Opportunity for Funding: Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants (9/12/24)
Through the Transformative Research program, IES seeks to support innovative research that has the potential to make dramatic advances towards solving seemingly intractable problems and challenges in the education field and/or to accelerate the pace of conducting education research to facilitate major breakthroughs. For FY2025, the Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants program will focus on accelerating learning and reducing persistent education inequities by leveraging evidence-based principles from the learning sciences coupled with advanced technology to create high-reward, scalable technology solutions. Applications are due September 12, 2024. For more information about this research opportunity and the application process, visit the IES Funding Opportunities web page. IES will provide virtual office hours for this new competition. Please see the Virtual Technical Assistance web page for additional details.
Zhao Presenting at the AI for Washington State Conference
CSDE Affiliate Dr. Bo Zhao has been invited to present at the AI for Washington State conference, hosted by the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He will be joining a session alongside Mike Goodchild, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and Mari Ostendorf, Vice Provost at the University of Washington, to discuss how to build ‘responsible AI.’ The conference will feature several leading figures in AI from Washington State, including Microsoft Chief Scientist Eric Horvitz, State Senator Matt Boehnke, and key research leaders from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This event will take place on September 25 at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. More information can be found here: https://washacad.org/symposium/
Martin Wins Third Place at Bodybuilding Nationals
CSDE’s very own Budget/Fiscal Analyst Parwati Martin recently competed in the National Physique Committee (NPC) North American Championships 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 28-31. Parwati took 3rd place in her age-range Master Class! When you win 1st place you are granted a procard as part of the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB), which is Parwati’s goal. She wants to train harder until next year’s competition, but will enjoy good food until then! Congratulations Parwati, CSDE is so proud of you!
Call for Papers on Immigration and Families: Examining the Causes, Processes, and Consequences of Migration (Due 9/14/24)
Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, a series which focuses upon cuttingedge topics in family research around the globe, is seeking manuscript submissions for a special volume. The theme of the volume is: ‘Immigration and Families: Examining the Causes, Processes, and Consequences of Migration. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2024. Direct all questions to the editors: Josip.obradovic@gmail.com and slblair@buffalo.edu. Authors are encouraged to submit a brief abstract prior to the manuscript deadline. See the full call for papers here.
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) 30th International Population Conference 13th-18th July, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia (Abstract Submission Due 9/15/2024)
The IUSSP International Population Conference is the world’s largest international scientific conference on population issues. First organized in 1927 and held every four years since 1959, the conference brings together over 2,000 scientists, policymakers and practitioners from around the globe to present and discuss the latest research on contemporary population and development issues.
At the invitation of the Australian Population Association, the 30th International Population Conference (IPC2025) will take place in Brisbane, Australia at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from 13 to 18 July 2025. IPC 2025 will be an in-person conference. The Conference will include over 800 oral presentations and up to 1,000 posters selected from research submitted to the Call for Papers. There will also be plenary sessions, debates and invited panel discussions featuring leading experts in the field, as well as training workshops, exhibits and side meetings occurring both before and during the Conference.
The scientific program of the Conference will be created from abstracts submitted to the Call for Papers by the submission deadline of 15 September 2024. All abstracts must be submitted online via the IPC2025 website, which is scheduled to open for submissions on 1 May 2024. Always check the IPC2025 Conference website https://ipc2025.iussp.org/ for updates.
Authors can submit to one of the 24 conference themes or one of the 72 member-organized session topics listed below. All submissions will be reviewed by 2 anonymous experts on the topic area. Theme Conveners and Session Organizers will select abstracts for inclusion in the program based on reviews and relevance and appropriateness of the communication for the session.
IPC 2025 will be an in-person conference. Authors whose papers are accepted on the program will be expected to register for and attend the conference in Brisbane, Australia 13-18 July 2025.
Department of Global Health – Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor (9/30)
Fulbright Association: The World at a Crossroads 47th Annual Conference – October 25-26, Washington D.C., November 8-9, Virtual
The Fulbright Association will be holding the World at a Crossroads 47th Annual Conference both in-person and online. October 25th-26th in Washington D.C. and November 8th-9th virtually.
CSDE External Affiliate David Swanson will be presenting the paper he co-authored with Rich Verdugo titled, “Population Aging in the Western Hemisphere: 2020 to 2050” in the virtual session on Friday, November 8th.
Session Title: Population Aging in the Western Hemisphere: 2020 to 2050 (SESS-4)
Session Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
Session Time: 2:15:00 PM – 3:00:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Session Format: Presentation – Live Zoom Style
Focus Area: Security and Diplomacy
Visit the link to find out more about the event: Fulbright Conference | Annual Conference for Fulbright Alumni and Friends
NIH Opportunity for Funding: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-OD-24-013)
Scott Allard Interviewed on NPR about How Ballots are Rejected in Washington State
Over the last few years, CSDE Affiliate Scott Allard and his team have been conducting the Washington State Ballots Project through the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at UW. The Evans Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) has been working alongside the Secretary of State’s Office to explore voting practices in Washington State, trends and patterns of rejected mailed ballots, and more. Recently, Dr. Allard sat down with Libby Denkmann of KUOW, Seattle’s NPR news station, to discuss the question, “Nearly 99% of WA ballots are accepted, what’s going on with the 1% that aren’t?” Washington is a state that fully votes by mail, so when a ballot gets rejected it is not because of what was written inside, it is because of how the envelope was completed. Ballots have to be posted on time, stamped or dropped off at a ballot box before 8pm on election day. They also have to be signed and the signatures have to match what the state has on file. Allard’s team studied a state auditor’s report that examined the 2020 general election that focused on signature verification and mismatch. They found evidence that younger voters and voters of color were more likely to have their ballots rejected due to signature mismatches. The rest of the interview includes discussion of voting trends, the EPIC team’s study findings, how voters felt after their ballots were rejected due to signature challenges, tips on how to not have your ballot rejected, and more. Visit the link to listen to the entire interview.