The PNW Historian’s Guild Conference theme “From Armistice to Amazon: A Century of Transformations,” addresses the profound changes this region has experienced between 1918 and 2018.
Two parallel tracks of presentations on the effects of both World Wars, Native rights issues, labor strife, neighborhood preservation, non-violence, inclusive archives management, and a high-level view of regional development are among the many topics covered. Presentations may be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in regional history; we look forward to seeing you.
The full schedule is now posted online here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/198b6MFlMH3vN3FC7YNYFFlX6qKBdtp8H/view
The conference is free and open to the public, but program attendees are encouraged to consider becoming members of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild.
For more information please contact us at pacificnwhistoriansguild@gmail.com.
To register: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3235549
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SESSION I • 10:15-11:45
Session 1B
Inclusive Approaches to Historical Research • Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1, Level 4
Speakers:
A. Anne Jenner: “We Are History Keepers! An Inclusive Approach to Archiving Our Regional History”
B. Nicole Robert: “The Evocative Object: Digital Storytelling”
C. David Swanson: “Washington State Census Board (1943-1967) and Its Legacy”
Join us on Friday, March 9 for an opportunity to meet CSDE graduate students, who will share their cutting-edge research and latest demographic insights. Six of the newest members of UW’s population science community–from the departments of Economics, Global Health, Health Services, Sociology, and Statistics–are eager to connect their work across disciplines and to translate their findings for basic and applied research impact. All are welcome to attend the session, which will take place in the Research Commons in Allen Library South.
- Lily Alexander, Global Health: Understanding Second-Trimester Abortion in Public Hospitals in Mexico City
- Roy Burstein, Global health: A new method for indirect estimation of age-specific child mortality trends using summary birth histories
- Iffat Chowdhury, Economics: News Reports on Sexual Assault and Labor Hours: Evidence from Bangladesh
- Nikki Eller, Health Services: Trust, Epistemology, and Vaccines
- Peiran Liu, Statistics: Estimation and Projection of Total Fertility Rates with Imperfect Data
The Berkeley Population Center at the University of California Berkeley and the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging Present
Workshop and Conference on Formal Demography: Special Emphasis Topic – Mortality
June 4‐8 2018
To be held at the UC Berkeley Clark Kerr Conference Center
Speakers
Joshua Goldstein, Professor, Departments of Demography, UC Berkeley Magali Barbieri, Scientist, Department of Demography, UC Berkeley and INED And more to be announced
Join us for an educational program designed to train the next generation of population researchers in the methods in formal demography. This week‐long program, with funding by NICHD R25HD083136 consists of three days of hands‐on training followed by two days of research presentations by invited faculty. Trainees may choose to take part in a mentored research project and present a poster at the 2019 Population Association of America annual meeting.
The workshop is targeted to advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, assistant professors and other early career researchers. We are particularly interested in supporting underrepresented minorities. Those studying aspects of mortality, health disparities, economics, sociology, and public health will particularly benefit, but those with other interests should also apply.
Financial Support: Trainees’ expenses for materials, lodging and meals will be covered. Need‐based support for travel is available. We regret that we cannot cover travel from outside the United States.
Application materials and more information about the program and formal demography can be found on the Workshop website: http://www.populationsciences.berkeley.edu/populationcenter/programs/formal‐demography. Apply by March 5, 2018.
Affiliate Ali Mokdad, Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), was quoted in an NPR story addressing how our nation compares to the rest of the world when it comes to fatalities caused by gun violence. The recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida highlights the all-too-common issue of gun violence in the U.S., which—with 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people—ranks 31st in the world for deaths caused by gun violence as of 2016. This statistic was produced IHME, which keeps track of death rates and causes of death by country as part of its Improving Methods to Measure Comparable Mortality by Cause project. Said Mokdad of the U.S. ranking for gun violence, “It’s a little surprising that a country like ours should have this level of gun violence. If you compare us to other well-off countries, we really stand out.” The full article is accessible below.
Affiliate Kam Wing Chan, Professor of Geography, recently authored a chapter published in The New Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography. Titled “The Emerging Transformation of China’s Economic Geography,” the chapter explores China’s economic and urban geography. The chapter begins with background on the nation’s spatial economy—along with the dual and hukou systems—delves into ‘incomplete urbanization’ and cities with under-agglomerated economies, and closes with policy implications and suggestions for further research. More information about the full book is available below.
