College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

Penn State College of Medicine has appointed Jennifer Kraschnewski, professor of medicine, of pediatrics and of public health sciences, as vice dean for research, clinical and translational science within the Office of Research, Graduate Studies and Innovation, effective July 1. In this role,…

Fourth annual Big Ten Neuroscience Symposium to convene at Penn State

The Penn State Neuroscience Institute, being supported by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, the Penn State College of Medicine, and the Social Science Research Institute, will host the Big Ten Neuroscience Annual Meeting on July 21 and 22 at the Nittany Lion Inn in State College.  The…

Grants support research collaboration between Harrisburg, College of Medicine

Four teams of faculty from Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State College of Medicine, including SSRI cofunded faculty member Sujeong Park, have been awarded the inaugural planning and seed grants from the Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program, a partnership created to support…

Exercise Research Center in Hershey available for research study use

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Exercise Research Center (ERC), located at the Hershey Center for Applied Research across from the College of Medicine campus, provides 4,500 square feet of dedicated research space for exercise-based study visits to Penn State…

Guodong Liu awarded the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) is thrilled to announce Guodong Liu is the inaugural winner of the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research.   Liu is a professor of public health sciences in the division of health services and behavioral research with…

Black bisexual women in rural areas are at highest risk for suicidal behaviors

Non-Hispanic and Hispanic Black bisexual women who live in rural areas have the highest prevalence of experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State. The researchers said this “first-of-its-kind study,” published in JAMA Psychiatry, revealed…

SSRI Welcomes New Associate Directors Frankenberg and Thompson

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State recently announced the addition of two new associate directors: Cheryl Thompson and Erica Frankenberg.  Thompson is a professor in the department of public health sciences at the Penn State College of Medicine,…