Child Study Center program We Are Connected offers its students community
For even the most outgoing students, arriving at a place the size of Penn State can be a daunting experience that for some may lead to isolation, loneliness, anxiety and depression. With intentions of mitigating those risks, the University’s Child Study Center (CSC) has developed We Are Connected,…
Registration open for Open Scholarship Boot Camp on May 11-12
Penn State University Libraries’ Research Data Stewardship Department is accepting registrations for the spring 2026 Open Scholarship Boot Camp. The two-day event offers a hands-on introduction to open science practices that can enhance research transparency, rigor and impact. The boot camp will be…
Symposium highlights the work of community-engaged research and public impact
The Social Science Research Institute’s Community-Engaged Research, Action and Partnerships (CERAP) unit and the College of the Liberal Arts' Child Study Center (CSC) hosted the 2026 Innovation Hub Symposium, “Community-Engaged Research for Public Impact: Process to Policy,” in early February. The…
Penn State’s Child Study Center to host 2026 Innovation Hub Symposium
“Community Engaged Research for Public Impact: Process to Policy” is the theme of the Penn State Child Study Center’s (CSC) 2026 Innovation Hub Symposium taking place on Friday, Feb. 6, in the Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom at University Park. CSC’s Innovation Hub Symposium is a biennial event designed…
Early brain and child development study data now available
The first wave of data Penn State's HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study is now available to researchers interested in addressing a wide-range of questions, including how environments and substances impact infant and child development. In 2021, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part…
Preschool intervention linked to high school performance
Low-income students who received a preschool intervention focused on social-emotional development continued to benefit from it during their teen years according to a recent study published in the journal Child Development. The researchers, led by Karen Bierman, Evan Pugh University…
New Child Study Center co-directors to continue collaborative research mission
Over the past five years, Rina Das Eiden and Jenae Neiderhiser have forged a close working relationship as colleagues in Penn State’s Department of Psychology. Recently, their collaboration began a significant new phase when they were appointed co-directors of the College…