January 5, 2023 FEATURE Register Now for the Virtual Green Space Data Challenge! Register now for the virtual Green Space Data Challenge hosted by the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy! Participants will have the entire month of February 2023 to demonstrate the value of green space data by creating […]
Continue ReadingDecember 22, 2022 FEATURE 2023 ACS Data Users Conference Call for Abstracts Now Extended! The ACS Data Users Group is seeking short abstracts (350 words or less) for the March 16-18 ACS Data Users Conference. Interested presenters may submit abstracts on any topic relating to ACS data, with the following being of priority to the committee: […]
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Candidate for President: Amy O’Hara, Research Professor, Georgetown University (2-Year Term) Amy O’Hara is a Research Professor in the Massive Data Institute and Executive Director of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center at the McCourt School for Public Policy. She works on data access, linkage, and privacy issues. O’Hara has published on topics including privacy […]
Continue ReadingThank you to those who brought awareness to broken links in last week’s newsletter. We believe we have resolved the issue. If you see any other items of concern, please email us at info@apdu.org. December 15, 2022 FEATURE New Standard Application Process (SAP) Portal Now Live U.S. Chief Statistician Karin Orvis enthusiastically announced the […]
Continue ReadingDecember 8, 2022 FEATURE Missed the Annual APDU Business Meeting? Watch the Recording Below! Every year the APDU leadership offers insights into the Association’s mission, key accomplishments, educational opportunities, advocacy, financials and more. Watch this 30 minute session to learn more about APDU. Recording NEWS Once Arcane Job Openings Survey Becomes Darling of Fed’s […]
Continue ReadingDecember 1, 2022 FEATURE APDU Joins Friends of the NCHS in Sign On Letter to CDC APDU recently signed a letter that the Friends of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) sent to Dr. Mary Wakefield. Dr. Wakefield was recently appointed by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
Continue ReadingNovember 17, 2022 FEATURE Join APDU Members and the Board of Directors for the 2022 Annual Business Meeting! December 6, 2022 1:30 PM– 2:00 PM ET APDU will be holding our Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 1:30 PM ET. 2022 was a big year for APDU! The 2022 APDU Business […]
Continue ReadingNovember 10, 2022 FEATURE Join APDU Members and the Board of Directors for the 2022 Annual Business Meeting! December 6, 2022 1:30 – 2:00 PM EST APDU will be holding our Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 1:30 PM EST. 2022 was a big year for APDU! The 2022 APDU Business […]
Continue ReadingNovember 3, 2022 FEATURE The Math Behind the Poverty Line: Researcher Says Calculations Don’t Account for High Housing Costs Here & Now’s Deepa Fernades dives into the math behind poverty lines with APDU board member Beth Jarosz, a demographer with the Population Reference Bureau. Listen in the link below. Listen Here NEWS Census: Detailed […]
Continue ReadingOctober 27, 2022 FEATURE In March 2022, the Census Project released a six-month long study into the uses of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). The report found, “…{t}he ACS is the most comprehensive, robust, and current source of information about America’s changing population, housing, and workforce. If roads, bridges, railways, and ports […]
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