Posted November 23rd, 2009 by Tara Murray in Funding News
The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.
Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) – Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R03) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R21) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Posted November 23rd, 2009 by Tara Murray in PRI Library News
The PRI Library (707 Oswald) will be closed Nov. 26 and 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be open normal hours Nov. 23-25.
If you have after-hours access to the library, you will be able to access the library as usual over the holiday. Please make sure you turn off the lights and lock both doors when you leave.
Posted November 17th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Funding News
The following grant announcement is new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.
NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship – AcademyHealth
Posted November 11th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in Job Announcements
The PRI Library has received job announcements from:
Posted November 10th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Health, Women's Issues
In a study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) found that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease in women between the ages of 15 and 44, according to an Associated Press story.
The full report, Women and health: Today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda, is available online from WHO.
Posted November 9th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Funding News
Posted November 9th, 2009 by Tara Murray in SIPP
The National Poverty Center has issued a call for proposals for research projects using data from the 2004 and/or 2008 SIPP panels. Proposals are due Dec. 4, 2009.
Posted November 9th, 2009 by Tara Murray in PRI Data Archive News
Please welcome PRI’s new data archivist, Sarah Wygant. Sarah’s first day was Oct. 26 and she’s been busy getting herself acquainted with our data archive and data users.
Stop by 706 Oswald Tower to meet Sarah, and feel free to contact her with your data questions.
Posted November 9th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Fertility
“Lower fertility is changing the world for the better,” according to an article in The Economist.
Posted November 6th, 2009 by Tara Murray in PRI Data Archive News
Nature published a special issue on data sharing in September, examining the “cultural and technical hurdles that can get in the way of good intentions.”