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- CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
- CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
- CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- CONFERENCES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
Patrick Gerland – International Forensic Population Estimations
Patrick Gerland, UN Population Division
International Forensic Population Estimations: Challenges and Analytical
Strategies to Reconstruct National Demographic Trends and Levels since 1950 for
230 Countries/Areas
Friday, May 22, 2009
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Parrington Hall Forum
Note: this seminar builds on materials presented in the CSSS seminar on
“Estimation of robust demographic time-series with noisy data for developing
countries: selected cases studies from Africa and Asia”, and anyone interested
by the statistical modeling of time series of age-specific fertility and
mortality rates should also attend the CSSS seminar on May 20.
CSDE Seminar Schedule
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CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
Terminal Server Update Announcement with Q&A
CSDE has a new server to replace TS2. The roll out date will
be announced soon. In the meantime, be
sure to
- Copy or move files to your H: drive
rather than keep important files on the terminal server desktop.
- If you have important application
settings you’d like to migrate to the new terminal server, send an email to csde_help@u.washington.edu.
As many of you know, we had a difficult time with our planned "Terminal
Server 2" replacement in February of this year. When we deployed a new
Terminal Server at that time we ran in to performance and usability
issues. Although we worked extensively
with the vendor, we were unable to resolve the issues and ultimately took the
new machine offline and rolled back to the original equipment and system image.
This was a large hiccup in our yearly migration plans for the CSDE terminal
servers. In the "postmortem" it was determined that the server we
purchased had significant hardware problems (bad memory chips) and we were able
to return the machine to the vendor for full credit (minus the 2 months of
staff time planning, debugging, and rolling back to the old machine)
We now, finally, have another new server (from a different vendor) which we
have been configuring and testing. We
are in the process of putting the finishing touches on the machine and running
it through its paces. We will once again
attempt to replace CSDE TS2. We are
doing everything in our power to insure this effort goes more smoothly than
last time!
As before - please make sure your important files are not sitting on your
Terminal Server Desktop...rather, copy/move files to your H: drive where they
are backed up. If you want to put
shortcuts on your desktop, that is fine - as they are easily re-created and you
won’t lose any real data when the TS profile purges happen.
Q: Why do we purge profiles when we upgrade Terminal Servers?
A: There are over 1000 user accounts on the CSDE Windows Domain – many folks
have come and gone and left a significant "footprint" behind on the
severely limited Terminal Server local C: drive. TS2, for instance, has been active for more
than 4 years and in that time has accumulated a great deal of stale local files
and profile data. Additionally, newer versions
of software often get confused with old settings file from "vintage"
versions - and as we are upgrading a lot of software at the time of the
Terminal Server replacement, it just makes sense to "start fresh."
If you have application settings that are very important to you and you would
like to migrate them over to a new terminal server, please contact csde_help@u.washington.edu
and let us know as soon as possible so that we can assist in the migration of
that data. Please be specific about which application's settings you need to
migrate.
** Important upcoming upgrades include:
(Note: Email announcements will be made
once exact roll out date is determined)
- Replacement of CSDE-TS2
- Replacement of CSDE-TS1
- Replacement of CSDE SIM Cluster
Q: Why do we "replace" rather than roll in new services alongside the
old?
A: CSDE has a limited power, cooling, and rack space budget in our secure
server room. In order to be able to bring online new services, older computers
must be taken offline to free up space and power.
Q: What happens to the older equipment?
A: If the equipment has a secondary use at CSDE, it will be redeployed to a new
purpose. If the system is too old or power-hungry to be useful, we decommission
and recycle the machine according to UW Inventory processes. CSDE was recently able to transfer several
older machines to other units in Arts and Sciences, (Political Science,
Communications, and Astronomy)
Q: Can CSDE help me find equipment/hardware for my Research Projects?
A: Yes, CSDE Computing can help you both in specifying line items on Grants and
determining what you may need and how much it will cost. We can also help locate older equipment for
you, if your computing needs do not demand the "latest and greatest" -
we do a significant amount of machine recycling. Let us know what you are
looking for at csde_help@u.washington.edu.
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CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
Valdis Zatlers – An Evening with the President of the Republic of Latvia
Global Leadership Series
What is the Latvian government's approach to weathering the economic crisis and
returning to the prosperous days as one of the "Baltic Tigers?" How
are Latvia's
plans to join the Eurozone in 2012 proceeding? What does the future hold for
Latvian-Russian relations in the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict? What
have been the opportunities and challenges of Latvia's membership in NATO? How
have Latvian-U.S. relations changed under the Obama administration? Please join
the World Affairs Council for part two of the Global Leadership Series, a
unique opportunity to hear directly from the current President of Latvia.
