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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 8d

We are so excited to see you @popassocamerica.bsky.social in St. Louis! Register today for early bird pricing! 🐣

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 8d

This is true! Early bird registration rate ends tomorrow. Presenters need to be registered by Feb. 4. #PAA2026 everything you need is here: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/home

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 8d

This is true! Early bird registration rate ends tomorrow. Presenters need to be registered by Feb. 4. #PAA2026 everything you need is here: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/home

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 11d

Let's catch up! See you @um-psc.bsky.social in a week, friends

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 11d

Winter 2026 PSC Coffee Chats resume Jan. 20, with special guest Ana Reynoso (U-M Economics). Join us each month for baked goods and brief interviews! More events: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/

Coffee chats at PSC are Tuesdays at 10 at the PSC Director's Bay (ISR Thompson 2116): Winter 2026 dates: Jan. 20, Feb, 17, Mar. 17 (Pi/e day celebration), and April 21.

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 11d

Winter 2026 PSC Coffee Chats resume Jan. 20, with special guest Ana Reynoso (U-M Economics). Join us each month for baked goods and brief interviews! More events: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you to the new International Hub psc.isr.umich.edu/research/int... @um-psc.bsky.social

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 12d

free and fantastic for everyone! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social

Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 15d

Very much looking forward to this upcoming PDHP workshop where @randridge.bsky.social and I will be providing a very practical overview of methods and software for adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Registration is free! Please join if you are interested.

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 15d

👀 Get hands on practice with new indices for measuring & adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys -- @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social join us for the next free, half-day hybrid workshop 1/29. RSVP and repost this link for social science! myumi.ch/bVx8N

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 12d

Baby Boom generation take heed :-)

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 12d

"The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography

Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · 14d

As of Jan 1, the nation’s first baby boomers turned 80 years old. This group—numbering 79 million in its peak year—continues to impact all aspects of America’s social, cultural, and economic life, William H. Frey says.

Read more of Frey's findings: https://brook.gs/4aO4WmN

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 12d

"The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography

Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · 14d

As of Jan 1, the nation’s first baby boomers turned 80 years old. This group—numbering 79 million in its peak year—continues to impact all aspects of America’s social, cultural, and economic life, William H. Frey says.

Read more of Frey's findings: https://brook.gs/4aO4WmN

Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 15d

Very much looking forward to this upcoming PDHP workshop where @randridge.bsky.social and I will be providing a very practical overview of methods and software for adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Registration is free! Please join if you are interested.

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 15d

👀 Get hands on practice with new indices for measuring & adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys -- @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social join us for the next free, half-day hybrid workshop 1/29. RSVP and repost this link for social science! myumi.ch/bVx8N

Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) Workshop

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 17d

PSC alum Zheng Mu: "Singapore's tolerance for and diversity of parenting options allow [stay-at-home Chinese mothers in 🇸🇬] to reject narrow instrumental models in favor of more nurturing, hands-on, & engaged parenting." Contributing to feminist migration studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Dec 19

CDC PRAMS office is still non-operational, but there's an opportunity for public comment on proposal to support continued collection of state PRAMS data. Please leave even a few sentences, stating support for this critical maternal & child health resource: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... 1/

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Dec 9

Due to the federal government shutdown, there is a brief second round of Call for Submissions specifically for government employees for any session at the virtual 2026 Applied Demography Conference. The deadline is tomorrow, December 10. buff.ly/zK8eQuz

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Dec 9

Free and available from these wonderful folks on Friday in person or online!

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 8

Join us Friday for PDHP's hybrid half-day workshop on Adaptive Interventions with @d3center.bsky.social experts Shiyu Zhang, Walter Dempsey, and @leb112358.bsky.social. Details and registration at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 8

Join us Friday for PDHP's hybrid half-day workshop on Adaptive Interventions with @d3center.bsky.social experts Shiyu Zhang, Walter Dempsey, and @leb112358.bsky.social. Details and registration at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 8

TODAY: @emilytreleaven.bsky.social presents insights from her recent household survey work that could reduce error in mortality estimates. #Demography @um-src.bsky.social Join us live or on Zoom for our noon Brown Bag session: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/trele...

