Think Summer, ICPSR 2014 Summer Programs in Quantitative Methods of Social Research Registration Now Open

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is pleased to announce the 2014 Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. For detailed, up-to-date information about the Summer Program, visit icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog The ICPSR Summer Program offers lectures and workshops in a wide variety of topics in research design, quantitative reasoning, statistical methods, and data processing. Many of these courses are presented in two four-week sessions held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The first session runs from June 23-July 18, 2014. The second session runs from July 21-August 15, 2014. From May through August, the ICPSR Summer Program also offers more than 35 three- to five-day workshops on both statistical and substantive topics. Many of these short workshops take place in Ann Arbor, but several are held in other locations, including Amherst, MA; Berkeley, CA; Boulder, CO; Chapel Hill, NC; Manhattan, NY; and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Several noteworthy features of the 2014 Summer Program include: A 15% discount on registration fees for returning Summer Program participants A 15% discount on total registration fees when you register for two or more 3- to 5-day workshops (does not include sponsored substantive workshops) A continuing emphasis on data science, network analysis, and multilevel modeling Courses of special interest to diverse audiences, including "Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity," "Collaborative Multi-Racial and Ethnic Political Survey," and "The Pathways to Desistance Study: Analyzing the Life Event Calendar Data for Substance Abuse" Several new 3- to 5-day workshops, including "Bayesian Methods for Prevention and Intervention Science" and "Latent Class Analysis in Social Science Research" The new four-week workshop "Empirical Modeling for Theory Evaluation," exploring EITM-themed materials The course list for the 2014 ICPSR Summer Program reflects the expressed interests of the social scientific research community and provides coverage of statistical procedures of increasing importance to methodologists. Registration Registration is now open for all 2014 courses. For further information, including a full list of courses, course descriptions, faculty, registration information, fees, and financial support, please visit the ICPSR Summer Program website at icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog Questions? Contact the ICPSR Summer Program at (734) 763-7400 or sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu or contact Barbara Mento at barbara.mento@bc.edu

Resources for Health Research from ICPSR

Resources for Health Research from ICPSR Webinar on February 26

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/939668298

The objective of this webinar is to provide information to Official Representatives, research scientists, faculty, and students about the wide variety of health-related data available from ICPSR.  The presentation will describe the kinds of data and other resources housed in our archive, how you can access them, and the tools available for statistical analyses.  Directors of the following specialized archives at ICPSR will discuss their mission, archival holdings, and research resources:  Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR), Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA), National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP), National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging, (NACDA), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA). LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify and describe data files available for secondary research Discuss online analysis tools Provide information on other health-related resources and tools available from these ICPSR archives Highlight training opportunities This webinar is free and open to the public. Please share this invitation. Title: Resources for Health Research from ICPSR Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer

Mobile attendees Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet  Questions? Contact ICPSR OR Barbara Mento barbara.mento@bc.edu