Center Spotlight

R01 Grant Awarded to Glenn Weaver

Glenn Weaver, associate professor of exercise science and RCCWB cohort 1 research project lead, has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/NIH toward Increasing Children’s Access to Healthy Structures Programming to Reduce Obesity. Dr. Weaver was also awarded $2.9 million for another RO1 titled Identifying the Ideal Dose of Structured Summer Programming for Mitigating Accelerated Summer BMI Gain, which is also funded by NIDDK/NIH.

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Upcoming Distinguished Speakers for New 2025-2026 Season

Upcoming Distinguished Speakers for New 2025-2026 Season

The Research Center for Child Well-Being is excited to start hosting our newest Distinguished Speaker Series line-up for the 2025-2026 academic year! From September to April, we have national scholars visit us once a month and present about prevention science, child...

Ongoing Recruitment for Innovative PATCH Study

Ongoing Recruitment for Innovative PATCH Study

Recruitment is still in progress for the PATCH study! Bridget Armstrong, Center Scientist, is testing the Platform for Accurate Tracking of Children’s Health (PATCH) in associated with an R01 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The PATCH is a small...

New ‘What’s UP With Summer’ Publication from Center Scientists

New ‘What’s UP With Summer’ Publication from Center Scientists

Many of our Center Scientists associated with the Arnold School of Public Health have published an article centered around children’s BMI during summer vacation compared to the school year. Center Associate Director and CTL Core Lead Scientist Michael Beets, Center...

Our Distinguished Speakers for Spring of 2025

Our Distinguished Speakers for Spring of 2025

We at the RCCWB were excited to host our Fall 2024 Distinguished Speakers, and we’re grateful to those who joined us for all of their insightful presentations! We still have 4 more speakers for the Spring 2025 portion of this year’s Distinguished Speaker Series. We...

Recruitment for USC PATCH Study Continues

Recruitment for USC PATCH Study Continues

The PATCH study is continuing to recruit participants! RCCWB Center Scientist Bridget Armstrong is testing a USC-made device: the Platform for Accurate Tracking of Children’s Health (PATCH). The PATCH device is a small wearable tracker for collecting data on...