SSRI Announcements, Week of 2/16/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of February 16-20, 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.
Events
Inside the Scientists Studio Monthly Seminar Series, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 301D Life Sciences
- February 19, 2009: Interactive interviews with Dr. Eileen Trauth & Dr. A. Techatassanasoontorn, College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
- March 19, 2009: Interactive interviews with Drs. Mercedes Richards and Wen-Ching Li, Eberly College of Science, Penn State
The Distinguished Lecture Series on Network Science and Research
Most presentations are broadcast live via streaming video.
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February 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m., 112 Kern
Presenter: James Moody, Duke University
Title: Diffusion Implications of Network Dynamics -
March 16, 2009, 11:30 a.m., 113 IST, Cybertorium
Presenter: Duncan Watts, Yahoo! And Columbia University
Title: Using the Web to do Social Science -
March 31, 2009 (DATE CHANGE), 3:35 p.m., 100 Life Sciences (Berg
Auditorium)
Presenter: Ignacio Rodriquez-Iturbe, Princeton University
Event Title: River Networks as Ecological Corridors: A Complex System Perspective for Understanding the Environment and Response to Change
Friday Teas with FRDC, 12:15-1:15 p.m., The Living Center (110 Henderson)
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February 27, 2009
Presenter: Kevin Thomas, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Sociology, and Demography, Penn State
Title: Family Contexts and Schooling Differences between the Children of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Blacks -
March 20, 2009
Presenter: Linda Caldwell, Professor of Recreation, Park, Tourism Management, Penn State
Title: What Have We Learned about the Role Leisure Plays in Prevention in the South Africa HealthWise Trial?
Spring Semester 2009 ICIK Seminars, 12:00-1:00 p.m., 502 Keller Building
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February 25, 2009
Presenters: Gretchen Kuldau and Katelyn Willyerd, Associate Professor and Candidate, respectively, Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State
Title: Uncovering Indigenous Knowledge in Tanzanian Agriculture -
March 25, 2009
Presenter: Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Temple University
Title: Cultural Activities and Health among Urban-dwelling Indigenous Peoples
Co-sponsors: Penn State Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management; Leisure, Health and Well-being Laboratory; and Culture and Diversity Laboratory -
April 6, 2009, 4:00 p.m., 102 Weaver Building
Presenter: Dr. Paula Fass, University of California Berkeley
Title: The Child-Centered Family? New Rules in a Post World War II America
The Children, Youth, and Families Consortium has provided partial funding
Contact Gary Cross for further information: gsc2@psu.edu, 863-0181
May 18-19, 2009, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University
The Center for Child and Family Policy Conference
Title: Gene-Environment Interactions in Developmental Psychopathology:
So What?
Cost is free; registration is required.
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