The USC PRC’s Mindful Walking Program is featured on local news
(July 28, 2023)
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Jasmin Parker-Brown accepted into Leadership & Diversity Training Program
(May 29, 2023)
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Research helps women reduce gestational weight gain after delivery
(September 13, 2022)
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Breakthrough Leader: Sara Wilcox
(June 23, 2022)
Exercise science researcher helps improve health of SC residents.
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Sam Noblet receives Exceptional Research Service Award
(March 11, 2022)
Noblet wins Technical Support Staff Award from Office of the Vice President for Research’s inaugural staff recognition program.
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PRC Director receives 2022 Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award
(January 18, 2022)
Sara Wilcox’s work focuses on promoting physical activity and healthy diets in under-resourced populations and communities.
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USC PRC receives grant to improve arthritis
(September 24, 2021)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded $1.2 million to researchers at the UofSC Prevention Research Center to lead a three-year special interest project to improve arthritis through a phone-based walking program.
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Identifying Barriers through Focus Groups in South Carolina
(August 27, 2021)
Researchers at the Prevention Research Center at the University of South Carolina are working with the South Carolina Community Health Worker Association, Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services and others to increase COVID-19 vaccination throughout the state.
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USC PRC leads project to increase state-wide COVID-19 vaccinations
(June 16, 2021)
Existing health disparities, including healthcare resources and socioeconomic barriers, have exacerbated infection rates and posed additional challenges to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among underserved populations, such as non-Hispanic Blacks.
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PRC student selected as Health GIS Scholar
(February 8, 2021)
PRC doctoral student Kelsey Day was selected as an inaugural Health GIS Scholars by Big Data Health Science Center
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Prevention Research Center awarded CDC funding to re-up for another five years
(September 18, 2019)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced recipients of the 2019-2024 funding cycle for the Prevention Research Center (PRC) network. UofSC was among the 25 academic institutions in 20 states to receive the grants, which provide funding support in the amount of $750K per year to conduct applied public health prevention research.
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USC PRC Alumna Caroline Glagola Dunn accepts position at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
(February 8, 2019)
Caroline Glagola Dunn is a graduate of the Ph.D. in health promotion, education, and behavior and studies the impact of policy, systems and environment changes to prevent obesity and diet-related diseases, specifically in vulnerable populations.
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USC PRC Student Alycia Boutté named 2019 Breakthrough Graduate Scholar
(February 1, 2019)
Alycia Boutté, a doctoral candidate in the department of health promotion, education, and behavior (HPEB) was identified as a Breakthrough Graduate Scholar due to her exceptional performance and achievements in her program..
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