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Psychology professor maps the country's mental health

10/17/18

Penn State Beaver psychology professor Kevin Bennett has gathered disparate data and research to create a comprehensive map of psychological issues in the United States. Among his findings: neuroticism is higher in the Northeast and the West Coast is more open to experimentation.

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College of IST announces Data Sciences Research Seminar Series

9/28/18

The College of Information Sciences and Technology will welcome leading data sciences faculty and scholars to share their research through a new research seminar series. Talks will be held on Tuesdays from 12-1 p.m. on the University Park campus, and all events are free and open to the public.

Jose Duarte and Debora Verniz

Penn State research expenditures rise to record $927 million

9/14/18

Penn State’s research expenditures reached a record high for the second consecutive year in fiscal year 2017-2018, according to Vice President for Research Neil Sharkey. The $927 million total represents a $64 million increase over last year’s figure, and includes a record $562 million in federal funds and $365 million from a combination of private funders, the Commonwealth, and University sources.

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.

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Sexsmith receives Roy C. Buck Award for paper on health care access

3/23/18

Kathleen Sexsmith, assistant professor of rural sociology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, is the recipient of the college's 2017 Roy C. Buck Faculty Award, which recognizes the best article accepted or published by a refereed scholarly journal in the social sciences within the past two years.

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Penn State York students to conduct research at Diabetes Expo on campus

3/23/18

Penn State York students in the human development and family studies program will be conducting self-report survey research during the Diabetes Expo that will be held on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 24. The free event, open to the public, is sponsored by the Diabetes Coalition of York, and will be held in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building.

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Researcher to study the effect of exercise on breast cancer metastases

2/2/18

Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutrition and physiology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, has been awarded a scientific research grant by the American Institute for Cancer Research. Rogers' project will examine the effects of exercise and weight maintenance in breast cancer progression and metastases.

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New professorship will strengthen Penn State's impact on national parks

1/25/18

Penn State graduate Suzie Martin and her husband, Allen Martin, of Vienna, Virginia, have made the first gift commitment for an endowed professorship in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management in the College of Health and Human Development. The endowment will support a distinguished professor whose teaching and research directly engage with the national park system.

Erik Nisbet

Lecture tackles science communication through psychological and political lenses

10/23/17

Drawing from the fields of communication, psychology and political science, Erik Nisbet, associate professor of communication, environmental policy and political science at Ohio State, will deliver a lecture titled “The Partisan Brain: The Science of Communication about Controversial Science” at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library.

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