CYFC Announcements, Week of 10/26/09
Dear colleagues:
Here are the announcements of events, initiatives, funding opportunities, and other news for the week of October 26-30, 2009 from the Social Science Research Institute and its units: the Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, Population Research Institute, Survey Research Center, SLEIC, and Smart Spaces Center.
Change to instruction for submitting announcement items (changes are
underlined):
To be included in SSRI's weekly announcement, items must be received by
5 p.m. on Wednesday; distribution will occur the following Monday.
Please send items to Donna Panasiti (dlp18@psu.edu).
SSRI announces:
1st Annual Military Personnel and Their Families Research Initiative
Update Meeting
December 9, 2009, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Living Center
Keynote speaker: Jay Mancini, University of Georgia, a leading expert on
military families
Presenter: Kevin Murphy, Professor of Psychology, PSU, will discuss
research opportunities for PSU
Hosts: The Social Science Research Institute, the Office of the Senior
Vice President for Research, and the Office of Military and Security
Registration
Refreshments: Buffet lunch will be served
Funding Opportunities
NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program
Penn State's Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is conducting a downselect for the NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program.
Internal Deadlines:
Online Notice-of intent to OSVPR: November 2, 2009
Access form
Pre-Proposal Application: November 12, 2009
Access application
Proposals Due to NSF: January 28, 2010
Institutional Limit: 3 proposals; at least one development
Direct questions to: limitedsubs@psu.edu
The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
Penn State's Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is conducting a downselect for the The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards.
Internal Deadlines:
Nominations Due to SVPR: November 30, 2009
See below for instructions
Nominations Due to ORAU: February 5, 2010
Instructions for Nominees: Nominees please email the following materials
(contained within ONE pdf file) to limitedsubs@psu.edu.
1. nominee's 1-page CV with a second page listing publications and/or presentations
2. 2-page research proposal that should address the following: (taken from the POWE site)
* research goals and objectives and relevant background
* expected research outcomes and relevance
* research design and methodology
* competence of the applicant to perform the proposed research
* the available research facilities and resources
* a budget justification
* (optional) an additional single page of references relating to the proposal.
3. letter of nomination from the nominee's department head
4. statement from the college indicating the source of the $5000 matching funds, if the nomination is successful
Upcoming Events--within the next week
Center on Population Health and Aging
Conference on "Cognition, Health & Aging: Integrating Perspectives across Disciplines"
October 30-31, 2009, Penn Stater Conference Center--University Park, PA
Session 1: The Challenge: Integrating Cognition and Healthspan
Session 2: Measurement and Design Issues
Session 3: Biosocial Perspectives on Cognition and Health
Session 4: Early Life Course Events and Exposures and Later-life Aging
Session 5: Midlife Events and Exposures and Later life Aging
Session 6: Population Processes, Health and Cognition
To register contact: Alyson Otto, Staff Assistant, Center on Population Health & Aging, (814) 863-6436, aotto@pop.psu.edu
Funding sources: National Institute on Aging / Center on Population Health & Aging (D.F. Alwin, PI); National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (S.M. Hofer, PI); and host institutions (Penn State University, University of Texas-Austin, and University of Victoria, Canada)
Neuroscience
Frontiers in Motor Control Conference celebrates the inauguration of
Penn State's newly formed Center for Motor Control
October 30, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Presenters: W. Zev Rymer, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Michael
Turvey, University of Connecticut; Marjorie Woollacott, University of
Oregon; James Ashton-Miller, University of Michigan
Cost: Free
Lunch and refreshments provided
RSVP requested by September 25, 2009 to Donna Panasiti, dlp18@psu.edu, 814-865-1528
View event description
Lockheed Martin Technology Presentations
October 29, 2009, 1:00-5:00 p.m., HUB Auditorium
Presentations will be made by the 4 primary business units of Lockheed Martin and also by Lockheed's Corporate Engineering & Technology Group.
All Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend
Register online by Monday, October 26, 2009
To register, to view the agenda, and to obtain more information regarding each division's specific interest, visit www.iro.psu.edu/lockheedmartin.
