SSRI Announcements, Week of 11/24/08
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of November 24-28, 2008, 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
NIH Roadmap Transformative R01
Understanding and Facilitating Human Behavior Change
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): December 29, 2008
Application Due Date(s): January 29, 2009
The T-R01 program invites proposals from investigators and
interdisciplinary teams working to understand basic mechanisms of
behavior change at the biological, behavioral and social levels and
developing innovative approaches to intervention. Questions of
particular interest include how the interaction between neural,
biological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors result in
initial and sustained behavior change (possibly best understood via
trans-disciplinary approaches including neuro- and behavioral economics,
affective neuroscience, and approaches that focus on "will power" or
behavior regulation). Highly responsive applications may also propose
the use of new technologies and/or consider the broader context in which
individuals live to understand basic mechanisms of behavior change
common to multiple health conditions.
Events
December 5, 2008: Dr. Pamela Cole will speak on "Cultural Socialization of Emotion in Rural Nepal" at the Center for Family Research in Diverse Contexts (FRDC) "Friday Teas with FRDC," The Living Center (110 Henderson) from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Spring semester talks will be posted on the "Social Science Events at Penn State" calendar on the SSRI website under More Events, and on the FRDC events page.
Wishing you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving!
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