5/16/2013 - Boston, MA
AAPOR’s 68th Annual Conference
From May 16 to 19, 2013, the American Association for Public Opinion Research will be hosting their 68th Annual Conference in Boston, Massachuesetts at the Seaport Boston Hotel & Seaport World Trade Center. This year’s theme is “Asking Critical Questions: Towards a Sustainable Future for Public Opinion and Social Research.”
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5/2/2013 - Chicago, IL
New Evidence on Taxes and the Timing of Birth
James Sallee, Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, will present "TNew Evidence on Taxes and the Timing of Birth" as part of the Demography Workshop, on May 2, 2013.
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4/27/2013 - San Francisco, California
AERA Annual Conference
From April 27 to May 1, 2013, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) will be hosting their Annual Conference in San Francisco, California at the Hilton Union Square. This year’s theme is “Education and Poverty: Theory, Research, Policy, and Praxis.” The conference will be a multi-faceted event on education, comprised of presentations, tours, discussions, social justice activities, livestream sessions, a film festival, and much more.
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4/18/2013 - Chicago, IL
The Social Recession
Michael Hout, Professor of Sociology & Demography; Director, Berkeley Population Center, University of California, Berkeley, will present "The Social Recession: The Personal and Collective Effects of the Lagging Economy Since 2006" as part of the Demography Workshop, on April 18, 2013.
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4/11/2013 - Chicago, IL
Annual Conference for the Midwest Political Science Association
The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) is hosting
their 71st Annual Conference from April 11 – 14 at the Palmer House
Hotel in Chicago. One of the largest political science conferences, the MPSA
Annual Conference brings together 70 sections of presentations from variety of
interdisciplinary scholars with a diverse array of perspectives on political
science.
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4/9/2013 - Chicago, IL
Cultural Diplomacy
Bill Ivey, Director of the Vanderbilt University US-China Center for Education and Culture and a former NEA chairmano will be presenteting "Starting Over: Reconfiguring American Cultural Diplomacy for the 21st Century" as part of the Cultural Policy Spring Workshop.
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4/3/2013 - Chicago, IL
Urban Sciences
Charlie Catlett, Urban CCD and the Computation Institute, University of Chicago, will present "Urban Sciences: Opportunities for Collaboration between Computer and Social Sciences" as part of the Demography Workshop, on April 4, 2013.
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3/20/2013 - Chicago, IL
U.S. Mortality at Advanced Ages
The Chicago Acturial Association is hosting a conference on March 20, at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. NORC Expert Leonid A. Gavrilov and Dr. Natalia S. Gavrilova are presenting "U.S. Mortality at Advanced Ages: Cohort Analysis."
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3/19/2013 - Washington, D.C.,
FedCASIC 2013
The U.S Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics are hosting the 2013 Annual Federal CASIC (computer assisted survey information collection) Workshops from March 19 to March 21, 2013 at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center in Washington D.C.
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3/5/2013 - IL,
Economic crisis!
Maria Kouri, Lecturer at the University of the Peloponnese (Greece), will be presenteting "Economic crisis! Greece and the quest for cultural diplomacy" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop.
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2/19/2013 - Chicago, IL
Not Your Grandmother's Arts Scene
Peter Linett, Chairman & Chief Idea Officer of Slover Linett Strategies, will be presenting "Not Your Grandmother's Arts Scene: Cultural Change, Organizational Adaptation, and Social Research" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop.
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2/14/2013 - Chicago, IL
Immigration, Internal Migration, and Local Labor Market Adjustment During the Great Recession
Brian Cadena, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Colorado-Boulder, will present "Immigration, Internal Migration, and Local Labor Market Adjustment During the Great Recession" as part of the Demography Workshop, February 14, 2012.
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2/7/2013 - Chicago, IL
Labor Market Effects of the Early Retirement Age
Day Manoli, Department of Economics, UT-Austin, will be presenting "Labor Market Effects of the Early Retirement Age" on Thursday, February 7 as part of the Demography Workshop.
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2/5/2013 - Chicago, IL
Practicing Community
Rebecca Parker, artist, arts administrator, and educator, will be presenting "Practicing Community" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop.
