Survey Research Center adds MetricWire to TRACE Portfolio
Penn State's Survey Research Center (SRC) at Penn State recently acquired an enterprise-level MetricWire license to enhance its research capabilities and remain at the forefront of mobile data collection methodologies. This addition will allow researchers to conduct sophisticated…
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Survey Research Center awarded contract to collect Pennsylvania health data
Penn State’s Survey Research Center (SRC) was recently awarded a contract to become Pennsylvania’s sole collector of health-related data as part of a nationwide project. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (…
David Almeida to receive Gerontological Society of America Kleemeier Award
David Almeida, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Robert W. Kleemeier Award, awarded by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging. The…
$3.6M to fund study on long-term physical activity to reduce Alzheimer’s risk
Penn State College of Medicine researchers are exploring a new way to keep people physically active long term, and in doing so, they said they hope to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. With a $3.6 million, two‑phase grant from the National…