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2008-2009 Seed Grant Award Winners Announced

Published: 06/19/2008

The IPR is proud to announce this year's seed grant award winners. Check out the Seed Grant page to find out this year's winners and the titles of their projects.

Jinkook Lee Featured in On Campus Newspaper

Published: 05/28/2008

IPR Faculty Affiliate, Jinkook Lee, was featured in the May 22 edition of On Campus, the OSU Faculty and Staff Newspaper. Jinkook was featured in the "Ask the Expert" Section, where she discussed issues surrounding the baby boomer generation, wealth, and retirement. The interview can be found at this link:

IPR Faculty Affiliate Honored for Lifetime Achievement

Published: 04/21/2008

Larry Brown, Distinguished University Professor and former chair of the Department of Geography at Ohio State, is the recipient of the Association of American Geographers Lifetime Achievement Honors Award, in recognition of his extraordinary vision and leadership in the field of geography. Brown’s career includes innovative research, superb mentoring of students and colleagues, and distinguished service at Ohio State and to the AAG. His work has played a significant role in the development of contemporary geographic thought in the areas of population movement, race/ethnicity in U.S. metropolitan areas, innovation diffusion, and Latin American and Third World development.

IPR Faculty Invited to Give Guest Lectures

Published: 12/06/2007

A number of IPR faculty affiliates have been invited to give guest lectures at recent conferences and at universities across the world.

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IPR Hires New Grant Coordinator: Jeanne Huba

Published: 10/31/2007

The IPR is happy to welcome Jeanne Huba to the staff. Jeanne serves as the Grants Coordinator for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and is available to assist all IPR affiliates with the grant process. Jeanne is a lifelong Buckeye, holding an MS in Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) from OSU. She also met her husband at OSU, gave birth to two children at OSU hospital, and has worked at OSU for over 20 years.

Jeanne can assist affiliates with grant preparation and administration in a number of ways. She can complete Human Subjects (IRB) forms, write faculty biosketches, prepare data and graphic tables, provide feedback on proposals, presentations, and journal articles, and perform many other tasks in a timely manner. In addition, her experience as a Research Methods instructor provides her with the expertise to answer questions about research protocols.

If you are in need of grant assistance or have questions for Jeanne, please contact her at 688-5423 or send her an email.

First Annual Joan Huber Lecture in Population Studies

Published: 10/29/2007

The first annual Joan Huber Lecture in Population took place on Friday, October 26, 2007, at The Ohio State University. The guest speaker, Dr. Judith A. Seltzer, (Professor of Sociology at UCLA) presented a lecture titled "Providing for Older Mothers: Is It a Family Affair?" The inaugural event for the IPR was a big success, as many faculty and student affiliates were in attendance as well as a guest appearance by E. Gordon Gee, who introduced Joan Huber. For more details, see the following links below.

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Cooksey and Mott Awarded NICHD Grant

Published: 10/17/2007

IPR Faculty Affiliates Elizabeth Cooksey and Frank Mott were recently awarded $4,727,500 from NICHD for the project "Data Collection for Older NLSY Children." This grant continues until December 2011. Be sure to congratulate them on their hard work!

LOOK AT WHAT IPR STUDENTS ARE DOING!!

Published: 08/14/2007

IPR Graduate students have been busy at work this year. Check out some of their acomplishments.

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2007 IPR Seed Grant Awards Announced

By: Randy Olsen

Published: 07/01/2007

IPR has awarded seven new seed grants and one new working group. The list of awards is located under the seed grant heading under the Research Tab. Congratulations to all the recipients!