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1/30/2013 - Chicago, IL
With Arts at the Heart
Karen Gahl-Mills, Executive Director of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Joe Spencer, Director for Arts and Culture for the city of St. Paul, and Julie Burros (moderator), Director of Cultural Planning for Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, will be presenting "With Arts at the Heart: Promoting artistic vitality in St. Paul, MN, and Cuyahoga County, OH" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop.
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1/23/2013 - ,
Thoughts on Working Across Research Sectors During One's Career
NORC President John H. Thompson will join moderator Michael W. Link, The Nielsen Company, Gillian Steel Fisher, Harvard Opinion Research Company, Jordon Peugh, GfK, Ali Mokdad, University of Washington, and, Paul Lavrakas, Independent Consultant to discuss professional development.
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1/22/2013 - Chicago, IL
Give Voice to a Creative State
Ra Joy, Executive Director of Arts Alliance Illinois, will be presenting "Give Voice to a Creative State: The Future of Arts Advocacy in Illinois" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop.
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1/17/2013 - Chicago, IL
Infant Mortality in the US and Europe
Emily Oster, Assistant Professor, Chicago Booth, will present "Infant Mortality in the US and Europe" on Thursday, January 17, as part of this year's Demography Workshop.
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1/15/2013 - Washington, DC,
NCSE's 13th National Conference
The 13th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment (NCSE) will convene in Washington D.C. from January 15 to 17. This year's theme is "Disasters and Environment: Science, Preparedness, and Resilience" and the conference will bring together over 1,200 leaders from the emergency response, scientific policy, conservation, and business communities.
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1/15/2013 - Chicago, IL
So, you want to work at a Foundation?
Angelique Power, Senior Program Officer for the Joyce Foundation, will be presenting "So, you want to work at a Foundation? One funder's story" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop this Tuesday, January 15.
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1/10/2013 - Chicago, IL
Cognition and Hypertension in Midlife
Terrie Vasilopoulos, Post-Doc, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, will present "Cognition and Hypertension in Midlife: Evidence for Gene-Environment Interplay" on Thursday, January 10 as part of the Demography Workshop.
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12/6/2012 - Chicago, IL
Zeno's Paradox of Immortality
S. Jay Olshansky, Professor of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, will present "Zeno's Paradox of Immortality" on Thursday, December 6 as part of the Demography Workshop.
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11/15/2012 - Washington D.C.,
The 2012 Warren J. Mitofsky Award Dinner
The Roper Center Board of Directors will be honoring NORC Senior Fellow Norman Bradburn at this year’s Warren J. Mitofsky Award Dinner, November 15, in Washington D.C. Bradburn will be receiving the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research for his achievements in social and behavioral research.
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11/14/2012 - Chicago, IL
The American Society of Criminology 2012 Annual Meeting
The American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting takes place November 14-17, in Chicago, IL. This year’s theme is “Thinking About Context: Challenges for Crime and Justice.” The meeting gathers numerous minds to discuss the latest topics in criminology, justice and public policy.
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11/14/2012 - Chicago, IL
Solving the Underpants Gnomes Problem
Ian David Moss, Research Director for Fractured Atlas and editor of Createquity, will present "Solving the Underpants Gnomes Problem: Towards an Evidence-Based Arts Policy," on Wednesday. November 15, as part of a Cultural Policy Center Workshop.
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11/6/2012 - Chicago, IL
What Have Artists Got To Do With It?
Lynn Basa, Martin Atkins, Halena Kays, Onye Ozuzu, and Laura Shaeffer will be presenting "What Have Artists Got To Do With It?: Artists Respond to the New Cultural Plan" on Tuesday November 31, as part of a Cultural Policy Center Workshop.
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11/1/2012 - Chicago, IL
Selective Mortality in Life Course Research: Consequences, Usefulness, and Solutions
Scott Lynch, Professor, Department of Sociology & Office of Population Research, Princeton University, will present "Selective Mortality in Life Course Research: Consequences, Usefulness, and Solutions" on Thursday, November 1, as part of this year's Demography Workshop.
