iRT Publishes Long-Term Effects of Media Aware on Young Adult Sexual Health Beliefs
June 11, 2026, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that researchers Dr. Tracy Scull, Dr. Christina Dodson, Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, [...]
New Research Brief on Sex Education at Community Colleges
May 05, 2026, Durham, NC – iRT and Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) co-authored a newly released research brief entitled, Filling [...]
How Afterschool Programs Can Use Mentoring Trainings to Better Support Youth
April 09, 2026, Durham, NC – Afterschool programs provide students with opportunities for connection, growth, and learning beyond the classroom. One powerful [...]
Helping Schools Meet HB 959: Media Literacy Programs for Elementary Through High School
March 12, 2026, Durham, NC – As social media and digital platforms become a central part of young people’s [...]
Using Opioid Settlement Funds to Strengthen Youth Prevention Programs
March 12, 2026, Durham, NC – States, counties, and community organizations across the United States are receiving opioid settlement [...]
Key Takeaways from the 2026 State of Tobacco Control Report
March 12, 2026, Durham, NC - Last month, the American Lung Association released its 2026 State of Tobacco Control [...]
iRT Welcomes Angelika Santero to the Team
February 09, 2025 – Angelika Santero has joined iRT as the newest member of our team of interdisciplinary research scientists, [...]
Coming Soon: A New Blog Series Exploring Mindfulness Education for Youth
August 11, 2026, Durham, NC – Why has mindfulness become an important topic in schools, youth programs, and healthcare? Organizations have been implementing mindfulness [...]
iRT Publishes Long-Term Effects of Media Aware on Young Adult Sexual Health Beliefs
June 11, 2026, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce that researchers Dr. Tracy Scull, Dr. Christina [...]
New Research Brief on Sex Education at Community Colleges
May 05, 2026, Durham, NC – iRT and Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) co-authored a newly released [...]
How Afterschool Programs Can Use Mentoring Trainings to Better Support Youth
April 09, 2026, Durham, NC – Afterschool programs provide students with opportunities for connection, growth, and learning beyond [...]
iRT Collaborates with IWPR to Support their Connect for Success Initiative
December 09, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is pleased to announce our new partnership with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) to support their [...]
Boost Your Research Proposal’s Competitiveness with DigiKnowIt News
December 9, 2025, Durham, NC – If you are planning to apply for grant or contract funding to support your pediatric research projects, it is [...]
Connected Scholars Program Positively Impacts College Student Retention and Graduation Rates
November 24, 2025, Durham, NC – Recently published research reported that the Connected Scholars program has significant positive impacts on college student retention and graduation [...]
iRT Supports the Southeast PTTC in Enhancing Digital Training Tools for Substance Misuse Prevention Professionals
November 18, 2025, Durham, NC – This year, iRT has been collaborating with the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center (Southeast PTTC) to support their efforts [...]
iRT Receives Grant to Develop New STEM Mentor Training
October 20, 2025, Durham, NC – iRT is excited to announce that we have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to [...]
iRT Publishes Research Related to Implementation of Sexual Health Programming at Community Colleges
October 20, 2025, Durham, NC – Providing sexual and relationship health programming is a key way that colleges can help prevent sexual assault, sexually transmitted [...]
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