This is the official account of the UPenn Prevention Research Center. A CDC funded program at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine.https://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3msdwsqylwc2g📣The latest news from the University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center - Summer 2026. https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1832612/emails/18219793052913045005 Aug 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdwsqylwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3mp4ojvc7mk2iExcited for a day of collaboration and learning about Philadelphia’s efforts to conquer cancer at the 3rd annual conference. #PC3conference phillycancercollab.org25 Jun 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4ojvc7mk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3mjf6amnvas2q📣We’re hiring for two positions—a Research Project Manager and a Research Coordinator/Senior Research Coordinator—to support community‑engaged cancer prevention and control research at the UPenn PRC! #nowhiring #prcnetwork https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:744946434825265561613 Apr 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6amnvas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3m6hzsdt65s2yCommunity-Driven Research Day (CDRD) 2026 – Register Now! Theme: From Questions to Action—how community-identified research drives impact, featuring a keynote panel of past awardees & experts in community-academic collaboration. Details: cear-itmat-upenn.org/cdrd_2026/ #CDRD2026 #philly25 Nov 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hzsdt65s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3m5ti2ocnas2qGetting ready for the UPenn Prevention Research Center Retreat at the lovely @morrisarboretum.bsky.social !!17 Nov 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ti2ocnas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lz4isjc7ns2u📣The latest Forward Focus newsletter from the UPenn PRC! #PRCNetwork https://mailchi.mp/52a00bd1e5f4/upenn-prevention-research-center-v2i118 Sep 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4isjc7ns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lsbzk3godk2oPhiladelphia’s Citywide Cancer Conference: A Collective Step Toward Action https://www.inquirer.com/health/cancer-treatment-racial-disparities-philadelphia-coalition-20250620.html23 Jun 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbzk3godk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lquftvojic2bReduce incarceration and save public dollars with a simple, cost-effective solution: hire more social workers for the Defender Association of Philadelphia. Op-Ed written by Cheryl Bettigole (UPenn PRC advisor and Tammy Cadet (UPenn PRC co-investigator) https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/juvenile-incarceration-philadelphia-social-workers-public-defenders-20250527.html05 Jun 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquftvojic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lpjpkdsyv22vICYMI - UPenn PRC Communication lead, @andysltan.bsky.social writes in the @inquirer.com about a measure that would increase penalties for retailers that sell e-cigarettes and unapproved nicotine products to underage youth. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/philadelphia-children-tobacco-retailers-20250501.html19 May 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjpkdsyv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3looazaioew2v🔉🗣️ Amy Leader, DrPH, MPH, our site leader from Thomas Jefferson University, shares insights on the 2024-2029 UPenn PRC collaboration. #PRCNetwork #diseaseprevention08 May 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3looazaioew2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3ljqao5s4q22fWe're hiring a research coordinator! ✨📣 #researchcoordinator #penn https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/upenn/careers-at-penn/job/Blockley-Hall/Research-Coordinator-Research-Coordinator-Sr---Epidemiology-Division_JR0010359606 Mar 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqao5s4q22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lizamyxt4s2e@andysltan.bsky.social is our Communication Lead for the 2024-2029 funding cycle. Read his interview with @pennldi.bsky.social regarding his latest clinical trial here - https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/a-small-gift-card-grew-diverse-enrollment-for-trials-in-children/?utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--24t-ka6Mb2r6r7PU5HMksRGNB8OY7JZwhE85V-ThDhqv1eUtQbt22Ij6S44DEOLyjEU-hBXDB2FWXIOBlwC4vdO_vLCr8SHsXbZECMcufiEiKHeY&_hsmi=348835245&utm_content=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED25 Feb 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizamyxt4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lgqevgo2oc2hCongratulations, @andysltan.bsky.social - our UPenn PRC Communication Lead has been recognized with a 2024 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers! https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/andy-tan-awarded-2024-presidential-early-career-award-scientists-and-engineers27 Jan 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqevgo2oc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lfs3qtej5225Starting Day 2 of #prcweek with a familiar keynote speaker, @upenn.edu PIK professor, Derek M Griffith PhD. #healthequity 1. Ann Smith, CDC, & Dr. Griffith 2. @drdmgriffith.bsky.social 3. “Sankofa and the Science of Community-based Health Equity Research: Charting the Course for the Next 40 Years”15 Jan 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfs3qtej5225https://bsky.app/profile/upennprc.bsky.social/post/3lfmztwkhzc2pTime 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. #prcweek13 Jan 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:ap4ecligssovgfjvcxmr3ack/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmztwkhzc2p