Lecture price $10 members/students $20 non-members.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
6:00 pm
Town Hall at Eighth and Seneca, Seattle
More information and registration are here.
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Patrick Gerland – Estimation of Robust Demographic Time-series with Noisy Data for Developing Countries
CSSS Seminar Series
Patrick Gerland, UN Population Division
Estimation of Robust Demographic Time-series with Noisy Data for Developing
Countries: Selected Cases Studies from Africa and Asia
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Denny 401
More information is here.
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Rachel Davis and Tim Burgess – Grand Rounds: Taking a Public Health Approach to Preventing Youth Violence
Rachel Davis, Prevention Institute
Tim Burgess, UW School of Social Work, Communities that Care
Grand Rounds: Taking a Public Health Approach to Preventing Youth Violence
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
3:00 – 4:30 pm
T-747 Health Sciences Center, University of Washington
More information is here.
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Eduardo J. Simoes – A Method for Local Public Health Agencies to Prioritize Health Promotion Program Investments
IHME Seminar Series
Eduardo J. Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH, Director, Prevention Research Centers Program,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
4:00 – 5:30 pm
IHME Offices
More information is here.
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Professor Daron Acemoglu – The Key to Economic Growth: Why Some Nations Flourish While Others Fail
Milliman Lecture in Economics
Daron Acemoglu, Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics, MIT
The Key to Economic Growth: Why Some
Nations Flourish While Others Fail
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
7:00 pm
UW Waterfront Activity Center
More information is here.
Please RSVP by emailing zlw@u.washington.edu or calling 206.543.5945.
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Hairong Yan – Rethinking the Genealogy of Suzhi through (Post) Coloniality
China Studies Program
Hairong Yan, Assistant Professor, University
of Hong Kong, Applied
Social Sciences
This presentation traces the historical trajectory of the concept of suzhi
(quality). Born with a birthmark of uneven development in the context of
imperialism and colonialism, it had a poignant relationship with the global
expansion of “race” and “nation.” The concept of the national quality was
present not only among social thinkers in Europe (e.g. Weber), but also among
post-colonial nationalists in Asia and Africa.
Its more recent incarnation may be found in the UN-sponsored global discourse
of human development index as a key indicator for national development. This
presentation will discuss the logic that links this concept's historical and
national instances.
Tuesday, May 21, 2009
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Thomson 317
More information is here.
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Matt Sparke – TBA
Geography Colloquium
Matt Sparke, Department of Geography
TBA
Friday, May 22, 2009
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Smith 304
More information is here.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
NCMHD Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity (R36)
(RFA-MD-09-008)
National Center for Minority Health and Health
Disparities
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
Application Receipt Date(s): June 30, 2009
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement, supported by funds provided to the
NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, invites
applications to support qualified pre-doctoral students to pursue research
careers in any area relevant to the research mission of the NCMHD (i.e.,
minority health and health disparities research) and simultaneously increase
the diversity of this workforce.
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NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24)
(RFA-MD-09-006)
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
Application Receipt Date(s): June 30, 2009
This limited competition -- foreign organizations/institutions are not
permitted as the applicant organization -- solicits applications to support
intervention research on health disparities that is jointly conducted by
communities and researchers.
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NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20)
(RFA-MD-09-007)
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
Application Receipt Date(s): July 01, 2009
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement invites grant applications that
propose to establish an Exploratory NCMHD Center of Excellence (COE). NCMHD COE
awards provide funding for hiring staff, researchers, community members, and
trainees with the goal of augmenting and expanding the capacity and
infrastructure of the institution and community to engage in research improving
the health of nation and for preparing the next generation of researchers.
Activities should be proposed that will benefit from significant 2-year funds
without the expectation of continued NIH funding beyond two years. The activities
supported by these NCMHD COE grants should have high short-term impact, and a
high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and
development, public health, and health care delivery. To be eligible for the
COE in this FOA, applicant institutions are expected to have existing federal
research support and/or research infrastructure as reflected in a level of NIH
institutional funding of less than $80 million for the year 2008.
Only one application per institution is
allowed. If interested, you must submit
a PDF of a brief Letter of Intent to the UW Office of Research by May 26, 2009. Send to the Vice Provost's Office of
Research, ATTN: Peggy Fanning, pfanning@u.washington.edu.
