New SSRI Working Group - Collaborative on Population Aging Disparities
Collaborative on Population Aging Disparities The Collaborative on Population Aging Disparities (CoPAD) is an SSRI-funded working group that focuses on new and growing sources of inequality among aging adults, with attention to the ways that population dynamics and life course processes interact to…
President Bendapudi visits SSRI
Recently, Penn State President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi visited SSRI to learn about our institute and the important research being conducted in the social sciences at Penn State. After a welcome from SSRI Director Deborah Ehrenthal, President Bendapudi heard highlights from SSRI core research resources…
Penn State social scientists head to D.C. for advocacy day
A delegation of Penn State faculty members traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to participate in the 2024 Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) Social Science Advocacy Day. Held April 8 - 9, the event brought together social and behavioral scientists from across the country to…
SSRI researchers support social science advocacy day
Penn State researchers recently participated in Social Science Advocacy Day, held in Washington, D.C., by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA). The event brought together social and behavioral scientists from across the country to meet with members of Congress and their staff…
News Topics: COSSASocial Science
COSSA’s Social Science Rankings place Penn State at #6
COSSA recently released its annual College and University Rankings for Federal Social and Behavioral Science R&D, which highlight the top university recipients of research dollars in the social and behavioral sciences. In their rankings, Penn State came in sixth place with over $46 million…
News Topics: COSSASocial Science
Social science explains why K-12 integration efforts should continue
BY GENEVIEVE SIEGEL-HAWLEY AND ERICA FRANKENBERG, for The Hill The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to overturn affirmative action in higher education comes at a time when racial inequality in K-12 schools is deep and growing. The court’s decision immediately curtails what was an already limited…