Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer treatment
Penn State researchers provide informed commentary on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on treating cancer, the leading cause of death in the developed world. Given the potential of COVID-19 to infect both patients and staff members, cancer facilities are currently triaging the care of cancer…
Penn State-led project works to help prevent violence in schools
Children in remote locations, including children in military families, can face a variety of struggles, including violence in schools and other environments. Penn State researchers developed a new publication that will assist schools in evaluating the violence prevention resources they may be using…
Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the Criminal Justice System
Penn State researchers provide informed commentary on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the criminal justice system (CJS), focusing on its efforts to contain the spread of the virus through the three core components of the CJS — courts, corrections, and policing — as well as opportunities…
Institute awards 32 computational and data sciences seed grants
Understanding polarized political opinions, predicting Arctic Sea ice levels, and accelerating quantum computing with machine learning — these are just a few focuses of the dozens of new Penn State research projects that have been funded by Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seed grants…
COVID-19 Resources website highlights social science response
With the spread of COVID-19, Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) has launched a new website that provides resources for researchers, policy-makers and the general public to inform and to address impacts of the pandemic—with a focus on its broader implications for individuals,…
'Feed the Future' grant to support women's empowerment research project in Ghana
A $450,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut Research will aid researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences as they explore the potential to empower women farmers in northern Ghana through peanut production.
“In…
Viral Imaginations: COVID-19
Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 is a gallery and archive about Pennsylvanians’ experiences during coronavirus. The goal is to gather expressive work—creative writing and visual art—to capture the experience of PA residents and students during the pandemic, and to serve as a gathering point and,…
Knocking down the barriers to healthcare for rural sexual assault victims
The Penn State College of Nursing’s SAFE-T Center team, led by assistant professor and center director Sheridan Miyamoto, is working to address barriers to healthcare for rural sexual-assault victims with their new telehealth solution, the SAFE-T System.
According to the center, there are more than…
Important NIH Announcement
Important information related to NIH proposal submissions and award administration:
When completing your NIH Other Support forms, please remember to include “all resources made available to a researcher in support of and/or related to all of their research endeavors, regardless of whether or not…
Census Bureau Launches New COVID-19 Data Hub
The U.S. Census Bureau released a new resource page on Census.gov to help federal agencies, businesses, and communities make decisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to the Census Bureau’s resources pages created during natural disasters, this resource page includes information on…
How to Help People Do What They Need to Do to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
"You tell me what you need people to do, and I’ll tell you how to help them do it.” Although a simplification, this statement by social and behavioral scientists to our infectious disease colleagues illustrates the nature of our collaboration during an infectious disease outbreak like the current…
Penn State nutritionist shares tips for feeding kids while stuck at home
Balancing finicky kid appetites with proper nutrition can be a challenge in the best of times. But now, with the majority of schools and day cares closed across Pennsylvania, many parents working from home, and schedules thrown in disarray, it may seem downright impossible.
Kathleen Keller,…
‘PROSPER’ Program continues to respond to families’ educational needs
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions for Pennsylvanians, including the closing of schools and the interruption of other educational programs. Penn State’s PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) project is continuing to connect and engage…
Researchers to study impact of COVID-19 and social distancing on families
Since social distancing has been implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19, many families are experiencing high levels of stress and conflict — arguments and conflict between parents, between parents and children, and between siblings.
And though social distancing is a frequently used intervention…
EIC Podcast on aging in America
Penn State's Social Science Research Institute has released the second episode of the new Evidence-to-Impact (EIC) Podcast, focusing on aging in America.
The episode features a discussion with Marty Sliwinski, director of the Center for Healthy Aging and professor of Human…
Research information outlines Pennsylvania specifics related to COVID-19
Many Pennsylvania residents are facing an increased risk for severe symptoms of the novel coronavirus, while having limited access to medical services, and policy briefs from Penn State’s Pennsylvania Population Network (PPN) demonstrate why.
Raeven Chandler, assistant research professor and…
Why Social Science? Because Institutional Racism Exacerbates our Health and Economic Challenges
By Allison, Plyer, ScD, Chief Demographer, The Data Center of Southeast Louisiana
The COVID-19 epidemic is hitting African Americans particularly hard. As of this writing, 70% of all COVID-19 deaths in Louisiana are black residents in a state where only one-third of the population is black. To date…
Connell to study impacts of COVID-19 and child maltreatment
Many populations are impacted by the effects of COVID-19 and the crisis response, but children may be especially vulnerable to poor outcomes during this time.
Christian Connell, associate professor of human development and family studies and associate director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions…
Income inequality is getting worse in U.S. urban areas
By Brian Thiede & David L. Brown & Jaclyn Butler & Leif Jensen for The Conversation
Income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States over recent decades, surpassing its previous peak in the 1920s.
In 2016, the average income among the bottom 24.9 million households was…
Penn State researchers evaluating Twitter data during pandemic
By collecting global Twitter data from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Penn State researchers have developed a dashboard that tracks geotagged tweets to allow researchers and policymakers assess public reactions to the pandemic.
“Geotagged Twitter data provides significant opportunities to…
New guide curates COVID-19 related resources for researchers
Penn State University Libraries has developed a curated guide to COVID-19 related resources for researchers, including ongoing research at Penn State.
A collaboration between the Libraries’ STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experts at University Park and the Harrell Health…
Grief from COVID-19 impact may trigger secondary health and mental health crisis
The loss of life caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic may just be the first tragic wave to hit the country, according to researchers. Grief from the deaths of close relatives and a sudden loss of support could create serious health, mental health and economic issues for grieving family members…
Dean's Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic announced
The College of Health and Human Development has announced the Dean’s Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic, which seeks to help better understand the COVID-19 pandemic from a public health perspective.
The lectures, to be held virtually, will feature leading national and international…
Randell receives Roy C. Buck Faculty Award in College of Agricultural Sciences
Heather Randell, assistant professor of rural sociology and demography in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Roy C. Buck Faculty Award.
The award, which recognizes exceptional articles accepted or published by refereed scholarly journals in the…
Prenatal substance exposure may impact adolescent attitudes toward gun violence
The wave of mass shootings across the United States in the last two decades has reignited the discussion of gun violence and the role it plays on childhood development. New research has found that prenatal substance exposure may contribute to positive attitudes toward guns and violence among…