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*New* JSDE Seminar to Host Matt Lowe (5/20/24)

JSDE (Joint Seminar in Development Economics) is excited to host Matt Lowe on May 20th from 11:00-12:30 in 410 Savery. Lowe is an assistant professor of economics at the University of British Columbia. More details on this talk to come!

CSSS Seminar – The Promise and Peril of State Administrative Data: An Example from an Evaluation of Low-Barrier Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (5/22/24)

Join CSSS for a seminar with Jason R. Williams on Wednesday, May 22nd from 12:30-1:30 PM in 409 Savery and on Zoom (register here). Dr. Williams is a research scientist at the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute at the University of Washington School of Medicine. At ADAI, he works on tracking trends in problematic drug use, analysis of survey data, and evaluations using both primary and secondary data. He received his PhD from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance in 2013 with assistance from CSSS and the West Coast Poverty Center. Learn more about Williams talk on the event page here.

*New* Opportunity for Funding from the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center: FY25 Project Solicitation, USGS-Directed Funding (Due 5/23/24)

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) invites Statements of Interest for their Federal Fiscal Year 2025 research portfolio, for which they are seeking projects that focus on developing knowledge and resources to address 1) the effectiveness of management or adaptation strategies, 2) climate adaptation strategies for estuaries and coastal ecosystems and 3) management and climate adaptation strategies for sagebrush and juniper ecosystems, with a focus on the Great Basin. Statements of interest are due May 23rd, 2004.

Proposals developed in response to this project solicitation should focus on developing scientific information and products that can be directly applied to specific management challenges, either locally or broadly across landscapes in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and western Montana. The following are eligible to submit proposals as Lead Principal Investigator:
  • Members of the NW CASC Consortium, including Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Boise State University, Northwest Indian College, Portland State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, University of Washington (host institution), Washington State University and Western Washington University
  • Researchers from U.S. Geological Survey entities (e.g., centers, field stations, laboratories, Cooperative Research Units).

Researchers from other organizations (federal, state, Tribal, non-governmental and other) may participate in CASC-funded projects and receive funds via subawards, contracts or interagency agreements through an eligible organization.

The deadline for Statements of Interest is May 23, 2024. Learn more.

*New* Call for Papers: Scholarly Migration and Mobility Symposium (Due 5/25/24)

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research invites submissions from researchers working on or interested in scholarly migration and mobility to attend a one-day symposium in Rostock on October 15, 2024. The symposium aims to promote lively exchange and collaboration among a group of interdisciplinary scientists with interests related to scholarly migration and scientific mobility. Read more here and apply by May 25th.

Johfre and Colleagues Study the Social Construction of Age in the Context of Healthcare

CSDE Affiliate Sasha Johfre (Sociology) co-authored new research in the American Journal of Sociology, entitled “Galvanizing the ‘Missing Revolution’: Processes and Meanings of the Child/Adult Binary in the Social Construction of Age“. Sociologists understand that seemingly innate characteristics like race and gender are social constructs, yet a similar appreciation of age has failed to take hold. Using ethnographic, interview, and population-based survey experiment data, authors interrogate the child/adult binary in the context of healthcare to illuminate processes through which age categories are essentialized and legitimated and thereby how age is socially constructed.