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EndNote webinars

Posted May 9th, 2008 by Tara Murray in PRI Library News

EndNote offers free live webinars on building libraries, using EndNote with Word, and advanced topics. The webinars give attendees the opportunity to ask questions just as they would in a traditional class setting.

PRI affiliates may request additional EndNote assistance from the Information Core.

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: April 2008

Posted May 8th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

American Journal of Public Health, volume98 issue 4, April 2008

Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, volume 10 number 1, 2008: Policy Issues and Assisted Housing

Family Relations, volume 57 number 2, April 2008: Special Issue: Enduring Couples

Office for Research Protection Newsletter, issue 19, April-August 2008

Population Studies: A Journal of Demography, volume 62 number 1, March 2008

The Stata Journal, volume 8 number 1, 1st Quarter 2008

U.S. Housing Market Conditions, 4th Quarter 2007, February 2008

National Center for Education Statistics Seminar on National Household Education Surveys Program

Posted May 8th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Conference Announcements

The PRI Library has received announcement of a 3-day seminar offered by the National Center for Education Statistics on the use of the NHES database on August 12-14, 2008 in Washington, DC.

New Funding Announcements: Week of May 5, 2008

Posted May 6th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.

Examining the Effects of Public Reporting and Pay-for-Performance on Health Care Quality - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Indo-US Program on Maternal and Child Health and Human Development Research (MCHDR) (R03) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Methods for Prevention Packages Program (MP3) (R01) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Transdisciplinary Research on Fatigue and Fatigability in Aging (R01) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) - Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Transdisciplinary Research on Fatigue and Fatigability in Aging (R21) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) - Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Research funding webinars from the Institute for Education Sciences

Posted May 6th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Education, Funding News

The Institute for Education Sciences (US Department of Education) is hosting a series of webinars on research funding at the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER). They will cover a basic overview, grantwriting, and the application process.

Education researchers see opportunities and challenges in state databases

Posted May 5th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Education, Research Methods and Ethics

Comprehensive state education data warehouses, such as Florida’s, are a gold mine for education researchers, but ensuring student privacy will be a major challenge. The Chronicle of Higher Education explores the issues.

New Funding Announcements: Week of April 28, 2008

Posted April 28th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.

Academic Career Award (K07) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - National Institute on Aging (NIA) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Award (D43) - Fogarty International Center (FIC)

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13/U13) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Regional Small Grants Program - University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Young Investigator Development Grants Program - University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR)

Call for Papers: Epidemiologic Reviews 2009 Issue

Posted April 25th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Conference Announcements

The PRI Library has received announcement of a call for papers for the Epidemiologic Reviews 2009 issue. The theme for 2009 is health disparities.

NSF reminds investigators to include ‘broader impact’ in grant proposals

Posted April 23rd, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a Dear Colleague letter reminding investigators to include “broader impacts activities” in their proposals (Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog).

National Children’s Study - Research Project Manager

Posted April 23rd, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Job Announcements

The PRI Library has received notice of a position for a research project manager with the National Children’s Study at the University of Utah with the Department of Pediatrics.

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