You are invited to submit proposals for presentations and posters for the British Society for Population Studies’ 51st Conference, to take place at the University of Bath, 9-11 September 2024. The conference promises rich opportunities to share knowledge and meet fellow demographers working in university, government and other practical settings, as well as space for early-career researchers to develop networks in the field. Submissions are due by April 30th.
*New* Funding Grants from the Nathan Cummings Foundation (4/30/2024)
*New* Two Funding Opportunities from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (4/30/24)
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College announced two funding opportunities to study retirement and disability policy. The first is a Dissertation Fellowship Program, which will award one doctoral candidate with a fellowship of $28,000. The second is Sandell Grant Program, which will award one junior or non-tenured scholar with a one-year grant of $50,000. The deadline for both programs is April 30th, 2024.
*New* Submit Your Proposal for 2024 IAPHS Pre-Conference Workshops (Due 5/3/24)
Submissions for the 2024 IAPHS (Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science) Pre-Conference Workshops to be held on September 10, 2024 are now open! Workshops are often led by diverse interdisciplinary scholars and should seek to engage audiences in important population health topics using a focused skill-oriented interactive experience. Workshops will be 2 hour or 4-hour time blocks. Prior workshops have addressed topics such as advancing health equity methods, network policy mapping, and best practices for communicating race/ethnicity in public health. Submit your abstract by April 26, 2024 with applicants notified of the outcome by May 3, 2024.
*New* Labor Studies Scholarships Now Open (Due 5/6/24)
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards over $50,000 in scholarships and fellowships to students at UW. The awards are available to students at multiple stages of education and experience, from incoming freshman to senior graduate students. Individual award amounts range from $1,000 to $10,000. Students at any of the three University of Washington campuses are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply for scholarships is Monday, May 6th.
Population Association of America Annual Meeting: Practice Talks
Funding for Projects to Implement Natural Climate Solutions in the Pacific Northwest (LOI due 4/12/24)
Tenure-track Lise Meitner Research Group Leader Positions
Dr. Robert Bullard Speaks at Town Hall
Research by Korinek and Colleagues Examines Cognitive Function and War-time Stress Exposure in Vietnam
CSDE Kim Korinek (Sociology, University of Utah) released new research with colleagues in Social Science & Medicine, titled “Cognitive function following early life war-time stress exposure in a cohort of Vietnamese older adults“. Although Alzheimer’s Disease is a leading cause of death in Vietnam and other post-conflict, low- and middle-income countries, aside from studies of veterans in western populations, research on war-related violence and deprivation as risk factors for cognitive disorders remains sparse. Using data from the Vietnam Health and Aging Study, which relied upon a multistage probability sample of 2447 older adults residing in districts of northern Vietnam differentially exposed to wartime bombing and numerous war-related stressors, this paper investigates associations between early-life war-related stressors and later-life cognitive function in a cohort whose transition to adulthood took place during the American-Vietnam War. This study was funded by the National Institute on Aging. See the article link for more details on this research.