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Multicultural family members pack boxes in new home. “For Sale” sign hangs on wall..

Army launches standardized toolkit to better support soldiers and families

December 12, 2024

A person in a boat off the Tanzanian coast at sunset.

Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits

December 10, 2024

Person holds a newborn

Increased area income improves birthweight rates, researchers find

December 10, 2024

ATVs and riders on the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail

Pennsylvania ATV trail connector generated $23.5M in revenue over two years

December 02, 2024

Red hashtag among black & white hashtags

Social media buzz may predict election results earlier in tight races

November 21, 2024

Family spend time together enjoy playtime in cozy living room, young caring father teach little kid play with son using wooden colorful block and dinosaur set toys on warm floor at modern home.

New module supports fathers and father figures in their parenting journey

November 21, 2024

Portrait of a person

Murphy named associate dean of research and outreach for College of Education

November 19, 2024

How do formerly incarcerated individuals navigate community reentry?

November 18, 2024

Penn State research institutes accepting applications for SJRC Equity Fellows

November 14, 2024

Older man looks concerned as he peers out of his window

Cognitive decline and loneliness linked in older adults over short time periods

November 11, 2024

Mother in bed with her two young children, reading a book

Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation

November 11, 2024

Lisa Gatzke-Kopp

Gatzke-Kopp named president-elect of Society for Psychophysiological Research

November 05, 2024

Moral Psychology Research Group 2024 Conference Poster

Conference to focus on moral decision-making research

October 28, 2024

Students at desks in a classroom

Research collaboration launches civil rights in education initiative

October 17, 2024

Close-up of an immigration form and a sharpened #2 pencil

Ask an expert: Immigration and the 2024 presidential election

October 15, 2024

Happy parents with their children and a dog spending time at home.

New module to support caregivers of children who are neurodivergent

October 11, 2024

Village on Alaskan coast

New project to support, learn from Indigenous communities facing climate change

September 25, 2024

Collage of Penn State Berks and NCAT faculty headshots on a white background with a blue gradient.

Berks faculty receive grant to advance equity for underrepresented STEM students

September 24, 2024

19th annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography taking place Oct. 15

September 23, 2024

Connell appointed the Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children

September 23, 2024

Mook Bangalore (left) and Mark Ortiz are new faculty members joining the Institute of Energy and the Environment and working with the Penn State Climate Consortium.

New IEE faculty have strong focus on climate solutions, collaboration

September 19, 2024

Portrait of Soo-yong Byun wearing black suit and tie and black, round-rimmed glasses.

College of Education faculty member part of team awarded $3.5 million grant

September 16, 2024

Nine portraits on a blue background

Nine new faculty join Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute

August 28, 2024

Photo of Rina Eiden and Jenae Neiderhiser standing outdoors

New Child Study Center co-directors to continue collaborative research mission

August 26, 2024

Image of pill bottle tipped over with white pills scattered on table

Harm reduction education, tools access may help women prevent opioid overdose

August 26, 2024

Two small children smiling and climbing on a rope course

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference to be held in November

August 26, 2024

Person sits in front of a laptop

Veterans report underemployment, pay frustration up to four years post-service

August 19, 2024

Penn State awards five new seed grants to support inter-institutional research

August 15, 2024

An older person runs in a park in Melbourne, Australia

Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy

August 13, 2024

Pregnant woman walking outside carrying a bottle of water

Pregnant women may not be drinking enough water, researchers report

August 12, 2024

Two people stand on a dock near a lake

$5M grant to engage Indigenous communities in climate change research

August 12, 2024

Kathleen Keller

Nutritional sciences professor awarded the Hoebel Prize for Creativity

July 30, 2024

Several children are walking or walking their bikes in a pedestrian lane and wearing backpacks.

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

July 03, 2024

People standing in a room looking at conference posters

Annual substance use conference focuses on future of cannabis, tobacco use

July 02, 2024

Dave Hunter stands to the left of a wooden podium presenting a speech.

