Does your research focus on women’s health or sex and gender differences? If it does, the OSSD Annual Meeting is coming up May 4-7 in Marina del Rey, CA. NIH ORWH (Office of Research on Women’s Health) will offer travel awards to support two junior investigators whose research focuses on this topic! ORWH requests that interested investigators submit an abstract on a policy-related matter connected to women’s health or sex and gender differences for consideration as a poster, oral session, or symposium at the OSSD 2020 Annual Meeting. The deadline to submit an abstract is February 3, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
A panel of experts will review the abstracts, and the authors of the two chosen will receive the travel awards. Attendance at the OSSD meeting will be a unique opportunity for investigators to network with leading scientists and clinicians working to advance sex and gender inclusion and policy. Click the link below for the application and more information!
Undocumented Latinx immigrants experience unique factors prior to migration, during migration, and after migration that subsequently shape their health. This Friday, CSDE Affiliate and Executive Committee Member India Ornelas from the UW Department of Health Services in the School of Public Health will summarize the limited but growing literature highlighting how exposure to trauma, immigration enforcement, changes to social networks, and discrimination negatively affect the mental and physical health of undocumented Latinx immigrants. Ornelas will also discuss how policies can promote such immigrants’ health and directions for future research including the use of interdisciplinary approaches and intersectional frameworks to address health inequities. Conducting research with undocumented Latinx immigrant communities requires community engagement, assurance of confidentiality, and creative recruitment and retention strategies.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking public comments on a draft set of desirable characteristics of data repositories used to locate, manage, and share data resulting from Federally funded research. This effort is meant to identify and help Federal agencies provide more consistent information on the requirements for data subject to agency Public Access Plans and data management and sharing policies. Optimization and improved consistency in agency-provided information for data repositories is expected to reduce the burden for researchers. Feedback obtained through this Request for Comments (RFC) will help to inform coordinated agency action. To ensure that your comments will be considered, please submit your response on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on March 6, 2020.
The Department of Global Urban Studies at Rutgers University is looking for a Faculty member to join their department. Their Global Urban Studies builds policy-oriented, interdisciplinary and global knowledge about cities through innovative curriculum and external research grounded in the social sciences. The PhD faculty member candidate will be specialized in one or more of the following: gentrification, internal migration & immigration, race & ethnicity, urban economics, etc.
Are you an undergrad passionate about social justice? A graduate student writing a dissertation on a labor-related topic? A busy activist building a student group or union campaign? You are in luck! Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards over $50,000 in scholarships at the University of Washington. The Bridges Center is currently seeking applicants from all three UW campuses and from students at all stages of education and experience, graduate and undergraduate. One application is required for a host of individual awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.
How to Apply? One application is required to be considered for multiple awards. Visit labor.uw.edu to learn more about the application process. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 13, 2020.
Who Should Apply? Scholarships are awarded yearly to entering freshmen, transfer students, current undergraduate students or graduate students at the University of Washington who are committed to the principles of justice, equality and diversity and have demonstrated financial need. Students with an interest in labor studies or a family background in labor and social justice are encouraged to apply.
To receive some awards, students must demonstrate financial need according to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Low-income, non-citizen students unable to file a FAFSA due to immigration status may instead complete the free Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA). Those who do not meet FAFSA requirements will still be considered for scholarships offered by the Bridges Center.
The acceptance of outside scholarships is sometimes counted against awards granted by the UW Office of Student Financial Aid. To prevent unexpected withdrawals of financial aid by the UW, please be familiar with the rules and restrictions of any aid you accept, and contact the UW Office of Student Financial Aid with any questions.
Thursday, January 23, 2020, 4:00pm-6:00pm • HUB, Room 340
You are invited to join this meet-and-greet dedicated to networking Labor Studies faculty and students at the University of Washington.
- Meet other faculty and students interested in Labor Studies from departments across campus
- Learn more about scholarships and research grants opportunities
- Learn about internship opportunities with local labor organizations
- Meet Seattle area labor leaders
- Enjoy drinks and refreshments!
RSVP: RSVPs are not required, but are requested. To RSVP, contact the Bridges Center at 206-543-7946, or e-mail hbcls@uw.edu .
The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for multiple Social Scientists (Program Director) positions in the Economics, Sociology, Science of Organizations, STS/Ethical and Responsible Research, and the Security and Preparedness Programs, within the Division of Social and Economics Sciences (SES), Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE), Alexandria, VA.
Description: This class will teach you how to get started with R using the free integrated development environment called Rstudio. The course will cover the basic organization of R and RStudio, where to find good help references, and how to begin a basic analysis. This class is ideal for users who have little or no experience with R.
Instructor: Anwesha Pan, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Place: Savery 121 Register here.