SSRI Announcements, Week of 4/27/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of April 27-May 1, 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
Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation Grant Program
Notice-of-intent due May 13, 2009
Letter of Inquiry to the Foundation due July 25, 2009
Full Application Due to Foundation due date to be determined
Limit: Three Letters of Inquiry per Institution
More information on the grant program and policies
Questions concerning the limited submissions process may be submitted
to: limitedsubs@psu.edu
Events
Other Social Science Events at Penn State:
April 24, 2009, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. The Psychological Clinic, 453 Moore
Title: "Engaging the Will to Change"
Presenter: Lorna Smith Benjamin, The University of Utah
Sponsor: The Psychological Clinic, Department of Psychology at Penn State
April 24, 2009, Reception at 3:00 p.m.; Lecture at 4:00 p.m., 319 Walker
Department of Geography, Miller Lecture
Title: "Some Developments in the Specification, Estimation and Testing of Geodemographic Models"
Presenter: Paul Longley, University College London
April 27, 2009, 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., 236 Chambers Building
Health Services Research Colloquium
Title: "Disparities in Neighborhood Context, with Emphasis on
Multi-level Modeling"
Presenter: Ana Diez Roux, University of Michigan
April 27, 2009, 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker
Earth Talks Seminar
Title: "The Marcellus and Other Shale Plays in Pennsylvania: Are They Really Worth All the Fuss?"
Presenter: John Harper, Geological Division, Pennsylvania Geological Survey
April 30, 2009, noon - 1:30 p.m., 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400
Methodology Center Brown Bag Seminar: SPR Poster Presentation Discussions
PDF Flyer
May 1, 2009, 8:00 p.m., 22 Deike
2009 Waynick Lecture
Title: "Challenges and Opportunities in the Geosciences"
Presenter: Timothy Killeen, NSF Director for the Geosciences
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