May 17, 2005 The UNC Library system has launched a new online catalog, which has an updated look and improved functionality. The catalog is accessible from http://webcat.lib.unc.edu/. The key improvement is in the search function: you can search the CPC … Read more
May 3, 2005 Lisa Pearce, CPC Fellow and assistant professor of sociology, has been selected as one of five William T. Grant Scholars nationwide. The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports early career scholars who conduct research on youth development. … Read more
Apr 29, 2005 The 2005 Southern Demographic Association Conference will be held in Oxford, Mississippi on November 3-5. The call for papers is on the SDA website (http://www.fsu.edu/~sda/), along with an online abstract submission feature, the pre-registration form, lodging information, … Read more
Apr 20, 2005 “Early Disparities in School Readiness: How do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?” will be the focus of Penn State University’s 13th annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 13-14, 2005. The … Read more
Apr 20, 2005 In 2005 the ICPSR Summer Program will be offering two new courses of potential interest to researchers in demography and population studies: “The American Community Survey,” and “Data Sharing and Dissemination.” Both courses are 3 days in … Read more
Apr 19, 2005 The behavioral and social sciences offer significant fundamental insightsinto the comprehensive understanding of human health, including diseaseetiology and treatment, and the promotion of health and well-being. Toencourage the investigation of the impact of social and behavioral factorson … Read more
Apr 6, 2005 “Early Disparities in School Readiness: How do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?” will be the focus of Penn State University’s 13th annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 13-14, 2005. The … Read more
Apr 6, 2005 The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is sponsoring a Summer Institute to address essential conceptual, methodological and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out research on psychosocial interventions. The Institute will take place … Read more
Mar 7, 2005 The Data Sharing for Demographic Research project began at the end of last summeras a partnership of NICHD with ICPSR and the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan, the Carolina Population Center, and the Minnesota … Read more
Mar 2, 2005 Addressing Health, Educational, and Socioeconomic Disparities of Children in Immigrant Families will be held on May 25 and 26, 2005, Wednesday and Thursday (half day) at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The funders for this workshop are … Read more
