总统公共影响研究奖获奖人入选

宾州大学公园. — Penn State announced today (June 4) the recipients of the inaugural 总统ial Public Impact 研究 奖 (PPIRA), a new program designed to support faculty 和 students who are working on research projects that directly benefit communities.

这个项目, 资金总额近700美元,免费mg不朽情缘试玩校长尼利·本达普迪办公室收到了5万美元, 高级研究副总裁办公室, 和 免费mg不朽情缘试玩的证据影响合作项目, recognizes 和 supports teams of two to four faculty members 和 their graduate or undergraduate students across the Commonwealth Campuses who are already conducting research that benefits their communities alongside community partners. 该奖项最高可提供10美元,每名教员000美元(最高40美元),000美元——以夏季支持的形式——以及3美元,每个学生500美元.  

将提供援助以申请额外的外部资金, bolstered by the University’s partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Transforming Evidence Funders Network. 

“Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses are uniquely positioned to partner on the local level to conduct scholarship that makes a profound difference in the communities we serve,本达普迪说. “The 总统ial Public Impact 研究 Award program recognizes the vital work being undertaken by faculty 和 researchers at our campuses, while investing the University’s resources in continuing to enrich communities 和 empower residents across 宾西法尼亚. 作为致力于公共服务的一流研究型大学, 免费mg不朽情缘试玩为在整个联邦推进公共影响研究而感到自豪.”

由于大量的竞争性提案和来自政府的压倒性支持, 选择了两个队列, 一个是2024-2025年, 第二个是2025-2026年, 来自11个英联邦校区. 

2024-2025年度的获奖教师包括:  

• 吉尔·费尔克(免费mg不朽情缘试玩伯克)和雪莉·克拉克(免费mg不朽情缘试玩哈里斯堡), Tami Mysliwiec (Penn State Berks) 和 Lisa Emili (Penn State Altoona) for “Microplastic Pollution 研究 和 Outreach in the Delaware River Watershed in Reading, (合作伙伴:PA保护和自然资源部)

• Jennifer Murphy (Penn State Berks) with Brenda Russell (Penn State Berks) for “Community Impact of Harm Reduction Vending Machines” (Partner: Council on Chemical Abuse)

• Maryam Roshanaei (Penn State Abington) with Jennifer Breese (Penn State Greater Allegheny) 和 Brian Gardner (Penn State Schuylkill) for “Enhancing Cybersecurity Readiness in Non-Profit 组织 Through Collaborative 研究 和 Innovation” (Partner: PA Association of Non-Profit 组织)

• Nonna Sorokina (Penn State Scranton) with Dusan Ramljak (Penn State Great Valley) for “Data-Driven Response to High Opioid Abuse Impact: Leveraging Machine Learning, AI, 健康, 《免费mg不朽情缘试玩》(合作伙伴:费城联邦储备银行)

• Michele Tantardini (Penn State Harrisburg) with Göktuğ Morçöl (Penn State Harrisburg) 和 Mohammad Ali (Penn State Harrisburg) for “Transitioning to Green Jobs in 宾西法尼亚” (Partner: South Central Workforce Development Board)

2025-2026年度学院奖获得者包括:  

• Richard Harnish (免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校) with Joy Krumenacker (免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校) 和 Jennifer Croyle (Penn State Greater Allegheny) for “Exploring Community Mental 健康 & 健康需求:焦点小组提案”(合作伙伴:卫斯理家庭服务)

• Daniel Mallinson (Penn State Harrisburg) with Sara Imanpour (Penn State Harrisburg) 和 Patricia Aguilera-Hermida (Penn State Harrisburg) for “Underst和ing the Effects of a New Approach: 程序 Evaluation of Behavioral Intervention in the Steelton-HighSpire School District” (Partner: Youth 咨询服务, 有限责任公司)

• Joseph Ranalli (Penn State Hazleton) with William Yourey (Penn State Hazleton) 和 Bhanu Babaiahgari (Penn State Hazleton) for “Empowering 家庭 for Energy Reduction (EFER)” (Partner: Hazleton Integration Project)

• Juyoung Song (Penn State Schuylkill) with Joseph Squillace (Penn State Schuylkill) 和 Hakan Can (Penn State Schuylkill) for “Identifying Risk Factors 和 Protective Factors of Cyberbullying Behaviors in Rural Areas by Using Machine Learning Analysis” (Partner: Pottsville Area High School, 斯库尔基尔港地区学区

• Luna Yang(宾州州立大学白兰地酒)和Anna Sigmon(宾州州立大学白兰地酒), Ahmed Nuriye (Penn State Abington) 和 Christine Allen (Penn State Br和ywine) for “Preparing a Scientific Workforce to Support the Economic Development 和 Talent Retention of the Southeastern PA region” (Partners: Chester County Chamber of Commerce, 主线商会, 美国化学学会费城分会, & 特拉华县劳动力发展委员会)

All awardees will incorporate student experiential learning opportunities as well as directly engage 和 support with a local partner, 比如非营利组织, 学区, 商会和劳动力发展组织.   

作为一个公共赠地机构, 宾州州立大学的教员, 教职员工和学生们一直致力于为更大的利益服务的研究, PPIRA项目是免费mg不朽情缘试玩对公共影响研究的更广泛承诺的一部分. 现在, 通过参与PPIRA项目, the University aims to provide even more support to researchers 和 students at its Commonwealth Campuses who are conducting impactful work that benefits communities 和 improves the well-being of local residents.  

“The PPIRA program aligns closely with our broader engagement with national 和 international partners aiming to drive scholarship toward real-world impact 和 serve critical community needs,马克斯·克鲁利说, 免费mg不朽情缘试玩证据影响合作项目主任, 带头开发这个项目的组织. “We’re thrilled to move forward with support for 10 excellent research proposals that emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, 真正让社区伙伴参与进来, 这就有意义地将学生参与到研究过程中. 最终, we hope the Penn State investment will help to position the recipients to be competitive for external funding from foundations or federal 和 state agencies.”