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February 2025 | Vol. 45, No. 3
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A Renewed Call for Preservation of At-Risk Government Data — and How You Can Help
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The directors of the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) are emphasizing the critical need for preserving government data that may be at risk due to recent policy shifts. In their joint communication on Feb. 20, Kathleen Cagney, Director of ISR, and Margaret Levenstein, Director of ICPSR, underscored the ongoing commitment of their organizations to act as global leaders in data stewardship. Through DataLumos, an ICPSR archive for valuable government data resources, ICPSR is helping the data community to preserve, document, and disseminate thousands of files from agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Education. Cagney and Levenstein appealed for philanthropic support, stressing the importance of collaborative, open, and equitable data sharing for maximizing social benefits. The call for support also extended to volunteers with expertise in metadata—a crucial component for data accessibility. Volunteers are invited to assist with enhancing dataset descriptions. [More]
Five Things To Know About ICPSR Data Rescue Efforts
Discover five key things about our efforts to protect critical data and learn how you can contribute to this crucial mission. [More]
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Colleagues Celebrate James McNally's Impactful Career as He Retires from NACDA Directorship at ICPSR
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L to R, James McNally, with longtime NACDA project managers Martha Sayre and Kathryn Lavender, at McNally’s retirement celebration on Feb. 25, 2025, at ICPSR.
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ICPSR’s staff gathered Feb. 25 to celebrate James McNally’s illustrious career as he retires from his role as Director of the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA). Since 1998, McNally has played a pivotal role in advancing aging research and data dissemination during his tenure at ICPSR.
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FATE: Unique Material Culture Collaboration Brings together the Arts and Social Sciences
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A new, publicly accessible dataset now provides unprecedented access to data on the material culture of clothing and textiles from 1700 to 2019 across all seven continents. [More]
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Celebrating Women's History Month With Data Resources From ICPSR
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Happy Women’s History Month! Check out our resource guide for data about women in elected office, the economic impact of cruise ships on women in developing countries, and more. [Explore]
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Thanks for a Great Love Data Week!
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While boosting 100+ events around the globe as international #LoveData25 website host, ICPSR also hosted six webinars, which have been uploaded to our YouTube LDW playlist. Save the Date for Love Data Week 2026: Feb. 9-13, 2026. Sign up for email updates to stay in the loop.
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Faces of ICPSR: Maggie Levenstein
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As a University of Michigan Research Professor and Director of ICPSR, Maggie Levenstein loves data, dancing, and making social science better. Get to know Maggie:
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Q: What is a favorite memory or instance you have working with ICPSR? What makes ICPSR a great place?
A: ICPSR is a great place to work because the ICPSR staff are mission driven. They love serving our members and the social science community because they believe that better data and better social science will help us build a better world.
Full interview: Get to know more about Maggie Levenstein!
Want to join our team? See current ICPSR job openings, like:
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Program Assistant (Temporary)
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Eight New Topical Workshops for ICPSR Summer Program
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The ICPSR Summer Program has announced eight new Topical Workshops! These Workshops are all available online, with asynchronous options available through December 31, 2025.
Pay early and save: Also new this year is an early payment discount on all Topical Workshops! Pay your registration fee in full by March 31 and save up to $120!
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Popular Summer Program Workshop Returns: Providing Data Services and Support: From Surviving to Succeeding
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Back by popular demand! Join us this summer for the return of "Providing Data Services and Support: From Surviving to Succeeding." [More]
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June 18-20, 2025: ICPSR Biennial Meeting — Boldly Moving Forward to Support Science and Data. [Registration, Program and Workshops]
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Now Available: ICPSR's Recent Data Updates & Additions 03-09-2025! [More]
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Healthcare delivery, trust in healthcare, biomarkers, and more: SBE CCC supports research into key takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic [More]
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April 2-5, 2025: Visit ICPSR in booth #1215 in the exhibit hall at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) in Minneapolis, MN [More]
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April 3-5, 2025: Visit the ICPSR Summer Program in the exhibit hall at the 82nd Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago [More]
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April 4, 2025: Poster Session: Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL): Join ICPSR at Poster 32: Data (Re)Use in the Age of AI: Cautions and Encouragements! [More]
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April 10-13, 2025: Connect with ICPSR at Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting [More]
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April 15, 2025: Webinar: Death and Taxes: We Can't Help You Avoid Either, But We've Got Data! [Register]
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April 22, 2025: ICPSR Council Member Claire Bowen to Deliver the Inaugural Dionne Price Public Lecture [More]
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April 23-27, 2025: Visit ICPSR in booth #311 in the exhibit hall at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. [More]
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June 15-18, 2025: Coming to Open Repositories 2025: "AI as a Responsible Partner in FAIR Metadata Creation: Lessons Learned" [More]
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May 14-16, 2025: Connect with ICPSR at American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) [More]
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July 22-24, 2025: Applied Methods for Studying Structural Racism, Sexism, and Other Systems of Oppression: Data, Measurement, and Modeling: The Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA) is sponsoring a workshop during the ICPSR Summer Program in July that is free for all accepted applicants. Space is limited. Application Deadline: May 26, 2025! [Apply]
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For previous editions, see the archive of ICPSR Bulletin Newsletters.
To contact the ICPSR Bulletin editor, email Dory Knight-Ingram.
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