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| *New* 22nd Annual West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference (3/3/25) | February 21st, 2025 |
| Gateway Exposome Coordinating Center (GECC) Offers Pilot Funding (3/1/25) | February 21st, 2025 |
| Pelletier and Romich Demonstrate the Benefits of State-Level Administrative Data | February 21st, 2025 |
Administrative data sources maintained by state governments for the purpose of administering unemployment insurance (UI) and other programs can also provide a valuable resource for research. In a recent brief published in the Monthly Labor Review from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, former CSDE Trainee Elizabeth Pelletier (Census Bureau) and CSDE Affiliate Jennifer Romich (Social Work) published an article entitled “Supplementing state employment records with demographic data” that highlights the importance of the Washington Merged Longitudinal Administrative Data (WMLAD) and comparable data resources for understanding important policy issues. |
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| *New* Data User Feedback Survey on Federal Statistical System (2/28/25) | February 21st, 2025 |
The American Statistical Association-George Mason University (ASA-GMU) Project on the Health of the Federal Statistical System has developed a data user feedback form to independently document the value of federal statistics and proactively identify challenges and opportunities facing statistical agencies. Data from this survey will be shared in an annual report and outreach effort to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other stakeholders. Since federal statistics are intended to be used, |
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| Postdoctoral Research Associate, Office of Population Research – Princeton University (Rolling) |
February 21st, 2025 Employment |
| Conceptualizing Age, Predicting Inequality – Dr. Sasha Johfre |
February 21st, 2025 CSDE Seminar Series |
When: Friday, Feb 28, 2025 (12:30-1:30PM) Where: 360 Parrington Hall and on Zoom (register here) We are looking forward to hosting Sasha Johfre (Sociology, UW) on Friday, Feb. 28th in Parrington Hall 360 and on Zoom. This seminar is co-sponsored by the Population Health Initiative. This talk will discuss emerging perspectives on the social construction of age, with a focus on implications for demography and inequality research. |
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| CSDE Computational Demography Working Group: Elizabeth Nova (2/26/25) |
February 21st, 2025 Demography Event |
| *New* Sarah Mayorga Shares Findings From Upcoming Book (2/27/25) |
February 21st, 2025 Demography Event |
| Otten, Spiker, Dai, and Colleagues Release New Food Assistance and Insecurity Data | February 21st, 2025 |
CSDE Affiliates Jen Otten (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) and Marie Spiker (Epidemiology) along with Trainee Jane Dai (Health Services) and the WAFOOD team released the 5th wave of the Washington State Food Security Surveys (WAFOOD) series. A research brief, published on February 13 and focused on survey results, found that food assistance usage was high statewide and that food insecurity was higher in households with respondents identifying as Black or Hispanic, |
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| Post-Doctoral Researcher, Research Group on Migration and Health Inequalities, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (2/28/25) |
February 21st, 2025 Employment |