A new 5-year, $3.6M grant will from the NIMH will study brain patterns in children with #ADHD & behavior problems. ➡️ buff.ly/keYBBYj

SSRI will host an Open House, "Funding Opportunities at the Russell Sage Foundation," on Monday, October 6th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building and on Zoom. Attendees must register and a light lunch will be served for in-person attendees. More ➡️

Associate professor of Psychology at Penn State and director of SSRI's Consortium on Moral Decision-Making @dcameron.bsky.social was featured on WPSU's "Reach" podcast for a conversation about empathy. Listen Now ➡️

SSRI will host the, "Revising and Reframing Funding Proposals to Meet the Moment" Open House on Monday, September 29th from 12pm-1pm in the 314 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building and on Zoom. It will feature several panelists sharing their experiences. Attendees must register. More ➡️

A recent study found that young boys ate less during a meal if they had already consumed a serving of fruit, but girls ate the same amount of the meal whether or not they had eaten fruit, researchers led by SSRI cofund, Kathleen Keller. ➡️

Six new faculty members have joined SSRI! Please welcome Miranda Galvin, Riley Tucker, Janette Watkins, Kari Sherwood, Kathryn Spearman & Elizabeth Skowron. @psuedu.bsky.social Read more about them here ➡️

You can now you can subscribe to SSRI events via your Calendar in Outlook. Simply click on "Subscribe to SSRI Calendar" link at the top of the SSRI events page and follow the step-by-step directions. The calendar will automatically update. ➡️

SSRI's Evidence-to-Impact's podcast is back & exploring the opioid crisis as it relates to recovery and de-stigmatization. Listen now ➡️

SSRI cofund & professor of human development & family studies, Lisa Gatze-Kopp, has been named the head of the Dept. of Human Development & Family Studies. Her research focuses on the development of emotional and behavioral problems in childhood. ➡️

Martin Sliwinski, director of the Center for Healthy Aging, will present the 2025 Schmitt Russell Research Lecture, “Measuring a Moving Target: Cognition-on-the-go and the new science of brain health,” on Wed. Sept. 24, in the Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Bldg. ➡️

The College of Health and Human Development's Center for Childhood Obesity Research has been renamed to the Child Health Research Center to reflect a broader range of child health research initiatives. ➡️

SSRI cofund & assistant professor of sociology, Julia Szabo, has been recognized for enhancing teaching with technology with the New Faculty Recognition Award from Teaching and Learning with Technology. ➡️

SSRI will host its first Open House, "Understanding the New NIH Research Priorities" on Mon. Sept. 22 from 12pm-1pm in Room 202 in the Welch Liberal Arts Bldg/Hybrid. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees, but registration is required. Register Now ➡️

SSRI is accepting applications for the Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship award, which provides supplemental funding to PSU social & behavioral science faculty whose research focuses on relationships between the human brain & human behavior. Deadline is Oct. 20. Learn More ➡️

SSRI's Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to evaluate two innovative employment programs aimed at reducing underemployment among military veterans. ➡️

The Center for Nursing Research is hosting their 2025-206 seminar series. The seminars are free & hosted virtually from 12-1pm. Registration is required. Learn More ➡️

According to researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology, #Endometriosis is often treated as a purely gynecological condition. In a new study, they demonstrated how the condition, which affects 10% of women around the world, alters how the body responds to feedback. ➡️

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) turned to Robert Turrisi, SSRI cofund & Professor of Biobehavioral Health, to help create a program that would help parents talk to their teen about alcohol & drugs & engage in how to reduce unsafe behaviors. ➡️

Penn State's Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity & Sorority Research has been awarded $70,000 to study student learning outcomes from fraternity memberships. It will examine the potential impact of fraternity involvement on critical thinking, leadership skills, & more. ➡️

Kent Vrana, director of the Penn State Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP), did a Q&A about #marijuana & how reclassifying the drug's status at the federal level would change medical research. ➡️

Missed our newsletter? Here's some highlights: SSRI's Fall Welcome will be held on Sept. 16, SSRI affiliate Florence Becot was honored, the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is holding their annual conference on Oct. 3, and more! Subscribe ➡️

SSRI's Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is hosting an in-person conference, “Innovative Pathways in Child Welfare Practice”, in the Eric J Barron Innovation Hub on Oct. 3. Interested attendees can register now. ➡️

SSRI's Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness have developed a new online assessment tool for assisting veteran-serving organizations identify individualized risks and provide targeted, evidence-informed support ➡️

Researchers at Penn State have launched a new website focused on tracking the PA Opioid Settlement Trust. Check it out here ➡️

Florence Becot, SSRI cofund & Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor in Agricultural Safety and Health, received the Jim Williams Early Career Achievement Award from the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health. ➡️

