Data from waves 1 and 2, core and embedde developmental studies, of the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three City Study project are now available on PopNet UNIX.

Data can be downloaded directly from the Sociometrics Social Science Electronic Data Library (SSEDL) - accessible from the Penn State University Libraries Electronic Resource A-Z List. Users must submit and adhere to a data use agreement before download will be permitted. To access the collection on PopNet UNIX, please contact the Data Archivist to receive a copy of the data use agreement, and sign the archive copy. Once completed, the Data Archivist will add you to a restricted WCF users group which will allow you to access the files.

The full release of the Kenyan DHS 2003 public use data is now available on PopNet UNIX. This release supercedes the preliminary release. Only users who have been given permission to access the Kenyan data by DHS will be permitted access to these files.

In order to gain authorization, users must register on the Measure DHS Website. Once registered, users may download the data to their own machines. Users who wish to access PRI’s DHS holdings must forward their approval to the Data Archivist for addition to the restricted users group and access control list for individual country directories.

The baseline, one-year, and three-year follow-ups of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing project data are now available on PopNet UNIX. A companion study, In-Home Longitudinal Study of Preschool Aged Children is also available with this release.

Please note that users must register with the Office of Population Research (OPR) at Princeton University in order to access the data. Once you register, you will need to apply to obtain access to the data (short form asking for brief statement of your research plan, agree to FF’s usage terms and conditions). Researchers may download the data to their own machines, but if it is preferable to use the FF collection on PopNet UNIX, users must forward their approvals from the FF project (user ID and password are not in this email) to the Data Archivist. Once confirmation of approval is received the Data Archivist will add approved users to a restricted FF users group for access to the collection.

The 2005 Current Population Survey ASEC is now available via SodaPop. The 2005 CPS is also available on PopNet UNIX.

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (FY 2006)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The PRI Library has received a conference announcement and call for papers for the International Conference on Children and Divorce (ICCD) 2006.

The conference announcement is posted on PRI’s conference announcements
website at:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/Conference.cfm?EventID=130

The call for papers is posted on PRI’s conference announcements website
at:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/Conference.cfm?EventID=131

For a complete list of announcements see:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/conferences.cfm

The Population Research Institute has received a job announcement from the Demographic and Health Surveys–ORC Macro for three postdoctoral fellowships.

The announcement is posted on PRI’s jobs page at:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnn.cfm?JobID=100

For a complete listing of job postings we have received, see

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnnList.cfm

The PRI Library has received a conference announcement from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Database for Research and Policy Discussion.

The announcement is posted on PRI’s conference announcements page at:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/Conference.cfm?EventID=129

for a complete list of announcements see:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/conferences.cfm

The NIH will hold a town hall meeting to hear comments regarding fiscal policies that govern National Research Service Awards, including institutional training grants and individual fellowships. The meeting will take place November 30, 2005 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, see the Federal Register notice.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has announced that it intends to issue an RFA for studies to test the effectiveness of behavioral interventions to promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles and/or improve behaviors related to cardiovascular (CV) risk. For more information, see the Federal Register notice.