Associate director’s passion for mentorship aids in interdisciplinary mission

June 20, 2024

Image of a child with parents arguing in the background

Empathetic children may have poorer health in the face of interparental conflict

June 18, 2024

Two children filling water at an outdoor spigot

Secure access to food and water decreasing for US children

June 07, 2024

Sarah Brothers head shot with long wavy brown hair, smiling, purple print scarf and maroon jacket.

Assistant professor of sociology and public policy receives Roy C. Buck Award

May 31, 2024

Moral Consortium AI Conference participants

Consortium on Moral Decision-Making celebrates successful first year

May 29, 2024

Older person sitting in a kitchen drinking water

Dehydration in middle-aged and older adults may lead to attention challenges

May 22, 2024

Michael Segovia and Alexis Santos

Professor wins diversity mentorship funds to bring Texas student to Penn State

May 21, 2024

Child sits crying as adult points

Understanding how behavior problems are related to child abuse and neglect

May 14, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

Aerial view of Alaskan wilderness including forest and a river

Many people in the Arctic are staying put despite climate change, study reports

May 09, 2024

Illustrated graphic of two people conversing with text bubbles, a question mark, and exlamation point graphic in background.

Vowel intelligibility testing may help monitor progression for people with ALS

May 07, 2024

An ambulance racing through dark streets

Fentanyl and COVID-19 pandemic reshaped racial profile of overdose deaths in US

April 30, 2024

Group shot of COSSA Social Science Advocacy Day participants.

Penn State social scientists head to Washington, DC, for advocacy day

April 22, 2024

White graphic with blue gradient depicts Guodong Liu, an Asian man wearing a dark suit, as the Social Science Research Institute's Lloyd Prize winner.

Guodong Liu awarded the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

April 19, 2024

An hourglass echoing the shape of a DNA strand with paired chromosomes has sand running through it

Calorie restriction study reveals complexities in how diet impacts aging

April 17, 2024

White graphic with four photos of SSRI's mentored faculty fellows for 2024-2025.

Social Science Research Institute names 2024-25 mentored faculty fellows

April 16, 2024

Woman gambling online.

Gambling participation continues to increase in Pennsylvania, researchers report

April 15, 2024

A young person with their head in their arms, silhouetted by a sunset over the ocean

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network hosts April 12 event to raise awareness

March 25, 2024

Slide of four side-by-side portraits.

Four students earn scholarships to study child maltreatment and advocacy

March 18, 2024

graphic of head with speech bubble inside with letters scattered around

$3.1M NIH grant to fund project developing ALS communications interventions

March 18, 2024

Expanding Empathy Speaker Series returns with scholarly dialogues

March 15, 2024

Survey Research Center adds MetricWire to TRACE Portfolio

March 14, 2024

Penn State advancing Implementation Science through education and research

March 14, 2024

Blue and white pinwheels are stuck into a patch of lawn in front of blue balloons and a set of stone stairs.

Penn State to celebrate 'Pinwheels for Prevention'

March 14, 2024

Call for ambassadors for Research-to-Policy Collaboration program

March 12, 2024

A view of the street near the market in Forecariah, Guinea

Q&A: How can we improve the nutrition of children born in low-income countries?

March 12, 2024

Boats in Bristol Bay, Alaska

Project reveals pandemic perceptions in Alaskan fishing community

March 11, 2024

Young children together at a sports practice

Trauma screening may improve mental health service recommendations for children

March 08, 2024

Dark blue background with multicolored organic circles with text that says "Save the Date Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction Annual Conference Monday, April 29th."

Annual Substance Use and Addiction Conference to be held on April 29

February 19, 2024

Shadowy figure sits with head lowered and hands clasped in front of them.

Suicidality among individuals with substance use disorders increased in 2020

February 13, 2024

Military mother and daughter greeting each other

Evaluating the quality of civilian transitions in post-9/11 veterans

February 12, 2024

In an illustration, two heads converge together.

