http://info.pop.psu.edu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nature published a special issue on data sharing in September, examining the "cultural and technical hurdles that can get in the way of good intentions." http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/nature-special-issue-on-data-sharing/ A preliminary 2008-2009 Demographic and Health Surveys report shows that Kenya's fertility rate has decline slightly, from 4.9 births per woman in 2003 to 4.6, according to an article from the Daily Nation (Kenya). Data from the 2008-2009 survey is not yet available. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/new-dhs-report-shows-kenyas-fertility-rate-has-declined/ A study using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) found that nearly half of American children and 90% of black kids will be on food stamps at some point. See the Associated Press story. Source: Rank, M.R., & Hirschl, T.A. (2009). Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/03/half-of-us-kids-on-food-stamps-during-childhood/ The PRI Library has received announcement of assistant professor/associate professor/ professor positions with the Nanyang Technological University. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/nanyang-technological-university-assistant-professor-associate-professor-professor/ Area Resource File 2007 is now available for download from the SodaPop website.  PRI Affiliates can also access the file directly on the network. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/arf-2007-now-available-in-sodapop/ The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page. Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment Research Data (R01) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Office of Behavioral and Social ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/new-funding-announcements-week-of-nov-2-2009/ The PRI Library has received announcement from: RAND Corporation for summer internships and full-time positions. Arizona State University for an assistant professor position. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/jobs-rand-corporation-and-arizona-state-univeristy/ The PRI library has received announcement of the following positions with the Office of Population Research at Princeton University: postdoctoral research associate NIH postdoctoral fellowship http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/30/jobs-office-of-population-research-princeton-university/ Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS II) follow-up data (2004-2006) is available from ICPSR. PRI has MIDUS 1995-1996 data in our archive, but we do not have the most recent corrected version and we do not have MIDUS II. PRI affiliates can access these data files directly from ICPSR or ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/28/midus-ii-released/ Bhandari, Shailesh. Employment -based health insurance: 1997 CPR P70-81 707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets Bhandari, Shailesh. Gifford, Elizabeth. Children with health insurance: 2001 CPR P60-224 707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Health Service. ICF Macro. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008 Online Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Health Service. Macro International Inc. Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2007 Online Kuenzi, ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/27/pri-library-new-books-and-resources-october-2009/