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Four University-community grantee teams will address local health equity

The Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) office welcomes four new collaborative teams as recipients of the Community Health Collaborative Pilot grant. 
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Coaching transforms researchers and institutions

Coaching has proven to be a powerful — if unexpected — force for advancing translational science. It’s certainly helped catalyze the success of the early-career researchers at the University of Minnesota. Ever since CTSI began coaching…
Koushik Paul

Former CTSI scholar addresses health inequities faced by local Native community

Koushik Paul, an alumnus of CTSI’s Pathways to Research Program (PReP) is complementing his education at the University of Minnesota Medical School with hands-on communit
A screenshot of the Power of Partnerships live webinar, showing panelists' headshots, from 2022

2022 Power of Partnerships: Racism in the Healthcare Setting

The 2022 Power of Partnerships event brought together University of Minnesota (UMN) and community researchers to address the topic, “Racism in the Healthcare Setting.” 
Clarence Jones

Recognizing Clarence Jones for CEARCH Management Council Service 2017-2021

At the end of 2021, Clarence Jones, MEd, ended his tenure with the CEARCH Management Council, which helps shape the way CTSI engages the broader community in University of Minnesota research. Clarence will continue serving on CTSI’s Hub…
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Meet 10 UMN researchers who are accelerating discoveries toward better health

To celebrate CTSI’s 10th anniversary, we’re highlighting 10 researchers who are fulfilling our mission of accelerating discoveries toward better health. 
Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH, participates in a past Scholar workshop

New Minnesota legislation, supported by CTSI research, promotes health of incarcerated mothers and infants

CTSI-supported research led to new Minnesota legislation that keeps incarcerated mothers and their newborn babies together.
Paulette Baukol, CEARCH Management Council Co-Chair

CTSI creates new community member leadership role, welcomes Paulette Baukol

Paulette Baukol has been selected by the Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) Management Council to serve as its first Community Co-Chair, a new role to be held exclusively by an individual not affiliated…
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Community-Centered Dissemination Toolkit available to support research teams

Community and University research teams have a new resource, The Community-Centered Dissemination (CCD) Toolkit, to use when creating communication plans for their research results.  Research teams can follow the guided steps in the CCD…
COVID-19 fact sheets with info about staying healthy during the pandemic, and a photo of a woman reading the fact sheets

Keeping Indigenous communities connected during the pandemic

With funding from CTSI, University of Minnesota researchers worked with local Indigenous community partners to develop evidence-based and culturally appropriate COVID-19 resources, creating three distinct fact sheets on staying healthy and…