SSRI Announcements, Week of 9/7/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of September 7-11, 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.
Thank you to those who have responded to our reader poll. We have begun to incorporate your suggestions.
Funding
NIH Pioneer and New Innovator Awards: 2010 RFAs
View program descriptions at: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/ and
http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/newinnovator/. There is a handy table comparing NIH programs targeting innovative research.
Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases (R01)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Foundation for Child Development PreK-3rd Research and Evaluation Small Grants Program
Call for Proposals
November 2, 2009: proposal deadline
Upcoming Events
Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
SSRI Workshop 1: SSRI Proposal Development: Services & Supports
October 5, 2009, 8:45-10:45 a.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Speakers: SSRI Directors
In this workshop, presenters will talk about the supports, resources,
and services that the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) offers to
faculty who are developing interdisciplinary research endeavors.
Cost: Free
Refreshments: Continental breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Registration
Center for Health Care and Policy Research (CHCPR)
Health Services Research Colloquium
Mondays, fall 2009, 11:30-12:45 p.m., 208 Ford Building
September 14, 2009, Daniel E. Polsky, University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
September 21, 2009, S. Diane Brannon, Pennsylvania State University
September 28, 2009, Jeffrey S. McCullough, PhD, University of Minnesota
Sponsor: Department of Health Policy & Administration and the Center for
Health Care and Policy Research
View semester schedule
Family Research in Diverse Contexts (FRDC) Friday Teas
Skin as Interface: Exploring the Biological and Social Aspects of Human
Skin
September 18, 2009, 12:00 -- 1:00 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Presenter: Nina Jablonski, Department of Anthropology, Penn State
Sponsor: The Center for Family Research in Diverse Contexts
View flyer
The Methodology Center at Penn State
Brown Bag Seminar Series
Thursdays, fall 2009, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400
September 10: Jean Philippe Laurenceau, University of Delaware
September 17: Madhu Reddy, IST, Penn State
September 24: Rachel Smith, Methodology Center, Penn State
View semester schedule
Neuroscience
Frontiers in Motor Control Conference celebrates the inauguration of
Penn State's newly formed Center for Motor Control
October 30, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Presenters: W. Zev Rymer, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Michael
Turvey, University of Connecticut; Marjorie Woollacott, University of
Oregon; James Ashton-Miller, University of Michigan
Cost: Free
Lunch and refreshments provided
RSVP requested by September 25, 2009 to Donna Panasiti, dlp18@psu.edu, 814-865-1528
View event description
SLEIC Imaging Reading/Discussion Group
Wednesdays, fall 2009, 12:00-1:00 p.m., 110 C Chandlee
Open to all members of the Penn State Community
September 9: Thomas Neuberger, HUCK Institutes of the Life Sciences
September 16: Rick Gilmore, Director, SLEIC--joint session with Developmental Psychology Proseminar
September 23: Amishi Jha, University of Pennsylvania
Articles related to discussion topics may be found on the Center's wiki.
If you do not have access to the wiki, please contact Anna Engels
(ase1@psu.edu) to be added to the list of
authorized users.
To suggest topics for discussion, contact Rick Gilmore,
(rogilmore@psu.edu)
Penn State Cancer Institute
Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in Appalachia
September 25, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Hershey Lodge
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 is now closed. If you would like to be put on a waiting
list, please contact Mark Troyer, 614-293-0413, mark.troyer@osumc.edu
Population Research Institute
De Jong Lecture in Social Demography
Gender and the Reallocation of Time Later in Life
November 3, 2009, 8:45 am - 11:30, Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom AB
Presenter: Suzanne Bianchi, University of Maryland
Discussants include: Frances Goldscheider, University of Maryland and
Valarie King, The Pennsylvania State University
Sponsors: Gordon F. and Caroline M. DeJohn Lectureship in Social
Demography Endowment and supplemented by the Department of Sociology and
the Population Research Institute at Penn State
Conference Coordinator: Carolyn Scott, css7@psu.edu
Conference is free
Symposium on Family Issues at Penn State
Biosocial Research Contributions to Understanding Family Processes and Problems
October 8-9, 2009, Nittany Lion Inn
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 and several organizations at Penn State
For further information, visit the Symposium home page
Other
Graduate Assistantships for Engaged Scholarship and Research in Education
Students who will begin their studies in 2010 and wish to be considered
for the assistantships should apply for the program of their choice in
the Penn State College of Education and complete any assistantship
application instruction specified by their program.
More information
Training Interdisciplinary Educational Scientists (TIES)
"The goal of TIES is to prepare individuals who can work collaboratively
and across disciplines to address key issues in education that reflect
the complex contribution of behavioral, biological, cognitive,
emotional, environmental and sociocultural factors," states Thomas
Farmer, co-director of the TIES program.
Penn State research centers supporting TIES: the Children, Youth and
Families Consortium; the Center for Human Development and Family
Research in Diverse Contexts; the Child Study Center; the Methodology
Center; the Prevention Research Center; and the Center for Educational
and Developmental Sciences
More information
Notes
To be included in SSRI's weekly announcement, items must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday; distribution will occur the following Monday or Tuesday. 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, and under More Events where the SSRI Events Calendar and Social Science Events at Penn State are located.
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