cancer.

You can visit the updated PRC website to learn more about how these centers are using community-engaged approaches to address gaps in health promotion research. www.cdc.gov/prevention-research-centers/

10/17/2024

We are excited to continue our work on improving health equity and cancer prevention!

The University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center (UPenn PRC) – co-led by Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professo...

10/14/2024

We are delighted to share exciting news about the UPenn Prevention Research Center (PRC). Dr. Karen Glanz and her colleagues recently received a major new federal grant that spans multiple departments and schools.

The national PRC Network includes 20 CDC-funded Centers in the 2024-2029 cycle. The goal of the PRC program is to fund academic research centers conducting community-based prevention and public health research.

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The University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center has been awarded a grant totaling $6.5 million over five years from the CDC for community-based prevention and public health research, with a particular focus on cancer.

07/25/2024

Expand your knowledge of health behavior with the latest research. Pre-order the 6th edition of Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice now! (Karen Glanz, Barbara K. Rimer, K. Viswanath)

Stay tuned for updates on its release! https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Health+Behavior%3A+Theory%2C+Research%2C+and+Practice%2C+6th+Edition-p-9781394211302

05/28/2024

Penn Medicine- Clinical Research celebrated Clinical Research Week by featuring some of the 1,200 Clinical Research Professionals within the system. Karen Glanz featured projects and studies that her center has lead or contributed to that focus on community-engaged research.