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Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Employment Policy Researcher

Posted November 24th, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in Job Announcements

The PRI Library has received a position announcement for an employment policy researcher with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

New Funding Announcements: Week of Nov. 24, 2008

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

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

Identifying Neighborhood Level Protective and Promotive Factors for Youth Violence (U01) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: November 2008

Posted November 21st, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

American Journal of Sociology, Volume 114, Number 2, September 2008.

Asia Pacific Issues, Number 86, October 2008. Multitrack Integration in East Asian Trade: Noodle Bowl or Matrix?

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 23 Number 1, April 2008.

Family Relations, Volume 57 Number 4, October 2008.

International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 34 Number 1.

Journal of Human Resources, Volume 43, Number 4, Fall 2008. Special Issue on Noncognitive Skills and their Development.

National Health Statistics Report, Number 9, October 8, 2009. End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes: 2004 National Nursing Homes Survey.

National Health Statistics Report, Number 10, October 22. 2008. Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2003-2006.

Reproductive Health Matters, Volume 16 Number 31, Supplement. Second Trimester Abortion.

Research Penn State, Fall 2008. What’s Killing the Bees?

Social Forces, Volume 87, Number 1, September 2008.

Studies in Family Planning, Volume 39, Number 3, September 2008.

Upjohn Institute Employment Research, Volume 15, Number 4, October 2008. Total Permanent Disability in Washington.

PRI Library New Books: November 2008

Posted November 21st, 2008 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Angel, Jacqueline L.
Inheritance in contemporary America: the social
dimensions of giving across generations

HB715.A55 2008
707 Oswald (Library)

Annie E. Casey Foundation. Center for the Study of Social Policy (Washington, D.C.)
Kids count data book 2008
HQ792.U5K53 2008
707 Oswald (Library)

Furstenberg, Frank F.
Destinies of the disadvantaged: the politics of teen
childbearing

HQ759.4.F865 2007
707 Oswald (Library)

Haddock, Sarah. Hardee, Karen. Gay, Jill. Pawlak, Piotr Macie J. Stellini, Christina
Comprehensive HIV prevention: condoms and
contraceptives Count

RA643.8.H27 2008
707 Oswald (Library)

Hernandez-Leon, Ruben
Metropolitan migrants: The migration of urban
Mexicans to the United States

E184.M5H437 2008
707 Oswald (Library)

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (Peru)
Encuestra demografica y de salud familiar, ENDES
Continua 2004-2006

DHS SA
707 Oswald (Library) – DHS

Neiderst Robbins, Jennifer
HTLM & XHTML pocket reference
QA76.76.H94 N52 2006
707 Oswald (Library)

Richey, Lisa Ann
Population politics and development: from the
politics to the clinics

HQ766.5.T34R53 2008
707 Oswald (Library)

The World Bank
World development report 2009: reshaping economic
geography

HC59.7.W927 2009
707 Oswald (Library)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mortality experience of the 1986-2000 National Health
Interview Survey linked mortality files participants

RA409.U45 no. 147
707 Oswald (Library)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Vailidity of race and Hispanic origin reporting on
death certificates in the United States, The

RA409.U45 no. 148
707 Oswald (Library)

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics
2007 Yearbook of immigration statistics
JV6461.S8 2007 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – Reference

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: reference vol.1
HA32.S7383 2007 vol.1
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: reference vol.2
HA32.S7383 2007 vol.2
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: reference vol.3
HA32.S7383 2007 vol.3
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: getting started with stata for windows
HA32.S7383 2007 GS
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: quick reference and index
HA32.S7383 2007 I
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: user’s guide
HA32.S7383 U 2007
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: data management
HA32.S7383 D 2007
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

StataCorp LP
Stata release 10: graphics
HA32.S7383 G 2007
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)

Costs drive Americans to skip care

Posted November 18th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Health Care Policy

More than half of Americans with chronic conditions skip medication or doctor appointments because of costs, according to a new survey by The Commonwealth Fund (New York Times).

Citation: Schoen, C., Osborn, R., How, S. K., Doty, M. M., and Peugh, J. (2008). In chronic condition: Experiences of patients with complex health care needs, in eight countries, 2008. Health Affairs.

Immigration data resources

Posted November 17th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Migration, PRI Data Archive News, US Demography

The Population Reference Bureau and the Migration Policy Institute brought together four experts to talk about immigration data sources on Oct. 16. Webcasts and a report are available on the PRB web site.

Using mathematical models to predict global migration

Posted November 17th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Migration, Research Methods and Ethics

The National Science Foundation has posted a video interview with Dr. Joel E. Cohen describing mathematical models he has developed to predict human migration patterns.

New Funding Announcements: Week of Nov. 17, 2008

Posted November 17th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

Cancer Research Grants – Prevent Cancer Foundation

Cancer Research Post-Doctoral Fellowships – Prevent Cancer Foundation

Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship – Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Division

Informing Systems Biology through Genetic Variation: The Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (R21) – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Cancer Institute Program Project (P01) Applications – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Program – Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Division

Secondary Data Analyses for Substance Abuse Research (R21/R33) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Short-Term Travel Grants Program – International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)

Steven H. Sandell Grant Programor Junior Scholars in Retirement Research – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CCR)

Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students – Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Division

Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement – Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Division

Unsolicited Grant Opportunities – Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

New Funding Announcements: Week of Nov. 10, 2008

Posted November 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.

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Program: Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERnet) – Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)

Investigator-Initiated Grants – American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)

Matching Grants – American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)

Post Doctoral Grant Awards – American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)

New Funding Announcements: Week of Nov. 3, 2008

Posted November 4th, 2008 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

2009 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2) – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01) – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Evaluation and Analysis of USAID’s Political Party Strengthening Programs – Higher Education for Development (HED)

International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R21) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction (R01) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction (R03) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) – National Science Foundation (NSF)

NIDA Center for Genetic Studies – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research on Integrity in Collaborative Research (R21) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) – Office of Research Integrity (ORI)

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