A UNICEF spokesman reported that Zimbabwe has the highest number of orphans per capita in the world, primarily due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic (kaisernetwork.org Daily HIV/AIDS Report).

An analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 18 African countries shows that more African women are using condoms (kaisernetwork.org Daily HIV/AIDS Report). The study is published in the November 18 issue of the Lancet.

Penn State readers can access the Lancet online through University Libraries. Other readers should consult their local libraries.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) report Births: Preliminary Data for 2005, out-of-wedlock births are up, but the increase was driven by unmarried women in their 20’s and not teen mothers (CNN.com).

The current issue of Entre Nous: The European Magazine for Sexual and Reproductive Health (published by the World Health Organization) focuses on low fertility in Europe and policy-related issues.

The Washington Post reviews two new books about highly educated women and families. The evidence examined by the authors shows that successful, highly educated women are more likely to get married and have children in wedlock and less likely to get divorced than their less educated counterparts.

Opportunities for Africa’s newborns: Practical data, policy and programmatic support for newborn care in Africa is a new book published by the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 1 million African newborns die each year, but many of these deaths are preventable through simple, low-cost care. (BBC News)

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

2007 Fannie E. Rippel Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Awards on Gender Differences in Aging - American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

2007 Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards - American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) - Glenn Foundation for Medical Research

Administrative Supplements to Support U.S.-Netherlands Binational Collaborative Research on Drug Abuse - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Biobehavioral Methods to Improve Outcomes Research - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) - Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Bridges to the Doctorate for Underrepresented Students (R25) - National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Reitrement Economics (R01) - National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (R01) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (R03) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (R21) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

SAMHSA Conference Grants - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R01) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R03) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R21) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Social Science Research on Emerging Issues in Forensic Science - National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Incarcerated Persons (U49) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Funding Opportunities Open To Faculty And Students

Youth Purpose Research Grants (Dissertation/Postdoctoral) - Stanford Center on Adolescence

The American Housing Survey (AHS) 2005 national file data and documentation are now available on SodaPop.

Mooney, Christopher Z., Duval, Robert D.
Bootstrapping : a nonparametric approach to statistical inference
HA31.2.M66 1993
707 Oswald (Library)

Berk, Richard A.
Regression analysis : a constructive critique copy 2
QA278.2.B46 2003 c.2
707 Oswald (Library)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
Genomics and population health 2005
Online

Eliason, Scott R.
Maximum likelihood estimation : logic and practice
HA31.7.E45 1993
707 Oswald (Library)

International Organization for Migration
Final report of the conference : Migration and Religion in a Globalized World
Online

Population Reference Bureau
2006 World population datasheet, The
Online

The World Bank
World development report 2007 : development and the next generation
HC59.7.W927 2007
707 Oswald (Library)

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics
Yearbook of immigration statistics (Online)
Online

UNICEF
State of the world’s children 2006 : excluded and invisible
Online

United States. Bureau of the Census
Statistical Abstract of the United States : 2006
HA202.A385 2006 REF
707 Oswald (Library) - Reference

National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Elias Zerhouni discusses research funding in light of current budget restrictions in a commentary appearing in the November 17 issue of Science. The November 17 Chronicle of Higher Education offers additional background information.

For Penn State readers: Science is available in the Life Sciences Library. The Chronicle of Higher Education is available in the PRI Library and online through the University Libraries. Other readers should consult their local library.