SSRI Announcements, Week of 8/3/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of August 3-7, 2009, from the Social Science Research Institute and its units: the Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, Population Research Institute, Survey Research Center, SLEIC, 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
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Substance Use and Abuse among U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families (R01) Grant
Press Release
Letters of intent due: 11/23/09
Applications due: 12/22/09
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Substance Use and Abuse among U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families (R21) Grant
Press Release
Letters of intent due: 11/23/09
Applications due: 12/22/09
Junior Faculty Opportunity
International AIDS Society and National Institutes of Health
Encouraging Innovation in HIV Research--a research grant program for
early career investigators with no prior experience in HIV research
IAS Website
Flyer (.pdf document)
Events
August 11-14, 2009, Life Sciences Building
28th Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology
Topic: Nutrition, Genes, and Physical Activity: Understanding Obesity from Conception and Beyond
September 25, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Hershey Lodge
Title: Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in Appalachia
Presenters: Eugene Lengerich, V.M.D., M.S.; Brenda Kluhsman, Ph.D.,
M.S.S.; Roxanne Parrott, Ph.D.; Oralia Garcia Dominic, Ph.D., M.S.,
M.A.; Betsy Aumiller, D.Ed.; and Northern Appalachia Cancer Network
Coalitions
Registration deadline: August 23, 2009
October 8-9, 2009, Penn State University Park Campus
Penn State's 17th Annual Symposium on Family Issues
Title: Biosocial Research Contributions to Understanding Family Processes and Problems
Speakers: Alison Fleming, University of Toronto at Mississauga; Jenae
Neiderhiser, Penn State; Steven Gangestad, University of New Mexico; and
Guang Guo, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Registration
Sponsor: Grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for
Child Health and Human Development
Other Announcements
July 31st, 2009 Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) presentation by Carolyn Clancy, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is available online. (You may need to copy and paste the URL into your browser and install Microsoft's Silverlight to watch the video.) Or, download the PowerPoint presentation.
FYI: AHRQ received $300 million from the Recovery Act to fund
Comparative Effectiveness Research. The Secretary of HHS has another
$400 million to distribute. All of this money is to be obligated by the
end of 2010. The following links may be of interest:
Recovery Plans and Program Reports
Implementation Plan for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) (.pdf document)
Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research
A First Look at the Volume and Cost of Comparative Effectiveness Research in the United States (.pdf document)
Comparative Effectiveness Research: International Experiences and Implications for the United States (.pdf document)
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