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Alaska

Researchers address need for bridges in remote Alaska as climate warms

Sep 13, 2021

Bridges are increasingly critical for remote communities in rural Alaska, where global warming is causing rivers to freeze later, thaw earlier and form thinner ice. With a new grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers at Penn State plan to investigate the importance of bridges for the…
News Topics: CCSARural Sociology
Penn Staters at COSSA Day.

Penn State participates in Social Science Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.

May 22, 2019

Penn State researchers recently attended the Consortium of Social Science Association’s (COSSA) 2019 Social Science Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., taking part in a full schedule of events to bring awareness to social and behavioral sciences.  During the advocacy day, COSSA members met with…
News Topics: Social ScienceCOSSASSRIPenn State ResearchPrevention ScienceCCSAChild MaltreatmentEvidence-to-Impact CollaborativePrevention Research CenterPolicymakingGovernmentPublic Policy
Share Your Opioid Story.

Share Your Opioid Story: A Community Conversation at Schlow Library on May 30

May 15, 2019

The Share Your Opioid Story initiative is hosting a Community Conversation at the Schlow Centre Region Library in State College to tell the stories behind the statistics of the opioid crisis. This community event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 in the Downsbrough Community Room. To…
News Topics: OpioidsAddictionSubstance AbuseCriminal JusticeCCSASSRIPenn State Research
Man at substance misuse conference.

First annual conference to address substance misuse held at Penn State

May 3, 2019

Pennsylvania is in the midst of a full-fledged, substance misuse epidemic, with one out of every four families encountering this issue. Penn State is combating the crisis by drawing upon the expertise of researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers, who gathered recently for the…
News Topics: Substance AbuseOpioidsSmokingCCSAAddictionSSRIConference
Fentanyl

Understanding opioid users' views on fentanyl could help reduce overdoses

Apr 23, 2019

Opioid users fear accidental overdoses from street drugs laced with fentanyl, but unpredictable drug quality means they often lack reliable strategies to avoid it, according to a team of researchers who suggest that fentanyl test strips may reduce overdose deaths. "The opioid crisis is one of the…
News Topics: AddictionOpioidsSubstance AbuseCCSASSRICriminal JusticeSociologyDemographyOverdose
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Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse Conference adds speakers

Apr 17, 2019

Still on the fence about coming to the conference? We just found out that Anne Herron, acting director in the Office of the Director at the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at SAMHSA will also be joining us! The activities of her office include working to close the gap between…
News Topics: CCSAAddictionSubstance AbuseOpioidsConference
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Register Today for the CCSA Conference

Apr 10, 2019

There is still time to register for the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse's first annual conference, Envisioning a Future Free from Addiction: Research, Programs, and Practice to Prevent Substance Abuse, to be held Monday, April 29, on Penn State’s University Park campus at the Hetzel Union…
News Topics: CCSASSRIPenn State ResearchAddictionOpioidsSubstance AbuseSocial ScienceConference
Prescription pills, syringes, cigarettes, achohol

Inaugural substance abuse conference to be held April 29 at University Park

Mar 15, 2019

Penn State’s Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse (CCSA) will host a conference to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, foundation representatives, and the public to discuss significant and emerging problems in combating substance abuse. “Envisioning a Future Free from Addiction…
News Topics: CCSASubstance AbuseConferenceAddiction
Combating Substance Abuse request for proposals

Seed funding available to combat substance abuse

Dec 7, 2018

Penn State’s Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse (CCSA) is seeking to support interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers whose work is aimed at combating opioid and other substance abuse. CCSA Interim Director Stephanie Lanza, professor of biobehavioral health and director of the Edna…
News Topics: CCSAOpioidsPenn State ResearchFunding
Photo of a pill, cut in half.

Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse announces fellows program

Oct 4, 2018

Penn State’s Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse (CCSA) and Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) are announcing a call for proposals for the Community Fellows Program to support faculty members seeking to develop university-community collaborations that address substance abuse and its…
News Topics: CCSASubstance AbuseFellowship
Headshot of Stephanie Lanza with short dark brown hair and maroon blouse.

Penn State launches new consortium to combat the opioid crisis

Oct 3, 2018

Pennsylvania is one of the states most impacted by the growing opioid epidemic, with one of the highest overdose death rates in the country — but a new initiative bringing together experts from across Penn State aims to combat this crisis through data-driven, evidence-based innovation. The Penn…
News Topics: CCSAOpioidsAddictionSubstance Abuse
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