Weekly News - March 12, 2018 - Population Sciences

EVENTS

Wednesday, 12-1:10 PM. Demography Brown Bag: “Increasing divergence of trends in life expectancy between the US and other high-income countries: The role of diseases of despair.” Magali Barbieri (UC Berkeley and Institut national d’études démographiques). 2232 Piedmont, Seminar Room. Cookies and refreshments served.
A selection of Brown Bag talks are recorded and posted on the Berkeley Population Sciences vimeo channel, https://vimeo.com/berkeleypopscience.

March 12, 12-1 PM. Bixby Internship Presentation on The Impacts of Heavy Load Carrying on the Reproductive, Musculoskeletal, and Physiological Health of Sand Miners in Nepal” Bixby Center, 12 University Hall.

Tuesday, March 13 | 12:40-2 p.m. “Impacts of Public Preschool on Income, Health and Inequality: A Life Course Model” Richard Cookson, PhD, Professor, University of York. 104 Genetics & Plant Biology Building.

EVENTS

Tuesday, March 13 | 4:00 – 5:30pm. Lives Still in Limbo: Undocumented and Navigating Uncertain Futures. Roberto Gonzalez, Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Followed by a reception. Shorb House, 2547 Channing Way, CLPR, UC Berkeley

Tuesday March 13 | 2-3:30 p.m. “Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning In” Christine Exley, Harvard Business School. | 648 Evans Hall

Wednesday, March 14 | 12:10-1:15 p.m. The Persistence of Gender Inequality from Interpersonal and Intergroup Perspectives Laura Kray, Haas. 5101 Tolman Hall

Wednesday, March 14 | 4-5:30 p.m. Uncertainty Induced by Climate Change. Lars Peter Hansen, University of Chicago. 648 Evans Hall

Thursday, March 15 | 2-3:30 p.m ”Housing Disease and Public School Finances” Fernando Vendramel Ferreira, Wharton Real Estate Department. 648 Evans.

Thursday, March 15 | 7-9 p.m. Development and Diet: A Global Look at Malnutrition: Panel Discussion | Panelist/Discussants: Amy Block Joy, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus/Nutritional Sciences Specialist, UC Davis Nutritional Sciences Department; Marian Roan, MPH, Pediatric Dietitian, Oakland Children’s Hospital; Nadia Diamond-Smith, Assistant Professor, UCSF Global Health Studies. 182 Dwinelle Hall

March 16, Friday 12:00pm–1:30pm. Morbidity and Mortality in Working Class America: a Research Lecture by Anne Case. GSPP 250.

March 16, 9 AM – 1 PM. “From Braceros to H-2A’s: Discussing the History, Present, and Future of Agricultural Guest Worker Programs in California.” Admission is free. Visit here to learn more and register. Location: National Steinbeck Center, 1 Main St, Salinas, California 93901

FUNDING

RWJF “Matching Team” funding. RWJF is looking for a team of people to link organizations working in and with communities with strong research partners. Is your team interested in supporting research development, but not able to support it on your own? $700,000 in funding is available to support a “matching team” to link organizations working in and with communities with strong research partners to rigorously evaluate the health impacts of program or policy interventions. Do you qualify? Learn more about eligibility and selection criteria. Register for the March 12 informational webinar.

U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities Funding Opportunity Announcement: to support observational or intervention research focused on reducing health disparities in tobacco use in the United States. Specifically, this FOA is intended to stimulate scientific inquiry focused on innovative tobacco control policies. Applicants may propose projects in which the primary outcome of interest is on reducing tobacco use health disparities in vulnerable populations by utilizing tobacco prevention and control strategies. The long-term goal of this FOA is to reduce health disparities in health outcomes thereby reducing the excess disease burden of tobacco use within these groups. Applicants submitting applications related to health economics are encouraged to consult NOT-OD-16-025 to ensure that applications align with NIH mission priorities in health economics research.
1. U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). (PAR-18-674) National Cancer Institute.
2. U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). (PAR-18-675). National Cancer Institute.

WORKSHOPS
Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop to be held July 11^th – 13^th, 2018, at Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City. Additional information about the Fragile Families study is available at: http://www.fragilefamilies.princeton.edu/. Additional workshop information, including application submission details, is available at: http://www.ffworkshop.columbia.edu/. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 16, 2018 (11:59PM EST).

CALL FOR PAPERS
DOL Scholars Program: On behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), Avar Consulting is pleased to announce the 2018–19 DOL Scholars Program. The purpose of the DOL Scholars Program is to promote and expand labor research that directly relates to DOL policies and programs. The program expects to fund researchers, with individual awards ranging from $20,000–$50,000. Applications are due by 5:00pm EDT, April 06, 2018; late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Funding decisions are expected in May, 2018. Please use these documents to learn more about the program and how to apply: (a) Announcement describing the program; (b) Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs); and (c) Application. The Chief Evaluation Office coordinates, manages, and implements the Department of Labor’s evaluation program. CEO works closely with all offices and agencies in DOL to develop and implement research and evaluation projects that address Department priorities. For more information about CEO, see: https://www.dol.gov/asp/evaluation/.

European Journal of Educational Sciences (EJES) is a quarterly published journal of educational sciences, which was established on demand of researchers and is existing for benefit of researchers. To learn more about the journal and submissions, please visit: http://ejes.eu/.

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. You can now add D-Lab workshops to your bcalendar directly from D-Lab workshop description.

JOBS
All jobs and postdoctoral fellowships are posted as we receive them on the Demography Department Jobs Listserv, http://lists.demog.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/jobs. This list advertises positions of all sorts relevant for social and behavioral scientists with advanced degrees.

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.berkeley.edu), which is where a good deal of immigration and migration announcements are posted, and not all of that material is posted on the PopSciences Weekly News.