EVENTS
Wednesday, February 21, 12-1:10 PM. “Contraceptive Choice Across the Reproductive Life Course” Megan Sweeney, UCLA. 2232 Piedmont, Seminar Room
Brown Bag talks are recorded and posted on the Berkeley Population Sciences vimeo channel, https://vimeo.com/berkeleypopscience.
Tuesday, February 20, 2-3:30 p.m. “The effect of early education on social preferences.” Anya Samek, University of Southern California. 648 Evans Hall.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 4-5 PM (3:30 for refreshments and networking). “Planetary Management in the Anthropocene: Data Science and Global Policy” with Sol Hsiang. 190 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
Wednesday, February 21, 3-4 p.m. Imperfect immunity: estimation and epidemiological implications” Joseph A. Lewnard, PhD. | 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Thursday, Feb 22, 2-3:30 PM. “Divergent Paths: A New Perspective on Earnings Differences Between Black and White Men Since 1940” Kerwin Charles, University of Chicago Harris Public Policy | 648 Evans Hall.
EVENTS
Wednesday, February 21, 12-1:10 PM. “Contraceptive Choice Across the Reproductive Life Course” Megan Sweeney, UCLA. 2232 Piedmont, Seminar Room
Brown Bag talks are recorded and posted on the Berkeley Population Sciences vimeo channel, https://vimeo.com/berkeleypops
Tuesday, February 20, 2-3:30 p.m. “The effect of early education on social preferences.” Anya Samek, University of Southern California. 648 Evans Hall.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 4-5 PM (3:30 for refreshments and networking). “Planetary Management in the Anthropocene: Data Science and Global Policy” with Sol Hsiang. 190 Doe Library, UC Berkeley
Wednesday, February 21, 3-4 p.m. Imperfect immunity: estimation and epidemiological implications” Joseph A. Lewnard, PhD. | 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Thursday, Feb 22, 2-3:30 PM. “Divergent Paths: A New Perspective on Earnings Differences Between Black and White Men Since 1940” Kerwin Charles, University of Chicago Harris Public Policy | 648 Evans Hall.
Thursday, February 22, 12:15-1:45 PM “The Israeli Transnational Surrogacy Story — Some Empirical and Normative Reflections.” With Ruth Zafran, Associate Professor at the Radzyner Law School at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) at Herzliyah. 297 Boalt Hall. RSVP to rlgolbert@law.berkeley.edu.
Friday, February 23, 3.10 – 5.00 pm. “Migration and the Value of Social Networks” with Josh Blumenstock. 107 South Hall. For more details, check here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Book Reviewers Sought: The Canadian Studies in Population journal currently has a large variety of Books for Review available, with over sixty to choose from. The list is posted online and is searchable by title keywords, year, publisher, or ISBN. We invite you to view the books and make your selection at https://journals.library.ualbe
Thanks and regards,
Canadian Studies in Population
Ksenia Maryniak, Journal Manager & Production Editor
Department of Sociology, 5-21 HM Tory Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4
The International Association of Applied Demographers is now officialy recognized by the IRS as a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status. The 2019 Applied Demography Conference will be at the University of New Mexico, most likely take place sometime in late January or early February of 2019. Stay tuned for more information.
SAVE THE DATE
February 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Bixby Team Meeting – Summer Internship Presentation on research with Uganda Youth Development Link. The Bixby Center, 17 University Hall
February 27 | 12:40-2 p.m. “Mobile Health Technologies to Improve Behavioral Health in Underserved Populations” Adrian Aguilera, Assistant Professor. 104 Genetics & Plant Biology Building.
Wednesday, February 28, 12:00pm-1:30pm. “Mobility, Expulsion and Claims to Home: Migrant Organizing in an Era of Deportation and Dispossession” with Monisha Das Gupta, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Wildavsky Conference Room, ISSI, 2538 Channing Way, Berkeley
March 1, 4 PM. What You Lose When You Lose Your Job: The Lasting Impacts of Unemployment” with Jennie Brand, UCLA. At IRLE. Register here. Co-sponsored by BPC, CEDA, Dept of Economics and Center for Law and Society.
CALL FOR PAPERS
2018 Migration and Health Publication. Deadline to submit full article: March 31, 2018. Notification of final publishing decision: April 30, 2018. Deadline to submit revised article: May 21, 2018. Authors review final proof and translation of their article: July 30, 2018. Publication of report with corresponding ISBN: 2018. Articles should be sent by March 31, 2018 to Stephany Pizano (stephany.pizano@berkeley.edu)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Social Science Matrix Research Teams for the 2018-2019 academic year. Due March 19. Matrix teams may address any research question drawing on any of the social sciences. Matrix is especially interested in original and emerging interdisciplinary approaches that explore new theoretical and empirical questions, and that combine research at different scales and from different methodologies. Visit the website for more information.
CONFERENCES
12th Global Meeting of the NTA Network (Mexico City, July 2018) Conference will be hosted by CONAPO in Mexico City in late July, exact dates to be determined shortly. Abstracts are to be submitted using the this google form. Please contact us if you have any questions or problems with the submission process via email: contact@ntaccounts.org. Submit Abstracts for the Deadline: March 15, 2018.
