Upcoming IBS Colloquia & Events

Workshop: Tuesday and Thursday, May 14 and 16, 2013, 10:00-12:00 AM and 1:00-3:00 PM, IBS Computing Lab, Room 150
GIS Basics
Frank Witmer, Research Associate, Institutions Program, IBS
Registration and Workshop Materials
Workshop sponsored by CUPC and Computing and Research Services.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 3:00-4:30, IBS Room 155B
Sarah Goodrum, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Bridging the Gap between Prosecutors' Cases and Victims' Biographies through Shared Emotions
Please RSVP to dwatson@colorado.edu if you plan to attend
Sponsored by the Problem Behavior & Positive Youth Development Program
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Short Course: Environmental Demography
June 13-14, 2013
Instructors: Lori Hunter, CU Boulder, Sociology & CUPC; Leiwen Jiang, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Elisabeth Root, CU Boulder, Geography; Liam Downey, CU Boulder, Sociology; Dan Runfola, National Center for Atmospheric Research & CU Boulder; Stefan Leyk, CU Boulder, Geography
This course will provide an overview of the sub-discipline of Environmental Demography, showcasing central areas of scholarship, and describing boundary-pushing methodologies.
Class Website
Short Course sponsored by CUPC.
Short Course: Introduction to Multilevel Modeling
June 27-28, 2013
This 2-day course will provide an introduction to multilevel modeling, also called hierarchical linear modeling. The intended audience for this course is anyone who has completed an introductory course on regression, and wishes to become familiar with the concepts and procedures of multilevel models, possibly as preparation for more advanced study.
Class Website
Short Course sponsored by CUPC.
Conference: Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences ~ CU Population Center
October 10-12, 2013
The Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences conference showcases behavioral and molecular genetic studies that enhance demographic and social scientific inquiry and integrate genetics and the social sciences. Researchers from any of the biological or social sciences are encouraged to participate.
Supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and the Population Association of America, with additional funds provided by the NICHD funded CU Population Center, the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, and the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
IGSS 2013 Conference Website