Research Centers Overview
Center for Health Care and Policy Research
Penn State’s Center for Health Care and Policy Research collaborates with public health and human service agencies to develop and implement new ways of delivering effective lower cost care.
Center for Healthy Aging
By carrying out high-quality research, instruction, and community service programs, Penn State’s Center for Healthy Aging makes vital resources available to a wide range of agencies — as well as to the general public.
Child Health Research Center
The Child Health Research Center aims to bring together cutting-edge research from different disciplines to tackle complex child health problems and transform scientific discoveries to real world applications.
Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center
With a mission of reducing the prevalence of high-risk behaviors and poor outcomes in children, families, and communities, Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center works to promote the general well being of children, youth, and adults.
Clinical Research Center
The team at Penn State’s Clinical Research Center leverages a highly collaborative, research-focused approach to transfer advancements in basic medical knowledge to the clinical arena, investigate the pathogenic mechanisms of disease, and develop strategies that promote both health promotion and disease prevention.