Moral decision-making consortium advances with events, seed funding program

February 08, 2024

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Multicultural family members pack boxes in new home. “For Sale” sign hangs on wall..

Army launches standardized toolkit to better support soldiers and families

December 12, 2024

A person in a boat off the Tanzanian coast at sunset.

Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits

December 10, 2024

Person holds a newborn

Increased area income improves birthweight rates, researchers find

December 10, 2024

ATVs and riders on the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail

Pennsylvania ATV trail connector generated $23.5M in revenue over two years

December 02, 2024

Red hashtag among black & white hashtags

Social media buzz may predict election results earlier in tight races

November 21, 2024

Family spend time together enjoy playtime in cozy living room, young caring father teach little kid play with son using wooden colorful block and dinosaur set toys on warm floor at modern home.

New module supports fathers and father figures in their parenting journey

November 21, 2024

Portrait of a person

Murphy named associate dean of research and outreach for College of Education

November 19, 2024

How do formerly incarcerated individuals navigate community reentry?

November 18, 2024

Penn State research institutes accepting applications for SJRC Equity Fellows

November 14, 2024

Older man looks concerned as he peers out of his window

Cognitive decline and loneliness linked in older adults over short time periods

November 11, 2024

Mother in bed with her two young children, reading a book

Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation

November 11, 2024

Lisa Gatzke-Kopp

Gatzke-Kopp named president-elect of Society for Psychophysiological Research

November 05, 2024

Moral Psychology Research Group 2024 Conference Poster

Conference to focus on moral decision-making research

October 28, 2024

Students at desks in a classroom

Research collaboration launches civil rights in education initiative

October 17, 2024

Close-up of an immigration form and a sharpened #2 pencil

Ask an expert: Immigration and the 2024 presidential election

October 15, 2024

Happy parents with their children and a dog spending time at home.

New module to support caregivers of children who are neurodivergent

October 11, 2024

Village on Alaskan coast

New project to support, learn from Indigenous communities facing climate change

September 25, 2024

Collage of Penn State Berks and NCAT faculty headshots on a white background with a blue gradient.

Berks faculty receive grant to advance equity for underrepresented STEM students

September 24, 2024

19th annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography taking place Oct. 15

September 23, 2024

Connell appointed the Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children

September 23, 2024

Mook Bangalore (left) and Mark Ortiz are new faculty members joining the Institute of Energy and the Environment and working with the Penn State Climate Consortium.

New IEE faculty have strong focus on climate solutions, collaboration

September 19, 2024

Portrait of Soo-yong Byun wearing black suit and tie and black, round-rimmed glasses.

College of Education faculty member part of team awarded $3.5 million grant

September 16, 2024

Nine portraits on a blue background

Nine new faculty join Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute

August 28, 2024

Photo of Rina Eiden and Jenae Neiderhiser standing outdoors

New Child Study Center co-directors to continue collaborative research mission

August 26, 2024

Image of pill bottle tipped over with white pills scattered on table

Harm reduction education, tools access may help women prevent opioid overdose

August 26, 2024

Two small children smiling and climbing on a rope course

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference to be held in November

August 26, 2024

Person sits in front of a laptop

Veterans report underemployment, pay frustration up to four years post-service

August 19, 2024

Penn State awards five new seed grants to support inter-institutional research

August 15, 2024

An older person runs in a park in Melbourne, Australia

Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy

August 13, 2024

Pregnant woman walking outside carrying a bottle of water

Pregnant women may not be drinking enough water, researchers report

August 12, 2024

Two people stand on a dock near a lake

$5M grant to engage Indigenous communities in climate change research

August 12, 2024

Kathleen Keller

Nutritional sciences professor awarded the Hoebel Prize for Creativity

July 30, 2024

Several children are walking or walking their bikes in a pedestrian lane and wearing backpacks.

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

July 03, 2024

People standing in a room looking at conference posters

Annual substance use conference focuses on future of cannabis, tobacco use

July 02, 2024

Dave Hunter stands to the left of a wooden podium presenting a speech.

