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Free screening, panel discussion of 'Shock and Awe' set Oct. 18

9/19/18

A free public screening — with a panel discussion to follow — of “Shock and Awe,” the new Rob Reiner film that recounts how journalists revealed the faulty "weapons of mass destruction" intelligence used by the Bush administration to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, will be offered at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at the State Theatre in State College.

Constitution Day September 17

Professor: Dig into the Constitution for yourself

9/17/18

Rosa Eberly will gladly tell people that the U.S. Constitution affects them every day of their lives. But you don’t have to take her word for it: just talk to her students in her Foundations of Civic and Community Engagement class.

Rock Ethics Institute accepting applications for Faculty Fellows Program

9/14/18

The Rock Ethics Institute invites applications for its 2019-2020 Faculty Fellows Program. Penn State faculty members at all career levels and established research scientists are encouraged to apply. Faculty from all Penn State campuses are eligible; however, those not in residence at University Park should describe how they will meet the Institute’s expectations for active involvement in collaborations with Institute faculty when submitting application materials. The deadline for applications is Nov. 1.

Seed grants to support opioid research announced

9/13/18

Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, in collaboration with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, has awarded over $200,000 in funding to support 10 new interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers whose work is aimed at combating the opioid epidemic.

$6.3 million grant will fund video library of moms and babies at play

9/10/18

A team of researchers led by Penn State and New York University faculty will collaborate to build a digital library of videos of mothers going about their daily activities with their children. A $6.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund the project, called Playing & Learning Across a Year (PLAY).

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