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10/31/2012 - New Orleans, LA
International Conference on Methods for Surveying and Enumerating Hard to Reach Populations
This year’s Hard to Reach Conference (H2R), the International Conference on Methods for Surveying and Enumerating Hard to Reach Populations, will be held October 31 to November 3, in New Orleans, Louisiana. H2R will feature new techniques, methodologies, and discussions on measuring, defining and identifying hard-to-reach populations through surveys and statistical design.
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10/31/2012 - Chicago, IL
The Real Work
Richards Evans, President of EmcArts, will present "The Real Work - New Practices for a New Era in the Arts" on Wednesday October 31, as part of a Cultural Policy Center Workshop.
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10/29/2012 - ,
AAPOR Professional Development Webinar
Cancelled
NORC President John H. Thompson will
join moderator Michael Link, The Nielsen Company, Gillian Steel Fisher,
Harvard Opinion Research Compan, Ali Mokdad, University of Washington,
and, Paul Lavrakas, Independent Consultant to discuss professional
development.
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10/27/2012 - San Francisco, CA
APHA 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition
The American Public Health Association will be hosting its 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition, this October 27 – 31, in San Francisco. The largest and oldest gathering of public health professionals in the world, this year’s meeting will address current science, policy, and practice with the goal of promoting informed, healthy living. The meeting will feature over 1,000 sessions, with 700 booths and the latest health products and services.
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10/25/2012 - ,
Chicago Conversations: Alternative Energy
Sustainability is the buzz word across corporate boardrooms and business schools, and the interest in alternative energy has never been more intense. With a field so dependent on policy and government action, and a time of electoral change in major economies around the world, sustainable energy is on the minds of thought leaders everywhere. How will business respond to the challenge of fueling and sustaining growth in the long run? How dependent is the growth of this industry on policy initiatives? How have the economics of energy production and distribution changed as the world recovers from the global economic crisis?
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10/18/2012 - Chicago, IL
IRBs and the Problem of Local Precedents
Laura Stark, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, will present "IRBs and the
Problem of Local Precedents" on Thursday, October 18 as a part of this year's Demography Workshop.
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10/17/2012 - Lubbock, TX
The Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference
The 22nd Annual Conference for the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) will be held in Lubbock, Texas this October 17 to 21. This year’s conference will use its themes on the Dust Bowl of Lubbock as a springboard to discuss larger environmental issues through workshops and presentation. Big topics, like air, wind energy, land-saving, new technology, and more will be covered.
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10/16/2012 - Chicago, IL
The New Chicago Cultural Plan
Nick Rabkin, consultant on the Chicago Cultural Plan, and Ra Joy, executive director of Arts Alliance Illinois, will present "The New Chicago Cultural Plan: Looking ahead or a retread?" on Tuesday, October 16 as a part of the Cultural Policy Center.
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10/11/2012 - Chicago, IL
Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in High Academic Achievement
Using three decades of data from the "Monitoring the
Future" cross-sectional surveys, this paper shows that, from the 1980s to
the 2000s, the mode of girls' high school GPA distribution has shifted from
"B" to "A", essentially "leaving boys behind" as
the mode of boys' GPA distribution stayed at "B". In a reweighted OB decomposition of
achievement at each GPA level, we find that gender differences in
post-secondary expectations, controlling for school ability, and as early as
8th grade are the most important factor accounting for this trend. Increases in
the growing proportion of girls who aim for a post-graduate degree are
sufficient to account for the increase over time in the proportion of girls
earning "A's". The larger relative share of boys obtaining
"C" and C+" can be accounted for by a higher frequency of school
misbehavior and a higher proportion of boys aiming for a two-year college
degree.
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10/8/2012 - Grapevine, TX
The Government Security Conference & Expo West
On Tuesday, October 9th, at the GovSec West Conference, NORC’s Security, Energy, and Environment department’s Senior Vice President Doug Himberger, Senior Advisor Donald Goff, and Senior Research Analyst John Lickfett will conduct Cyber Civil Disobedience: A Frontier of Legal and Ethical Challenges,”a panel discussion as part of the conference’s Cyberterrorism and Cybercrime track.
