CSDE-news Bulletin

June 26, 2007

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: TODAY! Life Sciences Discovery Fund Informational Meeting June 26, 4:00 PM; Autumn 2007 Round of Royalty Research Fund Announced; NIH Announces Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Participatory Research on Health Disparities; National Postdoctoral Association Offers Seed Grants Directed at Postdocs for Support of Responsible Conduct of Research
CALLS FOR PAPERS: Population Review Announces Two Calls for Papers
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: USC Institute for Families in Society Announces Faculty Position
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST: PAA Affairs Summer 2007 Newsletter Now Available Online; The Population Reference Bureau Announces New Website Content; The Office of Immigration Statistics Announces Website Content of Interest; Issue 73 of "Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Guide to NIH Grants" Now Available Online; Population Review Vol. 46 No. 1 TOC Now Online; Publication to Change Publishers; Scientific Review Board Members Sought; NIH Announces Establishment of Working Groups to Examine Peer Review

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Life Sciences Discovery Fund Informational Meeting June 26, 4:00 PM

John DesRosier, Director of Programs, Life Sciences Discovery Fund, will provide an update and briefing on the Fund's second grant round and will answer questions about the process on Tuesday, June 26th (4PM) at ZymoGenetics, 1201 Eastlake Ave E. This funding round is intended to support the launch of new, innovative strategic research initiatives. Private companies are encouraged to participate in collaborative proposals with a lead non-profit organization. LSDF staff can help identify appropriate prospects for such collaborations.

Contact rosier@lsdfa.org for more information on this briefing or visit www.lsdfa.org for information on the Life Sciences Discovery Fund.

Autumn 2007 Round of Royalty Research Fund Announced

The University of Washington's Royalty Research Fund (RRF) is made possible by income generated from royalties and licensing fees derived from intellectual property generated by faculty. RRF awards grants to faculty and researchers with PI status who are embarking on a new research path. (Proposals should include budgets of less than $40,000.) The RRF Scholar program supports faculty release time for one quarter and the RRF expects to fund up to ten faculty members this round. Proposals for both programs are due Monday, September 24 by 5:00 PM.

Information and application materials can be found at http://www.washington.edu/research/rrf.html (Please note that RRF announcements will no longer be distributed in hard copy.) Contact the RRF program staff, Barbara Thompson (bthompso@u.washington.edu) and Peter Wilsnack (doogieh@u.washington.edu), with questions.

NIH Announces Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Participatory Research on Health Disparities

The NIH is sponsoring the NCMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Intervention Research Phase(R24)(RFA-MD-07-003). One application is allowed from the University of Washington and the UW due date is July 10, 2007. For more information, please visit the Office of Research Limited Opportunities webpage: http://www.washington.edu/research/ls.php?status=1. Note that you will have to scroll down to find information on this grant.

National Postdoctoral Association Offers Seed Grants Directed at Postdocs for Support of Responsible Conduct of Research

The National Postdoctoral Association, with support from the Office of Research Integrity, is offering seed grant funding to postdoctoral offices and associations for the support of responsible conduct of research (RCR) programming directed at postdocs. The grants provide up to $1000 of starter funds for the development and establishment of programs pertinent to postdocs and their career development. Information and applications are available at http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/RCR_SeedGrants.

The submission deadline is July 27, 2007.

As a resource in developing RCR seed grant applications, please visit the preliminary posting of the NPA's RCR Toolkit at http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/rcr_toolkit. Contact: NPA Project Manager Kathleen Flint PhD, kflint@nationalpostdoc.org.

CALLS FOR PAPERS

Population Review Two Calls For Papers

Population Review is calling for papers for its next issue (Vol. 46, No. 2, 2007). The topic is open. In addition, Population Review has issued a call for papers for its upcoming Special Issue on Population and Security in India and Pakistan. The goal of this special issue is to introduce demographers and population specialists to the complex population-related security challenges facing India and Pakistan. The journal seeks papers that focus on the relationship between population factors and one or more of the following dimensions and conceptualizations of security: individual, human, societal, state, regional, economic and environmental. Analytical papers based on original data and sound statistical analysis will be given preference for acceptance. In addition to quality papers, viewpoints and research reports on the subject are sought.

The special issue is scheduled for publication in the summer edition of Population Review (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2008). All submissions will pass through the standard peer-review process. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their papers at the earliest possible date. The submission process will end after 5 quality articles have been accepted for publication. See the website for more information: http://www.populationreview.com

Send any queries/submissions to: editor@populationreview.com

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

USC Institute for Families in Society Announces Faculty Position

The Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina has announced an opening for a research faculty position in Translational Population Research. For more information see: http://ifs.sc.edu/employment.asp.

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

PAA Affairs Summer 2007 Newsletter Now Available Online

The Population Reference Bureau Announces New Website Content( www.prb.org) concerning the following topics:

THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Challenges and Opportunities-The Population of the Middle East and North Africa

This Population Bulletin looks at recent demographic trends in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and how they interact with social and economic forces of change. MENA has the world's second fastest-growing population, after sub-Saharan Africa. The Bulletin shows how this high-profile region is being transformed by mortality and fertility declines and a veritable revolution in marriage patterns and family planning use. It also considers the effects of immigration and refugee movements on the labor force as well as on the age and sex composition of country populations.

See www.prb.org/Publications/PopulationBulletins/2007/ChallengesOpportunitiesinMENA.aspx.