FUNDING
The National Institutes on Aging (NIA) recently published their list of high priority topics. Please take a look at this and see if your research could fit. If so you have a higher chance of being funded. Work with the Popcenter and you increase the odds a good deal more. https://www.nia.nih.gov/
WORKSHOPS
Call for Applications: UW Summer Short Course – Network Modeling for Epidemics (NME) is a 5-day short course at the University of Washington that provides an introduction to stochastic network models for infectious disease transmission dynamics, with a focus on empirically based modeling of HIV transmission. It is a “hands-on” course, using the EpiModel software package in R (www.epimodel.org. For full information, visit the online application, https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/
CPS Workshop: IPUMS CPS is accepting applications for its summer workshop, designed to familiarize researchers with the under-utilized panel component of the CPS. To learn more, visit cps.ipums.org/workshop. Applications due March 2, 2018.
Understanding Survey Weights. Tom Piazza will once again be sharing his extensive hands-on knowledge about weighting survey data. It is scheduled for Thursday, March 8th, from 10 am to 12 noon, at the D-Lab. The link to sign up is: http://dlab.berkeley.edu/
The 2018 Summer Institute in Political Psychology at Stanford University from August 5 – August 25, 2018. Applications are being accepted now for the 23th Annual Summer Institute in Political Psychology, to be held at Stanford University August 5-25, 2018. The Summer Institute offers 3 weeks of intensive training in political psychology. Political psychology is an exciting and thriving field that explores the origins of political behavior and the causes of political events, with a special focus on the psychological mechanisms at work. Research findings in political psychology advance basic theories of politics and are an important basis for political decision-making in practice. SIPP was founded in 1991 at Ohio State University, and Stanford has hosted SIPP since 2005, with support from Stanford University and from the National Science Foundation. Hundreds of participants have attended SIPP during these years. The 2018 SIPP curriculum is designed to (1) provide broad exposure to theories, empirical findings, and research traditions; (2) illustrate successful cross-disciplinary research and integration; (3) enhance methodological pluralism; and (4) strengthen networks among scholars from around the world. SIPP activities will include lectures by world class faculty, discussion groups, research/interest group meetings, group projects, and an array of social activities. Some of the topics covered in past SIPP programs include public attitudes and attitude change, race relations, conflict and dispute resolution, voting and elections, international conflict, decision-making, moral disengagement and violence, social networks, activism and social protest, political socialization, justice, and many more. In 2018, SIPP will accept up to 60 participants, including graduate students, faculty, professionals, and advanced undergraduates. Please visit our website for more information and to find the application to attend: https://web.stanford.edu/group
PSID Data User Training Workshop, June 11-15, 2018, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. This five-day workshop will orient participants to the content and structure of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, its special topics modules, and the PSID Child Development Supplement and PSID Transition into Adulthood Supplement. The workshop pairs morning instructional sessions led by experienced PSID researchers and staff with afternoon guided lab sessions in which users construct their own analytic data files.Admitted graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and junior faculty or researchers may request to be considered for a stipend to help with travel and housing costs. All applications received by April 13 will be given priority for enrollment. Learn more about the workshop and apply to participate through the ICPSR Summer Program.
DATA
NEW IPUMS DATA: NHGIS: We just added annual county, state, and nation-level vital statistics for 1939-1972 to IPUMS NHGIS. This release includes counts of births, deaths, stillbirths, and infant deaths in total and by race.
MEPS: IPUMS MEPS is an NICHD-funded project designed to make Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component data easier for researchers to use. The initial, beta release of IPUMS MEPS includes over 1,000 annual summary variables from the 1996-2014 MEPS Full Year Consolidated files.
USA: 2012-2016 ACS 5-year data and 2012-2016 PRCS (Puerto Rico Community Survey) 5-year data are now available via IPUMS. Compared to the 1-year ACS/PRCS files, these files allow for more precise estimates from smaller geographic areas (down to the PUMA-level).
GRADUATE STUDENTS
The Institute for the Study of Societal Issues is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2018-2019 Graduate Fellows Program. We are currently seeking applications for the 2018-2019 academic year from doctoral students who are interested in substantive issues related to contemporary processes of social change in U.S. cities. The GFP is open to all UC Berkeley graduate students in good standing who have completed at least three years of graduate studies. Students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education (such as African American and Latinx/Chicanx) are especially encouraged to apply. We are looking for promising applicants who need the additional training and mentoring offered by our program and who are committed to doing research to advance social justice or social change. To read more about this program and to download an application, click here. Deadline: Monday, April 2 @ 5pm
ON THE WEB
Online Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) Course. The Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) approach to community development aims to simultaneously improve access and equity to primary health care services, particularly family planning and reproductive health, while also helping communities conserve biodiversity, manage natural resources, and develop sustainable livelihoods. This course will introduce learners to the fundamentals of the PHE approach including PHE relationships, the benefits of integration, program considerations, the PHE policy and advocacy landscape, and how the PHE approach can contribute to global development priorities, such as the Sustainable Development Goals and Family Planning 2020 in an efficient and effective way. Learners will also benefit from case examples showcasing these concepts in current and recent PHE projects around the world. To learn more, visit here.
D-LAB
D-Lab regularly offers workshops and training in courses, one-on-one consulting for faculty, grad students and undergraduates, and working groups of focuses topics. One-on-one consulting also available. For more information and registration, visit http://dlab.berkeley.edu
JOBS
All jobs and postdoctoral fellowships are posted as we receive them on the Demography Department Jobs Listserv, http://lists.demog.
MIGRATION MAILING LIST
Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI.berkeley.edu) is a research center for the study of immigrants and immigration. BIMI has a mailing list (immigration_group@lists.berke