Researchers work together to improve communication-aiding technologies
3/6/18
Researchers in the College of Health and Human Development find hand choice can strain the mind when using Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Social Science Research Institute
Social Science Research Institute
Jennifer Frank to serve on National Academy of Sciences panel
11/9/17
Jennifer L. Frank, assistant professor of education and senior research associate with the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and the Social Science Research Institute, was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences' Consensus Study on Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development among Children and Youth.
Faculty members publish book on school integration
5/19/16
Erica Frankenberg, associate professor of education and demography and co-director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Penn State, and her colleagues recently published "School Integration Matters: Research-Based Strategies to Advance Equity." The book sheds light on how and why U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation more than 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education declared segregated schooling inherently unequal.
Nature and nurture both matter for children's early behavior problems
4/8/16
Parents often worry about whether their child’s early behavior is just the “terrible twos” or behavior that will escalate to aggression, stealing, and fighting over time. A team of researchers from Penn State and seven other universities discovered new clues identifying which children may be at risk for the worst antisocial outcomes and the source of these early problems.
Survey Research Center offering walk-in consulting services
8/25/15
The Penn State Survey Research Center will be offering walk-in consulting services from 1 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 15 in 114 Henderson Building for anyone who is interested in discussing their data collection questions or needs.
Professor recognized for work in gerontology
7/1/15
Nilam Ram, associate professor of human development and family studies and psychology, received the 2015 Margaret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award on behalf of the Gerontological Society of America.
Registration open for annual Conference on Child Protection and Well-Being
4/14/15
Leading international researchers such as Harvard Medical School’s Martin Teicher, McGill University’s Michael Meaney and Christine Heim of Charité University Medical School at the Humboldt and Free University of Berlin will speak at the Penn State Network on Child Protection and Well-Being’s fourth annual Conference on Child Protection and Well-Being Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 at the Nittany Lion Inn. They, along with other top scientists, will share their findings about the ways stress “gets under the skin” under the theme “New Frontiers in the Biology of Stress, Maltreatment and Trauma: Opportunities for Translation and Resilience.”
Upgrade to MRI scanner enhances researchers’ view of the human brain
1/5/15
With a recent upgrade to the 3-Tesla (3-T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, Penn State will soon have one of the most technologically advanced scanners in the country. The upgrade will give researchers access to a clearer and more detailed picture of the human brain and its functions, as well as other bodily structures.
Expert to discuss military family risk and resilience
10/14/14
The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness will present a symposium and panel discussion to promote resiliency in military families from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the Penn State room of the Nittany Lion Inn. The symposium will feature Michelle Kees, psychologist and assistant professor in the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient program at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Some male scientists willing to forsake careers for family
9/11/14
One third of men in academic science are willing to scale back their careers to focus on family life, according to researchers.
Mobile apps may hold the key to effective cognitive assessment in the elderly
5/9/14
Mobile applications developed by two undergraduate students from the Penn State Department of Computer Science and Engineering may influence the future of assessing mild cognitive impairment.
Gender, relationships to be discussed at 22nd annual Symposium on Family Issues
3/27/14
On Oct. 13 and 14 at the Nittany Lion Inn, the annual Family Symposium will take stock of couple relationships, including how they have changed over the last 50 years.
CTSI announces opportunities for graduate research fellowships
12/13/13
Penn State’s NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announced its 2014-15 TL1 research fellowship opportunities for graduate students in areas relating to clinical and translational sciences.
New center focuses on enhancing the health and well-being of military families
11/7/13
Military families face unique challenges and stressors including prolonged separations, frequent relocations and living with knowing that loved ones are in harm’s way. Penn State has created a new University-wide research center, the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness, designed to address the challenges and support the resiliency of military families using evidence-based programs and practices, and develop a new generation of cutting-edge interdisciplinary researchers in this field.
Dual-event to continue conversation on child safety, Oct. 10
10/4/13
Advocates and experts will share unique perspectives on the complicated issue of child maltreatment starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Bennett Living Center, 110 Henderson Building. The event is free and open to the public.