🚀 @uofuhealth.bsky.social secured $531 million in research funding for FY2025, surpassing the half-billion mark! 🎉 These investments fuel groundbreaking discoveries + advance health in Utah and beyond.

We’re proud that #PARCKA’s research portfolio is part of this historic achievement! 🌟

Why are some Utah medical cannabis patients turning to illegal products? PARCKA’s Drs. Cochran & Franks explain: high costs + limited guidance = unregulated use. Read more via @UofUHealth 👉 healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

#PARCKA's very own Lirit Franks, PhD will be speaking at the #RootedInResearch session hosted by the NYS Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10 at 4:20 PM ET.

🔗 Register and submit your questions: forms.cloud.microsoft/g/Z4BbdY3suB

🎙️ New episode alert!

Dr. Jerry Cochran, #PARCKA’s Director of Research, joins Let’s Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West #LTAD to share the surprising twists in his career and how they led him to groundbreaking work in #SUD research.

🎧 Tune in now!

#PARCKA's Director of Research Dr. Jerry Cochran will be wrapping up #PARCKA's time at #CPDD2025 at Wednesday's poster session! 📰

#PARCKA's very own Jacob Baylis will be presenting at Monday evening's poster session, come say hi! 👋

#PARCKA's Director Dr. Adam Gordon will be presenting on some awesome #research at Sunday's poster session. Make sure to check it out! 🔎

🎉 Huge congrats to our very own Mitchell Garets for receiving a @UofUGiving Golden Swoop Award for leading PARCKA’s first-ever University of Utah Giving Day campaign!

Congrats, Mitchell! 👏💛 #GoldenSwoop #UofUGivingDay #PARCKA #AddictionResearch #TeamHighlight

New #LTAD episode out now! 🎙️ Dr. Lirit Franks talks cannabis research and why she’s calling 2025 “the year of hell yeah!” 👊 Don’t miss this deep dive into #PARCKA’s innovative cannabis evaluation work. #CannabisResearch #IntermountainWest

Three of #PARCKA’s Senior Research Coordinators rocked today’s @UofUHealth #HREC skill-building seminar! 🎤💪 They shared powerful strategies for recruiting and retaining populations facing health disparities. So proud to see them spotlight their incredible work!

✨ The countdown is ON — #UGivingDay is just 2 weeks away! ✨ William Newell, a member of #PARCKA's Advisory Board, shares why YOUR support matters this #UGivingDay, April 8-9.💙 Every gift makes a difference! #SupportPARCKA #SupportSPARC

Learn more @ tinyurl.com/ugivingday2025

This week on Let’s Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West 🎙️, hosts Priscilla & Mitchell dive into #PARCKA’s recent service project with Volunteers of America, Utah. Plus, we’ll help you gear up for #UGivingDay! 💙

Don’t miss it—tune in now! 🎧 #LTAD #Podcast #ListenNow