June 12, 2012
Volume 1, No. 8
On the web at:
www.prevention.psu.edu
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Welcome!
New and Recently Revised
Penn State Policies on
Minors
NIH Grant Announcements
SPR Cup!
Commonwealth Prevention
Alliance Meeting—Another
Success!
PRC greetings to Gabe Schlomer, the postdoctoral scholar on Bo Cleveland’s and
Mark Feinberg’s NIDA-funded project, “Implications of Genetic Variance for
Substance Use Interventions in Adolescence”. He joins us from the University of
Arizona—welcome, Gabe!
Policy AD39 Minors Involved in University-Sponsored Programs or Programs
Held at the University and/or Housed in University Facilities (Additional
clarifications include update of requirements for high school students visiting on
pre-enrollment visits with Penn State students, clarification of reporting process, and
exclusion of client representation clinics in Dickinson School of Law from policy);
Policy AD72 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (This new policy provides guidance
to University employees, regarding mandated reporting requirements, per the
University and the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law.)
Specialized Alcohol Research Centers (P50) (RFA-AA-13-001)/National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Application/Receipt Date(s): December 04, 2012 •
Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (P60) (RFA-AA-13-002)/National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/Application Receipt Date(s): December
04, 2012 • Research Education Grants for Statistical and Computational Training
in the Genetics of Addiction (R25) (PAR-12-199)/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 14, 2012, August 21, 2013,
August 21, 2014
Congratulations to Shu Xu, Kathleen Zadzora, Alexis Harris, Jacqui Cox, and
Charlie Beekman—the Penn State team who won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at
this year’s Society for Prevention Research meeting. The team was mentored by
Donna Coffman and Stephanie Lanza. Good work!
. . . thanks to the very hard work of EPIS staff members, including Sandy Hinkle,
Phyllis Law, Kim Morgan, and so many others. Rob Turrisi’s outstanding keynote
address on Thursday a.m. focused on his lab’s development of parent-based
interventions to reduce underage drinking, and what it takes to move research
findings into the field. The Innovative Programs Showcase included PATHS (Kim
Peters), Family Foundations (Kari-Lyn Sakuma), Have You Seen the Light? (Aimee
Read), and CARE (Kari Snowberg and Sebrina Doyle). Well done!
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