BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16681-8c06566b52858b947fdcbfcad5837c14@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260503T120113Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170823T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170823T190000 SUMMARY:PIRE II Information Session DESCRIPTION:Announcing International Research Opportunities\n(Travel and Living Expenses paid)\nAre you interested in language?  In languages in a foreign setting? In what is involved in speaking or learning more tha n one language?\n\nThe Center for Language Science at Penn State (https: //cls.la.psu.edu) has received a multi-year grant from the National Scie nce Foundation as part of the Partnerships for International Research an d Education (PIRE) program. The project is entitled “Translating cogniti ve and brain science in the laboratory and field to language learning en vironments\,” and is designed to study the way one or more languages are learned and used across the lifespan. The scope is very broad\, and inc ludes the consequences of being or becoming bilingual\, the use of minor ity languages and dialects\, and the incorporation of research on langua ge into the educational curriculum.\n\nUndergraduate students who partic ipate in the PIRE program will have the opportunity to work closely with Penn State research faculty who study language from a variety of perspe ctives. They will also spend a summer abroad at one of our partner insti tutions (in Europe\, Latin America\, and Asia)\, participating in collab orative projects\, both in an academic setting and through educational a nd community outreach efforts. This is an excellent opportunity to engag e in hands-on research in an exciting field with significant social impl ications.\n\nExpenses to travel abroad during the summer to conduct rese arch (e.g.\, summer tuition\, airfare\, lodging\, meals\, incidentals) w ill be covered by the grant.\n\nFor information on the PIRE program\, vi sit: https://pire.la.psu.edu/\n\nFor information on previous PIRE partic ipants\, visit: http://pire.la.psu.edu/pire-fellows \n\nInformation Sess ion\nFor Potential Undergraduate\nApplications for Summer 2018\nWednesda y\, August 23\, 2017\n6:00-7:00 p.m.\n127 Moore Building\n\nFor more det ails: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/pire-ii-information-session/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Announcing International Research Opportunities

(Travel and Living Expenses paid)

Are you intereste d in language?  In languages in a foreign setting? In what is involved i n speaking or learning more than one language?

The Center fo r Language Science at Penn State (https://cls.la.psu.edu) has received a mul ti-year grant from the National Science Foundation as part of the Partne rships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program. The proj ect is entitled “Translating cognitive and brain science in the laborato ry and field to language learning environments,” and is designed to stud y the way one or more languages are learned and used across the lifespan . The scope is very broad, and includes the consequences of being or bec oming bilingual, the use of minority languages and dialects, and the inc orporation of research on language into the educational curriculum.

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Undergraduate stud ents who participate in the PIRE program will have the opportunity to wo rk closely with Penn State research faculty who study language from a va riety of perspectives. They will also spend a summer abroad at one of ou r partner institutions (in Europe, Latin America, and Asia), participati ng in collaborative projects, both in an academic setting and through ed ucational and community outreach efforts. This is an excellent opportuni ty to engage in hands-on research in an exciting field with significant social implications.

Expense s to travel abroad during the summer to conduct research (e.g., summer t uition, airfare, lodging, meals, incidentals) will be covered by the gra nt.

For information on the PIRE progr am, visit: https://pire.la.psu.edu/

For informat ion on previous PIRE participants, visit: http://pire.l a.psu.edu/pire-fellows 

Information Sessi on

For Potential Undergradu ate

Applications for Summer 2018

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

6:00-7:00 p.m.

127 Moore Building

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/ pire-ii-information-session/

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