Clinical and Translational Science Institute invests in four pilot projects - 2020
The Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute awarded funding to four projects with topics addressing at-risk populations or instituting prevention programs in healthcare as part of its Bridges to Translation Pilot Grant Program.
Bridges to Translation invests in novel research ideas…
Why Social Science? - Because We’re Living Through an “Infodemic”
By Stephen C. Rea, PhD (Colorado School of Mines), Colin Bernatzky (University of California Irvine), and Sion Avakian (University of California, Irvine)
In February 2020, about a month before COVID-19 became an inescapable reality around the world, the World Health Organization issued a warning…
Four researchers join the Social Science Research Institute
Four Penn State researchers have joined the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse, part of the Social Science Research Institute, including faculty members from the colleges of Engineering, Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Health and Human Development.
The Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse (CCSA)…
Attention all Zoom users: No security changes will take place Sept. 27
Penn State was informed by the Zoom vendor on Sunday, Sept. 20, that the security updates planned for Sept. 27 will not take effect as announced.
As a result, Penn State Zoom users will not see any changes to their current security settings on Sept. 27. Details on any future security updates from…
Funding Renewed for Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness
Since its inception in 2010, the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State has provided professionals who deliver direct assistance to military families with information to help identify, select, and implement the right evidence-based programs and practices to address wide-ranging…
Responding to COVID-19: Emerging Insights from SBE Sciences
COSSA is collaborating with the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences; the Federation Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences; and SAGE…
Penn State's research expenditures top $1 billion mark
Penn State’s research expenditures exceeded the $1 billion mark in fiscal year 2019-20. The total figure, $1.01 billion, places Penn State among a select group of research universities nationally, and reflects the interdisciplinary strength built over three decades. It represents a $40 million…
New Zoom setting changes to take effect
On September 27, Zoom is implementing changes worldwide to enhance meeting security. Zoom meetings will require a Passcode (formerly referred to as Password), or a Waiting Room to be enabled for all meetings. Any Zoom meetings that have already been scheduled and do not have a passcode configured…
Dean's Lecture Series to focus on impact of racism and discrimination on health
The Penn State College of Health and Human Development's fall 2020 Dean's Lecture Series will focus on the impact of structural racism on human health, development and well-being.
The first lecture in this iteration of the Dean’s Lecture Series, "The Impact of Structural Racism and Racial…
Impacts of the coronavirus on social justice
Although disparities in resource distribution have always run deep across our communities, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and further exacerbated these inequities. Rates of infection are higher in lower income and more populated areas, increasing the contagion risk. The current crisis is a giant…
Morgan contributes to new LDA of America policy statement
Penn State researchers have given policy makers the evidence-based research needed to keep policies on disability identification in educational settings up to date.
Paul Morgan, professor of education, and the rest of his team at the Center for Educational Disparities Research (CEDR) at Penn State…
Expanding Empathy Zoom Webinars
In the midst of a global pandemic, now may be the time to extend empathy to those around you, and a webinar series through the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State is helping others do just that.
Daryl Cameron, assistant professor of psychology and a research associate at the Rock Ethics Institute,…
'A permission slip to be human': Grad student aims to help students and schools
One day, while standing in front of a classroom, high school teacher Blake Colaianne said he realized that, every day, he was suppressing some of his humanity — his joys, stress, worries — in order to do his job. He also realized that his students were doing something similar to get through their…
Impacts of the coronavirus on child care facilities
The operational and financial impacts of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania child care providers and staff have been significant. Most child care programs closed, at least temporarily, in the initial weeks of the pandemic, eliminating income even while costs continued to accrue. Throughout the closure,…
Professor discusses implications of COVID-19 for education
At the start of the new school year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused parents, teachers and school administrators to grapple with education options. Paul Morgan, a professor in the Penn State College of Education and director of the Center for Educational Disparities Research in the Social Science…
Penn State researchers to study political content sharing on Facebook
As the 2020 election draws closer, political content on social media is becoming more and more prevalent. A group of Penn State researchers is examining spontaneous sharing of political content on Facebook.
According to principal investigator S. Shyam Sundar, James P. Jimirro Professor of Media…
NSF funding to bolster research communication strategies project
Penn State’s Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) is expanding a project to better respond to legislators’ needs for social and behavioral research related to the coronavirus pandemic with new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
A pilot of the project began earlier this year when…
EIC Podcast on the opioid crisis is now available
The fifth episode of the new Evidence-to-Impact Podcast features a discussion with Glenn Sterner, PhD, assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, and Stephen Forzato, deputy chief for tStatewide Drug Initiatives at the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General about reducing the…
Impacts of the coronavirus on parental substance abuse
Market research regarding substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic shows alcoholic beverage sales increased by about 55% in March compared to March of last year, while sales of combustible cigarettes increased across several countries. Meanwhile, the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program…
Impacts of the coronavirus on moral emotions
As the COVID-19 pandemic is currently surging across the United States and worldwide, individuals and institutions are debating what can and should be done to protect public health. When it comes to how we navigate this complex landscape, what is the role of how we feel, and how we choose to manage…
Covid-19 & the Classroom: Back to School in a Pandemic
As schools reopen (and don't reopen) for the fall, we're gathering a group of education experts for an #AskReuters Twitter chat. Join us Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET.
Data4Action Project continues with community survey, antibody testing
A research project is allowing Centre County residents to share their pandemic experiences and participate in decision-making as the region moves forward.
Penn State's Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, and the Clinical and Translational Science…
Study shows promise for two-day therapy to treat PTSD, improve relationships
Couples that include a partner with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may someday have access to a faster, more efficient therapy that treats the disorder and simultaneously improves their relationships, according to research.
A study published by the journal Behavior Therapy demonstrated that…
Two faculty begin community-engaged research fellowships
Two Penn State faculty will learn how to better incorporate community input into their research programs through a Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute fellowship program. Wilson Brown, assistant professor of clinical psychology at Penn State Behrend and Casey Pinto, assistant…
Why Social Science? - Because Collective Behavior Change is the Only Way We Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19
By Jolanda Jetten (University of Queensland), Stephen D. Reicher (University of St Andrews), S. Alexander Haslam (University of Queensland), and Tegan Cruwys (University of Queensland)
The idea that led us to write the book titled Together Apart: The Psychology of COVID-19 was a very simple one. We…