Be sure to join our next Brownbag Seminar on October 23rd, 12pm, for a talk by John Casterline, Robert T. Lazarus Professor in Population Studies at Ohio State University: “Fertility Decline in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Fresh Assessment of Mechanisms.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and will also be available via Zoom. Meeting ID: 985 2901 019. Password: DEMOG_BB See the full event details here.
Featured affiliate research of the week: Ronald Lee. 2024. “Forecasting Population in an Uncertain World: Approaches, New Uses, and Troubling Limitations.” Population and Development Review. As part of PDR’s 50th anniversary special issue, Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Celebrating 50 Years of Population and Development Review.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
EVENTS
October 21 | 12-1:30pm | Matrix on Point: Voices from the Heartland | Over the past few years, UC Berkeley sociologist Arlie Hochschild has been in conversation with citizens of Pikeville, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia; UC Santa Cruz sociologist Jenny Reardon has been biking through her home state of Kansas, talking to farmers, ranchers, and other denizens of the prairie; and Berkeley Law scholar Lisa Pruitt has straddled the rural-urban divide over the course of her life in Arkansas and California and as a scholar of rural legal access. As the nation braces for a decisive election, this conversation seeks to illuminate the frequently overlooked yet politically potent voices emanating from America’s rural heartlands and small towns. The panel will be moderated by Cihan Tuğal, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley. Co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of Sociology, the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS), and the Center for Right-Wing Studies. Register here.
October 21 | 2-3:30pm | UC Berkeley Sociology | Xi Song, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. “Occupational Restructuring and Worker Mobility in the United States.” 402 Social Sciences Building. Zoom link here.
October 22 | 12:40-2pm | UC Berkeley Health Policy Colloquium Series | James Robinson, Professor and Chair, Health Policy & Management Division, Berkeley School of Public Health. 2121 Berkeley Way West Building, 1st Floor, Room 1102. Event details are here.
October 23 | 12:10-1pm | UC Berkeley Demography Colloquium | John Casterline, Robert T. Lazarus Professor in Population Studies at Ohio State University, who will present, “Fertility Decline in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Fresh Assessment of Mechanisms.” This is an in-person talk, 310 Social Sciences Building. See the full event details here. Zoom Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB
SEMINAR SERIES
The ‘Understanding Cognition Through Harmonized Data’ project (HCAP Network) invites you to attend their upcoming research-in-progress seminar series. All talks will be held via Zoom bimonthly on the final Tuesday of the month from 11am-12pm EST. The first seminar of the series will be on November 26th from 11am-12pm EST. Lindsay Kobayashi will present her work on cross-national comparisons of cognitive aging using the HCAP. See attached flyer.
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OPPORTUNITIES
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is holding a virtual event for interested stakeholders to learn more about how ARPA-H operates and how to work with the agency. On November 13, ARPA-H will be hosting a virtual “Doing Business with ARPA-H” Industry Day. This event is open to the public and is designed for entities that are interested in collaborating with ARPA-H on R&D initiatives. The event will provide comprehensive information on ARPA-H’s mission, focus areas, current R&D efforts, and business processes through main sessions for all participants, as well as breakout sessions tailored to specific interests. For more details and to register, please visit the ARPA-H Events Page.
The NIH is now accepting applications for the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Awardees can receive up to $100,000 in qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year award. To learn more about eligibility requirements, application dates, and the benefits of receiving an LRP award, be sure to visit the LRP website, check out our overview video. Please note that the deadline to submit your Extramural LRP application is November 21, 2024.
FUNDING
Pilot Grant Proposals. The Social, Behavioral, & Economic COVID Coordinating Center (SBE CCC) solicits applications for pilot projects for innovative measurement and study of social, behavioral, and economic indicators that are important correlates and consequences of the COVID pandemic. SBE CCC is funded by the National Institutes of Health. It is led by ICPSR in collaboration with the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA), Survey Research Center (SRC), and the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) at the University of Michigan. Proposals from early career investigators, involving new collaborations, and those building upon existing SBE CCC research (U01 or pilot grants) are encouraged. Deadline is December 13, 2024. Read the call.