SSRI Announcements, Week of 5/18/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of May 18-22, 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
NIH policy on resubmissions: Challenge grants and R01s
NIH has posted a "Reminder and Clarification of NIH Policies on Similar,
Identical, or Essentially Identical Applications, Submission of
Applications Following RFA Review, and Submission of Applications with a
Changed Activity Code." The notice was driven by the large number of
Challenge award applications and the expectation that many such
applications eventually will be submitted as R01s.
Events
Social Science Events at Penn State
Other Events
June 9, 2009, 1:30-4:00 p.m.
15th Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health
Title: "Breaking the Cycle: Investigating the Intersection of Educational Inequities and Health Disparities"
Where: Webcast, C-band satellite (tentative), and Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium, UNC School of Social Work
More information and registration
Other Announcements
Families Interested in Research Studies (FIRSt) Database The FIRSt database is available to Penn State faculty for the purpose of participant recruitment. This database has volunteer enrollment of families through a variety of methods including newspaper advertising and distribution of flyers throughout select locales in the community. Flyers are currently distributed to schools in Centre County and beyond, distributed to new mothers at Mount Nittany Medical Center, and at other locations. Names are also entered from birth announcements in the Centre Daily Times. More information about the FIRSt database is available on the Information for Researchers page of the FIRSt website. If you are a researcher interested in recruiting children for your research, please contact Laureen Teti lot1@psu.edu or Jeanne Nettles jma22@psu.edu. The FIRSt database was created through a collaborative project in Liberal Arts and Health and Human Development that was funded by the CYFC. It is housed and maintained at The Child Study Center, as part of the Department of Psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts.
Call for Papers
The Julian Samora Research Institute (JSRI) at Michigan State University
is holding its 20th Anniversary Conference - "Latino/A Communities in the Midwest" - Nov. 5-7, 2009 at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place and announces a call for papers:
Call for Papers and Panels
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2009
Call for Student Papers
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2009
Conference website and registration
Contact: Danny Layne, danny@msu.edu, 517-432-1317
Research Assistant Opening
The Smoking Research Laboratory (principal investigator: Stephen Wilson,
PhD) of the Department of Psychology is seeking a part-time research
assistant to assist with ongoing experiments. The specific duties of
the position will include placing advertisements to recruit potential
participants, screening potential participants over the phone,
scheduling experimental sessions, reminding participants of their
appointments, and administering some of the procedures during the
experiment. The position also will involve entering data from
experiments into the computer and additional general paperwork. This is
a part-time position requiring an average of 20 hours per week. The
position will begin on July 1, 2009 and last for two years, with the
possibility of renewal pending available funding. The position requires
a bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, biology, or other
related field, and familiarity with Microsoft Excel. Additionally,
prior experience in an academic research laboratory is highly desired.
Other desired qualities include excellent communication skills, strong
attention to detail, and the ability to work independently. To apply
for the position, please send via e-mail a cover letter, vita/resume,
and the names of three professional references to Dr. Wilson,
sjw42@psu.edu.
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