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2008 election results in NYC Nov 14, 2008 New York City maps and data analyzing the 2008 election results.

Future of Low Wage Work in Metropolitan America - conference proceedings Oct 24, 2008 On October 10-11, 2008, the Center for Urban Research hosted a conference to present the findings from research focused on The Future of Low Wage Work in Metropolitan America. Academics, policymakers, and practitioners discussed our findings and shared their perspectives on the changing labor market and how to address the problems affecting low wage workers.

NEW REPORT: Employment in New York City’s Transportation Sector Sep 19, 2008 The NYC Labor Market Information Service released its new report findings on transportation sector employment at a Sept. 19 event at the CUNY Graduate Center.

'Inheriting the City' featured on NPR Aug 24, 2008 The co-authors of the recent book on second generation immigrants were interviewed on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition Sunday" program.

Jobs with the Census Bureau Aug 22, 2008 The US Census Bureau's NY Regional Office is hiring people for the upcoming 2010 Census.

Baruch Census workshop info online May 30, 2008 In Spring 2008 a series of workshops were held at Baruch College about mapping and analyzing the latest data sets from the US Census Bureau. The workshop materials, including a video presentation, are now online.

NY Times review of "Inheriting the City" May 18, 2008 The New York Times metro section features an article on the decade-long study of adult children of immigrants to the New York region.

Key Findings from the 2006 Latino National Survey to be presented at CUNY conference April 18, 2008 Apr 03, 2008 Panelists will focus on findings from the 800-person New York State sample, examining Latino pan-ethnic identity and politics; intra-Latino group relations; civic/political participation; partisanship; and immigration and other policy views.

Mid-Manhattan location selected for regional 2010 Census center Mar 21, 2008 The U.S. Census Bureau has announced the selection of midtown Manhattan as the site for its regional census center to support the 2010 Census.

Presentation on educational outcomes of 2nd-generation immigrants, Feb. 14-16, 2008 Feb 14, 2008 John Mollenkopf will be a featured speaker at a conference in Hamburg, Germany on the impacts of school policies and practices on the children of immigrants in Europe and the U.S.