SSRI Announcements, Week of 10/5/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of October 5-9, 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
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Grants
Proposals are currently being accepted online until November 2, 2009
on the following topics:
* Create New Ways to Protect against Infectious Disease
* Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions
* Create New Ways to Induce and Measure Mucosal Immunity
* Create New Technologies for Contraception
Apply now
To receive more information about Grand Challenges Explorations and other future opportunities, sign up here
Full descriptions of topics and application instructions
Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program
- Brookdale Foundation
Grassroots Development Fellowship Program
- Institute of International Education (IIE)
Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences (PSIN) Pilot Grant Program
Request for Applications
The goal of this RFA is to catalyze the development of new interdisciplinary research teams that address cutting edge problems in the neurosciences, and to assist them in the generation of preliminary data that support future applications for extramural funding.
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: November 9, 2009
Application Receipt Date: February 15, 2010
Contact: Tina Keller, 717-531-4070, PSIN@psu.edu
New NSF Proposal & Award Procedures Guide (PAPP)
The NSF has just posted a revised version of the NSF PAPP (NSF 10-1). The new PAPP Guide will be effective for proposals submitted on or after January 4, 2010. Significant changes made to the PAPP include:
- Addition of a completely new proposal certification to address the responsible conduct of research requirement of the America COMPETES Act; and
- An entirely new requirement for PIs to provide a project outcomes report for the general public within 90 days following the expiration of the grant, to comply with the America COMPETES Act.
Contact NSF Policy Office at (703) 292-8243 or policy@nsf.gov for questions concerning changes.
USDA CSREES International Science and Education (ISE) Grants Program
Penn State's Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is conducting a downselect for the 2010 USDA CSREES ISE grant program.
Deadlines:
Online Notice-of-intent to OSVPR: October 20, 2009
Access form
Pre-proposal Application: October 26, 2009 by 9:00 a.m.
Access form
USDA Deadline: January 15, 2010 (per last year)
University Limit: Two proposals (only one can be funded)
Specific program details
The most recent RFA is from 2009, with the 2010 RFA expected to be announced mid-November. OSVPR will share updated information as soon as the 2010 RFA is released. OSVPR will notify associate research deans of the internal downselect
decision by the middle of November.
Direct questions to: limitedsubs@psu.edu
William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows Application Guide
Worldwide Universities Network (WUN): Research and Development Fund
Penn State's Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR) is conducting a downselect to send forward proposals to WUN with PSU as the lead.
Deadlines:
Online Notice-of-Intent to OSVPR: October 16, 2009
Access form
Completed Application to OSVPR: October 30, 2009
Access WUN R&D application
University limit: Three lead applications
Guidelines
Matching funds are required (a minimum of one-to-one match of WUN funds) and OSVPR will provide up to $10,000 of matching for proposals on which Penn State is the lead, with the expectation that the balance of matching funds will be provided by other Penn State units or partner institutions. Commitments of matching funds from units within PSU will be considered as part of the downselect process. OSVPR will notify associate research deans of the internal downselect decision by the beginning of November.
Direct questions to: limitedsubs@psu.edu
Upcoming Events -- within the next week
Center for Health Care and Policy Research (CHCPR)
Health Services Research Colloquium
Mondays, fall 2009, 11:30-12:45 p.m., 208 Ford Building
October 12, 2009, Brian D. Elbel, New York University and Robert F.
Wagner, Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY
Sponsor: Department of Health Policy & Administration and the Center for
Health Care and Policy Research
View semester schedule
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
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
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
October 7, 2009: Tina Harris, Nutrition Sciences, "Grains Reduce Adiposity and Improve Nutrition:
Measuring Change in Visceral Fat with MRI"
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)
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
New Event Listings
Gerontology Center
Colloquium: Does Participation in Lifestyle Activities Delay Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
October 29, 2009, 12:00-1:00 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Presenter: Brent Small, University of South Florida
Light refreshments will be provided
Download flyer
Population Research Institute
Design Effects: What are they and how do they affect your analysis?
October 13, 2009, 12:00-1:30 p.m., 302 Pond Lab
PRI Methodology Focus 2009 Featured Speaker: David Johnson
Registration is not required
Upcoming Event Reminders
Center on Population Health and Aging Conference
Cognition, Health & Aging: Integrating Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
October 30-31, 2009, Penn Stater Conference Center, University Park, PA
Session 1: The Challenge: Integrating Cognition and Healthspan
Session 2: Measurement and Design Issues
Session 3: Biosocial Perspectives on Cognition and Health
Session 4: Early Life Course Events and Exposures and Later-life Aging
Session 5: Midlife Events and Exposures and Later life Aging
Session 6: Population Processes, Health and Cognition
View Flyer
To register contact: Alyson Otto, Staff Assistant, Center on Population Health & Aging, (814) 863-6436, aotto@pop.psu.edu
Funding sources: National Institute on Aging / Center on Population Health & Aging (D.F. Alwin, PI); National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (S.M. Hofer, PI); and host institutions (Penn State University, University of Texas-Austin, and University of Victoria, Canada)
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
Neuroscience Research Day
November 22-23, 2009, The Penn Stater
22nd: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.---faculty discussion -- graduate education
6:00-9:00 p.m.---faculty dinner
23rd: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.---data blitz sessions and poster session
Please RSVP to Tina Keller, ckeller4@hmc.psu.edu, by November 1, 2009
Sponsor: Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences in conjunction with the Central PA Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
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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
Qualitative Interest Group (QUIG) Brown Bag
Meaning Making through Narrative and Creative Expression: A Qualitative Action Research Study with Type I Diabetes Participants
October 14, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 502 Keller
Presenter: Heather Stuckey, Penn State College of Medicine
Sponsored by the Penn State Qualitative Interest Group and the
Department of Communications Arts & Sciences
Contact: Michelle Miller-Day, mam32@psu.edu
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Other
Penn State Hershey College of Medicine Leadership Announcement
Daniel A. Notterman, M.D. will be joining Penn State as Vice Dean for
Research and Graduate Studies, Penn State College of Medicine, and
Associate Vice President for Research, Penn State University on December
21, 2009.
New Certificate Program in Survey Methodology
Penn State's Certificate in Survey Methodology enhances traditional
graduate degree programs by providing students with an integrated
program of study that goes beyond the training that is possible in a
single department.
View program requirements, application procedures and forms, and general information
For additional information, contact Eric Plutzer, surveyprogram@psu.edu
Position Announcement: Part-Time Data Analyst
A new project in the Prevention Research Center involving
epidemiological data is looking for a part-time data analyst. The ideal
candidate will have advanced statistical skills and familiarity with
SAS, SPSS, and mplus. Please send CV to Michael Cleveland (mjc37@psu.edu) if interested.
SSRI Workshop 1--Proposal Development: Services & Supports
PowerPoint presentation available
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