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BLS to Discontinue Anonymous FTP Service 2/28/14

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: The Bureau of Labor Statistics will be ending its support of Anonymous FTP Service effective March 2014. The BLS FTP site ftp://ftp.bls.gov/ will be replaced by a HTTP site called http://download.bls.gov/. The new HTTP site will host … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Resources for Health Research from ICPSR, Feb. 26

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

ICPSR is offering a free webinar on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Resources for Health Research from ICPSR Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CST Register online for this webinar (space is limited) The webinar will provide information about the … Continue reading →

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Census Bureau Mobile App dwellr: What’s Your Dream Location?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by

Late last month, the Census Bureau unveiled dwellr, a new mobile app aimed at matching individuals with their dream relocation venue. The app offers a quiz of user preferences for their ideal living conditions (City or country? Bike or drive … Continue reading →

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Updates from IPUMS

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

From the IPUMS Project Team at the Minnesota Population Center: IPUMS Research Award This is the sixth annual award competition for research using the IPUMS microdata collection. Papers or publications submitted should utilize IPUMS-USA, IPUMS-CPS, IPUMS-International or IHIS data to … Continue reading →

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ICPSR Webinar 12/2: Summer Internships, Research Paper Competitions

Posted on November 19, 2013 by

As previous DISC News posts have highlighted, ICPSR is accepting applications for their summer internship program for undergraduates and submissions for four research paper competitions ($1000 first prize each): -RCMD Research Paper Competition -IFSS Research Paper Competition -The ICPSR Research Paper … Continue reading →

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Online Headlines: Social Scientists Hit Back at NSF Grant Rules

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

From Scientific American, 12 November 2013: It is not unusual for conservative politicians in the United States to question the value of social-science research. Studies of anything from global social networks to the history of conservation in South America have … Continue reading →

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ICPSR Summer Internship Program 2014

Posted on November 8, 2013 by

From ICPSR: Applications are being accepted for the 2014 ICPSR Summer Undergraduate Internship Program, an intensive, 10-week program (mid-June through mid-August) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for students interested in social science research. The ICPSR summer internship program provides undergraduate students with a … Continue reading →

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IRB @UW-Madison: Post-Project Procedures, 11/20 9am

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

The Educational and Social/Behavioral Science Institutional Review Board at UW-Madison offers a series of free sessions throughout the academic year on human subjects research and the IRB Process.  On Wednesday Nov. 20 at 9am, the ED/SBS IRB offers IRB 601: Post … Continue reading →

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You’re Doing It Wrong! Data Retention and the Cloud – Tue. 11/12

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

From Research Data Services at UW-Madison via the 2013-2014 Rebecca J. Holz Series in Research Data Management: You’re Doing It Wrong! Data Retention and the Cloud November 12, 2013, 12-1pm 1325 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Ave. You have … Continue reading →

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Rescheduled Releases: Census, BLS

Posted on October 22, 2013 by

The U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics have announced revised data-release schedules. Census Bureau: Revised Economic Indicator Calendar Census Bureau: Revised American Community Survey Release Schedule Updated Schedule of Bureau of Labor Statistics News Releases The BLS report … Continue reading →

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