Join us today, April 7th, 12pm, for Matrix on Point: The New Gender Gap, with Joshua R. Goldstein, Professor of Demography; Xiaoling Shu, Professor of Sociology at UC Davis; and Rachel Bernhard, Associate Professor of Quantitative Political Science Research Methods at Nuffield College and the University of Oxford. Kiera Hudson, Assistant Professor in the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, will moderate. 820 Social Sciences Building.
Our next Brownbag Seminar will take place after this week’s PAA Annual Meeting in D.C., on Wednesday, April 16th, 12pm, with Magali Barbieri, joint researcher at the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) in Paris, France and in the Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Barbieri will present “Multi-morbidity and the US Disadvantage in Life Expectancy.” This is an in-person seminar, Room 310, Social Sciences Building. Zoom option: Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB See the full event details here. Our YouTube channel is here.
PAA, APC Sign Advocacy Day Resolution. The PAA and APC Executive Committees formally adopted and signed a resolution on March 19, 2025. The resolution urges Congress and the Administration to take several steps to redress recent policies and actions that are adversely affecting the population sciences, researchers, and students. The resolution will be shared during meetings on Capitol Hill during the 2025 PAA Advocacy Day. PAA and APC members should feel free to share the resolution with their colleagues. Access the resolution.
The community surrounding the U.S. Census Bureau is concerned about the disbanding of the bureau’s external advisory groups. Mary Jo Hoeksema, APDU board member and the director of government affairs at the Population Association of America, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what this all means. Listen or read the interview on Federal News Network.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
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EVENTS
April 7 | 12pm | Matrix on Point: The New Gender Gap, with Joshua R. Goldstein, Professor of Demography; Xiaoling Shu, Professor of Sociology at UC Davis; and Rachel Bernhard, Associate Professor of Quantitative Political Science Research Methods at Nuffield College and the University of Oxford. Kiera Hudson, Assistant Professor in the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, will moderate. 820 Social Sciences Building.
April 7 | 2-3:30pm | UC Berkeley Sociology Colloquium | Poulami Roychowdhury, Associate Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute. “From Rights to Protection: Reframing Women’s Empowerment for Authoritarian Democracy” 402 Social Sciences Building. In person only.
OPPORTUNITIES
Support for writing research briefs. The Population Reference Bureau (PRB), in collaboration with Association of Population Centers (APC) aims to improve the dissemination of population and reproductive health findings. Affiliates of the BPC and CEDA can utilize access to APC to assist you and your colleagues to get your forthcoming research shared with policymakers, journalists, educators, or other non-academic audiences. Learn more here. BPC and CEDA affiliates are additionally encouraged to submit your working papers to the APCA Working Paper Series. The APCA working paper series gathers and disseminates original population science research papers.
OBSSR Now Accepting Applications: Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), in collaboration with other NIH institutes, centers, and offices, is seeking applications to support the development of short courses focused on cutting-edge methodologies and analytics in behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR). This request for applications aims to enhance education and training in innovative data collection and analysis techniques, big data applications, and underutilized research designs that are essential for advancing BSSR but are not widely available through existing programs. The proposed educational programs should:
- Integrate transdisciplinary skills and approaches, ensuring broad applicability across various BSSR domains.
- Provide knowledge and skills essential for advancing BSSR and/or integrating BSSR with other scientific and technological fields.
- Focus on widely applicable research methodologies and analytical techniques rather than specific disease areas to support broader advancements in BSSR.
Read about March 2025 NICHDevelopments. Includes:
- News
- Selected Funding Opportunities
- NICHD’s Data Sharing Resources
- NIH’s Office of Extramural Research News
Read the National Institute on Aging’s Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) Newsletter.
Includes:
- Call for Applications from NIH Centers and Networks
- BSR Data Resources Highlights: Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
- Conferences, Workshops, & Webinars
FUNDING
California HIV/AIDS Research Program RFP
Innovative Approaches to HIV Prevention and Care: Social and Behavioral Research Open Call
Applicant Webinar: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, 3-4:30pm PDT
Letters of Intent (LOI) Due: Thursday, May 15th, 2025, 12pm PDT
Full Applications Due: Thursday, July 10th, 2025, 12pm PDT
Effective HIV treatment and prevention tools have rapidly evolved over the past decades, representing significant opportunities for ending the HIV epidemic. However, despite the increasing number of highly effective strategies, disparities in incidence and care outcomes persist across California communities. Until the underlying social and behavioral issues are adequately addressed, these disparities will persist and potentially widen. With this Request for Proposals (RFP), CHRP seeks to fund a broad array of novel studies that are grounded in social or behavioral health framework(s) which aim to optimize HIV prevention and/or care for all impacted communities across the state. This includes persons living with HIV; sex, gender, and racially/ethnically minoritized groups; as well as other impacted populations. More information here.
Sociological Initiatives Foundation Research Grant. The Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action. It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the U.S. It gives priority to projects that seek to address racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation, or the violation of human rights and freedoms. It also supports research that furthers language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions. Funding: $15K- $20K (over 2 years). Short concept applications are due August 15th. Learn more here.