Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
The sixth annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 24, on the University Park campus. "Innovation in the Measurement of Place: Systematic Social Observation in a Rural Setting" will be presented by Barbara Entwisle, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology and vice chancellor for research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Visit http://www.pop.psu.edu/events/2011/djl/2011-deJong-lecture/view to see more information and to register for the free half-day conference. (more)
"Families and Child Health" will be the topic of Penn State's 19th annual Symposium on Family Issues. The symposium will be held on Oct. 4-5 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. For more information and to register, visit http://goo.gl/l57bK online. (more)
Penn State's fourth annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography will be held Nov. 3 on the University Park campus. The talk is titled "Gender and the Reallocation of Time Later in Life," by Suzanne M. Bianchi, professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, and Dorothy Meier Chair in Social Equity, UCLA. (more)
The 17th annual Symposium on Family Issues will take place on Oct. 8 and 9 on Penn State's University Park campus. This year's symposium is titled, "Biosocial Research Contributions to Understanding Family Processes and Problems." (more)
"Our whole system of representative democracy depends on [the census]," said sociologist Gordon De Jong. Because representation is based on population, an up-to-date tally is essential. The equitable distribution of public funds, he adds, also depends on up-to-date population data. (more)
Recently, a dozen Penn State undergraduate and graduate students returned from study abroad at the University of Ghana in West Africa, where they were accompanied and instructed by Francis Dodoo, a Penn State research professor with the Population Research Institute and professor of sociology and demography. Three of the students blogged about their experiences while in Ghana. This is the second of three entries. (more)
Recently, a dozen Penn State undergraduate and graduate students returned from study abroad at the University of Ghana in West Africa, where they were accompanied and instructed by Francis Dodoo, a Penn State research professor with the Population Research Institute and professor of sociology and demography. Three of the students blogged about their experiences while in Ghana. This is the third of three entries. (more)
Recently, a dozen Penn State undergraduate and graduate students returned from study abroad at the University of Ghana in West Africa, where they were accompanied and instructed by Francis Dodoo, a Penn State research professor with the Population Research Institute and professor of sociology and demography. Three of the students blogged about their experiences while in Ghana. This is the first of three entries. (more)
"Development of Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families: Challenges and Prospects" is the topic of Penn State's 16th Annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held Oct. 23-24, 2008, on the University Park campus. Sixteen scholars from major institutions will integrate perspectives from multiple social sciences and address significant research and policy implications. (more)