Krista Wilkinson, distinguished prof of communication sciences & disorders & SSRI cofund & Syed Billah, asst prof of information sciences & technology, developed & tested a prototype application that interprets body-based communicative movements into speech output using sensors ➡️

David Putts, SSRI cofund & Professor of Anthropology has recently been named the associate director for graduate education at the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences. ➡️

Check it out - @@dcameron.bsky.social director of the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making & Sherwin Early Career Professor, was recently a panelist on empathy on the podcast "Maine Calling". Listen to the episode here ➡️

PSU's Presidential Public Impact Research Award (PPIRA) Program contributes to reducing the community impacts of substance use through the Community Impact of Harm Reduction Vending Machines, a research project led by Jennifer Murphy at PSU Berks & her team. ➡️

PSU's Presidential Public Impact Research Award (PPIRA) Program supports community-oriented research. Enhancing Cybersecurity Readiness in Non-Profit Organizations Through Collaborative Research and Innovation is a PPIRA initiative led by Maryam Roshanaei at PSU Abington. ➡️ buff.ly/COC0ffQ

In this week's bi-weekly newsletter: ✨ SSRI Fall Welcome on September 16th from 3-5pm ✨ SSRI Welcomes New Associate Director, Orfeu Buxton ✨ Q&A on publicly funded health programs ✨ New research brief examines rural-suburban-urban differences among caregivers ➡️

Dennis Scalon, distinguished professor health policy and administration at Penn State, recently gave a Q&A about understanding the cost & benefit for publicly funded health programs. Read On ➡️

SSRI is pleased to announce that Orfeu Buxton, professor of biobehavioral health & SSRI cofunded faculty member, has joined us as a new SSRI associate director. Buxton will contribute to SSRI's leadership by helping to support collaborative research & develop strategic initiatives. ➡️

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD) has published a fourth brief in its caregiving research brief series. The brief describes the caregiving experience for rural, suburban & urban caregivers in the Northeast region of the US. Full brief ➡️

The hybrid, interdisciplinary Political Divisions conference that @dcameron.bsky.social hosted through the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making in April was a successful event that brought together scholars from around the world. ➡️

@annepisor.bsky.social penned an op-ed about federal #science cuts & how they threaten natural resources for the Times-Tribune. Read On ➡️

Missed our newsletter? Here's some highlights: Danilo Antonio Contreras has joined as the SSRI assistant director, @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social awarded the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network a new grant, @annepisor.bsky.social penned an op-ed about federal science cuts & more!

I was asked to write on the PA judicial elections for @theconversation.com: Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections − a political scientist explains why they matter, especially in a battleground state theconversation.com/most-pennsyl...

New research from SSRI cofund & @psuedu.bsky.social faculty member, Soo-yong Byun, shows that private tutoring & supplemental learning may erode student engagement. Findings came from an analysis of South Korean elementary students but has global implications. ➡️

SSRI's Child Maltreatment Solutions Network & the PA Office of Child, Youth & Families were recently awarded the Institutional Challenge Grant from @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social. The funding will be used to focus on improving health & well-being outcomes for youth. ➡️

The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State is pleased to welcome Danilo Antonio Contreras as its new assistant director. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/7SWBJce

"This month's "Why Social Science?" post comes from three participants from this year's Social Science Advocacy Day who reflected upon their advocacy experiences and the importance of advocating for the social sciences." Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/aMQlvaU

"The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing has announced that the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) System has been named an "Edge Runner" by the American Academy of Nursing." Read more ➡️ buff.ly/dzEp6I4

Early brain and child development study data now available Read more ➡️ buff.ly/nq7ITuf

Stay in the know with everything happening across the Social Science Research Institute. This issue features updates on new initiatives, research highlights, upcoming events, and spotlights on the incredible work being done across our network. Read our newsletter here ➡️ buff.ly/kqfdRMr

Penn State has started "Research or Regress" to highlight the value and impact of scientific research. It's vital that we talk to the public about our work. Learn More ➡️

David Puts, professor of anthropology at Penn State and Social Science Research Institute cofunded faculty member, was recently elected president of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. ➡️ buff.ly/htaiSNb

PSU's Institute for Computational & Data Sciences is accepting proposals for a new program that will provide faculty members w/ the opportunities to learn new skills & make use of available resources in the artificial intelligence (AI) & quantum sciences. ➡️ buff.ly/Lavopve

Rina D. Eiden was part of an exploratory study that looked at the effects of Play With Me, an at-home play-based parenting intervention, on weight outcomes in middle childhood. tinyurl.com/3bhy3ewp

SSRI's Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) has awarded funding to support six projects through its University-sponsored endowment. The projects reflect the commitment to advancing research that can strengthen supports for children & families & improve long-term well-being. ➡️ buff.ly/N0Q8eE3