The University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia is offering scholarships for students to undertake research on poverty and inequality using LIS
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/phd-scholarships-to-work-with-lis-data-in-sydney/
Archives
Earlier this spring, the inaugural Lee Rainwater Memorial Lecture was given by LIS former president Robert Erikson
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/inaugural-lee-rainwater-memorial-lecture-given-by-robert-erikson/
A call for papers of a special issue of the Journal of Income Distribution has been launched. In this special issue, LIS/LWS scholars are offered the opportunity to publish their research in one volume in order to broaden the discussion and enhance our knowledge from inequality and poverty to labor market participation, from saving patterns […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/call-for-papers-special-issue-of-the-journal-of-income-distribution/
The application is due 26 March 2017
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/2017-lis-introductory-summer-workshop-application-is-available/
Remembrances from LIS' friends
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/we-wont-see-his-like-again-2/
François Bourguignon has been named President of the Board of LIS: Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/francois-bourguignon-has-been-named-president-of-lis-board/
A new powerful documentation system of the LIS and LWS databases is now available
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-metadata-information-system-metis-has-been-launched/
We won't see his like again
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/we-mourn-the-loss-of-tony-atkinson-lis-president/
A new leadership structure at LIS
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/new-leadership-structure-at-lis/
Branko Milanovic and Paul Krugman on stage at CUNY
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-scholars-talking-about-global-inequality/