SSRI Announcements, Week of 9/21/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of September 21-25, 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.
Funding
HHS Recovery Act Prevention and Wellness Program
The Chronic Disease Prevention in U.S. Communities program has received
approximately $650 million to build a multi-pronged approach to disease
prevention and healthy lifestyles development.
To learn more:
* Watch the Webcast
* Chronic Disease Prevention Fact Sheet
* Press Release
This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Grand Challenges in Global Health (Round 4)
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- Wellcome Trust
NIH announces new application forms
"Applicants must download and use the new application packages for
submissions targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2010 (funding
for fiscal year (FY) 2011 and beyond). Changes include significantly
shorter page limits and restructured application packages."
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 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
Child Study Center at Penn State
Lois Bloom Lecture
ADHD: Endophenotypes, Environmental Risk Factors, and Causal Models
October 8, 2009, 4:15 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn Boardroom
Presenter: Joel Nigg, Oregon Health and Science University
International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) at Penn State
International Speaker Series
Rebuilding Weak and Failed States: Challenges, Problems, and Strategies
October 7, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn, Assembly Room
Presenter: Michael Baranick, National Defense University
View flyer
International Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK)
Seminar Series
Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing among the Anishinaabeg
September 23, 2009, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 208 Chambers
Presenters: Lucy Green and Penn State Students
View flyer
Learning Sciences
Learning Sciences Group Methodology Sessions
Wednesdays, 5:30 -- 6:30 p.m., 121 Chambers
Assessing Learning Performances
September 30, 2009
Presenter: Jonna Kulikowich
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 24: Rachel Smith, Methodology Center, Penn State
View semester schedule
Neuroscience
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 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
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
Prevention Research Center
Fall 2009 Seminars
All seminars are in S209 Henderson, 4:00-5:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Tuning and Training Attention and Working Memory
September 23, 2009
Presenter: Amishi Jha, University of Pennsylvania
Other
Spring 2010 Courses
Imaging the Developing Brain
PSY 525.003 Graduate Seminar
Thursdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Rick Gilmore
Contact Sherri Gilliland, sbg4@psu.edu, to register
National Institutes of Health Call for proposals
NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation:
Methods and Measurement
Deadline for proposals: November 6, 2009
Conference date: March 15-16, 2010
Conference registration deadline: February 12, 2010 (no registration fee)
Proposal submission instructions and registration
Note: This year's conference will NOT be available for viewing online.
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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