Gary Chan, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Health Services, UW
This week, CSDE Affiliate Gary Chan discusses population causal inference, with focus on concepts, assumptions, and new methods. The quest of causal inference using non-experimental data has been a long-standing one. While causal interpretation is often limited by strong assumptions, there has been a growing interest among statisticians to develop new methodologies for inferring population causal parameters.
CSDE Trainee Kathleen Moore was quoted in a recent Seattle Times article discussing Senate Bill 5407, which would prohibit Washington landlords from turning away tenants who rely on alternative sources of income and benefits. The article cites a 2016 study by Moore, who earned her PhD in Public Policy and Management from the Evans School in 2017, that found source of income to be a cause of housing discrimination across the country. According to Moore, “Across the board voucher holders are less likely to see a positive response in these early interactions.” The full article is available below.
The YS-ISI (young statisticians’ group in International Statistical Institute) is pleased to announce that it will propose Invited Paper Sessions (IPS) on the topics ‘Statistical Computing and Data Visualization’ and ‘Statistics in Pattern Recognition: Applications to Biometric Security’ for the 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress 2019, Aug 18-23, 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (http://www.isi2019.org). The IPS are central to the success of the Congress and therefore the ISI tries to ensure that the IPS are of high quality. The above sessions have been proposed keeping this in mind and are targeted towards early career statisticians who would benefit from knowledge regarding the best practices in data visualization and innovative applications of statistics in the areas of pattern recognition and biometric security.
The YS-ISI invites applications from young statisticians interested in delivering a talk in any one of above sessions. Interested speakers are requested to contact the Chair of the YS-ISI, Han-Ming Wu, at hmwu@gm.ntpu.edu.tw with the following information: name of session, title of talk, name of speaker, email, affiliation, and a short abstract of the talk. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by March 20, 2018. As in previous Congresses, each IPS session will normally have 3 to 4 speakers and a discussant, and an approximate duration of 100 minutes or 120 minutes. For further information about YS-ISI, please visit http://www.ys-isi.org/.
Danube University Krems is Europe’s leading university for continuing education. As the only public university for continuing education in the German-speaking area it specialises in upskilling programmes for working persons and, in teaching and research, is engaged in tackling current and future social challenges. Currently around 9,000 students from more than 90 countries are enrolled in Master’s studies and brief programmes.
To strengthen our team at the Faculty of Business and Globalization/Department for Migration and Globalization we are looking for a Senior scientist (post doc) in the field of international migration.
Your tasks
Interdisciplinary research and teaching in the fields of international migration, migration policy and related topics
Teaching and supervision of graduate students
Publishing research findings in highly ranked, peer-reviewed scientific journals
Development and support of university courses
Identifying new research areas and raising funds for major research projects
Engaging in national and international research projects and collaborations
Your profile
PhD in economics, politics, sociology, geography, population studies or cognate discipline
Proven teaching and publication record in fields relating to migration Experience in interdisciplinary research and proven expertise in the application of quantitative research methods
Interest in the development and management of university courses
Documented success in the soliciting research funding
Experience in setting up and managing collaborative research projects with national and international partners from science and public administration
Excellent command of spoken and written English, German skills are desirable but not necessary
Your perspective
A full-time position (38.5 hours per week – flexible working hours) and a minimum gross monthly salary of EUR 2,738.91 (job group W3/1 according to the Work and Remuneration Regulations); we are willing to pay a higher salary according to qualifications and experience
Danube University Krems offers selected post-doc lecturers an opportunity to apply for an assistant professorship as part of the envisaged qualification process and to further qualify for an “Associate Professorship” within a maximum period of six years after fulfilling a qualification agreement.
An innovative and modern working environment at Campus Krems
Excellent opportunities of continuing education with the University’s own programmes, a comprehensive offer of health promotion and Campus Sport; the University’s own child care facility “Campus Kids”
Good transport links – Campus shuttle bus from the railway station
Persons with disabilities who meet the required qualification criteria are expressly invited to apply for this position and their applications will be given special consideration.
We are looking forward to receiving your convincing online application by February 28. 2018. For detailed information please see: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/aktuell/jobs/index.php