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Barbara Entwisle President-elect of PAA

July 28, 2005

Jul 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, 2005

May 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, 2005

May 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, 2005

May 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, 2005

Apr 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, 2005

Apr 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, 2005

Apr 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, 2005

Apr 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, 2005

Apr 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

NIH Summer Institute on Behavioral and Social Intervention Research, July 18-22

April 6, 2005

Apr 6, 2005 The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is sponsoring a Summer Institute to address essential conceptual, methodological and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out research on psychosocial interventions. The Institute will take place … Read more