UM Population Studies Center
@um-psc.bsky.social
The Michigan Population Studies Center & Population Dynamics and Health Program are interdisciplinary communities of scholars in population research and training: Where demographers find their people!
Public policies often address problems after they occur. Paul Fleming joins our next @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag to discuss his new book on "prevention thinking," inviting us to identify root causes and listen to communities to build a better world. Live/Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/flemi...
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Public policies often address problems after they occur. Paul Fleming joins our next @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag to discuss his new book on "prevention thinking," inviting us to identify root causes and listen to communities to build a better world. Live/Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/flemi...
All are welcome at our Dec. 2 @um-psc.bsky.social cookie swap and coffee chat. Come at 10 to hit our coffee chat and brief interview with @amy-pienta.bsky.social -- or come by and grab some cookies available all day! ☕ ☃️ 🍪 @micda-umisr.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
All are welcome at our Dec. 2 @um-psc.bsky.social cookie swap and coffee chat. Come at 10 to hit our coffee chat and brief interview with @amy-pienta.bsky.social -- or come by and grab some cookies available all day! ☕ ☃️ 🍪 @micda-umisr.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE
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
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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
TODAY! Join our Brown Bag Series live or on Zoom as postdocs Isabel Brooks, @wescorking.bsky.social, @shanedburns.bsky.social, and Shu Xu present their current projects: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/postd...
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
TODAY! Join our Brown Bag Series live or on Zoom as postdocs Isabel Brooks, @wescorking.bsky.social, @shanedburns.bsky.social, and Shu Xu present their current projects: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/postd...
Aging women experience a larger share of vision loss compared to men-- but risk factors that shape this disparity vary. New, cross-national HRS analyses by @shanedburns.bsky.social et al suggest education and healthcare make a difference.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Aging women experience a larger share of vision loss compared to men-- but risk factors that shape this disparity vary. New, cross-national HRS analyses by @shanedburns.bsky.social et al suggest education and healthcare make a difference.
doi.org/10.1332/2976...
doi.org/10.1332/2976...
Get a taste of research going on in the @um-psc.bsky.social training program as we hear from postdocs and postdoc affiliates presenting on their current projects: Isabel Brooks, @wescorking.bsky.social, @shanedburns.bsky.social, and Shu Xu join us Nov. 24! psc.isr.umich.edu/events/postd...
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Get a taste of research going on in the @um-psc.bsky.social training program as we hear from postdocs and postdoc affiliates presenting on their current projects: Isabel Brooks, @wescorking.bsky.social, @shanedburns.bsky.social, and Shu Xu join us Nov. 24! psc.isr.umich.edu/events/postd...
At today's @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag seminar, PSC alum @angabridged.bsky.social is presenting insights on technology and social connectedness. The impacts of connection are not always positive, and depend on context.
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
At today's @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag seminar, PSC alum @angabridged.bsky.social is presenting insights on technology and social connectedness. The impacts of connection are not always positive, and depend on context.
Don't miss @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social at TODAY'S PSC Brown Bag: 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/
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Don't miss @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social at TODAY'S PSC Brown Bag: 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/
These 3 generations received PAA’s Dorothy Thomas Award for graduate work in demography 20 years apart– in 1983, 2003, and 2023. Read about PSC's legacy of PAA wins and nominate a colleague! psc.isr.umich.edu/news/u-m-phd...
@davidalam.bsky.social @burgards.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social
@davidalam.bsky.social @burgards.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
These 3 generations received PAA’s Dorothy Thomas Award for graduate work in demography 20 years apart– in 1983, 2003, and 2023. Read about PSC's legacy of PAA wins and nominate a colleague! psc.isr.umich.edu/news/u-m-phd...
@davidalam.bsky.social @burgards.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social
@davidalam.bsky.social @burgards.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social
👀 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/
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
👀 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/
Today's event *cancelled* -- Due to travel complications, our PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social on applying the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) to High Dimensional Data will not take place as planned today. Find our upcoming workshops: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's event *cancelled* -- Due to travel complications, our PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social on applying the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) to High Dimensional Data will not take place as planned today. Find our upcoming workshops: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...
PSC experts @pamherd.bsky.social and Luke Shaefer @umfordschool.bsky.social help us understand the consequences of blocking SNAP benefits, which mostly go to children or disabled elderly adults.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
PSC experts @pamherd.bsky.social and Luke Shaefer @umfordschool.bsky.social help us understand the consequences of blocking SNAP benefits, which mostly go to children or disabled elderly adults.
