New NSF requirement to disclose postdocs, students, and visiting scholars
Oct 11, 2021
Effective October 4, 2021, the National Science Foundation (NSF) made a number of system updates for proposals submitted in Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov in accordance with the implementation of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). Please see the…News Topics: NSF
Penn State tied for first nationally in NSF rankings reflecting research breadth
Feb 26, 2021
Penn State’s research enterprise ranks first nationally, tied with Johns Hopkins University, in the breadth and depth of its expertise, according to the latest National Science Foundation rankings of Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) research expenditures by key fields and subfields…
Penn State tops NSF Rankings for Breadth of Research Expertise
Feb 18, 2020
The breadth of Penn State’s research expertise surpasses that of any university in the country, according to the latest National Science Foundation rankings of Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) research expenditures by key fields and subfields, released in November 2019. The rankings…
Professor awarded NSF grant for research in water security in Kenya
Nov 8, 2019
Asher Rosinger, assistant professor of biobehavioral health and anthropology and Ann Hertzler Early Career Professor in Global Health, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant allowing him to further his research in water and its impact on health and well-being. Rosinger and…
Team wins 5-year, $1.98 million NSF grant to improve teacher preparation
Sep 10, 2019
A team of Penn State College of Education faculty led by P. Karen Murphy has won a five-year, $1.98 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the preparation of undergraduate preservice elementary teachers. Murphy, distinguished professor of education (educational…
Education professor awarded Lyle Spencer grant to transform education
Sep 5, 2019
Karen Murphy, distinguished professor of education (educational psychology) at Penn State, and a multi-university/institute team has won a Lyle Spencer Research Award to Transform Education. The award is just shy of $1 million. Murphy will be working with a multi-university collaborative led by…
Why Social Science? - Because Social Science Is a Form of Service that Improves Quality of Life for People Around the World
Aug 29, 2019
By Arthur Lupia, PhD, Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation If you are reading these words, chances are you are a social scientist or someone who cares about social science. Either way, I am grateful to you and everyone who devotes…
NSF grant to fund research on brain activity and scientific creative thinking
Aug 14, 2019
Roger Beaty, assistant professor of psychology and director of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab in the Penn State Department of Psychology, has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) along with co-investigators from two other institutions to collaborate…
Penn State’s social sciences top NSF Rankings
Jun 18, 2019
The social sciences at Penn State was ranked tenth out of over 900 institutions by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in their NSF Total Research Expenditure Rankings for Fiscal Year 2017. The rankings are based on the total dollars in federal research and development expenditures of each…
Can trust in social media news be improved?
May 30, 2019
More than two-thirds of Americans get their news from social media sites, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center study. But more than half who read news on social media expect it to be inaccurate. Penn State researchers are working to improve the prediction of people’s trust in what they read…
$1.2 million NSF grant funds interdisciplinary Child Study Center project
Apr 24, 2019
“STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] skills have not been a priority in early childhood education,” said Evan Pugh University Professor Karen Bierman, director of the Penn State Child Study Center housed in the Department of Psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts. “…
New Effective Date for the Revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
Feb 17, 2019
Due to the recent lapse in appropriations, implementation of the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) was postponed. We are pleased to announce that the revised PAPPG will now be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after February 25,…
Social Scientists Encouraged to Explore NSF's Ten Big Ideas Solicitations
Feb 5, 2019
Arthur Lupia, Assistant Director for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) of the National Science Foundation (NSF), is calling on social and behavioral scientists to learn more about, and consider applying for, the funding opportunities associated with the NSF Ten Big…
Resumption of Operations at the National Science Foundation
Jan 30, 2019
NSF is open for business! We thank you for your forbearance during this challenging time, and for your support of students, postdocs, faculty, technical and administrative support staff and researchers. It has not been easy for our continuing or new grantees, especially emerging scholars and…
Government shutdown guidance
Jan 3, 2019
As you likely know, parts of the U.S. Government shut down on December 22. Three of Penn State’s largest sponsors—NSF, NASA, and USDA--are impacted by the shutdown. Other sponsors impacted by the shutdown include Commerce, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior (including the…
Why is working memory so important to learning?
Nov 5, 2018
The National Science Foundation is spotlighting CEDR Director and PRI Affiliate Paul Morgan's recent research on working memory in their "Ask a Scientist" series.
Fall 2018 Scholarly Communications Workshops offered by University Libraries
Nov 2, 2018
This November, students, faculty and staff can participate in communications workshops that cover topics such as copyright, publishing, and National Science Foundation public access policy. The workshops, which will take place Nov. 1-15, are coordinated and led by Ana Enriquez, scholarly…News Topics: NSFCommunication
Penn State response to new NSF and NIH requirements
Oct 26, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recently taken steps to promote the safety and well-being of students, faculty and staff to maintain productive research and educational environments. NSF has announced that all institutions receiving NSF funds…
2017-18 NSF I-Corps invent teams selected
Sep 21, 2018
Twelve entrepreneurial teams from Penn State have been selected to participate in the National Science Foundation I-Corps program. The teams receive up to $3,000, which can be used to attend industry trade shows, visit potential customers, develop prototypes and cover customer discovery expenses.…
Using social media to solve social problems
Aug 16, 2018
Social scientist rely on data to study social problems, however data from traditional surveys can be difficult and time consuming to collect, as well as inaccurate since not all factors can be measured well. A National Science Foundation-funded Penn State project will evaluate the accuracy of using…
Arthur Lupia to Lead NSF's Social Science Directorate
Jul 15, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it has selected Dr. Arthur "Skip" Lupia to serve as the next head of its Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE), following the expiration of Dr. Fay Lomax Cook's term. Dr. Lupia is currently the Hal R. Varian Collegiate…News Topics: NSF
Technology development training program to accept applications in June
May 24, 2018
Innovations, a technology development training program of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Center for Medical Innovation, will accept applications for the 2018 program from June 1 through June 30. An informational session about the program will be held from 11 a.m. to…
Ties between oral vocabulary and STEM difficulties to be investigated
May 22, 2018
Young children with early vocabulary difficulties in turn often have difficulty with reading during the primary grades. Penn State researchers will investigate if these oral vocabulary difficulties also lead to math and sciences difficulties throughout elementary school in a three-year, $1.5…News Topics: NSFCenter for Educational Disparities
New research to identify what makes conversations supportive
May 18, 2018
People going through hard times often find assistance by talking about their problems with others, and the support people receive has documented health benefits. However, the quality of support can vary and what happens during conversations can determine whether or not the support is actually…
New project to investigate social media aggression
Feb 2, 2018
A recent survey found that 40 percent of American adults and 9 percent of children in grades 6-12 have experienced online harassment on social media in the last year. In light of this trend, the National Science Foundation recently awarded Penn State’s Diane Felmlee, professor of sociology, the…