Here are news items from the Weekly News emails, other than the weekly events.

November 2, 2009

• As you know, the Popcenter exists to help you achieve success in garnering external funding, ideally from NIH. Why should you pursue external funding? Here's the BPC Top Ten Reasons for Pursuing External Funding.

  10. The University needs all the money it can get.
  9. Yet another reason for promotion and merit pay.
  8. Get to that research project you've been thinking about.
  7. Create databases for further research, including dissertations.
  6. A stronger voice for yourself and your department.
  5. Travel to far-away places.
  4. Support grad students as GSRs - a higher level of funding than being a GSI.
  3. Provide grad students with excellent research opportunities to help launch their careers.
  2. Get the best grad students to work with you.

  And the number 1 reason for external funding..

  1. Summer salary.

  So take a look at the NICHD supported research areas, neatly summarized on our website: and see where your research project will fit. Don't see a fit? I can help you find other possibilities.

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October 19, 2009

• Two research positions at Child Trends (www.childtrends.org) are being posted in the Demography Jobs listserv. Or check their website.

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October 12, 2009

Let your graduate students know that students of BPC faculty affiliates may ask to be added to the Demography Jobs listserv. This list contains announcements for job searches of interest to demographers and population researchers. To be subscribed, students may email me directly, or faculty may send me a list of emails, and I will sign people into the list, or better yet, just sign yourself up at http://lists.demog.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/jobs.

RESEARCH

Child Trends to offer free on-line workshop on the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents - December 8, 2009 Child Trends, a research organization in Washington, D.C., will be conducting a workshop (via Webinar and teleconference) on how to use data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents. The National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) is the first large, nationally representative survey of adoptive families across adoption types (n=2,089) and contains information on the characteristics, adoption experiences, and well-being of adopted children and their families in the U.S.

CONFERENCES

Call for Abstracts - European Population Conference 2010 - To be held in Vienna, 1-4 September 2010. The EPC 2010 is a general scientific conference where the theme Population and Environment will receive special attention. For more information visit the website European Population Conference 2010. The deadline for the submission of an abstract is December 31, 2009. Abstracts can only be submitted at the conference website. Submissions should be made to one of the conference topics, which will be developed into a series of sessions by the convener. At the EPC 2010 only one submission as a first author is allowed; participants may, however, co-author other papers/presentations. Submissions may take the form of an abstract, although full papers are preferred. Authors will be informed about acceptance of their paper by March 2010. For more information: http://epc2010.princeton.edu/default.aspx

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September 29, 2009

Call For Papers and Save the Date - March 29-April 1, 2010. 2010 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, & Prediction (SBP10). Conference Website: http://sbp.asu.edu. To be held at the Natcher Auditorium, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Main Campus Bethesda, MD. This conference will provide not just opportunities for presenting on and learning about innovative ways to use computer technology for social behavioral research, but also excellent networking opportunities with researchers in NIH, NSF, Homeland Security and other agencies. [Note: I have a longer email I can forward you. -LL]

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September 22, 2009

The Berkeley Population Center is embarking on a campaign to have all affiliates be involved in externally funded research by Autumn 2011. The more the grant activity (submissions and awards), the more likely we are to get funded for the long-term center grant. To that end, I am going to be reaching out to find out how I can help make the bridge from your innovative research ideas to external funding. The priority is NICHD funding (followed by other NIH, NSF) but any external funding is worthwhile.
Even if you already have an active NIH grant, it's always good to plan for the next stage. Here are some of ways I will be seeking to work with you:
Phase I
1. Identifying grant funding sources - either solicited programs or unsolicited.
2. Connecting you to other researchers on campus for idea-generation.
3. Providing a workshop to introduce interested faculty and their grad students to the NIH grant process.
4. Helping you prepare the grant itself - providing internal peer-review of the research proposal, plus helping you with the bureaucratic paperwork and budget preparation.
Phase II
5. Making connections between your current grad students and postdoctoral opportunities in other institutions.
6. Working with grad students to develop dissertation funding.

I'll be contacting you individually. I do not think these are long conversations but they are important ones. I look forward to speaking to you all in the near future.

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September 22, 2009

2010-2011 SRCD Policy Fellowships
Policy Fellowships with the Society for Research in Child Development will be available for 2010-2011. SRCD Policy Fellows - in both Congressional and Executive Branch placements - work as "resident scholars" at the interface of science and policy. Both early and mid-career doctoral level professionals of all scientific disciplinesrelated to child development are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is December 15, 2009. For more information and application instructions, please visit The SRCD website

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August 21, 2009

As I mentioned in the most recent Summer News, we are conducting a survey about what the Popcenter can do for our faculty affiliates. You all know the value of data, so I'm appealing to you to take a VERY SHORT survey so I can know how to develop our Popcenter. It's just 7 questions. Not only will your answers help us, but for every completed survey I'll donate $1 to the Alameda County Food Bank. I'll double that amount if we get over 30.

So click on the link below, take a minute or two, and let us know what you need to make our Popcenter as successful as possible. Link to Survey

Thanks!
Leora

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