This Thursday! Andrew Papachristos will present, Blueprints for Safety: Engaged Science and the Story of Collaborative Gun Violence Prevention in Chicago 🎙️ Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD 🗓️5/2 ⏲️12:00 PM Central Register: bit.ly/ipham-050224

Nothing justifies the nature of police brutality directed at students at some institutions. Nothing. Just like nothing justifies the deliberate & systematic extermination of 35k+ Palestinians, bombing of hospitals, refugee camps, schools, etc. Nothing justifies any of these.

Earlier this Spring, ARCC gathered with 70+ community & academic research partners in Bronzeville to learn & share about deep community-driven research partnerships look like. Thanks to all of our speakers, convo facilitators, & participants! Learn more: bit.ly/49YxDct

Please consider signing up for this course taught by Dr. Chandra L. Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS: Advanced Critical Race Theory Concepts for Health Equity Research.

HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.

Last month, we celebrated The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's new Foundational Expectations for Partnerships (bit.ly/44BRywQ) & Spring mtg of Patient Engagement Advisory Panel (lnkd.in/eG2ceFD9). Beautiful to see the deepening understanding of what patient & community leadership looks like!

Join us May 30 as members from Northwestern’s Office of Government Relations discuss the current federal funding landscape for research agencies & how researchers can position themselves to better translate research findings into data-driven policymaking — bit.ly/4ah0Uzf

The Board on Science Education will bring together leaders and #EngagedResearch champions to explore and propose potential areas for coordination and capacity building in an upcoming workshop, with active virtual sessions. Register now: ow.ly/lTVR50REOVU

ARCC at ACTS 2024 conf last month. ARCC Steering Committee member & Seed Grantee Priyanka Reddy SWOP shares the poster we co-presented supporting community leadership in research & her learnings: bit.ly/3UVyAhr

My heart❤️ is full from attending last week's Chicago United for Equity 2023 Fellows Showcase. 5 cohorts of fellows working across this great city to acknowledge history, shift power, & build accountability! My time as 2019 Fellow & since has been metamorphic! Check out & support this org!

New Podcast Alert! The Future of Community-Driven Research. In this episode, Jen Brown and ARCC Associate Director Sherida Morrison discuss the benefits of a community-engaged approach for both scientists and community members — bit.ly/3V8yt29

Is it time to move on from the term "community-engaged research?" Jen Brown and Sherida Morrison discuss the benefits of a community-engaged approach, key considerations for investigators who want to partner with communities & the future of the field — bit.ly/3V8yt29

At what point can community be brought into research discussions? "As early as ideation. So as soon as this becomes a thought, an idea, community needs to be at the table," says ARCC Associate Director Sherida Morrison — bit.ly/3V8yt29

ARCC Assoc Director Sherida Morrison & I had a great discussion on NUCATS Institute podcast about ARCC's approach to community leadership in research. Take a listen at bit.ly/3V8yt29 and let us know your thoughts/ideas...

Join me in backing this project supporting an important community media outlet in Chicago! ♥️Chicago Reader

Love to see this powerful photo of amazing Black women leading in the community-driven space! Thanks again to Glenance (Black Researchers Collective), Sista Yaa (TACTS/CDPH | Chicago Department of Public Health), Kandis Draw The HAP Foundation, & Sherida (ARCC Assoc Dir/Community Leader)! Article link ⬇️

Great opportunity to work with team of us at Center for Community Health to advance & support community research, specifically with the Consultation & ShARP program. Please share the word... Learn more about Consultations & ShARPs here: feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cch/get-…

“Whatever is not being done with communities is being done to communities,” says Glenance Green, PhD, executive director of the Black Researchers Collective. That message set the tone during Northwestern's daylong Community-Engaged Research Conference — bit.ly/CCH-conference

Call for Nominations: 11th Annual ARCC Dr. Virginia Bishop Community-Academic Research Partnership Award. Honoring exemplary partnerships that use community-driven or -engaged research approach to improving health & equity. $500 prize. Deadline Sep 27 bit.ly/ARCCaward

Job Posting! Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) is hiring a Community Partnership Coordinator to establish & deepen trusting relationships with community organizations in Chicagoland area for community-driven research partnerships bit.ly/ARCCjob2024