Hudson, Robert B. (2009). Boomer bust? Economic and political issues of the graying society. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Vinea, Ana. (2007). Creating families across boundaries: A case study of Romanian/Egyptian mixed marriages. American University in Cair Press.

Le Houerou, Fabienne.  (2006). Forced migrants and host societies in Egypt and Sudan. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.

Becher, H., (2008). Family practices in South Asian Muslim families: Parenting in a multi-faith Britain. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Papadopoulou-Kourkoula, A. (2008). Transit migration: The missing link between emigration and settlement. Migration, minorities, and citizenship. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.

Brynin, M., & Ermisch, J. (2009). Changing relationships. New York: Routledge.

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

Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (U13) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Consortium (U01) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Coordinating Unit (U01) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Research and Evaluation on Sexual Violence and Teen Dating Violence – National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Following a summit on sub-Saharan Africa at the National Institutes of Health, the Fogarty International Center has issued a call to African scientists and institutions to become more involved in its research and training programs.

Due to high demand, I’ve added a second poster design workshop to the PRI Workshop Series. This will be a hands-on workshop walking you through the basic steps of creating a poster. We’ll focus on using Illustrator, but I will be prepared to demonstrate in PowerPoint as well.

The workshop will be February 18. To sign up, go to the PRI Workshop Series web page.

The PRI library has received announcement of two post-doctoral research scientist positions with Duke Population Research Institute.

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

AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36) [expiration date extended to March 8, 2010] – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Project Grants – Pennsylvania State University

Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extramural Nexus newsletter has introduced a new feature offering grantwriting tips. The first feature, Tips for Great Grant Writing, Part 1: What is NIH Looking For? is included in the January newsletter.

The feature starts out with basic tips but promised to delve into more complex aspects of the grantmaking process in subsequent months.