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Kauffman Foundation Launches COMETS
The Kauffman Foundation recently released its COMETS (Connecting Outcome Measures in Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Science) database. Version 1.0 contains parsed, cleaned, integrated, and beta-tested data from U.S. patents granted and National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health grants with unique organization identifiers. The database is the result of close to two decades of dedicated research by a community of scholars working to join data about science, technology, and economic outcomes that enables better tracking of the links between innovations, people, and businesses. Learn more and access the COMETS database here.
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HUD Seeks Public Comments on Research Agenda
What do we need to know over the next five to ten years to improve knowledge gaps that are affecting the execution of good housing and community development policy and practice? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is formulating its research agenda for the next 5–10 years and would like your input. HUD invites you to think critically and provide input about the above question as it relates to four targeted topic areas:
- Strengthening the Nation’s Housing Market to Bolster the Economy and Protect Consumers
- Meeting the Need for Quality Affordable Rental Homes
- Utilizing Housing as a Platform for Improving the Quality of Life
- Building Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Free From Discrimination
To ensure appropriate consideration, please submit ideas and suggestions no later than November 4, 2011. Access examples of PD&R’s current research activities here. Learn more and submit your comments here.
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Census Releases Updated Guide to State and Local Census Geography
The Census Bureau recently updated its Guide to State and Local Census Geography based on the geography used for the 2010 Census. This is the second edition of the Guide, which was originally issued in 1993 as a joint venture between the Census Bureau and APDU.
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Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections (http://www.apdu.org/advocacy.asp). We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Well-being Supplement to the American Time Use Survey (November 25, 2011)
Census Bureau
- Business R&D and Innovation Survey (November 21, 2011)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (November 24, 2011)
Institute of Education Sciences
- National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (November 25, 2011)
- High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 High School Transcript Collection and College Update Field Test and Second Follow-up Panel Maintenance (December 19, 2011)
Office of Justice Programs
- Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) (November 25, 2011)
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NORC Workshop:
Introducing the Making Connections Survey Datasets
November 2, 2011
Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
This free half-day workshop will introduce participants to data collected by NORC at the University of Chicago for the Making Connections Survey. The data sets include responses from over 28,000 interviews and provide numerous analytical opportunities for conference papers, publications, and policy-related reports.
Although there is no fee for the workshop, space is limited. Please send a short message to Kate Bachtell at NORC to request your seat. Learn more about the Making Connections initiative here.
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Fellowship Announcement:
PAA Fellowship
The Population Association of America Fellowship is open to doctoral scientists from any discipline relevant to population research. This fellowship provides researchers with an opportunity to use population science outside of an academic setting to inform public policy and work for one year in a federal agency in Washington, DC. The goals of the fellowship are to contribute to the effective use of scienti@257;c knowledge about population in the formation of public policy; to educate the scienti@257;c community about the development of public policy; and to establish a more effective liaison between population scientists and federal policymakers.
Learn more here.
Applications are due December 15, 2011.
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