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Archive for April, 2009

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: April 2009

Posted April 30th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal; Volume 18 Number 1, 2009. Special Issue -  Workers, Wives and Seasonal Migrants: Female Migration in East and Southeast Asia.

Cityscape; Volume 11 Number 1, 2009. Lessons for the United States from Asian Nations.

Family Relations; Volume 58 Number 2, April 2009.

Population and Development Review; Volume 35 Number 1, March 2009.

Population Studies; Volume 63 Number 1, March 2009.

Social Forces; Volume 87 Number 3, March 2009.

Stata Journal; Volume 9 Number 1, 1st Quarter 2009.

Stata News; Volume 24 Number 1, January/February/March 2009.

Studies in Family Planning; Volume 40 Number 1, March 2009

2009 National Forum on Education Statistics and NCES Summer Data Conference

Posted April 27th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in Conference Announcements, Education

The PRI Library has received announcement of the 2009  National Forum on Educational Statistics and NCES  Summer Data Conference to be held July 27-31, 2009 in Bethesda, MD.

Get tips on getting published at PAA

Posted April 24th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Conference Announcements

During the Population Association of America meetings in Detroit, the Guttmacher Institute will sponsor a panel, “Getting Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals: What Editors Look For.”

The session will be held in Nicolet A, on Level 5 of the Marriott Renaissance Center from 7:00–8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. The panel will include editors from International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Demography, and Population Studies.

ORP to offer encore presentation of IRB 101

Posted April 16th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Penn State ORP

Penn State’s Office for Research Protections will offer an encore presentation of IRB 101: Submitting an application – Which One & What Next on Wednesday, April 22, at noon.

Johns Hopkins University, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted April 15th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in Job Announcements

The PRI Library has received announcement of a post-doctoral fellowship with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

New Funding Announcements: Week of April 13, 2009

Posted April 14th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

Collaborative R01s for Clinical and Services Studies of Mental Disorders, AIDS and Alcohol Use Disorders (R01) – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Economic Studies of Health Insurance Coverage on Drug Abuse Treatment Availability, Access, Costs, and Quality (R01) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Fulbright Specialist Program – Council for the International Exchange of Scholars – U.S. Department of State

Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans (R01) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans (R21) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

New books of interest at Penn State Social Sciences Library

Posted April 10th, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

Rupert, P. (2008). Frontiers of family economics. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Pub.

Mielants, E., Cervantes-Rodriguez, M., & Grosfoguel, R. (2009). Caribbean Migration to Western Europe and the United States. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Shepherd, M. E. (2008). Sex-selective abortion in India: the impact on child mortality. Cambria Press.

Bair, D., (2007). Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over. New York: Random House.

Mini-Courses at the AERA Conference

Posted April 8th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in Conference Announcements, Education

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) staff will conduct mini-courses at the American Educational Research Association (AERA)  Conference to be held in San Diego, California from April 12-16, 2009.

PRI Library New Books: March 2009

Posted April 7th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Clark, Alex. Parker, Clayton. Hanning, Darci. Covent, David. DeStefano, John. Stahl, Jon. Aspeli, Martin. Bowen, Matt. Newbery, Ricardo. Knox, Sam. McHahon, Steve. Conklin, Tom. Williams, Veda.
Practical Plone 3: A beginner’s guide to building powerful websites.
TK5105.8883.C52 2009
707 Oswald (Library)

Crissey, Sarah R.
Educational attainment in the United States: 2007
Online

Crouter, Anne C. Booth, Alan (editors)
Work-life policies
HD4904.25.N385 2009
707 Oswald (Library)

National Center for Health Statistics
Summary health statistics for U.S. children : National Health Interview Survey, 2007
RA407.3.A346 no. 239
707 Oswald (Library)

Population Reference Bureau.
Population Reference Bureau annual report 2008
ANN RPT POP
707 Oswald (Library) – Current Journals Shelf

Ryan, Mary Meghan (editor)
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data 2009
HD8051.A64 2009 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – Reference

UN-HABITAT
State of the world’s cities 2008/2009 – Harmonious cities
Online

UNICEF
State of the world’s children: The maternal and newborn health
Online

United States, Bureau of the Census
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009
HA202.A385 2009 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – Reference

World Health Organization
Inequalities in young people’s health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 survey
Online

World Health Organization
World health report : 2008 Primary health core : Now more than ever
Online

New Funding Opportunities: Week of April 6, 2009

Posted April 6th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Funding News

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

Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-based Data System (R01) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-based Data System (R03) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-based Data System (R21) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Community-Based Partnerships for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control: Research to Inform Policy (R03) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Community-Based Partnerships for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control: Research to Inform Policy (R21) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Fulbright Specialist Program – Council for the International Exchange of Scholars – U.S. Department of State

Grand Challenges in Global Health (Round 3) – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – Foundation for the National Institutes of Health – Wellcome Trust

Improvements to Biological Research Collections (BRC) – National Science Foundation (NSF)

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) – National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) – National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) – National Institute of General Medical Sciences – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) – National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) – National Institute on Aging (NIA) – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Secondary Analyses of Data on Child Care – Administration for Children and Families

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