The Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation (CORE) at Penn State Behrend and the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State have formalized a…

The Population Research Institute (PRI) and the Collaborative on Population Aging Disparities will host the Population Science Seminar Series this fall, featuring hour-long talks from scholars whose…

Several SSRI cofunded faculty members authored articles that appeared recently in The Conversation:

Jenny Van Hook, distinguished professor of sociology and demography and director of SSRI’s Data Resources Hub, was recently named president-elect of the Population Association of America (PAA).

IFSE Session Two: Designing First Review & the On-Campus InterviewTopics include developing appropriate questions and designing the overall search process (round one interview and the on-campus…

Marine heatwaves — periods of abnormally warm ocean temperatures — may have negative health effects on children who live in coastal communities in low- or middle-income countries, according to a…

SLEIC Director Emma Rose, associate teaching professor of psychology, was recently awarded the 2026 Faculty Service Award by the Penn State Neuroscience Institute (PSNI).

SSRI Associate Director Danielle Symons Downs, professor of kinesiology in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, was recently awarded the Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career…

SSRI is delighted to welcome, Lara Schwartz, founding director of the Project on Civic Dialogue at American University on Thursday, September 24 at the Nittany Lion Inn at State College, PA from…

International Colloquium of Social Sciences and Communication

During a historic drought in northern Kenya, a pastoralist community turned to a food source it had long viewed as a fallback for people without livestock: fishing.

IFSE Session Two: Designing First Review & the On-Campus InterviewTopics include developing appropriate questions and designing the overall search process (round one interview and the on-campus…

SSRI is delighted to welcome, Lara Schwartz, founding director of the Project on Civic Dialogue at American University on Thursday, September 24 at the Nittany Lion Inn at State College, PA from…

This fall, Mothers on the Move (MOM), a Penn State College of Medicine–led community initiative, will launch its first free pilot program for first-time mothers and their partners in Central…

We are so excited to share that our Early Childhood Research Quarterly Special Issue, “Infant-Toddler Care and Services,” is now available.

IFSE Session One: Planning & Designing the Faculty Search Process Topics addressed includes writing the position description and search committee formation and creating of interview protocols that…

After five years of leading the Penn State Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), Deborah Ehrenthal, professor of biobehavioral health, will step down as director and return to the faculty within…

SSRI welcomes all Penn State faculty, post-docs, and staff interested in the social and behavioral sciences to learn how SSRI can support you and your research. Please join us for an ice cream social…

The Amish, a Christian denomination and a three-centuries old German ethnic migrant group known for its strict lifestyle standards, are one of the fastest growing minority populations in the U.S. For…

The Initiative for Faculty Success and Equity (IFSE) Inclusive Excellence Series will be held throughout the Fall 2026 semester, bringing Penn State faculty together for a series of workshops and a…

A new $590,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will help fund an ongoing project to survey county governments across the U.S. to better…

The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) at Penn State has awarded funding to support 12 new projects through its university-sponsored endowment in 2026.

SSRI welcomes Tracy Spalvins to the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network team as an administrative assistant.

Nearly one in five teenagers has suicidal thoughts, and suicide is the second most common cause of death for that age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Social bonds…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Five Penn State faculty members were recently named Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) Mid-Career Research-Practice Partnership Faculty Fellows for 2026–2027.

Adolescents in both the United States and the United Kingdom have become increasingly ambitious about their future careers over the past two decades, according to a new study by researchers at Penn…

A substance-use prevention program delivered to students and their families in the sixth and seventh grades led to wide-ranging benefits well into adulthood and — for those who became parents — even…

HUCK INSTITUTES OF THE LIFE SCIENCES

Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State.

The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) today released its latest estimates of the size of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States, pegging the number at 15.8 million in mid-2024,…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Social Science Research Institute’s Community-Engaged Research, Action, and Partnership unit recently hosted their first Summer Institute to provide an inclusive space for…

The Social Science Research Institute at Penn State has announced a funding program to help support social science faculty conducting research with data from Penn State's Federal Statistical Research…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Social Science Research Institute’s Community-Engaged Research, Action and Partnerships (CERAP) unit recently awarded six seed grants to support interdisciplinary…

The nation's electric grid faces mounting pressures from aging infrastructure, growing energy demand and increasingly frequent extreme weather events. A team led by Penn State researchers is working…

Sarah Brothers, assistant professor of sociology and public policy at Penn State, is the recipient of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) inaugural Early Career Award for Community-Engaged…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State is tied at No. 23 in the United States out of 184 nationally ranked institutions in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, released June 17. Internationally, Penn…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — More than one in 10 adults in the United States believe they had a substance use problem at some point, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…

University Park, Pa. — Research Professor Camelia Kantor, director of strategic initiatives at Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and SSRI affiliate, has been selected as a 2026 Future…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Last year, 19 people died of injuries suffered in farm-related incidents in Pennsylvania, according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. This was…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Social Science Research Institute congratulates the following cofunded and affiliated Penn State faculty members on their promotions, which are effective July 1:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The children of parents who received coaching and support materials in preschool had fewer conduct problems and higher levels of academic skills more than seven years later,…