Four ICPSR Council Members Begin New Terms
Welcome to the ICPSR Council, as it convenes for a hybrid gathering (in Ann Arbor and online) this week for its Spring 2022 meeting. This meeting marks the beginning of new terms for four Council members.
ICPSR Council Members Cook, Jefferson nominated to serve on Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
ICPSR Council Chair Lisa Cook (Michigan State University) and former Council member Philip Jefferson (Swarthmore College) have been nominated by President Biden to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Remembering ICPSR Data Champion Piper Simmons
ICPSR is mourning the loss of a true gem, ICPSR data champion Piper Simmons, who passed away on Jan. 21, 2022, at 63.
Webinar: Arts Production in an Era of Crowdfunding: Introduction to Data from the Kickstarter Platform
Webinar: Arts Production in an Era of Crowdfunding: Introduction to Data from the Kickstarter Platform
2/16/22, 1pm ET
Now available on YouTube at https://myumi.ch/y9knd
Artists are increasingly relying on crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter to raise money to fund their creative projects. The rise of crowdfunding in arts production is driving a boom in research involving data from crowdfunding platforms.
Remembering Jerome Martin Clubb
Jerome Martin Clubb (1928-2021)
The ISR community mourns the passing of former ICPSR Director Jerome Martin Clubb, who died on Dec. 15, 2021, in Vancouver, Washington, at the age of 93.
Western Economic Association International launches new self-publishing repository
Western Economic Association International launches new self-publishing repository
ICPSR Partners with Michigan Medicine to Continue Supporting and Improving the U.S. Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance System
The Michigan Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology recently received $6 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support and improve the U.S. CDC Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Surveillance System from 2021-2026. This award represents a new phase in this project of national significance with Rajiv Saran, M.D., MRCP, M.S., as its new principal investigator as of Sept. 30. Saran is the Florence E.
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