U.S. POPULATION, AND SCIENCE & ENGINEERING WORKFORCE

2007 U.S. Population Data Sheet

There are 7.4 million people in the U.S. science and engineering (S&E) labor force, according to the latest census figures. The findings are based on new estimates in PRB's just-released 2007 U.S. Population Data Sheet, which presents labor force data for all 50 states and the top 50 metropolitan areas.

See www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2007/2007USPopulationDataSheet.aspx.

AGING

Growing Old in America: The Health & Retirement Study, Webcast of Briefing

On June 12 NIA introduced a new publication, "Growing Older in America: The Health & Retirement Study," highlighting findings and trends from the study about the lives of older people.

See www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2007/HealthRetirementStudy.aspx.

Global Health and Population Aging

This e-newsletter is the fourth in a series funded by the University of Michigan Demography Center. This issue, "Global Health and Population Aging," reviews research from scientists funded by the National Institute on Aging on the reasons for the increases in life expectancy and whether populations are living healthier, and was written by Marlene Lee, senior policy analyst, Population Reference Bureau.

See www.prb.org/TodaysResearch.aspx.

GENDER

Long-Held Assumptions Pose Obstacles in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence

A May presentation sponsored by the Interagency Gender Working Group's Gender-Based Violence Task Force featured Jennifer Wagman, the principal investigator on a World Health Organization study that assessed the impact of a community-based intervention designed to reduce physical and sexual domestic violence in Rakai, Uganda.

See www.prb.org/Articles/2007/LongHeldAssumptionsPoseObstacles.aspx.

HEALTH

Is Low Birth Weight a Cause of Problems, or a Symptom of Them? Webcast of Symposium

Newborns who weigh less than 5.5 pounds are at increased risk of health and behavioral problems down the road, but is their low weight the true cause of their later difficulties? A symposium sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Population Center and the Population Reference Bureau last month marshaled expert speakers to address the topic.

See www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2007/LowBirthWeight.aspx.

ENVIRONMENT

Climate Change, Rural Vulnerabilities, and Migration

In February 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserted that warming of the earth's climate system is "unequivocal." Although some estimates of the health effects of climate change have been undertaken, there is still no clear understanding of the potential social effects. Lori M. Hunter, Bixby Visiting Scholar at PRB and associate professor of sociology and environmental studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder, noted that the world's less industrialized regions are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In rural areas, specifically, environmental change has immediate and direct effects on the health and well-being of millions of households that depend on natural resources for their basic livelihoods.

See www.prb.org/Articles/2007/ClimateChangeinRuralAreas.aspx.

PopWire: New U.S. Census Data on Coastal Communities in Hurricane Path

Nearly 35 million people-12 percent of the nation's population-live in coastal communities from North Carolina to Texas that would be most threatened by an Atlantic hurricane, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures for July 1, 2006. In 1950, the equivalent figures were 10.2 million and 7 percent.

See www.prb.org/Articles/2007/PopWireJune2007.aspx

POPULATION INFORMATION

New Database Provides Information on Hundreds of Kenya Organizations

The National Coordinating Agency on Population and Development, with the assistance of PRB and the support of USAID, has developed a national database that provides information on more than 900 organizations working to implement population, health, development, gender, and environment programs in Kenya.

See www.prb.org/Articles/2007/KenyanDatabase.aspx.

TAKE A NUMBER

Population, Health, and Environment News You Might Have Missed

Mexican immigrants in the U.S. more likely to live with nonrelatives than Mexicans in Mexico.More women than men in Norway earn college degrees, troubled adolescent girls are more likey to use steroids.

The Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) has announced the release of new reports and the availability of data on its website.

2006 Flow Report on Refugee and Asylees

This report presents information on the number and characteristics of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum in the United States during fiscal year 2006. See: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/Refugee_AsyleeSec508Compliant.pdf

2006 Data on Refugees and Asylees Online

Data tables on persons who were admitted as refugees or granted asylum during fiscal year 2006 by country of birth, age, gender, and other characteristics, in Excel format, are available at: http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/YrBk06RA.shtm

2006 Flow Report on Naturalizations

This report presents information on the number and characteristics of foreign nationals who became American citizens during fiscal year 2006. See: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/Natz_01_Sec508Compliant.pdf

2006 Data on Naturalizations Online

Data tables on foreign nationals who became American citizens during fiscal year 2006 by country of birth, age, state of residence, and other characteristics, in Excel format, are available at: http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/YrBk06Na.shtm

Did You Know...

Data on legal permanent residents are also available, as are older editions of the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics back to 1996. See http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/.

Issue 73 of "Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Guide to NIH Grants" Now Available Online

The NIH Office of Behavior and Social Sciences offers a list of recent publications culled from the "NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts" (available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide) that are relevant to behavioral and social science research. To see the most recent list and / or join the associated listserv, see: https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0706&L=bssr-guide-l&P=51.

Population Review Vol. 46 No. 1 TOC Now Online; Publication to Change Publishers; Scientific Review Board Members Sought

The table of contents and abstracts for all articles in the most recent issue of Population Review (Volume 46, Number 1, 2007) are now online at http://www.populationreview.com/Articles_46_1.html. Negotiations are being finalized for an upcoming move by Population Review from Project MUSE to Springer. Springer will produce a hard copy and an electronic version. Articles will be published online immediately after acceptance. Population Review is actively looking for new additions to its scientific review board. Please contact the editor, Dr. J. Roberts, at editor@populationreview.com if interested.

NIH Announces Establishment of Working Groups to Examine Peer Review

On Friday, June 8, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., announced the formation of two working groups - one external, the other internal - to examine the NIH peer review process, with the goal of maximizing its effectiveness. See http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2007/od-08.htm for the press release and full lists of working group participants.