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December 4, 2007

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR: NICHD is laying the groundwork for a review of the population infrastructure program
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR: Sharon Elsayed, UW Human Subjects Division -- Changes at the HSD/IRB: An Evolving Picture for the Process & Applications
CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS: Martina Morris -- 2007 AIDS & STD Research Symposium; Jennifer Romich Receives Excellence in Research Award; Shelly Lundberg is the new VP of the Association of Population Centers
CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST: Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences Seminar -- Sibel Sirakaya; IGERT Program in Evolutionary Modeling (IPEM) -- Chad Brock and Meredith Schulte; Department of Global Health Lecture -- Marge Koblinsky; Environmental Anthropology Forum -- Leila Sievanen and Courtney Carothers; World Health Cinema presents "And the Band Played On"
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: NIH International Extramural Associates Research Development Award; National Poverty Center Grants for research using 2004 SIPP Panel; Call for Proposals Research Funding -- NORC Data Enclave; Sloan Work -Family Career Development Grant Program; IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2008
CONFERENCES: PAA 2008 Annual Meeting -- registration begins on January 2
TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Assistant or Associate Professor -- Haverford College, Department of Sociology; Assistant or Associate Professor -- University of Connecticut, Department of Human Development and Family Studies; Career Development Fellowship -- University Lecturership, Sociology of Japanese Society, University of Oxford; University Lecturer -- Department of Sociology, University of Oxford; Post Doctoral Fellowship -- Netherlands' Organization for Scientific Research; Policy Fellowships -- Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC; PRB Fellows program -- Recruiting starts for PRB's 2008-09
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST: New Study Calls for 'Paradigm Shift' in Social-Science Graduate Education; World Bank Publications Announcement; Education for All: halfway there -- The UNESCO Courier; The Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation -- Lou Garrison, Tom Haslet, Srikanth Kadiyala, Brian Bresnahan; The Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation -- Bianca Frogner; Developing Countries Prize 2008; UNESCO launches a year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR

NICHD is laying the groundwork for a review of the population infrastructure program (the source of our center grant) and would like to hear about issues you feel they should address in the review, i.e. how the effectiveness of the population center program should be evaluated and what aspects of center functioning deserve particular attention. Let me know if you have ideas or concerns that should be transmitted early in this planning process. The Data Sharing for Demographic Research project is also being reviewed, and input concerning how well this initiative is serving centers is also welcome.

Shelly Lundberg

CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR

Sharon Elsayed, UW Human Subjects Division -- Changes at the HSD/IRB: An Evolving Picture for the Process & Applications

Friday, December 7
12:30 - 2:00 PM
Parrington Hall Commons

CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS

Martina Morris -- 2007 AIDS & STD Research Symposium

The University of Washington Center for AIDS and STD is sponsoring a one-day research symposium on Monday, December 10, at the Harborview Research and Training Building Auditorium, featuring keynote speaker Martina Morris, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Statistics and CSDE Affiliate. Her talk is entitled, "Disparities in HIV and STI: Explanations with global reach and local relevance."

Monday, December 10
9:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Harborview Research and Training Building (Auditorium)
300 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA

We will also feature a panel discussion led by Grace John Stewart, MD, MPH, PhD, with local distinguished faculty members on the topic "Prevention of Neonatal Infections: Progress and Challenges"; and presentations by recent recipients of Center for AIDS Research and STI-Cooperative Research Center Developmental Awards, and pre- and post-doctoral fellows of the STD training grant.

Registration is free, and the deadline to register is December 4 to get an accurate count for refreshments and lunch.

To register, go to: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/spmello/42331. For more information, contact Susan Mello or 206-744-2238.

Click here for Parking Information

Jennifer Romich Receives Excellence in Research Award

Jennifer Romich, Assistant Professor of Social Work and CSDE Affiliate, has been honored with the 2008 Society for Social Work Research Excellence in Research Award for her article entitled "Difficult Calculations: Low-Income Workers and Marginal Tax Rates" (Social Service Review 80:1, 27-66, 2006).