Estimating under-five mortality using household survey data: Challenges and opportunities

Emily Treleaven
University of Michigan
Dec. 8, 2025
PSC Brown Bag Series 2025
Join us live or on Zoom
ISR (Thompson St.) Room 1430 | Mondays at noon

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 24

Mark your calendar for the next, hybrid half-day PDHP Workshop with @d3center.bsky.social experts, covering Adaptive Interventions: Dec. 12! Register at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/ @leb112358.bsky.social

Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · Nov 15

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Nov 13

Nominate your awesome colleagues! @popassocamerica.bsky.social

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 13

The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 13

The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E

Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 11

Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration buff.ly/BedgVzD

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Nov 11

join us in person or online on Monday @um-psc.bsky.social !

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 11

👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/

Online ways for older adults to stay socially connected: Lessons from Singapore

Shannon Ang
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Nov. 17, 2025
PSC Brown Bag Series 2025
Join us live or on Zoom
ISR (Thompson St.) Room 1430 | Mondays at noon

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 11

👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 10

With a new measure to understand causes of maternal mortality, historical demographer George Alter finds infectious disease & nutrition improvements likely impacted falling maternal mortality more than shifting obstetrical practices. Just out in Population Studies: psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-ins...

New Insights on Historic Causes of Maternal Deaths

In historical populations, female death rates usually exceeded male death rates during the reproductive ages. The most obvious cause of this difference is deaths resulting from childbirth. Parish regi...

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Mayor Justin M. Bibb @clemayorsoffice.bsky.social · Nov 6

We're announcing a 30-day moratorium on utility disconnections.

The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Nov 3

literally everyone is welcome! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social on 11/10 9am-1pm ET in person or on zoom!

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 3

Mark your calendar for next week's free, online half-day PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social: demonstrating the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) applied to High Dimensional Data. Register at psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 3

Mark your calendar for next week's free, online half-day PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social: demonstrating the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) applied to High Dimensional Data. Register at psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...

Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Oct 28

Did you hear in the back? Make your own dolled up HOT CHOCOLATE BAR this month @um-psc.bsky.social join us if you can on Tuesday the 4th at 10!

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Oct 28

PSC's next coffee chat, featuring baked goods and brief interviews, runs Nov 4 at 10 a.m. We'll hear from Griffin Shufeldt and Darion Phan, part of the research team working with Amanda Kowalski. We hope to see you! PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE

PSC Coffee chats convene monthly at 10 at the PSC Director's Bay, ISR Thompson room 2116.

UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Oct 28

PSC's next coffee chat, featuring baked goods and brief interviews, runs Nov 4 at 10 a.m. We'll hear from Griffin Shufeldt and Darion Phan, part of the research team working with Amanda Kowalski. We hope to see you! PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE

National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social · Oct 28

The NACDA Fall 2025 Newsletter is here! 🍁

New data from VETSA (three waves), updates from MIDUS and NDWS, and more on aging research news and events. Read the full issue:https://mailchi.mp/2d66fd7f71f9/nacda-newsletter-fall2025-18100724

Illustration of four older adults dressed in Halloween costumes: one as a witch, one in a skeleton suit, one in a pumpkin dress, and one in a black bat-themed outfit with a cape. They are smiling and dancing in celebration.

Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Oct 27

Not new, but still a crisis: CDC PRAMS staff were also laid off this year, removing access to the only national survey data on prenatal & postpartum health. HHS is jeopardizing the health of US kids in many ways. hsph.harvard.edu/news/with-fe... @hsph.harvard.edu @icpsr.bsky.social @npwf.bsky.social

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