EVENTS

Wednesday, September 5, 12-1:10 PM.  Jennifer Johnson-Hanks (UC Berkeley) will present, “How We Count: Why Quantitative Social Science Matters.” 2232 Piedmont Ave.  Cookies and refreshments served.  

To view past brown bag presentations: http://www.vimeo.com/berkeleypopscience. 
For the fall 2018 brown bag schedule: https://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/popsci.html. 

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 • 5:30pm–7:00pm. Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; the Goldman School of Public Policy; and the Berkeley Food Institute for a discussion on immigration and the future of agriculture in California. Alumni House

Thursday, Sept 6, 12-1:00  David Ragland and Tracy McMillan from SafeTREC will be talking about: “Aging in Place in Contra Costa County: How current conditions and future trends in mobility can inform policy and programming. 5101 Berkeley Way West.

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Monday, August 27, 2018, 2-3:30 PM. The importance of community context in immigrant detention. Emily Ryo, USC. 402 Barrows Hall.

IRLE Fall Open House Reception. Wednesday, August 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. 

Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 4:10 – 5:30 p.m. “Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland” Marcy Alsan, Evans Hall, room 648.http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/econ.html?event_ID=118539. 

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Friday, August 24, 12-1 PM. Labor Lunch: “Flexible Work Arrangements and Precautionary Behavior: Theory and Experimental Evidence” Davud Rostam-Afschar, University Hohenheim. 648 Evans Hall.

Next week
IRLE Fall Open House Reception. Wednesday, August 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. 
 
SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 • 5:30pm–7:00pm. Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; the Goldman School of Public Policy; and the Berkeley Food Institute for a discussion on immigration and the future of agriculture in California. Alumni House

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Friday, August 17 | 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. UC Berkeley Aging Research and Technology Innovation Summit. Stanley Hall. Ticket required – $25 for students, $60 for faculty. The link above has information about the program and registration.

SAVE THE DATE
“Managing Lands in a Changing Climate to Improve Agricultural Resiliency, Food Security and Health” Monday, September 10 entitled. The event is affiliated with the Global Climate Action Summit event which runs from September 12-14 in San Francisco. Of relevance for the Popcenter is a panel: 
Combating the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Systems and Disease Issues at Multiple Scales
Moderator: Christine Johnson, Professor, One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
Panelists:
Ndola Prata, Director, Bixby Center for Population Health and Sustainability, UC Berkeley
Stephen Luby, Director of Research, Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University
Christine Stewart, Professor, Department of Nutrition, UC Davis
Click here to register for this interactive, action focused event as space is limited. The deadline for ‘lightning talks’ and posters is July 27. 

EVENTS
UC Berkeley Statistics and D-Lab R Bootcamp 2018, August 18-19, 2018. GPB 100, UC Berkeley. This workshop will be an introductory short course on the statistical/data science software R. The short course will be a thorough introduction to working with data, statistical analysis, and programming in R, with no prior knowledge assumed. Attendance is free of charge. Registration is required. If you have questions about the bootcamp, please email r-bootcamp@lists.berkeley.edu. 

NIH FUNDING
“Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Grants”, released by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Applications are due no later than August 20, 2018!  Information on the FOA is below and the link for additional information is:  https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/ti-18-016. 
•         FOA Number: TI-18-016
•         Application Due Date: Monday, August 20, 2018
•         Purpose:  The program aims to address the opioid crisis in tribal communities.
•         Eligibility:  Federally recognized tribes, and tribal organizations. Tribes and tribal organizations may apply individually, or in partnership with an urban Indian organization.
•         Anticipated Total Available Funding:  $50,000,000 
•         Anticipated Number of Awards: 263
•         Anticipated Award Amount:  Funds will be distributed noncompetitively. For more information, view Appendix K in the FOA. 
•         Length of Project:  Up to 2 years
•         Cost Sharing/Match Required?:  No

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NIA Paylines. NIA has recently posted their current pay-lines. See them, along with new funding topics, at https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2018/06/double-header-blog-post-pay-lines-and-new-approved-concepts .

Census Issues Request for Comment on Decennial Data Collection: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Census Bureau issued a request for comments on the 2020 Census on June 8. The request provides an opportunity for feedback on the Bureau’s proposed information collection activities associated with the 2020 Census, including the addition of a citizenship question (which COSSA opposes). Comments must be submitted by August 7, 2018. More information is available in the Federal Register notice.

NIH FUNDING
Education and Health: New Frontiers (R01) Clinical Trial Optional.  Fall Due Dates (Oct 5 for the R01, also comes in R21 and R03. The goal of this funding opportunity announcement is to support research that will further elucidate the pathways involved in the relationship between education and health outcomes and in doing so to carefully identify the specific aspects and qualities of education that are responsible for this relationship and what the mediating factors are that affect the nature of the causal relationship. Click on the R01 announcements which also has links to the R21 and R03: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-387.html. 

EVENTS
BIDS Training:  Click on the links for precise times and information about registration.
June 11-12: Introduction to Shell, Git and R.  BIDS. 190 Doe Library
July 16-17: Introduction to Shell, Git and Python. BIDS. 190 Doe Library
August 6-7: Introduction to Genomics Data Wrangling BIDS. 190 Doe Library. 

WORKSHOPS
Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) in Los Angeles Sept 5-7, 2018.  To be considered for financial support, applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm PDT June 4, 2018. Notifications of acceptance for applicants with financial support will be sent no later than June 12, 2018. RT2 provides participants with an overview of tools and best practices for transparent and reproducible social science research. The curriculum is developed and delivered by academic leaders in the open science movement and there is space for collaborative work and hands-on skill building. Participants are encouraged to bring existing research questions and ideas based on their own interests to seek support and feedback from instructors and other attendees. BITSS will consider applications for self-funded participants on a rolling basis through 11:59 pm PDT August 20, 2018.  For more information, https://www.bitss.org/events/research-transparency-and-reproducibility-training-rt2-los-angeles/. 

CONFERENCES 
2018 NCFR Annual Conference, Nov. 7–10. San Diego | Town and Country Resort & Convention Center. Learn more and register here: https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2018/registration-details. 

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Tuesday, May 15, 10 AM to 4 PM.  2018 Northern California ORCID Workshop.  Learn all about this system of research access. For a full program, visithttps://orcid.org/content/2018-northern-california-workshop. 

OFF CAMPUS
Friday, May 18, 2018, 12pm to 1pm, “More than Medicine: The Case for Social Investment to Improve America’s Health.” Dr. Robert Kaplan has served as director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences at NIH, Chief Science Officer at AHRQ, Chair of the Department of Health Services at UCLA and Chair of the Dept. of Family and Preventive Medicine at UCSD. He is currently Adjunct Professor and Research Director of the Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) at Stanford University. Please RSVP Now at CHC@chc.ucsf.edu. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Refreshments will be provided. UCSF, Laurel Heights Room 474.