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2021 Community Scholars Symposium and Pitch Presentation
The Intersection of Community, Academia, and Grant-Making Friday, April 9, 2021 9:00AM – 12PM (Virtual) Register for the fifth annual Penn Community Scholars Symposium: The Intersection of Community, Academia, and Grant-Making. This symposium offers insights...
Research Day 2021 – Virtual & Open to the Public
Former US Preventive Services Task Force Chief Inspires Real Change: Join Us! The U.S. lags behind other developed nations in many health outcomes. How can we move from potential to actual health improvement? Be our guest virtually for DBEI & CCEB Research Day on...
Dr. Glanz named to new NAS committee to review the science on sunscreen, coral reefs, and cancer prevention
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, a George A. Weiss University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named to a new National Academy of Sciences committee: Committee on Environmental Impact of Currently Marketed Sunscreens and Potential Human Impacts of Changes...
Community-Driven Research Day
Please join us for the 11th annual Community-Driven Research Day, co-sponsored by the Center for Violence Prevention. The event will be held virtually on Thursday, 2/11 from 10am-12:30pm with a theme of Resilience and Action to Improve Health. The keynote speaker will...
Webinar: Community Health and Economic Prosperity
Save the Date: 9/9/2020 at 1:00-2:30 PM EST for Community Health & Economic Prosperity - Join Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, along with top leaders in the field of community health from Penn and beyond, as they discuss opportunities for the food industry...
A Systematic Review of Nutrition Policies in Schools
School administrators and public health officials are important players in the choices our children make during meals at school. This evidence review of environmental and policy strategies to improve school nutrition from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
COVID-19 Risk Perception, Knowledge, and Behaviors in 6 States
In May 2020, UPenn PRC Director, Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, received one of the thirteen COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants from Penn's Leonard Davis Institute. The study aim is to assess individuals’ risk perceptions, knowledge, and behaviors related to prevention...
Penn’s Faculty respond to the COVID-19 pandemic
Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute (Penn LDI) has created a website tracking the contributions to the press from affiliated faculty. The website lists the article with a link to the source, and the name of the faculty contributor. You can also follow their Twitter channel for the latest additions to the list.
ACC Population Science Research Seminar, February 20, 2020
Join us next Thursday, February 20th for the ACC Population Science Seminar – “Helping Parents Quit Smoking in Pediatric Settings”.Please reply with your RSVP by Monday, February 17th. The Cancer Control Program is one of two Population Science Research Programs of...
UPenn PRC helps to accelerate implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control
The Evidence Academy model was developed to bring together researchers, health professionals, advocates, and policy makers to accelerate the process of integrating research findings into practice. The University of Pennsylvania Collaborating Center of the Cancer...