Welcoming the New Project

Welcoming Our New Award 

The US Centers for Disease Control has awarded the UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center (UMass Worcester PRC) a five-year award that will support innovative public health research and training opportunities for the next generation of researchers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $19.5 million to 26 academic institutions in 25 states to study how people and their communities can avoid or counter the risks for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer. The funds will support the development and evaluation of practical public health prevention interventions.

We hosted a Reception on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 to celebrate the many research partnerships and projects that occurred during the last five years, and to welcome new ones.
Approximately 60 people attended the event, including members of our Steering Committee, PRC Faculty and staff, former fellows and student interns, faculty from the UMass Chan Medical School campus, and partners from many community organizations.

Several people spoke at the Reception, including:

PRC Directors Drs. Stephenie C. Lemon and Milagros C. Rosal

 

Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Chief Judith Ockene, PhD, MEd

 

 UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Collins, UMass Chan Medical School Dean Flotte

 

State Senator Harriette Chandler, State Representative James O’Day, and State Representative John Donahue

The Assabet Regional Technical High School catered the event, featuring deliciously prepared, local produce grown in nearby farms.

Reception Attendees