DEADLINE EXTENDED! The Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) at the University of Pennsylvania is making pilot grant funding available for research with public and community health relevance. 

On February 22, 2022,  Dr. Glanz presented to the Center for Childhood Cancer Research (CCCR) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The topic was the “Impact of Real-Time Incentives on Fruit and Vegetable Purchases and Diet.”

Community-Driven Research Day (CDRD) encourages collaborations between researchers and community-based organizations (CBOs) and community groups who have research questions that they are interested in answering, specifically in ways that address social determinants of health.

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, UPenn PRC director, Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, co-chaired an NIH (trans-NIH) workshop called Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science.  It was presented virtually for three days, and had over 3,500 registered participants. 

Learn more about this 3-day workshop addressing food insecurity, neighborhood food environment, and nutrition health disparities.

Register for the fifth annual Penn Community Scholars Symposium: The Intersection of Community, Academia, and Grant-Making. 

Dr. Glanz has been named to an NIH Congressionally-mandated Working Group to analyze the current state of behavioral and social science research in NIH, and to strategize where and how it can be improved.

Dr. Glanz named to new NAS committee to review the science on sunscreen, coral reefs, and cancer prevention

The Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) at the University of Pennsylvania is making pilot grant funding available for research with public and community health relevance.

Community-Driven Research Day 2021 - A commitment to community-based participatory research and making connections to improve public health.