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10/4/2012 - Chicago, IL
The Effect of Access to AIDS Treatment on Employment Outcomes in South Africa
Zoë McLaren will present "The Effect of Access to AIDS Treatment on Employment Outcomes in South Africa" as a part of this year's Demography Workshop.The weekly Demography Workshop series is held every Thursday from 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. at NORC at the University of Chicago in seminar room 232/233, located in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at 1155 East 60th Street.
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8/17/2012 - Denver, CO
American Sociological Association 2012 Annual Meeting
The American Sociological Association (ASA) will be hosting its Annual Meeting for 2012 from August 17 – 20 in Denver, Colorado. This will be the ASA’s 107th meeting, and this year’s theme is “Real Utopias: Emancipatory Projects, Institutional Designs, Possible Futures.” Through a number of panels and sessions, the ASA will explore sociology of the possible, and work to understand utopias with the goal of better understanding and approaching social change.
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8/15/2012 - Denver, CO
Crossing Boundaries, Workshopping Sexualities Mini-Conference
The Sexualities Section of the American Sociological Association is hosting Crossing Boundaries, Workshopping Sexuality, the first national mini-conference on sexuality studies in sociology, this August 15-16 in Denver Colorado. This conference will bring together scholars and researchers together for two days of workshops, keynote speeches, and papers on sexuality studies.
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8/3/2012 - Columbus, OH
The 2012 Behavior Change for a Sustainable World Conference
The Association for Behavior Analysis International will host the 2012 Behavior Change for a Sustainable World Conference this August 3 – 5, at the Ohio State University Union in Columbus. NORC at the University of Chicago is proud to be one of the sponsoring organizations for this year’s conference.
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8/2/2012 - Orlando, FL
The 2012 American Psychological Association Convention
The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Annual Convention will take place from August 2 – 5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Florida. This year’s convention will share the latest research findings, and discuss important topics such as immigration, racism, social networking, psychotherapy and much more.
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7/28/2012 - San Diego, CA
The 2012 Joint Statistical Meetings
This year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will be held from July 28 to August 2 at the San Diego Convention Center and is conducted jointly with the American Statistical Association, the International Biometric Society (ENAR and WNAR), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the Statistical Society of Canada, and the International Chinese Statistical Association. The largest gathering of Statisticians in North America, the JSM will feature countless papers, posters, presentations and idea sharing on statistics.
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6/26/2012 - Charlotte, NC
The American Public Health Association Midyear Meeting
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is hosting a midyear meeting June 26 – 28, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s theme is “The New Public Health – Rewiring for the Future,” and will engage attendees with a number public health tools for updating and “rewiring” public health infrastructure.
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6/24/2012 - Lake Buena Vista, FL
AcademyHealth 28th Annual Research Meeting
AcademyHealth will be hosting its Annual Research Meeting from June 24-26 in Orlando, FL. As quality, safety and cost of health care continue to pose questions for policy makers, AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting will explore a wide range of topics related these new challenges and opportunities.
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6/14/2012 - Hong Kong,
World Association for Public Opinion Research’s 65th Annual Conference
The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) will be holding its 65th Annual Conference June 14-16 in Hong Kong. Several NORC researchers will be in attendance to present. This year’s conference is dedicated to continued research in public opinion and how it shapes society. Set to take place at Hong Kong University, this year’s conference marks WAPOR’s first gathering outside of Europe and North America.
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6/11/2012 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
The Fourth International Conference on Establishment Surveys (ICES IV)
The Fourth International Conference on Establishment Surveys will be held June 11-14 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Continuing its focus on methods and applications in establishment surveys, ICES IV will focus on a series of topics this year, such as disclosure protection, sample designs, nonresponse bias, data collection, managing metadata, and more.
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6/4/2012 - Washington, District of Columbia
The 38th IASSIST Conference
NORC at the University of Chicago is honored host the
38th Annual International Association for Social Science Information
Services & Technology (IASSIST) conference in Washington, D.C. from
June 4-8, 2012. The conference will be held at George Washington
University’s Cafritz Conference Center and Marvin Center.