For more information, see the CSDE Website Spotlight

Shelly Lundberg is the new VP of the Association of Population Centers

Shelly Lundberg, Castor Professor of Economics and CSDE Director, has been elected Vice-President of the Association of Population Centers. The two-year term begins January 1, 2008.

CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST

Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences Seminar -- Sibel Sirakaya

Sibel Sirakaya, Assistant Professor, Departments of Economics and Statistics, and Center for Statistics and Social Sciences, University of Washington
"Recidivism Among Drug Trafficking Probationers and Social Interactions"

Wednesday, December 5
12:30 - 1:20 PM
Denny 401

IGERT Program in Evolutionary Modeling (IPEM) -- Chad Brock and Meredith Schulte

Chad Brock and Meredith Schulte (IPEM Fellows, WSU)
Effects of Tourism on White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys in Central Pacific Costa Rica (IPEM 2007 Team Project, Part II)

Thursday, December 6
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Kane 019 (UW) - Live videoconference participation at UW in Kane 019
Fall seminars originate from WSU-Pullman

Department of Global Health Lecture -- Marge Koblinsky

Marge Koblinsky, PhD, Director, Division Office of Public Health Sciences (PHSD), ICCDR,B
Safe Motherhood: Getting On With What Works

Friday, December 7
3:00 - 4:00 PM
UW Health Sciences Bldg, Room T-739

Environmental Anthropology Forum -- Leila Sievanen and Courtney Carothers

Leila Sievanen and Courtney Carothers
Sardines to Sanctuary: The Politics of Coastal Gentrification in Monterey

Wednesday, December 5
3:30-5:00 PM
Denny Hall, 401

More information about this presentation, and the Environmental Anthropology Forum, is at:
http://depts.washington.edu/anthweb/news_events/EAForum.php

World Health Cinema presents "And the Band Played On"

Monday, December 10
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Genome Sciences Building, Foege Auditorium S-060, University of Washington
1705 NE Pacific St. Seattle, WA 98195
Map: http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/?GNOM

To acknowledge World AIDS Day (Dec 1st, 2007)

The HBO film "And the Band Played On" is the all-star cast adaptation of the best-selling work of nonfiction of the same name, written by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Randy Shilts and published in 1987. It chronicles the discovery and spread of HIV and AIDS with a special emphasis on government indifference and political infighting to what was initially perceived as a “gay disease,” that has impacted the world for decades after. It begins in the late 1970s and ends with the announcement by Rock Hudson in 1985 that he was dying of AIDS, when international attention on AIDS exploded.

World Health Cinema (Global Health Resource Center, Department of Global Health & UW Libraries) is a global health film and discussion series which addresses issues relevant to the interdisciplinary nature of global health.

This movie is presented by the African Studies Program at the Jackson School of International Studies, PATH, and World Health Cinema.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

NIH International Extramural Associates Research Development Award

For those of you that collaborate with institutions in India and sub-Saharan Africa, please see the announcement for the International Extramural Associates Program at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-431.html.

This program will provide training in NIH policies and procedures through a distance learning and NIH residency program, as well as funding to augment or expand upon existing research administrative infrastructure (e.g., Office of Research, Office of Sponsored Projects). The expanded program will be able to provide thorough oversight and administrative management of extramural awards; support faculty who wish to secure external funding; serve as the main organizational unit for the technical development of grant proposals submissions and oversight, and foster and facilitate ongoing research activities at the institution.

Foreign, private or public institutions in India and sub-Saharan Africa that are currently receiving research grant support from NIH, either through a direct grant or as a subproject to a U.S. domestic award are eligible to nominate full-time academic research administrators to serve as Principal Investigator and to apply for the IEARDA.

