Sterner honored by Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for work on opioid crisis, human trafficking
Jan 5, 2023
Glenn Sterner, a Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member through the Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction and assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, received the 2022 Rural Health Hero of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health for…
New grant continues Arctic research addressing climate change and communities
Sep 21, 2022
Climate change in the Arctic is evident as temperatures rise and Alaskan coastal Indigenous communities face severe, urgent, and complex social and infrastructural challenges. A collection of Penn State research in the region, being driven by social sciences and in collaboration with engineering…
Evaluating a new model for funding rural healthcare in Pennsylvania
Jul 25, 2022
Community hospitals are a vital source of healthcare for rural populations, yet many rural hospitals across the United States are in financial distress. Over the last decade, more than 130 rural hospitals have closed nationwide. Rural communities also have fewer social networks and limited options…