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October 2024 Issue 1 Volume 1 |
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Welcome to the inaugural newsletter from the Data-Intensive Social Science Center. At our recent kickoff event, several speakers discussed the history and goals of DISSC, and we were thrilled to announce that our team is ready to support data-intensive social science researchers across the university. We are also working to ensure that Yale has the technical and administrative capacity to be at the forefront of this work. You can learn more about our growing team at our website and we hope that you will reach out with your questions.
DISSC is also building interdisciplinary communities of scholars centered on novel data sources or particular empirical or data techniques. Elsewhere in this newsletter you will see information about an upcoming event highlighting the uses of the Yale Federal Statistical Research Center. We also have an upcoming event on using AI as a tool in social science research. And in the coming months, look for information and resources about conducting surveys at Yale.
We are very excited at DISSC to scale our activities and our support for this research. So please reach out and let us know your thoughts. As I noted at the kick-off, “This only works if we have deep connections with our research community and understand your needs.”
- Ron Borzekowski |
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Dataverse Updates
Since 2023, DISSC has worked with the Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) and Yale Library to launch the Yale Dataverse a repository service for Yale University faculty, staff, students, and affiliates to share, preserve, and cite research data. The site, hosted by Yale Library, ensures that research produced at Yale is accessible and discoverable to the global community and meets growing requirements and expectations to share research data. As of September 2024, there are about 8,500 files in the Yale Dataverse, organized into collections created by three main groups: The Economic Growth Center, the Human Language Dynamics Lab in Linguistics, and Yale Law School.
To create a collection, deposit data, and for more information, please email dataverseadmin@yale.edu. |
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Software Updates
DISSC has assumed the role of Software Sponsor for several social science research titles. Some recent updates: |
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New Staff
As we expand our capacity to help researchers at Yale, we are excited to welcome Micah Iserman and Michael Senteney to DISSC as our newest Research Support Specialists. Each has valuable research and programming experience gathering, wrangling, and analyzing administrative and primary data. Please see their bios for more info.
Welcome as well to Molly Aunger, DISSC’s Data and Program Manager. Molly brings seven years of program experience from Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory to DISSC along with a wealth of organization and communications skills. |
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Fall FSRDC Series
Prof. Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez
"Women, Mobility, and the Econometrics of Family Trees: Working with the FSRDC"
October 25, 2024
12 - 1 PM
Tobin Center
87 Trumbull St - Room B120
Graduate students are invited to join the Tobin Center and DISSC to learn about the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) available on campus. This series is held in conjunction with the weekly Tobin per-doctoral lunches, and Economic and Political Science grad students are strongly encouraged to attend. Please join us for the third and final part of the series this semester. |
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Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez,
Associate Professor of Economics |
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