Application Submission/Receipt Date(s): October 23, 2007 and February 22, 2008, July 29, 2008; July 29, 2009

National Poverty Center Grants for research using 2004 SIPP Panel

Call for proposals – Grants for Research Using 2004 SIPP Panel

We seek proposals for innovative research projects that go beyond existing knowledge of obtaining estimates from SIPP for sub-annual federal and state program participation and receipt amounts, using different recall periods and methods (including, if possible, Event History Calendar). The research should use data from the 2004 SIPP Panel. Comparisons to these same estimates from other data sources as well as various effects of program participation on low income populations are also encouraged. Funding has been provided by the Bureau of the Census, Housing and Household Economics Statistics Division.

Applications and details are available at:
http://www.npc.umich.edu/opportunities/research_grants/sipp2007/

Application deadline: December 24, 2007

National Poverty Center
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Weill Hall, Suite 5100
735 South State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3019
www.npc.umich.edu

Call for Proposals Research Funding -- NORC Data Enclave

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago are pleased to announce a Research Development Funding Program for social science scholars interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, and related research using the newly-available Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) data set—a unique new source of firm-level data available through the NORC Data Enclave.

Deadline: January 15, 2008, by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time

For full details, click here.

Sloan Work-Family Career Development Grant Program

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Work-Family Career Development Grants. This program will award grants to up to five junior faculty members who are investigating important work and family questions. The level of support for 2008 is $45,000 per grant recipient.

The application deadline for the first round of proposals is February 1, 2008.

Additional information: http://www.sloan.org/programs/Work_Family_Career_Development_Grants.shtml

IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2008

Summer Fellowship in Austria for Graduate Students in Natural and Social Sciences, Math, Policy and Engineering 2008 YSSP DATES: 2 June - 29 August

Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), located in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna, Austria, hosts a selected group of graduate students, primarily doctoral, from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with IIASA’s senior scientists on projects within the Institute’s 3 theme areas.

Funding is available to cover travel to IIASA and a modest living allowance.

Application Deadline: January 15 2008

WHAT IS IIASA AND WHAT ARE ITS PROGRAM AREAS?
IIASA is an international institution, supported by the U.S. and 18 other governments, engaged in scientific research aimed at providing policy insight on issues of regional and global importance in the following areas:

Energy and Technology
Energy
New Technologies
Dynamic Systems
Integrated Modeling Environment

Natural Resources and Environment
Land Use and Agriculture
Forestry
Evolution and Ecology
Atmospheric Pollution & Econ. Devt.
Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Population and Society
World Population
Risk and Vulnerability
International Negotiation
Population and Climate Change
Health and Global Change Initiative

Detailed information about each program is on the IIASA Website: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/

An on-line application form, along with more information, is at http://www.iiasa.ac.at/yssp/register/

General Questions: Tanja Huber, YSSP Coordinator, ysspsupport@iiasa.ac.at
U.S. contact: Margaret Goud Collins, Program Director for the U.S. Committee for IIASA, National Academy of Sciences, mcollins@nas.edu

CONFERENCES

PAA 2008 Annual Meeting -- registration begins on January 2

For full details, click here:
http://www.popassoc.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3486

TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Assistant or Associate Professor -- Haverford College, Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology at Haverford College invites applications for a tenure-line position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, beginning July, 2008. We are interested in hiring someone who does theoretically-informed research in any area of sociology. Candidates must have a strong commitment to teaching and to establishing a vigorous research program at the undergraduate level.

Candidates should send a statement of current and future research interests, a brief statement of teaching interests, three letters of recommendation, at least one published or unpublished paper, and if possible a sample syllabus to: Merleen MacDonald, Search Secretary, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041-1392.

Haverford College, a liberal arts college with a strong record of faculty and student research, is located 12 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Haverford is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups.

First priority will be given to applications received before December 17, 2007.

