http://info.pop.psu.edu Mon, 12 May 2008 19:14:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The PRI Library has received notice of an NICHD/NIH postdoctoral fellowship position with Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning in September 2008. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/12/nichdnih-postdoctoral-fellowship-university-of-wisconsinmadison/ The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page. Expanding Research on Volunteerism and National Service - Corporation for National and Community Service 2008 Housing Initiative - National Council on Disability (NCD) Collaborative HIV/AIDS Studies in the Middle East and North Africa (R21) - ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/12/new-funding-announcements-week-of-may-12-2008/ The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to issue a program announcement for projects using systems science methodologies to protect and improve population health. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/12/nih-to-issue-announcement-for-projects-using-systems-science-methodologies-to-protect-and-improve-population-health/ The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new fact sheet, Hispanic Women in the United States, 2007, containing statistics from the Current Population Survey and American Community Survey. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/12/hispanic-women-in-the-us/ EndNote offers free live webinars on building libraries, using EndNote with Word, and advanced topics. The webinars give attendees the opportunity to ask questions just as they would in a traditional class setting. PRI affiliates may request additional EndNote assistance from the Information Core. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/09/endnote-webinars/ American Journal of Public Health, volume98 issue 4, April 2008 Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, volume 10 number 1, 2008: Policy Issues and Assisted Housing Family Relations, volume 57 number 2, April 2008: Special Issue: Enduring Couples Office for Research Protection Newsletter, issue 19, April-August 2008 Population Studies: A Journal of ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/08/new-journals-and-newsletters-at-the-pri-library-april-2008/ The PRI Library has received announcement of a 3-day seminar offered by the National Center for Education Statistics on the use of the NHES database on August 12-14, 2008 in Washington, DC. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/08/national-center-for-education-statistics-seminar-on-national-household-education-surveys-program/ The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page. Examining the Effects of Public Reporting and Pay-for-Performance on Health Care Quality - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Indo-US Program on Maternal and ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/06/new-funding-announcements-week-of-may-5-2008/ The Institute for Education Sciences (US Department of Education) is hosting a series of webinars on research funding at the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER). They will cover a basic overview, grantwriting, and the application process. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/06/research-funding-webinars-from-the-institute-for-education-sciences/ Comprehensive state education data warehouses, such as Florida's, are a gold mine for education researchers, but ensuring student privacy will be a major challenge. The Chronicle of Higher Education explores the issues. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/05/education-researchers-see-opportunities-and-challenges-in-state-databases/