UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 5 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Penn State has announced that Sarah Chilenski, Penn State research professor of health and human development, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Friend of ECPN Award by the Society for Prevention Research, the leading international organization for prevention scientists.

The Friend of ECPN (Early Career Preventionist Network) Award recognizes mid-career prevention scientists who have made sustained, exceptional contributions to mentoring and supporting early-career professionals. Chilenski has exemplified this commitment early in her own career and has nev...