Assistant or Associate Professor -- University of Connecticut, Department of Human Development and Family Studies

The Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut invites applications for tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels for Fall 2008. We anticipate being able to hire at least one individual and possibly two individuals. Examples of the research focus for the position(s) include, but are not limited to, adult development and aging, early childhood education, family interaction processes, family policy, life-span development, and parenthood/parenting, and prevention. Applicants must be able to teach one or more of the following core undergraduate courses: Close Relationships; Individual & Family Development; Diversity Issues; Research Methods; Human Development: Infancy through Adolescence; Human Development: Adulthood and Aging; Family Interaction Processes.

Minimum requirements: Ph.D. in Human Development & Family Studies or other relevant discipline; commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and a record or promise of outstanding scholarship.

Salary and Rank commensurate with qualifications and experience. Expected start date is August 2008.

Send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and representative publications, and arrange three letters of reference be sent, to: HDFS Faculty Search Committee, Search #s 2008018, 2008019. University of Connecticut, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, 348 Mansfield Road, Unit 2058, Storrs, CT 06269-2058. Screening of applicants will begin September 17, 2007, and continue until the positions are filled. Applications will not be accepted after January 15, 2007. Applications can be submitted either electronically to Lainie.Hiller@uconn.edu or via the mailing address above. Please reference the Search #s.

For information about the Department, see http://familystudies.uconn.edu/ The University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning; UConn is currently renewing, rebuilding, and enhancing its campuses through an unprecedented $2.3 billion, 20-year state investment in the University's infrastructure. The University actively solicits applications from minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Applications due January 15, 2008

Career Development Fellowship -- University Lecturership, Sociology of Japanese Society, University of Oxford

The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and the Department of Sociology seek applications for a full-time Career Development Fellowship or University Lecturership in the Sociology of Japanese Society. Depending on the calibre of the successful candidate, he or she will be appointed as either a Career Development Fellow (five-year, fixed-term post) or a University Lecturer. The Fellowship/Lecturership is tenable from 1 October 2008. Applicants should have a doctorate or equivalent in sociology or a cognate discipline, with reference to Japanese society, and a sound knowledge of the Japanese language. They should have the capacity to win external research funding, a proven track record of research of international quality on the sociology of Japanese society, and an academic publication record in international journals and with major presses. The successful candidate will have the ability and experience necessary to teach and supervise graduate students at masters and doctoral level, to carry out student assessment, and to contribute to the design and delivery of degree programmes.

The Career Development Fellowship scheme is designed to provide an intensive and supported career development opportunity for outstanding academics at an early stage of their career; and to promote equality of opportunity by helping to create a more diverse pool of potential candidates for future academic posts at Oxford. The University will especially welcome applications from women and ethnic minorities, who are under-represented among its academic staff (section 38 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and section 48 of the Race Relations Act 1976 apply).

Candidates will be considered on the basis of the selection criteria outlined in the further particulars which can be obtained by emailing vacancies@area.ox.ac.uk, by visiting www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/, or by telephoning 01865 284991.

Candidates are asked to submit postal applications (eight copies, except for candidates applying from overseas, who need send only one) in the form of a letter which addresses the selection criteria, a full curriculum vitae, and two recent examples of written work, and to ask three referees to write in support of their application, to The Administrator, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, 12 Bevington Road, Oxford, OX2 6LH, no later than 10 December 2007. Applicants should state in their letters of application the post(s) for which they are applying.

University Lecturer -- Department of Sociology, University of Oxford

The Department of Sociology and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies at the University of Oxford seek to appoint a University Lecturer in the Sociology of Latin American Societies. The anticipated start date is October 01, 2008. The starting salary will be on the scale £39,159 - £52,628. The post is offered in association with St Antony’s College which offers additional benefits.

Applicants should have a doctorate or equivalent, a strong record of research achievement at an international level in the study of sociology with an emphasis on Latin American Societies, and the demonstrated capacity to publish in top-rated journals and with top-rated presses in the sociology of Latin America. The successful candidate should have the ability and experience necessary to teach mainly at the graduate level, to supervise doctoral students and to win external research funding. Further information about this post is available at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ including details on how to apply and information about the Department is available at www.sociology.ox.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 14th December 2007.

