Past Events

Events which have already happened.

Geospatial Data Resources (806 Oswald, from Nov 19, 2009 12:00 PM to Nov 19, 2009 01:00 PM)

Students will learn about different geospatial resources available to them and how to bring this data into GIS for integrated analysis with other types of information.

Research Involving Analysis of Human Participant Data (406 Oswald, from Nov 05, 2009 12:00 PM to Nov 05, 2009 01:00 PM)

Tracie Kahler and Laura Young from Penn State's Office for Research Protections will discuss IRB requirements for research using secondary data (public and restricted).

Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies with EndNote (Section 2) (806 Oswald, from Oct 28, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 28, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, using EndNote to "cite while you write," and using EndNote Web to collaborate.

Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies with EndNote (806 Oswald (computer lab), from Oct 22, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 22, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, using EndNote to "cite while you write," and using EndNote Web to collaborate.

Using the AddHealth (605 Oswald Tower, from Oct 14, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 14, 2009 01:00 PM)

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal survey of adolescents in grade 7 -12 in the U.S. during the 1994-95 school year. Survey topics on health, relationships, school, social and economic behavior data are collected in 4 waves. This workshop will give a brief overview of the survey and the data available.

Design Effects: What are they and how do they affect your analysis? (302 Pond Lab, from Oct 13, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 13, 2009 01:30 PM)

PRI Methodology Focus 2009 Featured Speaker

Literature Searching (806 Oswald, from Oct 07, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 07, 2009 01:00 PM)

This workshop will introduce you to techniques for searching and obtaining demographic literature, including published articles and books, as well as 'grey' literature such as reports and working papers. We will briefly discuss importing bibliographic records to EndNote and RefWorks.

Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students (601K Ford Building, from Oct 02, 2009 12:15 PM to Oct 02, 2009 01:15 PM)

Learn where and how to search for funding opportunities and get tips on proposal writing.

Literature Searching (806 Oswald (computer lab), from Oct 01, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 01, 2009 01:00 PM)

This workshop will introduce you to techniques for searching and obtaining demographic literature, including published articles and books, as well as 'grey' literature such as reports and working papers. We will briefly discuss importing bibliographic records to EndNote and RefWorks.

Manipulating Data with Stata (806 Oswald, from Sep 17, 2009 12:00 PM to Sep 17, 2009 01:00 PM)

 

EndNote: Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies (806 Oswald (computer lab), from Jul 15, 2009 12:00 PM to Jul 15, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, and using EndNote to "cite while you write."

Saving Time with Citation Managers: EndNote and Refworks (806 Oswald (computer lab), from Jul 08, 2009 12:00 PM to Jul 08, 2009 01:00 PM)

Tired of trying to keep track of citations in a Word file? Sick of reformatting your references each time you submit a paper or proposal? Citation management software can help you keep track of all those citations, even link to full text, and automatically reformat references with a few clicks. Come to this workshop to learn about EndNote (software you can purchase for your desktop) and Refworks (an online program available through Penn State University Libraries).

Multilevel Modeling - A comparison of software packages (605 Oswald, from Mar 31, 2009 12:00 PM to Mar 31, 2009 01:00 PM)

Running and interpreting multilevel models using HLM, SPSS, STATA, SAS

Creating Maps with ArcGIS (806 Oswald, from Mar 25, 2009 12:00 PM to Mar 25, 2009 01:00 PM)

This workshop will focus on making simple maps using ESRI's ArcMap program. This will be a good workshop to attend for people that might be interested in making maps for posters for the upcoming PAA conference.

NIH Public Access Policy: What PIs Need to Know (605 Oswald, from Mar 04, 2009 11:00 AM to Mar 04, 2009 12:00 PM)

A small group consulting session to answer your questions about the NIH policy, and let you know what your responsibilities are as a principal investigator or lead author

Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students (S109 Henderson, from Feb 25, 2009 12:00 PM to Feb 25, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn where and how to search for funding opportunities and get tips on proposal writing.

Poster Design (section 2) (806 Oswald, from Feb 18, 2009 12:00 PM to Feb 18, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to design and print a research poster using Illustrator

R workshop (806 Oswald, from Feb 11, 2009 12:00 PM to Feb 11, 2009 01:30 PM)

The mechanics of starting to use R-Language

Poster Design (806 Oswald, from Feb 04, 2009 12:00 PM to Feb 04, 2009 01:00 PM)

Learn how to design and print a research poster using PowerPoint or Illustrator

Advanced weighting techniques (406 Oswald, from Dec 04, 2008 12:00 PM to Dec 04, 2008 01:00 PM)

2008-2009 Demographics Methods Focus -- Applying population weights to models; Creation of population weights (Raking to census population totals) in SAS and Stata