CSDE Affiliate LaShawnda Pittman was elected chair-elect of the American Sociology Association’s Section on Race, Gender and Class. This is a great honor and important scientific recognition of Dr. Pittman’s work. This recognition and leadership role come at a critical time for sociologists and society. Congratulations, LaShawnda!
Catron Wins American Sociological Association Paper Award!
CSDE Affiliate Peter Catron has the won the Louis Wirth Best Article Award for his AJS piece, The Citizenship Advantage. This award is made each year by the Sociology of Migration Section of the American Sociological Association. Drawing on new linked census data and a clever research design, Peter analyzed how naturalization policies during the early 20th century influenced the economic success of Southern and Eastern European immigrants across generations. Congratulations, Peter!
Swanson Published in PAA Affairs wrt Census’ Proposed Synthetic Micro-datasets
CSDE Regional Affiliate David Swanson has been working on understanding better the consequences of the US Census Bureau’s plans to replace the public use microdata (PUMS) with synthetic data sets derived from the original data. Swanson’s most recent analyses and results using a hypothetical example was just published by PAA Affairs here.
*NEW* RFP: Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I Development Grants
Applications are open for NSF’s “Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I: Development Grants (PIPP Phase I) ” grants. The Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention initiative is aimed at better understanding the dynamic nature of pathogen and disease emergence, a continuing risk to our national security, health, and economic stability. The first phase of the initiative provides support for development grants that identify major challenges involved in predicting and preventing pandemics and how those challenges could be overcome through the creation of multidisciplinary research centers. Researchers from a broad range of scientific disciplines — including those in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences — are invited to submit proposals to develop multidisciplinary research centers that can address the complex challenges involved in forecasting and avoiding future pandemic-scale outbreaks. Phase 1 proposals should be submitted no later than October 1, 2021. To join an informational webinar on July 13, click here.
NIH Launches Bridge2AI – Build a Team by July 20 & Submit a Proposal by August 20
The NIH Common Fund has a new Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) for Data Generation Projects for the Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Program (OT2). This ROA is soliciting data generation projects to create flagship datasets based on ethical principles, associated standards and tools, and skills and workforce development to address biomedical and behavioral research grand challenges that require artificial intelligence and machine-learning (AI/ML) analysis. Please refer to the research opportunity announcement for additional information on application submission and review. Inquiries can be sent to the Bridge2AI program team at bridge2AI@od.nih.gov. A Letter of Intent (LOI) must be emailed to bridge2ai@od.nih.gov by 11:59 PM ET on or before July 20, 2021.
The Bridge2AI program plans to support the formation of teams richly diverse in perspectives, backgrounds, and academic and technical disciplines. This ROA requires a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP)–a summary of strategies to advance the scientific and technical merit of the proposed project(s) through inclusivity. Visit theBridge2AI Program Resources page, Building Diverse Teams page, and Program FAQs for additional information on building diverse teams and for PEDP guidance.
To facilitate team building across communities and ensure responsiveness of proposals, NIH strongly encourages potential proposers to participate in the Grand Challenge Team Building Activities taking place in June 2021, please save the date for these upcoming events:
Bridge2AI Program Town Hall
June 9, 2021
2:00-3:30pm ET
Bridge2AI Data Generation Project Module Microlabs
June 14, 16, and 18, 2021
2:00-4:00pm ET each day
Bridge2AI Grand Challenge Team Building Expo
June 23, 2021
11:00am-5:00pm ET
Further information about how to register and participate in these events, as well as an online networking platform, will be shared soon on the Bridge2AI Scientific Meetings page.
Attend NCHS Webinars on NHANES and Designing Survey Questions (6/16/2021 & 6/22/2021)
On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, NCHS will host a webinar “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017 – March 2020 Pre-pandemic Data Release” at 2:00pm ET. Join NCHS to learn about this unique data release from NHANES. For registration details, please visit the webpage here.
On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, NCHS will host a webinar “Designing Survey Questions about COVID-19” at 2:00pm ET. Learn about the development and testing of COVID-19 survey questions from experts with the Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation Research (CCQDER) at NCHS. To register, please visit the web page here.
Attend AAAS Symposium on Health Inequities Exposed and Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/30/2021)
On Wednesday, June 30th, 2021, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows representing the Social Science, Biodiversity, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Affinity Groups are hosting a day-long virtual symposium addressing ‘Health Inequities Exposed and Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic’. The symposium will feature expert panels on healthcare access, health literacy, and the long-term social, behavioral, and economic impacts of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. To register for the symposium, click here. Any questions can be directed to the symposium email address: sci4covidhealthequity@gmail.com.
NASEM Division on Behavioral and Social Science and Education (DBASSE) Forum on Child Well-being Continues (6/14/2021 – 6/30/2021)
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is sponsoring a series of forums on Children’s Well-Being from May 20-June 30. Registration is free. Read more to see the remaining schedule.
Committee on National Statistics
Building Data Capacity for Patient Centered Outcomes Research: A Comprehensive Ecosystem for PCOR: Workshop #3
June 14, 2021 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Committee on Population
Webinar on Suicide and Mental Health: High and Rising Mortality Rates Among Working-Age Adults
June 15, 2021 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
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Committee on Population
Webinar on Cardiometabolic Diseases and Obesity: High and Rising Mortality Rates Among Working-Age Adults
June 17, 2021 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
National Summit: Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism in 21st Century STEMM Organizations
June 29-30, 2021 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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NCHS Releases Provisional 2020 Child Birth Data
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has just released provisional 2020 births data. Births: Provisional Data for 2020 compares national data on births from 2019 and 2020 by maternal age, race, and Hispanic origin. The total number of births in the United States in 2020 was 3,605,201, down 4% from 2019.
NHANES Releases 2017- March 2020 Pre-Pandemic Data
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) released 2017- March 2020 pre-pandemic data in May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-2020 NHANES suspended data collection in March 2020, before the full two-year data collection was completed. As a result, NCHS merged the 2019–March 2020 NHANES data with the 2017–2018 NHANES data to create a special pre-pandemic data set. The pre-pandemic data set provides nationally representative estimates on selected health outcomes. To download the data and for more information, click here.