Associate director’s passion for mentorship aids in interdisciplinary mission

June 20, 2024

Image of a child with parents arguing in the background

Empathetic children may have poorer health in the face of interparental conflict

June 18, 2024

Two children filling water at an outdoor spigot

Secure access to food and water decreasing for US children

June 07, 2024

Sarah Brothers head shot with long wavy brown hair, smiling, purple print scarf and maroon jacket.

Assistant professor of sociology and public policy receives Roy C. Buck Award

May 31, 2024

Moral Consortium AI Conference participants

Consortium on Moral Decision-Making celebrates successful first year

May 29, 2024

Older person sitting in a kitchen drinking water

Dehydration in middle-aged and older adults may lead to attention challenges

May 22, 2024

Michael Segovia and Alexis Santos

Professor wins diversity mentorship funds to bring Texas student to Penn State

May 21, 2024

Child sits crying as adult points

Understanding how behavior problems are related to child abuse and neglect

May 14, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

Aerial view of Alaskan wilderness including forest and a river

Many people in the Arctic are staying put despite climate change, study reports

May 09, 2024

Illustrated graphic of two people conversing with text bubbles, a question mark, and exlamation point graphic in background.

Vowel intelligibility testing may help monitor progression for people with ALS

May 07, 2024

An ambulance racing through dark streets

Fentanyl and COVID-19 pandemic reshaped racial profile of overdose deaths in US

April 30, 2024

Group shot of COSSA Social Science Advocacy Day participants.

Penn State social scientists head to Washington, DC, for advocacy day

April 22, 2024

White graphic with blue gradient depicts Guodong Liu, an Asian man wearing a dark suit, as the Social Science Research Institute's Lloyd Prize winner.

Guodong Liu awarded the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

April 19, 2024

An hourglass echoing the shape of a DNA strand with paired chromosomes has sand running through it

Calorie restriction study reveals complexities in how diet impacts aging

April 17, 2024

White graphic with four photos of SSRI's mentored faculty fellows for 2024-2025.

Social Science Research Institute names 2024-25 mentored faculty fellows

April 16, 2024

Woman gambling online.

Gambling participation continues to increase in Pennsylvania, researchers report

April 15, 2024

A young person with their head in their arms, silhouetted by a sunset over the ocean

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network hosts April 12 event to raise awareness

March 25, 2024

Slide of four side-by-side portraits.

Four students earn scholarships to study child maltreatment and advocacy

March 18, 2024

graphic of head with speech bubble inside with letters scattered around

$3.1M NIH grant to fund project developing ALS communications interventions

March 18, 2024

Expanding Empathy Speaker Series returns with scholarly dialogues

March 15, 2024

Survey Research Center adds MetricWire to TRACE Portfolio

March 14, 2024

Penn State advancing Implementation Science through education and research

March 14, 2024

Blue and white pinwheels are stuck into a patch of lawn in front of blue balloons and a set of stone stairs.

Penn State to celebrate 'Pinwheels for Prevention'

March 14, 2024

Call for ambassadors for Research-to-Policy Collaboration program

March 12, 2024

A view of the street near the market in Forecariah, Guinea

Q&A: How can we improve the nutrition of children born in low-income countries?

March 12, 2024

Boats in Bristol Bay, Alaska

Project reveals pandemic perceptions in Alaskan fishing community

March 11, 2024

Young children together at a sports practice

Trauma screening may improve mental health service recommendations for children

March 08, 2024

Dark blue background with multicolored organic circles with text that says "Save the Date Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction Annual Conference Monday, April 29th."

Annual Substance Use and Addiction Conference to be held on April 29

February 19, 2024

Shadowy figure sits with head lowered and hands clasped in front of them.

Suicidality among individuals with substance use disorders increased in 2020

February 13, 2024

Military mother and daughter greeting each other

Evaluating the quality of civilian transitions in post-9/11 veterans

February 12, 2024

In an illustration, two heads converge together.

Moral decision-making consortium advances with events, seed funding program

February 08, 2024

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