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Call for Pilot Proposal/new RCMAR Scientists.

The Columbia Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities (CIRAD) is soliciting applications for its pilot project program from investigators who will become RCMAR Scientists. Postdoctoral scientists, early, or mid-career investigators in the greater New York City area are encouraged to apply. Investigators must meet the NIH definition of underrepresented in biomedical research. Investigators must demonstrate an interest in an enduring career in ADRD-relevant research. Applications due 3/1/2020. Visit the RCMAR National Coordinating Center’s website, Call for pilot proposal/new RCMAR Scientists. The Columbia Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities (CIRAD) is soliciting applications for its pilot project program from investigators who will become RCMAR Scientists. Postdoctoral scientists, early, or mid-career investigators in the greater New York City area are encouraged to apply. Investigators must meet the NIH definition of underrepresented in biomedical research. Investigators must demonstrate an interest in an enduring career in ADRD-relevant research. Applications due 3/1/2020. Visit the RCMAR National Coordinating Center’s website for more information.

Tenure-Track Professorship, Demography and Human Capital Formation

This tenure track professor focuses on the analysis of human capital for-mation covering the methods of formal demography and demographic mod-elling. While a special focus on the demographic analysis of educational at-tainment is preferred, human capital formation also includes fertility and im-migration. Topics should be covered in broad international perspective.

Panel: Social Demography of Homelessness

This Friday, three panelists will present on various facets of the social demography of homelessness. The panelists include:

  • Rachel Fyall from the UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance will present: “Housing and Food Insecurity among UW Students: Variation by Demographic and Economic Characteristics”
  • Horacio de la Iglesia from the UW Department of Biology will present: “Homeless and Sleepless in Seattle”
  • Andria Lazaga from the Seattle Housing Authority will present: “Designing & Learning from the Creating Moves to Opportunity Experience”

Bo Zhao Produces Dynamic Coronavirus Map

CSDE Affiliate Bo Zhao has produced a dynamic visualization of the spread of the Coronavirus. The online interactive map enables users to track both the global and local trends of the Novel Coronavirus infection since Jan 21st, 2020. The country-level data is collected from the WHO, while the data for each province in China is collected from multiple sources such as China’s NHC and Baidu. Notably, Zhao and his team also reference CDC to verify the virus status in the U.S. To provide timely map updates, they collect data every 4 hours and verify the data quality daily. In the future, they plan to provide finer-scale data from China (the county level), U.S. (the state level) and Canada (the province level).

The computational resources to support the map were provided by CSDE. Zhao’s team members include Fengyu Xu, Lola Kang, Joshua Ji, and Steven Bao.

UW News also featured the map, you can look at the post here. Additionally, multiple news outlets broadcasted Bo’s map such as KING 5 and KOMO 4.

Clara Berridge Featured in The Atlantic Article on Aging Terminology

English speakers do not give much thought when they refer to people as “old,” a term generally not taken politely. A recent article published in The Atlantic covered this linguistic issue, featuring CSDE Affiliate Clara Berridge and her publication on valuing old age. In the article, Berridge describes the different aging terms we use in everyday language and what they imply. For example, “elderly” is a term that many do not apply to themselves as it suggests limitations. Berridge also discusses “positive aging discourse” as a movement to shift perspectives on aging and to highlight its successes.

The article quotes Berridge, “phrases such as ‘70 is the new 50’ reflect a ‘pos­itive aging’ discourse, which suggests that the preferred way of being old is to not be old at all, but rather to maintain some image of middle-age functionality and appearance.”

Kam Wing Chan Highlighted in Brookings Institute Piece

CSDE Affiliate Kam Wing Chan researches critical aspects of China’s urbanization, especially its impacts on an augmenting rural-urban divide. A recent Brookings Institute piece highlighted Chan and his research to connect China’s urbanization to the neglect of millions of rural children in China. The publication also discusses the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and how the assessment reaches only the wealthier, urbanized Chinese provinces. By featuring Chan’s journal article on China’s rural-urban “dual system,” the publication demonstrates how educational disparity is yet another consequence of rural-urban geographic divide in China.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences- Department of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam is looking for two assistant professors of sociology. They are specifically looking for candidates with strong profiles in migration sociology, urban sociology, welfare sociology, digital sociology, the sociolgy of climate/sustainability, work/labor sociolgy, or a combination of these specializations. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree with preferably experience as a post-doc research or as (justice) faculty member.

NIMHD 10th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Innovations to Promote Health Equity (3/3/2020)

This symposium will provide an opportunity to discuss research ideas about how innovations in reducing health disparities among racial/ethnic minorities, persons of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, sexual and gender minorities, and underserved rural residents can improve the future of minority health and ensure an equal opportunity to live long, healthy, and productive lives for all populations.

March 3, 2020, 9am– 4:30pm ET on the NIH Main Campus and streaming. Register to attend the symposium in person here.  Also available on NIH Videocast and archived for those unable to attend in person.

Research Assistant Opportunity: Physical and Mental Health of Aid Workers

Dr. Niveen Rizkalla, School of Social Welfare at UCB is looking for research assistants who can collaborate with her on her research project related to the physical and mental health of aid workers who provide services to traumatized populations (refugees, war and climate survivors) in global settings (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the USA).

Deadline: Until Filled | More Information |