PSID Annual User Conference – Call for Papers

September 15-16, 2016, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor PSID announces a call for papers for the first PSID Annual Data User Conference. We invite submissions on any topic that use data from PSID or one of its major supplements, such…

2017 Applied Demography Conference – Call for Abstracts

San Antonio, Texas - January 11-13, 2017 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! The 2017 ADC organizing committee invites you to submit abstracts for papers and posters to be presented in San Antonio, Texas: Visit the conference website for more information…

Gilbert Gee mentioned in Huffington Post Article

UCLA Professor Gilbert Gee was mentioned in the Huffington Post's article about the government's latest Asian-American Health Report. Gee and other experts say we need to try harder to more accurately capture the health statuses of the fastest…

Mark Kaplan featured in UCLA Newsroom

Mark Kaplan notes the number of people who died by suicide who were intoxicated at the time of death increased during the recent economic recession. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-luskin-study-explains-link-between-heavy-alcohol-use-and-suicides-during-economic-downturns

Post-doctoral Researcher in Sociology and Social Demography at the University of Oxford

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology and Social Demography (2 posts) http://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/post-doctoral-researcher-in-sociology-and-social-demography.html   Department of Sociology, Manor Road Building, Manor…

Onyebuchi Arah Receives the 2016 ASA Causality in Statistics Education Award

Onyebuchi Arah is the 2016 recipient of the ASA Causality in Statistics Education Award. Arah is honored for his graduate-level course titled “Logic, Causation, and Probability,” which embraces the current developments in causal inference…

Job Opportunity at the Columbia Population Research Center-Staff Associate

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The CPRC is hiring a Staff Associate to provide strong research, technical, and administrative support for the studies of poverty and family wellbeing under the guidance of the PIs and Project Director. He/she will work closely with internal…

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position (Department of Anthropology) – UCSB

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The University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Anthropology, Integrative Anthropological Sciences (IAS), invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2017. We seek a scientist…

Till von Wachter’s research is featured in the Wall Street Journal

Till von Wachter's research is featured in the Wall Street Journal "The Recession's Economic Trauma Has Left Enduring Scars"   

Jennie Brand is quoted in the Wall Street Journal

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Jennie Brand is quoted in the Wall Street Journal's article "The Recession's Economic Trauma Has Left Enduring Scars"