SSRI Announcements, Week of 1/26/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of January 26-30, 2009, from the Social Science Research Institute and its units: the Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, Population Research Institute, Survey Research Center, SLIC, and Smart Spaces Center.
To be included in this weekly announcement, items must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday; distribution will occur the following Monday. Please send items to Terry Noll (tmg3@psu.edu). Thank you!
These weekly announcements may also be found on both the SSRI and CYFC websites, under Latest News.
Funding Opportunities
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) has
released program announcements for Predoctoral Traineeship Awards and
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards. Please view the program announcement and application instructions and the synopsis table.
Deadlines:
February 25, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST for pre-application (letter of intent);
submit through http://cdmrp.org.
March 11, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST for confidential letters of
recommendation; submit through http://cdmrp.org.
March 11, 2009, 11:59 p.m. EST for application; submit through
http://www.grants.gov/.
View
preliminary information about upcoming funding mechanisms soon to be
listed in BCRP Program Announcements.
Initiatives
As part of an initiative to build a cross-disciplinary community of scholars doing qualitative social science research, the Penn State Qualitative Research Interest Group (QUIG) is organizing a one-day training opportunity in NVivo8--the leading qualitative data analysis software program--for faculty and professional research staff. Workshop registration is BY INVITATION ONLY and space is limited. If you are interested in receiving more information about this workshop and application procedures for participation, please contact Michelle Miller-Day at mam32@psu.edu by 1/28/09 for more information. The workshop will occur on February 20th. The workshop is made possible by partial funding through the Social Science Research Institute.
Events
February 10 (noon) and February 16 (3:00 p.m.), 2009: Jane Childs will speak at the A&A Foundations Brown Bag. Her talk will be about approaching and working with foundations to build relationships; the discussion will go beyond the scope of A&A relevant foundations. Event will be held in 121 Borland Lab.
February 19, 2009, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 301D Life Sciences: Inside the Scientists Studio Monthly Seminar Series presents interactive interviews with Dr. Eileen Trauth & Dr. A. Techatassanasoontorn, College of Information Sciences and Technology. View the seminar series schedule.
February 19 and 20, 2009, Nittany Lion Inn: The 2009 IST Graduate Symposium will explore and showcase interdisciplinary research being conducted in the information sciences. Please view the program and registration form.
February 24, 2009, 1:00-2:30 p.m., 112 Kern: The Distinguished Lecture Series on Network Science and Research presents James Moody, Duke University, speaking on "Diffusion Implications of Network Dynamics." Professor Moody's presentation also will be broadcast live via media site. View the full distinguished speakers' schedule. View flyer (.pdf document).
Other Announcements
The Collegium de Lyon, IEA (Institute for Advanced Studies), France, has been developed to create an international scientific community of excellence and to encourage exchange between disciplines, cultures and languages. Its research activities are mainly centered on the human and social sciences. To learn more about the Collegium's aims and opportunities for interdisciplinary research, view its first research newsletter.
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