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Archive for June, 2008

NIH Public Access Policy: A guide for PRI researchers

Posted June 30th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News, PRI Library News

We have prepared a step-by-step guide to help you comply with the new NIH Public Access Policy.

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: June 2008

Posted June 30th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Advance Date, Number 395, May 20, 2008: Healthy Eating Index Scores Among Adults, 60 Years of Age of Over, by Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics: United States, 1999-2002

American Journal of Public Health, Volume 98 Number 5, May 2008

American Journal of Sociology, Volume 113 Number 5, March 2008

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 22 Number 3, December 2007

East-West Center Observer, Volume 12 Number 1, Winter 2008

International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 34 Number 1, March 2008

Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 70 Number 2, May 2008

National Vital Statistics Record, Volume 56 Number 15, 2008: Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcomes for the United States, 1990-2004

National Vital Statistics Record, Volume 56 Number 10, April 24, 2008: Deaths: Final Data for 2005

Upjohn Institute Employment Research, Volume 15 Number 2, April 2008

PRI Library New Books: June 2008

Posted June 30th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions


Camtasia [USB drive with software and headset microphone]

706 Oswald (Data Archive Office)

Custodial mothers and fathers and their child support 2003
CPR P60-230
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1998
CPR P20-523
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Fix, Michael (ed.)
Securing the future : US immigrant integration policy : a reader
JV6483.S43 2007
707 Oswald (Library)

Jacobs, Eva E., Ryan, Mary Meghan (editors)
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data 2008
HD8051.A64 2008 REF
707 Oswald (Library) - Reference

Ping, E. Burt, C. W.
Characteristics of the office-based physicians and their practices: United States, 2005-2006
RA407.3.A349 no.166
707 Oswald (Library)

New Funding Announcements: Week of June 30, 2008

Posted June 30th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R01) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - National Human Genome Research Institute - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

East European Studies Research Grants - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

East European Studies Short Term Grants - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Environment Program - Compton Foundation, Inc.

Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R21) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - National Human Genome Research Institute - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Immigration Program RFP - Russell Sage Foundation

NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship 2009 - National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Peace & Security Program - Compton Foundation, Inc.

Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships - United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

Population Program - Compton Foundation, Inc.

Statistics Program - National Science Foundation (NSF)

Stata Journal volume 8, number 2 available online

Posted June 24th, 2008 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

The latest issue (volume 8, number 1) of The Stata Journal is now available online to PRI affiliates. To access the journal, log in with your POP username and password.

Contents of this issue:

Articles and Columns

  • Multinomial goodness–of–fit: Large–sample tests with survey design correction and exact tests for small samples (B. Jann)
  • The Stata command felsdvreg to fit a linear model with two high–dimensional fixed effects (T. Cornelissen)
  • SNP and SML estimation of univariate and bivariate binary–choice models (G. De Luca)
  • Production function estimation in Stata using the Olley and Pakes method (M. Yasar, R. Raciborski, and B. Poi)
  • Error–correction–based cointegration tests for panel data (D. Persyn and J. Westerlund)
  • Contour–enhanced funnel plots for meta–analysis (T. M. Palmer, J. L. Peters, A. J. Sutton, and S. G. Moreno)
  • Mata Matters: Overflow, underflow and the IEEE floating–point format (J. M. Linhart)
  • Speaking Stata: Between tables and graphs (N. J. Cox)

Notes and Comments

  • Stata tip 60: Making fast and easy changes to files with filefilter (A. R. Riley)
  • Stata tip 61: Decimal commas in results output and data input (N. J. Cox)
  • Stata tip 62: Plotting on reversed scales (N. J. Cox and N. L. M. Barlow)
  • Stata tip 63: Modeling proportions (C. F. Baum)

Software Updates

New Funding Announcements: Week of June 23, 2008

Posted June 24th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging (P30) - National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Development of Models to Forecast Medicare Expenditures (R01) - National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Head Start Family and Child Experience Survey (FACES) 2009 Cohort - Administration for Children and Families

Improving Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions and Programs in Low Income Adult Populations (R01) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Improving Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions and Programs in Low Income Adult Populations (R21) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NCMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (T37) - Fogarty International Center (FIC) - National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)

Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) (R01) - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Prevent Cancer Foundation Grants and Fellowships - Prevent Cancer Foundation

Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging (P30) - National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Call for Papers - 26th Annual IUSSP International Population Conference

Posted June 20th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Conference Announcements

The PRI Library has received announcement of a call for papers for the IUSSP International Population Conference 2009. Deadline for submission is September 15, 2008.

Northwestern University - Tenure Track Faculty Position

Posted June 11th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Job Announcements

The PRI Library has received announcement of a tenure-track faculty position with the Cells to Society at the Center on Social Disparities and Health at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University

New Funding Announcements: Week of June 9, 2008

Posted June 10th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

Economics of Prevention and Treatment Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R01) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Economics of Prevention and Treatment Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R03) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Economics of Prevention and Treatment Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R21) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Maternal and Child Health Research Program - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

New Directions Fellowships - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Population Research Infrastructure Program (R24) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Prevent Cancer Foundation Grants and Fellowships - Prevent Cancer Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

NIDA to issue RFA on physical activity and drug abuse

Posted June 10th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced that it plans to issue a request for applications for research on the effects of physical activity and exercise on drug use and abuse.

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