*New* CSDE Computational Demography Working Group (CDWG) Hosts İhsan Kahveci on Evaluating Online Recruitment in COVID-19 Prosocial Behavior Surveys: Comparison of Social Media Sampling with Probability Sampling
Call for Applications to Attend the Economic Mobility Fellowship Program
Tier 1 Pilot Research Grants from the Population Health Initiative (Due 4/15/24)
The Population Health Initiative is offering Tier 1 Pilot research grants, with Letters of Intent (LOI) due in April 15th. Tier 1 grants are meant to support researchers in laying the foundation for a future project to generate proof-of-concept. Awards of up to $25,000 in total expenses per project are available from the Population Health Initiative. Learn more about the grant, including past funded projects here.
Colburn Authors Oxford Bibliography and has Research Referenced in The 2024 Economic Report of the President
CSDE Affiliate Gregg Colburn’s (Real Estate) research was cited in the Council of Economic Advisors 2024 Economic Report of the President, which covers some of today’s most pressing economic issues. Colburn’s research appears in Chapter 4, entitled “Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing”, showing that high rates of homelessness are tied to regional variation in housing costs and availability, not higher incidence of mental health issues, substance abuse, or generosity of the local safety net. Colburn also authored a new entry in Oxford Bibliographies, entitled “Homelessness in the United States”, providing a general overview of the issue.
Add Health Research Scientist in Carolina Population Center
*New* West Coast Poverty Center Presentation: To “Get Ahead” or “Ease the Burden”? Inequities in Financially Intensive Parenting a Universal Cash Transfer
Request For Proposals: HPV Coverage Measurement (Gavi & BMGF) (Letters of Interest due 4/3/24)
West Quoted in NPR on Recent MisInfo Day
CSDE Affiliate Jevin West (Information School, UW) was quoted by Kim Malcom in an NPR article about the recent MisInfo Day on UW’s Seattle campus. MisInfo day developed out of a popular UW course, co-created by Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom (Biology, UW) to guide undergraduates on how to identify misinformation. MisInfo Day was born from this course in 2019, when high school teachers were looking for similar guidance for their students. West spoke to NPR about the program’s intention – “The whole motivation for this program was to spend an entire day which might be the only day that many of these students will devote to this, what I consider one of the more important things that we can be teaching our public.” MisInfo Day continues to grow with events throughout Washington state. It will also expand to California this May.