Penn State announces faculty recipients of 2023-24 U.S. Fulbright Scholar awards
Ten Penn State faculty have received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. Through the program, Penn State faculty…
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…
Faculty success and equity workshop registration now open
Registration is now open for the “Initiative for Faculty Success and Equity Workshop” to be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
The workshop — sponsored by the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), the Office of the Vice…
Podcast reveals how daily stress may affect our health as we age
From work demands to family responsibilities to social expectations, most of us spend our lives bouncing from one stressor to another, all the while contending with a continuous onslaught of digital information feeds. True relaxation can be hard to find, even with an ever-growing variety of books,…
More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems
By Maithreyi Gopalan, SSRI cofund and assistant professor of education and public policy, for "The Conversation"
At least 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in April, May and the first three weeks of June 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks…
Social Science Research Institute to host faculty success and equity workshop
The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), the Office of the Vice President for Research (OSVPR) Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity will host a professional development event entitled “Initiative for Faculty Success and Equity…
Upcoming CATS IRB System Upgrade
CATS IRB, the online system for human subjects research submissions, will be unavailable Thursday, June 22, 2 p.m. ET until Monday, June 26, 12 p.m. ET for a planned system upgrade.
Resources highlighting the upgrade enhancements, including a 5-minute overview video, are available here…
StudyFinder upgrades connect research teams with study participants
Upgrades to Penn State’s clinical research database now make it easier for faculty to connect with participants for their research studies. StudyFinder, the University’s clinical research study database, now allows research participants to create a personalized profile, and receive…
Strategic city planning can help reduce urban heat island effect
The tendency of cities to trap heat — a phenomenon called the “urban heat island,” often referred to as the UHI effect — can lead to dangerous temperatures in the summer months, but new Penn State research suggests that certain urban factors can reduce this effect.
The study found that trees had a…
NIH introduces new resource to aid researchers in grant application
The National Institute of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review has developed a resource to help researchers in the NIH grant application process. It highlights institution- and investigator-specific information, including key actions that must be taken well in advance of application…
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
By Amy Norton, HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Older Americans are dying of falls at more than double the rate of 20 years ago -- with women, men and all racial groups showing increases, according to a new study.
n 2020, the study found, just over 36,500 Americans…
2023 SSRI Spring Celebration
Faculty and staff from all of SSRI's units recently gathered at the Hintz Family Alumni Center to celebrate major accomplishments of the year and to announce staff awards.
Kristie Auman-Gooding, SSRI communications director, was presented with a Penn State Boston Rocker Chair and certificate of…
New student civil rights project funded
SSRI Co-fund, Maithreyi Gopalan (PI) and PRI Faculty Associate, Erica Frankenberg (Co-PI) were recently awarded a grant by the Student Experience Research Network.
Project Title: Centering Civil Rights Protections to Support Equitable Student Experiences: An Agenda-setting and Research…
College of Education faculty, staff and students celebrated at awards ceremony
SSRI cofunded faculty member Brandy Henry and PRI associate Erica Frankenberg were among the award winners at the Penn State College of Education's s annual spring awards ceremony on April 20.
Cotterill Leadership Enhancement Award
The Cotterill Leadership Enhancement Award was created through an…
Penn State 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 to…
EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration
SSRI cofund Louisa Holmes, assistant professor of geography, was recently awarded a Gladys Snyder Junior Faculty Grant for her proposal, “Spatial and contextual variations in opioid use and co-use across Pennsylvania in the wake of COVID-19.”
The award is given out by Penn State's College…
PAA’s annual meeting features strong Penn State presence
Researchers from Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Population Research Institute (PRI) participated in the Population Association of America’s (PAA) Annual Meeting, which took place recently in New Orleans.
This year’s meeting featured several Penn State presenters from a…
31st Annual National Symposium on Family Issues
The 31st Annual National Symposium on Family Issues on Immigration Policy and Immigrant Families will be held Oct. 23–24 in the HUB-Robeson Center, room 233B, University Park, in person and virtually.
The symposium will bring together an exceptional panel of scholars whose research is devoted…
Santos receives "We Are!" recognition
Several Penn State community members recently received a "We Are!" recognition for having gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Included in this week's selection is SSRI cofund Alexis Santos, assistant professor of human development and family studies,…
Environmental impacts on families book published
"Environmental Impact on Families", the book based on Penn State’s 2021 Family Symposium, has been published and is now available.
The book is the 13th volume in Penn State’s Nation Symposium on Family Issues series published by Springer. It is edited by Penn State SSRI and PRI faculty…
Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23
Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium on May 22 and 23 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The two-day event will feature plenaries, panel discussions, breakout sessions, an arts and communication session and a poster session, all focused on developing and…
Seed grants to foster research collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions
Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has initiated a new grant program to seed collaborative, interdisciplinary projects that would bring together researchers from Penn State and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
The Penn State Inter-Institutional Partnerships for…
Wildfire proximity associated with asthma cases in rural Alaska
Alaska is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Penn State researchers are examining the resulting impacts, such as wildfires, and how they are linked to health conditions like asthma. In a new study, they found that wildfires are associated with asthma prevalence, and the association is…
Center now offering social responsibility consultations for AI researchers
Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) is now offering social responsibility consultations to University researchers engaged in AI-related research.
The free consultations can be requested through the CSRAI website and are available to…
Center issues seed grant call for 'Big Ideas' in socially responsible AI
Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) is inviting short proposals for a special off-cycle round of Big Idea Grant (BIG) seed funding earmarked for early concepts and research that has transformational potential.
Applications will be accepted at…