Women living in rural communities are less likely than urban-dwelling women to receive sufficient mental health care, in large part due to limited access to services and societal stigma, according to medicine and public health researchers.
With funding from a National Science Foundation grant and internal support from many University departments, Penn State will soon be home to one of fewer than 20 Census Research Data Centers (RDCs) in the United States. These RDCs provide approved researchers access to a range of data, including economic, health, and census data, that are currently restricted and difficult to obtain.
Learn more about the University's Census Research Data Center on its new website.
Businesses, governments and educators are increasingly turning to geographic information systems (GIS) to solve problems and improve processes. GIS integrates hardware, software and data for capturing, managing, analyzing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Carleen Maitland, an associate professor at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), recently made a trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank, where she conducted preliminary research that examined the impact of GIS on humanitarian aid and economic development in the region.