Research Professor Sarah Chilenski wins international mentoring award
The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Penn State has announced that Sarah Chilenski, Penn State research professor of health and human development and SSRI and CSUA affiliate, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Friend of ECPN Award by the Society for Prevention Research…
PAMT (Prevention and Methodology Training) NIDA T32 Training fellowships are open
Applications are now open for two-year pre-doctoral fellowships through the Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program (NIDA T32 Training fellowships). The program will begin on July 1, 2026. Please note that the T32 renewal is pending an NIH Council decision in late March, so positions are…
Emails with personal stories may be more likely to catch lawmakers’ attention
Email is one of the easiest ways to contact policymakers, especially for researchers who want to share their expertise on complex topics like substance use, but can an email effectively foster connection? Researchers at Penn State recently found that policymakers were more likely to engage with…
Broader impacts and engagement in research design focus of spring EarthTalks
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) EarthTalks spring 2025 series, “Broader Impacts and Community Engagement in Research Design,” will highlight innovative and effective ways for researchers to engage more meaningfully in the research design of public impact activities for earth…
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 fourth…
Expert in promoting well-being of diverse communities to speak at Penn State
The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State will honor Phillip W. Graham, a principal scientist at the nonprofit research institute RTI International, with the title of 2024 Bennett Lecturer in Prevention Science. Graham, a leading expert in conducting community-level research…
Empathetic children may have poorer health in the face of interparental conflict
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Children who report being more empathetic are more likely to show signs of poorer health in the face of more interparental conflict than less empathetic children, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development. The study…
Lecture on Compassion to explore the new science of awe and well-being
Dacher Keltner, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, will present a lecture to the Penn State community titled “The Need to Imagine: How Humans Transcend Reality Through Compassion, Awe, and Aesthetics” at 4 p.m. April 3. The lecture will be…
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Penn State program to prevent substance use the focus of $2.5M NIH grant
Penn State researchers have embarked on a five-year, $2.5 million project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study outcomes for adults who participated in the substance misuse prevention system known as PROSPER while they attended middle school. The system, PROmoting…
Kindergarten conduct problems could cost society later, researchers find
A new economic analysis has linked, for the first time, conduct problems among kindergarten students with significant costs to society in terms of crime and associated medical expenses and lost productivity when they are adults. “Providing effective, evidence-based programming designed to address…
Next-day effects of heavy drinking on young adults the focus of NIH grant
Nausea, headaches and difficulty concentrating are just a few of the hangover symptoms that can besiege young adults who drink alcohol to excess. To gain a greater understanding of how heavy drinking impacts young adults, Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Penn State associate research professor of health…
Max Crowley appointed new director of the Prevention Research Center
The College of Health and Human Development has announced that Max Crowley, professor of human development and family studies and public policy, has been appointed director of Penn State's Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC), beginning Aug. 15. Crowley succeeds…