Center for Health Care and Policy Research (CHCPR)
Health Services Research Colloquium
Mondays, fall 2009, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., 208 Ford Building
October 26, 2009: Carrie Klabunde, National Cancer Institute
Sponsor: Department of Health Policy & Administration and the Center for
Health Care and Policy Research
Gerontology Center
Colloquium: Does Participation in Lifestyle Activities Delay Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
October 29, 2009, 12:00-1:00 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Presenter: Brent Small, University of South Florida
Light refreshments will be provided
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Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK)
Seminar Series
Exploring Cultures through the Clothes they Wear
October 28, 2009, 12:00-1:00 p.m., 208 Chambers
Presenters: Patreese Ingram and Jan Scholl, Agricultural and Extension Education, Penn State
View flyer
New Event Listings
Center for Health Care and Policy Research
Methods Workshop
Using the Oaxaca Decomposition to Analyze Health and Health Care Disparities
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thomas M. Selden, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Morning session: 10:00 - noon, 124 Agricultural Engineering Building
Afternoon session: 1:00-3:00, 208 Ford Building
Registration
Family Research in Diverse Contexts
Friday Tea with the FRDC
Friday, November 6, 2009, 12:00-1:00 p.m., The Living Center, 110 Henderson
Michael Cleveland, Research Associate, The Methodology Center, Penn State University
nderstanding Risk and Protective Factors at the School-Level: Links to Adolescent Substance Use
View Flyer
The Methodology Center at Penn State
Brown Bag Seminar Series
Thursdays, fall 2009, 12:00-1:30 p.m., 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400
November 18, 2009: Joint Prevention and Methodology Seminar
Prevention Research Center
Fall 2009 Seminars
All seminars are in S209 Henderson, 4:00-5:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted
November 4, 2009: Evaluating a Brief Prevention Program for Parents for Improving Marital Conflict in Community Families
Presenter: Mark Cummings, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
View semester schedule
Department of Sociology
Colloquium Series Fall 2009
Economic Segregation and the Stability of Mixed-Income Neighborhoods
November 18, 2009: 12:00-1:00 p.m., 406 Oswald Tower
Presenter: Laura Tach, Harvard University
Lunch will be provided
Research Computing and Cyberinfrastructure Group
Workshop Series
Parallel Programming in MPI
November 6, 2009, 2:30-4:25 p.m., 316 Hammond
Register
Education and Behavioral Sciences Library
Listening to the Voices of Immigrant Parents in Early Childhood Education
November 9, 2009: 4:30-6:00 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Dr. Joseph Tobin, Arizona State University
For more information, contact gboldt@psu.edu
Migration Studies Project
Rethinking Immigration in the Age of Global Vertigo
November, 2, 2009: 5:00 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco of NYU and Princeton University
Upcoming Event Reminders
Social Science Research Institute
SSRI Workshop 2: Locating Funding Sources for Your Research
November 6, 2009, 3:00-5:00 p.m., 069 Willard Building
Speaker: Keith Aronson, SSRI/CYFC Associate Director
This workshop will provide you with:
(1) An overview of search mechanisms for locating potential funding opportunities.
(2) Becoming efficient and effective in your search strategies.
(3) Getting ahead of the calls for proposals by being proactive and thinking strategically.
Cost: Free
Register for Locating Funding Sources for Your Research
Neuroscience
Neuroscience Research Day
November 22-23, 2009, The Penn Stater
22nd: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.---faculty discussion -- graduate education
6:00-9:00 p.m.---faculty dinner
23rd: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.---data blitz sessions and poster session
Please RSVP to Tina Keller, ckeller4@hmc.psu.edu, by November 1, 2009
Sponsor: Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences in conjunction with the Central PA Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
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Population Research Institute
De Jong Lecture in Social Demography
Gender and the Reallocation of Time Later in Life
November 3, 2009, 8:45 am - 11:30, Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom AB
Presenter: Suzanne Bianchi, University of Maryland
Discussants include: Frances Goldscheider, University of Maryland and
Valarie King, The Pennsylvania State University
Sponsors: Gordon F. and Caroline M. DeJohn Lectureship in Social
Demography Endowment and supplemented by the Department of Sociology and
the Population Research Institute at Penn State
Conference Coordinator: Carolyn Scott, css7@psu.edu
Conference is free
Survey Research Center
The Survey Research Center will host a webinar on:
Dual Frame Theory Applied to Landline and Cell Phone Surveys
November 10, 2009, 1:00-3:00 p.m., 300 Building, Suite 105, Conference Room #105
Instructor: J. Michael Brick
Other
Gender and Technology Writing Group: Call for Participation by Faculty, Post-docs, Graduate Students, and Staff
Fall 2009, Wednesdays, 3.30-5 pm. Willard Building, 118 (Conference Room, Women's Studies)
The purpose of this writing group is to provide support and feedback to
new and emerging researchers working in the broad area of gender and
technology. Participants will discuss research ideas, solicit advice on
sources of funding, submit manuscripts in process for preliminary
review, and share tips on publication outlets. We expect two benefits to
derive from this writing group. First, participants will be able to
share knowledge in furtherance of each others' research and publishing
agendas. Second, this writing group will serve as a vehicle for creating
an interdisciplinary community
of scholars. We usually read one or two papers by the participants. We
particularly
encourage graduate students to present their interdisciplinary work.
Conveners: Eileen Trauth, Professor, College of Information, Sciences,
and Technology, etrauth@ist.psu.edu, and
Irina Aristarkhova, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Visual
Arts, ixa10@psu.edu
Courses
The Workforce Education & Development program is offering two courses during Spring Semester that might interest students affiliated with SSRI:
WF ED 543, Evaluation of Investments in WF ED, Schedule Number 385867
Please note that the Registrar's web page, Schedule of Classes WF ED - Spring 2010 - UP lists "I ED 540, WF ED 542, WF ED 550" as course prerequisites. These courses are
not prerequisite to enrollment.
WF ED 597I, Secondary Analysis of Workforce Education & Development Data, Schedule Number 465466
For inquiries, contact: David Passmore at dlp@psu.edu
Notes
To be included in SSRI's weekly announcement, items must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday; distribution will occur the following Monday. Please send items to Donna Panasiti (dlp18@psu.edu). Thank you!
These weekly announcements may also be found on both the SSRI and CYFC websites, under Latest News, and under More Events where the SSRI Events Calendar and Social Science Events at Penn State are located.
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