Penn State CTSI accepting applications for Bridges to Translation pilot funding
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)invites applications for its Bridges to Translation pilot project funding, to help build connections across the translational spectrum of the health and biomedical sciences.
CTSI will provide up to $240,000 to support…
Bimodal intervention shows promise for intimate partner violence survivors
Black women involved in the legal system disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV) but currently have few options for tailored interventions that consider intersectionality, according to a Penn State College of Education researcher.
Brandy Henry, assistant professor of education…
PRI Visiting Scholar Program
Penn State's Population Research Institute (PRI) is delighted to announce a new Visiting Scholars Program. Candidates will receive support from PRI to prepare a grant for submission to NIH/NICHD. The Visiting Scholars will visit Penn State’s University Park campus for one week of intensive writing…
Ho awarded grant to study effects of migration on life expectancy
Life expectancy in the U.S. has been stagnating for over a decade, with coastal and metropolitan areas experiencing life expectancy gains far above those in interior and nonmetropolitan parts of the country. A $2.6 million grant awarded to Jessica Y. Ho, associate professor of sociology and…
New and Improved Process For Submitting RDC Proposals
The RDC process for applying for federal restricted-use data has become standardized.
The Interagency Council on Statistical Policy has announced that the standard application process, or SAP, began accepting applications on December 8, 2022. The announcement marks an important…
Education project aims to improve overdose-death reporting
Accurate reporting on causes of death has direct impacts on mortality data, policy making, and setting priorities in public health. A Penn State-led project aims to educate coroners, medical examiners, and others in the death certifier community in Pennsylvania about the reporting of accidental…
SSRI Annual Report now available
The Social Science Research Institute’s 2021-2022 SSRI Annual Report is now available in an easy to navigate digital format. It contains an overview the Institute’s research units and activities as well as articles that describe research emphasizing SSRI’s new Strategic Foci.
SSRI provides…
Talks to focus on NSF opportunities for researchers
Social science research opportunities available through the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be the subject of two presentations being held on Feb. 22, 3 - 4:30 p.m.; and Feb. 23, 12 – 1 p.m., at The Bennett Pierce Living Center, Room 110 Henderson Building, Penn State.
Dr. Erica Hill, a…
Call for Joint projects in Arts, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences
SSRI is pleased to announce the launch of Joint Projects in Arts, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Sponsored by SSRI, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the College of Arts and Architecture, we seek proposals for joint projects integrating work in the Arts and Design, and/or the…
Frankenberg named among top RHSU Edu-Scholars
PRI Associate Erica Frankenberg, professor of education (educational leadership and demography) and director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights (CECR), is included in the 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, ranking the university-based scholars in the United States who did…
New EIC podcast on chronic diseases
Our first episode of 2023 tackles a fascinating combination of topics involving the impact, prevention, and treatment of chronic diseases through state and local government programs.
We spoke to Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, assistant professor of biobehavioral health and the director of…
Sterner honored by Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for work on opioid crisis, human trafficking
Glenn Sterner, a Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member through the Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction and assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, received the 2022 Rural Health Hero of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health…
New Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Opportunities in Multiple Areas Across Partnerships in OSVPR
The Materials Research Institute (MRI) is partnering with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Social Science Research Institute, Institute for Computational and Data Science, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, the College of Medicine, and the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) on a…
Penn State’s entrepreneurship educators gather for annual conference
he 2022 Penn State Entrepreneurship Educators Conference on Nov. 4 brought together 75 faculty, staff and other collaborators at the recently opened Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in State College.
The annual conference, now in its 10th year, is organized by the Center for Penn State…
Symposium highlights family roles addressing race and racism
Penn State’s 30th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues, held recently at University Park, focused on how families can address racial/ethnic inequalities and racism toward reducing disparities in health, education, and wealth in the U.S.
The symposium, Family Socialization Around Race/…
REDCap support increases and boasts new features for researchers and users
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure, web-based application for databases and online surveys for research purposes. It is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to collect protected health information.
As Penn State Clinical and Translational…
NIH Data Management Seminars
Listed below are dates, times and links to seminars on 1) an Overview of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and 2) How to Create a Data management plan. The new NIH policy goes into effect this January. The Overview seminar will review the policy and provide tips to help researchers plan…
Can parents help prevent risky cannabis and alcohol use by college students?
Cannabis use by college students is on the rise, causing concern among substance-use experts. In 2020, 44% of college students reported using marijuana in the past year, compared to 38% in 2015, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Penn State researchers are testing an intervention…
Sterner contributes to article about opioid settlement funds reaching rural communities
Glenn Sterner , a Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member and assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, contributed to an article on CNN and KHN about how opioid settlement funds are often shortchanged by rural communities.
The article mentions that…
PACT resumes in-person research, outreach efforts in Harrisburg area
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted countless facets of everyday life during the past three years — including the invaluable work being done by faculty and staff members affiliated with Penn State’s Parents And Children Together (PACT) initiative.
However, after pivoting during the pandemic to a…
Why Social Science? - Because It's the Most Reliable Way to Understand the Public's Point of View
This week's Why Social Science? post comes from Kathy Frankovic, former Director of Surveys at CBS News and former President of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, who writes about the science behind public opinion polling and its role in predicting the outcome of elections.
When…
Education professor analyzes South Korean educational reforms
As a Penn State education researcher with a specific interest in comparative and international education, and a native of South Korea, Soo-yong Byun has extensive knowledge about the South Korean educational system and how it compares to the American model.
Byun, professor of education (educational…
New strategic foci to guide SSRI
SSRI is announcing the adoption of five new Strategic Foci: Causes and Consequences of Inequality; Human Development and Behavior; Social and Environmental Determinants of Health; Innovative and Data Intensive Research Methods; and Individual and Community Impact. To read more, visit the SSRI…
New consortium to focus on moral and ethical decision making
Researching how people make moral and ethical decisions will be the goal of the Penn State Consortium on Moral Decision-Making, a new, interdisciplinary network that will advance the social scientific study of moral decision-making.
Directed by Daryl Cameron, associate professor of psychology and…
Penn State CTSI core services expand to include implementation science
One of the greatest challenges faced by scientists and health care practitioners might be the translation of research findings from the lab to their implementation in real-world settings. In other words, the academic and research community is constantly innovating, finding new, evidence-based…