Further particulars are available to download by clicking here.

Post Doctoral Fellowship -- Netherlands' Organization for Scientific Research

Five Junior research positions for PhD candidates funded by the Netherlands' Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); of which three in Political Science; and two in Sociology. The Sociology projects are part of the research programme "Productive Skills, Positional Good, or Social Closure? Three Mechanisms for the education effect on the labour market across structural-institutional settings". A description of the research programme can be found here:

http://users.fmg.uva.nl/hvandewerfhorst/vidishort.pdf. Persons interested in the Sociology PhD positions may contact me at H.G.vandeWerfhorst@uva.nl, or for practical issues regarding the application ASSR@fmg.uva.nl

More general information on all five PhD positions can be found here (in Dutch unfortunately)

Policy Fellowships -- Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC

SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRCD)
For complete description of the fellowships and application guidelines: http://www.srcd.org/policyfellowships.html

Application postmark deadline is December 15, 2007

SRCD is seeking applications for the upcoming Policy Fellowships for the 2008-2009 term. There are currently two types of Fellowships: Congressional and Executive Branch. Both Fellowships provide exciting opportunities for researchers to come to Washington, DC and use developmental science outside of the academic setting to inform public policy.

These fellowships are open to: (1) doctoral scientists from any discipline relevant to child development, and (2) both early and mid-career professionals are encouraged to apply. The goals of the fellowships are: (1) to contribute to the effective use of scientific knowledge about child development in the formation of public policy ; (2) to educate the scientific community about the development of public policy; and (3) to establish a more effective liaison between developmental scientists and the Federal policy-making mechanisms.

Which fellowship should I apply for?
Both fellowships provide scholars with a unique opportunity to work in the junction between developmental science and public policy. Fellows in both the Congressional and Executive Branch fellowships have opportunities to learn about the policy-making process. Both branches are involved with legislation, regulatory policy, and Federal programs that affect children and families. However, different skills are enhanced by each fellowship.

PRB Fellows program -- Recruiting starts for PRB's 2008-09

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is now accepting applications for its 2008–2009 Fellows Program in Population Policy Communications. The Program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It is open to individuals from developing countries that are doctoral-level students between their 3rd and 5th year of studies, currently enrolled in academic institutions in the United States or Canada. Developing-country applicants may be in any field of study but their area of interest must be in family planning and/or reproductive health (FP/RH), including contraceptive use/behavior, population growth, adolescent reproductive health, poverty and health equity, and gender issues.

The deadline for applying is February 1, 2008. The fellowship awards will be announced in mid March 2008.

For full details, click here.

Application form

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

New Study Calls for 'Paradigm Shift' in Social-Science Graduate Education

Doctoral education in the social sciences requires a "paradigm shift" that takes into account significant changes in the job market and uncertain early career prospects, according to a new study that tracked the experiences of recent Ph.D.'s in six social-science disciplines. To read the Chronicle of Higher Education article, click here.

World Bank Publications Announcement

Poverty and the Environment : Understanding Linkages at the Household Level
By World Bank

Drawing upon recent analytical work prepared inside and outside the World Bank, this report identifies key lessons concerning the linkages between poverty and the environment. With a focus on the contribution of environmental resources to household welfare, the analysis increases our understanding of how specific reforms and interventions can have an impact on the health and livelihoods of poor people.

The Little Data Book on Africa 2007
By World Bank

This book provides profiles of over 50 countries with 54 development indicators about people, environment, economy, technology, infrastructure, trade and finance, all in one handy, pocket-sized volume. A must have for anyone interested in today's development challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.

Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2007, Global: Rethinking Infrastructure for Development
Edited by Francois Bourguignon, Boris Pleskovic

This edition of the Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics presents selected papers from the ABCDE Meetings, held May 29-30, 2006, in Tokyo, Japan. This volume presents papers on Infrastructure for Growth - emerging issues; sustainable development and infrastructure - climate change, clean energy, and energy efficiency; rural infrastructure and agricultural development; and infrastructure and regional cooperation.

To Order:
Online: www.worldbank.org/publications
e-mail: books@worldbank.org
Phone: 703-661-1580 or 1-800-645-7247
Fax: 703-661-1501
Mail: World Bank Publications, P.O. Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172-0960, U.S.A.

Education for All: halfway there -- The UNESCO Courier

The sixth edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report has just been launched. It testifies to considerable progress but also major challenges. While the number of out-of-school children has dropped sharply and primary education has leaped ahead, 774 million adults around the world still lack literacy skills and 72 million children are deprived of school. This double issue of the UNESCO Courier (December 2007 – January 2008) examines these challenges.

To read the full article, click here.

The Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation -- Lou Garrison, Tom Haslet, Srikanth Kadiyala, Brian Bresnahan

An Overview of the Global Measles Vaccination Innovation Strategies (GMVIS) Study: A Cost-effectiveness Evaluation
Thursday, December 6
4:00 - 5:30 PM
1616 Eastlake Avenue E, Suite 300
We have limited space so please come early.

Dr. Lou Garrison, who heads the GMVIS Study, is Professor in the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research & Policy Program (PORPP) in the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington, where he joined the faculty in 2004. Dr. Garrison's research interests include national and international health policy issues related to regulatory risk-benefit analysis, insurance, pricing, and reimbursement, as well as the economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and vaccines. He was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

Three co-investigators of the GMVIS Study Team, Tom Hazlet, Srikanth Kadiyala and Brian Bresnahan, will be discussing specific components of the study.

Tom Hazlet, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor in PORPP, is an expert in regulatory affairs with experience in the device industry, and heads the development of the Innovation Target Product Profiles.

Srikanth Kadiyala, PhD, Assistant Professor in PORPP, is trained as a health economist and is an applied microeconomist. Dr. Kadiyala is heading the study component on estimating the costs of the vaccine innovations.

Brian Bresnahan, PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at UW, is trained as a health economist and is heading the component related to projecting the health outcomes of measles.

The Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation -- Bianca Frogner

Bianca Frogner
Growing Healthcare Systems: Lessons From Industrialized Countries

Friday, December 7
1:00 PM
1616 Eastlake Avenue E, Suite 300
We have limited space so please come early

Bianca Frogner is a health economics doctoral candidate at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Click here for a full description of her seminar

Developing Countries Prize 2008

Justus Liebig University's Developing Countries Prize 2008 on the Topic "Development and Migration"

The KfW Development Bank, Frankfurt/Main, and Justus Liebig University, Giessen, will award the Developing Countries Prize 2008, which is endowed with EUR 5,000, on the topic “Development and Migration”. At the same time, special prizes will be awarded for a dissertation (EUR 1,500) and two diploma or master theses (EUR 500 each). In November 2008, there will be an opportunity to present the theses at an international symposium in Germany.

Nominations will be accepted until January 31, 2008

and are to be sent to: Kuratorium "Entwicklungsländerpreis", c/o Der Präsident, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Ludwigstrasse 23, D-35390 Giessen.

Further detailed information is available in german on the homepage

English .doc

UNESCO launches a year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On Human Rights Day, December 10th 2007, at its Headquarters in Paris, UNESCO will unveil the list of activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, will announce the launching of the commemorative events, which will be implemented during the next year in close collaboration with other United Nations entities, as well as with the civil society actors around the world.

Speakers for this event include personalities who have made a significant contribution to the human rights field, as well as experts and practitioners that will focus on such specific rights within the mandate of UNESCO as cultural rights, the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the right to education and the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications.

For full details, click here.