Events
Tuesday, November 24, 2009,
12:00-1:00, SSPB 4206
Peter Brownell (RAND Corporation )
Low-pay for Unauthorized Immigrants: “Super-exploitation” or Employer Risk of Sanctions?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009,
12:00-1:00, SSPB 4206
Matt Huffman (Sociology )
Some New Evidence on Gender and Management
Winter Quarter, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
12:00-1:00, SSPB 4206
Sigrun Olafsdottir (Boston University )
Gendered Welfare Support? Exploring Public Attitudes toward State
Tuesday, February 2, 2010,
12:00-1:00, SSPB 4206
Tim Bruckner (PPD and Public Health )
Transient Cultural Influences on Infant Mortality: Fire-Horse Daughters in Japan
Tuesday, February 16, 2010,
12:00-1:00, SSPB 4206
Monica Boyd (University of Toronto )
Talk Title: TBA
Tuesday, February 23, 2010,
12:00-1:00, SSPB 4206
Leisy Abrego (Anthropology )
"In the U.S. you live like kings, but work like mules": How Transnational Families, Social Networks, and Remittances Shape Aspirations to Migrate or Stay
Seed Grant Winners
Marianne Bitler (Economics) & Kitt Carpenter (Business): Can Celebrities Influence Population Health Behaviors? New Evidence on the "Katie Couric Effect"
John Hipp (Criminology): Crime and Demography: An Accounting Framework of Neighborhood Change and Its Consequences for Crime Rates"
Sara Wakefield (Criminology) & George Farkas (Education): Improving Outcomes for Low-Income and Ethnic Minority Children with Autism
Announcements
With participation of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population, and Public Policy, the six-campus initiative for a Center of Expertise (COE) on Migration and Health was selected for preliminary funding. The COE will be part of the Global Health Institute in the new UC School of Global Public Health. Contact Frank Bean for details.
C-DASA’s 5 Broadcomm servers are now available for population-related research. Click here to learn how to apply for access and more
