SSRI Announcements, Week of 2/9/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of February 9-13, 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 Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Project Grants
Goal: to catalyze the development of interdisciplinary research teams
(also called "Translational Research Clusters") that address relevant
health problems, and to assist them in the generation of preliminary
data that support future applications for extramural funding.
Approximately eight awards are anticipated.
Funding is being provided by the College of Medicine, the Huck
Institutes for the Life Sciences, the Social Science Research Institute,
and the Institute for CyberScience.
Due dates:
February 23, 2009: letters of intent
March 23, 2009: proposal application submission
Submit by email to Andrea Lazarus, CTSI Administrator, alazarus@psu.edu.
Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Defense Autism Research Program (ARP)
announces two funding opportunities: (1) Clinical Trial Award, and (2)
Idea Award.
Due Dates for both:
March 17, 2009: Pre-Application (Preproposal)
July 22, 2009: Invited Proposal
Events
Note Change: February 27, 2009, 12:15-1:15 p.m., The Living Center
(110 Henderson)
Friday Teas with FRDC
Title: Family Contexts and Schooling Differences between the Children of
Immigrant and U.S.-Born Blacks
Presenter: Kevin Thomas, Assistant Professor African and African
American Studies, Sociology, and Demography, Penn State
March 5, 2009, 3:30 p.m., Berg Auditorium, 100 Life Science Building
The Distinguished Lecture Series on Network Science and Research
Title: River Networks as Ecological Corridors: a Complex System
Perspective for Understanding the Environment and Response to Change
Presenter: Ignacio Rodriquez-Iturbe, James S. McDonnell Distinguished
University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton
University
March 18, 2009, 6:30 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn, Assembly Room
Barbara Jordan Lecture Series
Title: The Continuing Dilemma of Race in America
Presenter: Professor Randall Robinson, Penn State's Dickinson Law
School, School of International Affairs
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March 23, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Penn Stater Conference Center,
University Park
Penn State Institute for Diabetes & Obesity (PSIDO)
Annual Research Retreat
Speakers:
Welcome: Harold Paz, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean
College of Medicine, Chief Executive Officer of Penn State, Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center
Keynote: Judith Fradkin, MD, Director of the Division of Diabetes,
Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes,
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Highlighted: Andrew Stewart, MD, University of Pittsburgh Department of
Endocrinology
Poster session and concurrent programmatic sessions
Registration (no fee) and abstract submissions (deadline, February 20)
Continental breakfast
Transportation: free coach bus between Hershey and University Park
Questions: please call 1-717-531-7539.
Employment Opportunities
Part-time Research Technician, 20 hours per/week
The Language and Literacy Research Initiative
Primary responsibilities include collecting data; coding, scoring, and
recording data; managing a database; forging connections with school
districts, agencies, and preschools; recruiting participants; conducting
phone screenings; and coordinating activities of research staff
Requirements: Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science field,
experience interacting with children, detail-oriented
Preferred: Experience in assessment of children
To apply, send cover letter and resume to Elina Mainela-Arnold, 308 Ford
Building, University Park, PA 16802 or e-mail to ezm3@psu.edu
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