Data
New Trial Database Social Explorer
Koerner Library currently has access to a trial of a new database – Social Explorer. This demographic data visualization and research website is designed to engage users through dynamic maps and customizable reports. Data includes US census from 1790-2010, the Canadian and UK census from 2011-present, American Community Survey 2005-2014, US Crime data, Eurostat surveys […]
2017 ICPSR Research Paper Competition – Deadline January 31, 2017
With the 2016 ICPSR Research Paper Competition winners just announced, the ICPSR Research Paper Competition is now accepting applications for 2017 – deadline January 31, 2017. Enter the 2017 competition: The ICPSR is pleased to announce the 2017 ICPSR Research Paper Competition for Undergraduates and Graduate Students, and invite submissions from students and recent graduates at member […]
New Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Guide!
Check out our new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Guide to learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data! The guide provides a basic introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data, and contains pages with numerous links to geospatial data sources by location and subject. The guide also discusses search strategies, labs and software, and citing […]
An Intro to the Economic Census Data of China – Webinar August 3rd
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) presents: An Introduction to the Economic Census Data of China Join the webinar on August 3rd, 2016 at 1:00 PM EDT. Register now! The economic census data of China provides rich and comprehensive information for economic sectors of China; however, most of those data are usually not […]
Mozilla Fellowship for Science – Deadline July 15
This year marks the Mozilla Science Lab’s second year of Mozilla Fellowship for Science. The call for applications is open now and the deadline is July 15th, 2016. Applicants from any country are encouraged to apply. The Fellowship includes a stipend of $60,000 USD, paid in 10 monthly instalments. More information and a link to […]
Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy and research (ADDEP)
ICPSR is pleased to announce the official debut of the website for the Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy and research (ADDEP). The Center for Large Data Research and Data Sharing in Rehabilitation (CLDR) and ICPSR have been working together to develop ADDEP, a data repository that supports disability and rehabilitation research. On […]
Free ICPSR Summer Workshop on the Population Assessment of Tobacco & Health (PATH) Study in Ann Arbor, MI (August 3-5, 2016)
The ICPSR Summer Program would like to announce the following workshop, sponsored by the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program: Secondary Analysis of Data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Dates and Location: August 3-5, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan Instructor: Kristie Taylor, Westat The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health […]
What’s in There? Searching by Variable at ICPSR Free Webinar – June 14 at 9am PST
What’s in There? Searching by Variable at ICPSR Join ICPSR for a webinar on Jun 14, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1892354443659608323 George Alter, Director of ICPSR, will demonstrate strategies for searching more than 4.5 million variable descriptions in ICPSR’s Social Science Variables Database, including our new crosswalk between the American National Election […]
The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)
The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) is a Statistics Canada survey that has collected direct physical measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, and blood, urine and DNA samples in a mobile clinic since 2007. Each two-year cycle of the survey collects health information from a nationally representative sample population of about 5,700 Canadians between […]
Upcoming ICPSR Webinar: An Introduction to the Census Data of China – May 16th, 2016
ICPSR invites you to attend an upcoming webinar on how to access Chinese Census Data. In a collaboration with the All China Marketing Research Co. and the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the UM China Data Center has released a series of census data products and services since 2002, including 2000 and 2010 census […]
