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Anna Maria Siega-Riz President-elect of SPER
August 12, 2005Aug 12, 2005 Anna Maria Siega-Riz was elected president-elect of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (SPER) at their annual meeting in June. She will serve as president in 2006-2007 and will preside at the annual meeting in Boston … Read more
Barbara Entwisle President-elect of PAA
July 28, 2005Jul 28, 2005 CPC is pleased to announce that Barbara Entwisle has been elected President-elect of the Population Association of America. She will serve as President during 2006-2007 and will preside over the PAA meeting in New York City, March, … Read more
New National Survey of Children’s Health Data Web Site
May 23, 2005May 23, 2005 The following news item was sent by Christina Bethell, Director, The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. The National Survey of Children’s Health Data Resource Center is now posted as a public site. The link is www.nschdata.org … Read more
New UNC Library Catalog Search Interface
May 17, 2005May 17, 2005 The UNC Library system has launched a new online catalog, which has an updated look and improved functionality. The catalog is accessible from http://webcat.lib.unc.edu/. The key improvement is in the search function: you can search the CPC … Read more
CPC Fellow Lisa Pearce Wins Award
May 3, 2005May 3, 2005 Lisa Pearce, CPC Fellow and assistant professor of sociology, has been selected as one of five William T. Grant Scholars nationwide. The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports early career scholars who conduct research on youth development. … Read more
Southern Demographic Association Conference, Nov 3-5
April 29, 2005Apr 29, 2005 The 2005 Southern Demographic Association Conference will be held in Oxford, Mississippi on November 3-5. The call for papers is on the SDA website (http://www.fsu.edu/~sda/), along with an online abstract submission feature, the pre-registration form, lodging information, … Read more
Penn State Symposium on Families’ Contributions to Disparities in School Readiness
April 20, 2005Apr 20, 2005 “Early Disparities in School Readiness: How do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?” will be the focus of Penn State University’s 13th annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 13-14, 2005. The … Read more
ICPSR Summer Workshops
April 20, 2005Apr 20, 2005 In 2005 the ICPSR Summer Program will be offering two new courses of potential interest to researchers in demography and population studies: “The American Community Survey,” and “Data Sharing and Dissemination.” Both courses are 3 days in … Read more
Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-05-090
April 19, 2005Apr 19, 2005 The behavioral and social sciences offer significant fundamental insightsinto the comprehensive understanding of human health, including diseaseetiology and treatment, and the promotion of health and well-being. Toencourage the investigation of the impact of social and behavioral factorson … Read more
Symposium on Family Issues at Penn State, Oct. 13-14
April 6, 2005Apr 6, 2005 "Early Disparities in School Readiness: How do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?" will be the focus of Penn State University's 13th annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 13-14, 2005. The … Read more