January 25, 2010<\/p>\n
CLAS and other Events at SDSU
\nMexico in 2010: A Chronicle of a Revolution Foretold<\/p>\n
A talk by John Gibler, author of Mexico Unconquered <\/a>This event is free and part of a month long series of events in the San Diego community that commemorate the uprising of the Zapatistas in January of 1994. For other events please visit: enerozapatista .wordpress.com ICPSR is sponsoring three competitions to highlight the best student research papers (undergraduate and masters) using quantitative data. The objective is to encourage students to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within ICPSR and presented in written form.
\nThursday, January 28th @ 5:30pm
\nSDSU Library, LL 430
\nEvent co-sponsored by SDSU Library, Center for Latin American Studies, and Colectivo Zapatista Tzajalek 32
\nFor more info: tzajalek32@gmail.com<\/p>\n
\nEvents outside SDSU
\nNone at this time.
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\nConferences and Calls for Papers
\nICPSR Research Paper Competitions<\/p>\n
\nDeadline for submission is January 31, 2010.
\n* Two competitions covers any dataset(s) held within the ICPSR archive and are eligible to undergraduate and masters students. The third competition solicits undergraduate papers addressing issues relevant to minorities in the United States, including immigrants, that utilize data from the Resource Center for Minority Data.
\n* Up to three cash prizes will be awarded for each competition. The winner will receive a monetary award of $1,000 (second place receives $750 and third place $500).
\nFor details on the competition, see http:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/icpsrweb\/ICPSR\/prize\/index.jsp <\/a><\/p>\n