Weekly Brief: 02.01.24

February 1, 2024

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


New this week: The School of Communication at American University in Washington will host a screening of The Second Trauma at 1:15 p.m. on Feb 14 in the Malsi Doyle & Michael Forman Theater in the McKinley Building, pictured above, followed by a panel discussion with Yvonne Latty, Jim MacMillan and Oronde McClain. REGISTRATION

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Weekly Brief: 01.25.24

January 25, 2024

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: The National Press Foundation shared a video recording from our panel at the recent Crime Coverage Summit in Philadelphia. And PCGVR Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard will join “Reframing Firearms Violence: How journalists can use research in their reporting,” a webinar organized by the National Press Club Journalism Institute.

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Weekly Brief: 01.18.24

January 18, 2024

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


PCGVR research director Dr. Jessica Beard speaks during a new webinar on the role of healthcare providers addressing gun violence as a public health crisis.

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Weekly Brief: 0.1.11.24

January 11, 2024

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: PCGVR newsroom liaison Oronde McClain appears in the premiere of The Second Trauma at the Crime Coverage Summit in Philadelphia.

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Weekly Brief: 01.04.24

January 4, 2024

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: Oronde McClain and Angela Wade appear in The Second Trauma, our new collaborative short documentary premiering next week.

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Weekly Brief: 12.28.23

December 28, 2023

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Stay tuned in 2024 as we premiere our new documentary, plan a national conference, launch a new podcast, expand our research, formalize our network and keep growing our team, reach and impact.

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Weekly Brief: 12.21.23

December 22, 2023

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: PCGVR newsroom liaison Oronde McClain, speaking, and PCGVR director Jim MacMillan, at right, took part in the National Gun Violence Prevention Summit earlier this month in Washington.

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Weekly Brief: 12.13.23

December 13, 2023

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: Collaborating our way into 2024 with a new documentary and panel. Recognized among Temple’s most critical programs. Free webinar next month. And more.

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Weekly Brief: 12.06.23

December 6, 2023

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: PCGVR team takes the stage a the National Gun Violence Prevention Summit in Washington.

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PCGVR research director leading new NIH grant

December 1, 2023

A new two-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health builds on previous research from PCGVR research director Dr. Jessica Beard, pictured at top, right above during a meeting of our research collaborative in 2022. She Read More

Weekly Brief: 11.29.23

November 29, 2023

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Inside: PCGVR staffers will be participating on panels next week at the National Gun Violence Prevention Summit at the Center for American Progress in Washington and next month back home in Philadelphia at the 2024 Crime Coverage Summit organized by the Radio Television Digital News Association and the National Press Foundation.

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