A letter of intent should include an
abstract with the proposal, plus a 1-2 page CVs of PI and major players. The final proposal is due July 1, 2009.
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Request for Letters of Interest – Tides Foundation, Money Well Spent Fund
Tides Foundation, with support from the William
and Flora Hewlett Foundation, announces the launch of the Money Well Spent
Fund.
Money Well Spent funds programs that help to ensure resources for
family
planning and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa
are spent efficiently and effectively. This request for letters of
interest is
targeted to providing support for work that will develop solutions that
would
have a considerable and measurable impact on the efficiency and
effectiveness
of family planning and reproductive health funding flows in sub-Saharan
Africa. The LOI cycle is now open and Letters of Interest
are due via email by 12 June 2009.
For more information and to download the forms, please visit http://www.tidesfoundation.org/moneywellspent
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CONFERENCES
CSSS – Conference on Statistics and the Social Sciences
CSSS was founded in 1999 to galvanize research
and teaching on the interface between statistics and the social sciences, and
was the first center of its kind in the United States. To celebrate its 10th
Anniversary, a conference has been organized for June 4-5, 2009, to be held at
the University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington in the Walker-Ames
Room, Kane Hall, room 225. Registration
is required.
June 4 – 5, 2009
Kane 225
More information is here.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Assistant Professor – University of Washington, Global Health
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
and the Department of Global Health, within the School of Medicine and the
School of Public Health at the University of Washington, are recruiting to fill
one or two faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level. The successful applicant(s) will have a PhD
in demography or related field. Successful applicant(s) will have demonstrated
experience working on the measurement of mortality particularly in developing
countries. Extensive research experience in analyzing census and large survey
data sets using advanced statistical methods is necessary, using STATA and/or R
preferred. The successful applicant(s)
will also take on an important leadership role in mentoring predoctoral and
post-doctoral fellows working in the field of mortality and health metrics. All
University of Washington faculty engage in teaching,
research, and service.
The position closes on June 1, 2009.
More information is here.
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Assistant Professor – Yale University, Anthropology
Yale University,
Department of Anthropology anticipates making a tenure-track appointment in
South Asian anthropology at the starting assistant professor level, beginning
on July 1, 2010. We seek applicants with demonstrated commitment to field
research whose interests will complement existing Departmental strengths. This
appointment is sponsored by the Council on South Asian Studies of the MacMillan Center, and the successful candidate
will be expected to maintain teaching offerings and research interests that
contribute to the Council's programs.
More information is here.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral Fellowship – City University of New York, Educational Sciences
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
(Graduate Center) is accepting applications for two-year postdoctoral research
positions through the Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research and Training
Fellowship in the Educational Sciences (IPoRT) program, funded by a grant from
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Fellows will be appointed in the
Educational Psychology Program at the Graduate Center and have research
affiliations with the Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced
Technologies in Education (CREATE) at New York University. Fellows will partake
in research applying state-of-the-art knowledge from cognitive science,
developmental psychology and the science of learning to understand students'
learning and educational experiences. Although a background in technology is
not required, the fellowships will have a focus on the use of technology for
developing educational and research tools. Fellows will develop an
individualized training program and have the opportunity to publish with
faculty mentors from the Graduate Center and New
York University.
More information is here.
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Fellowship – ICF Macro, Population and Health
ICF Macro is seeking applications from advanced
Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D. graduates in demography, social sciences, and
public health to conduct research studies on population and health issues in
developing countries. The fellows are expected to work at their home
institution to analyze data collected in the Demographic and Health Surveys
(DHS) and Service Provision Assessment (SPA) Surveys in one or more countries
and prepare publishable-quality manuscripts on policy-relevant topics.
Candidates are invited to submit a brief research proposal (3-4 pages), clearly
outlining the research question(s), scope of analysis, and potential policy
significance of their proposed study. Strong preference will be given to
candidates from developing countries.
The applications are due before June 15, 2009.
More information is here.
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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
A New Website of Interest -- WolframAlpha.com
WolframAlpha.com, a "computational
knowledge engine," was launched last Friday. The service uses Stephen
Wolfram’s Mathematica, a computational software program, to crunch out the
answers to your questions. The website
is at http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Here are a couple of early review articles:
Wolfram Alpha v Google: Which is better?
Data-rich Web Site a Little Bit Too Much
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