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5/31/2012 - Chicago, IL
Do College-Prep Programs Improve Long-Term Outcomes?
Kirabo Jackson, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, will present "Do College-Prep Programs Improve Long-Term Outcomes?" as part of the Demography Workshop, May 31.
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5/30/2012 - Washington, D.C.,
15th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference
The 15th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference (WREC) will be held from May 30 to June 1 in Washington D.C. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. A leading forum for welfare and poverty research, this year’s conference will focus on research in welfare, employment, policy, and more.
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5/20/2012 - Lake Buena Vista, FL
The International Field Directors and Technologies Conference
The International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC) will host its 46th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, from May 20 – 23, 2012. A unique forum for government, academic, and no-profit agencies to communicate, the International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IDC&TC) meeting focuses on new work and innovations.
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5/17/2012 - Orlando, FL
AAPOR’s 67th Annual Conference
From May 17 to 20, 2012, the American Association for Public Opinion Research will be hosting their 67th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida at the JW Marriot Orlando. This year’s theme is “Evaluating New Frontiers in Public Opinion and Social Research.”
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5/17/2012 - Chicago, IL
Saving Haiti’s Heritage
Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for History, Art and Culture, will present "Saving Haiti’s Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake" Thursday, May 17th as part of the Cultural Policy Center.
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4/26/2012 - Chicago, IL
The Effect of English Language Learner Identification on College-Access Outcomes
Stella Flores, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education & Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University, is presenting "The Effect of English Language Learner Identification on College-Access Outcomes: The Role of Time in the Program" as part of the Demography Workshop on April 26.
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4/24/2012 - Chicago, IL
New Opportunities, Old Barriers?
Eszter Hargittai, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Faculty Associate of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, will be preseting "New Opportunities, Old Barriers? Variation in Online Creative Expression" on Tuesday, April 24.
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4/17/2012 - Chicago, IL
Alternate Realities
Patrick Jagoda, Mellon postdoctoral fellow of new media and soon to be Assistant Professor of English at the University of Chicago, will be presenteting "Alternate Realities: Digital Games and the Culture of Transmedia Play" as part of the Cultural Policy Workshop.
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4/13/2012 - Vancouver, British Columbia,
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) will be hosting their 2012 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia from April 13 to 17. This year’s theme is “To Not Know Enough.”
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4/10/2012 - Chicago, IL
Making Laughs
Libby Hemphill, Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will be presenting "Making Laughs: Exploring Social Networks from Second City, Saturday Night Live, and the Big Screen," on April 10.
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3/29/2012 - Chicago, IL
Performance-Based Scholarships
Lisa Barrow, Research Fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, will be presenting "Performance-Based Scholarships: The Impacts on Time Use and Other Outcomes" on Thursday, March 29, as part of the Demography Workshop.
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3/27/2012 - Washington D.C.,
The 16th Annual Federal CASIC Workshops
The U.S Census Bureau is hosting the 16th Annual Federal CASIC (computer assisted survey information collection) Workshops from March 27 to March 29, 2012 at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center in Washington D.C.
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2/29/2012 - ,
Teen Dating Violence Intervention & Prevention
Bruce Taylor,
Principal Research Scientist (Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and
Criminal Justice Studies with NORC at the University of Chicago) will be
speaking as part of the "Teen Dating Violence Intervention &
Prevention: A Look at Dating Matters & Shifting Boundaries Webinar"
on February 29, 2012.
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2/9/2012 - Chicago, IL
"What's My Account Really Worth?"
Gopi Shah Goda, Research Scholar, Stanford Institute for Economic policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University, will present "What's My Account Really Worth? The Effect of Lifetime Income Disclosure on Retirement Savings" as part of the Demography Workshop, February 9, 2012.
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10/27/2011 - Wellesley, MA
October 27 | Shifting Boundaries
NORC's Bruce Taylor, Ph.D., will present Shifting Boundaries: A Summary of Findings from a National Institute of Justice Experimental Evaluation of a Youth Dating Violence Prevention Program in New York City Middle Schools at Wellesley College, Thursday, October 27, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
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