Joint projects in arts, humanities, social & behavioral sciences announced
Apr 27, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) is pleased to announce the program awardees for joint projects in arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. Co-sponsored by SSRI, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the College of Arts and Architecture, these joint…
2019 Bennett Lecture discusses how mindfulness can help treat people living with addiction
Oct 27, 2019
Mindfulness was the topic at hand for this year’s Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science, held on Oct. 15 in 110 Henderson Building. The Bennett Lecture is an annual fall eventhosted by the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center. This year’s speaker, Katie Witkiewitz, professor of psychology…
2019 Bennett Lecture to focus on mindfulness-based Interventions for addiction
Oct 10, 2019
On Oct. 15, at 4 p.m., Katie Witkiewitz, psychology professor at the University of New Mexico, will present the 2019 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science, "Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Addiction: Making a Better Band-Aid," in 110 Henderson Building. The event is free and open to the public…
Lecture series continues with "Mindful Living to Overcome Opioid Addiction"
Oct 7, 2019
The Penn State Shenango 2019-20 Lecture Series will continue with a presentation by Tammy Divens, assistant teaching professor in occupational therapy at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Lecture Hall 223. Divens’ lecture, “Mindful Living to Overcome Opioid Addiction,” will share on mindsets that influence…
Addiction medicine expert to give two presentations
Nov 27, 2018
Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., an international expert in addiction medicine, will give two presentations at Penn State College of Medicine on Dec. 18. Brewer will present "The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Cupcakes to Smartphones, the Mechanisms Underlying How Mindfulness Helps Change Unhealthy…News Topics: AddictionMindfulness
Penn State researcher receives federal grant to study early learning program
Oct 2, 2018
A Penn State researcher has a major role in a $3.3 million federal grant award to study the impact of MindUp, an early-learning program aimed at improving children's readiness for kindergarten and later grades. MindUp is designed to help children develop social-emotional and self-regulation skills…
Penn State professor joined Dalai Lama in panel discussion
Mar 13, 2018
Robert Roeser, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion and professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, took part in a panel discussion with the Dalai Lama on March 15 at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India. Roeser and the Dalai Lama participated in a panel…