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…

After 25 years at Penn State, Keith Aronson, associate director of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), director of the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State…

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…

A new policy could deny an immigration application based in part on the use of government benefits by a close relative.

Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.

Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary financial and psychological stress.

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

International Colloquium of Social Sciences and Communication

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…