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fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/ef...
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Mark your calendar for Dec. 2: @um-psc.bsky.social will bring on the love and bounty with its renowned cookie swap. Come at 10 to hit our coffee chat with @amy-pienta.bsky.social -- or come by and grab some cookies available all day! ☕ ☃️ 🍪 @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social myumi.ch/rrXzE
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mark your calendar for Dec. 2: @um-psc.bsky.social will bring on the love and bounty with its renowned cookie swap. Come at 10 to hit our coffee chat with @amy-pienta.bsky.social -- or come by and grab some cookies available all day! ☕ ☃️ 🍪 @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social myumi.ch/rrXzE
Today and biweekly! PDHP @um-psc.bsky.social runs a drop-in Zoom call offering free mentorship to population scientists. Mark your calendar and join us! myumi.ch/zXA1n
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today and biweekly! PDHP @um-psc.bsky.social runs a drop-in Zoom call offering free mentorship to population scientists. Mark your calendar and join us! myumi.ch/zXA1n
Today! Join us for our 10 am coffee chat for games, treats, and a brief interview with Griffin Shufeldt and Darion Phan, part of the research team working with Amanda Kowalski. PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today! Join us for our 10 am coffee chat for games, treats, and a brief interview with Griffin Shufeldt and Darion Phan, part of the research team working with Amanda Kowalski. PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE
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-...
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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-...
Urban dwelling has been linked with higher cognitive ability across diverse settings. But why? Using Mexican Health and Aging Study data, Joseph Saenz and PSC's @shanedburns.bsky.social compare rural "stayers" to rural-to-urban migrants and find urban dwelling itself confers advantages. #GSA2025
November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Urban dwelling has been linked with higher cognitive ability across diverse settings. But why? Using Mexican Health and Aging Study data, Joseph Saenz and PSC's @shanedburns.bsky.social compare rural "stayers" to rural-to-urban migrants and find urban dwelling itself confers advantages. #GSA2025
🇨🇦 To meet the needs of aging populations, we need data to show how risks and needs vary. PSC postdoc @shanedburns.bsky.social et al are using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging to identify provincial disparities in functional limitations among older adults. #ISRNextGeneration
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🇨🇦 To meet the needs of aging populations, we need data to show how risks and needs vary. PSC postdoc @shanedburns.bsky.social et al are using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging to identify provincial disparities in functional limitations among older adults. #ISRNextGeneration
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
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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
Hearing and vision loss affect mobility and safety among older adults; PSC & @um-src.bsky.social affiliate Shu Xu chairs the #GSA2025 symposium exploring sensory loss and mobility in aging & presents her findings from @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social.
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hearing and vision loss affect mobility and safety among older adults; PSC & @um-src.bsky.social affiliate Shu Xu chairs the #GSA2025 symposium exploring sensory loss and mobility in aging & presents her findings from @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social.
Join us for PDHP's next free, online half-day workshop on Nov. 10 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-... #Demography
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us for PDHP's next free, online half-day workshop on Nov. 10 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-... #Demography
Matt Brooks @ruraldemography.bsky.social points to unexpected changes in rural families that not only affect our understanding of who is poor in rural America but also how to address national child poverty. Join us for the next PSC Brown Bag live or on Zoom! psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin...
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Matt Brooks @ruraldemography.bsky.social points to unexpected changes in rural families that not only affect our understanding of who is poor in rural America but also how to address national child poverty. Join us for the next PSC Brown Bag live or on Zoom! psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin...
PSC's Ana Reynoso has used Danish administrative data to study how family and firm investments interact to explain gender gaps in career achievement. Discuss novel evidence of a “spousal effect” at next week's @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag! Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin...
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
PSC's Ana Reynoso has used Danish administrative data to study how family and firm investments interact to explain gender gaps in career achievement. Discuss novel evidence of a “spousal effect” at next week's @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag! Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin...
🐘🐘🐘 Thanks to Trent Alexander for this elephant-print PSC twinsies photo! Here's some elephant population data for you: ourworldindata.org/elephant-pop...
October 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🐘🐘🐘 Thanks to Trent Alexander for this elephant-print PSC twinsies photo! Here's some elephant population data for you: ourworldindata.org/elephant-pop...
Population scientists: PDHP @um-psc.bsky.social offers a biweekly drop-in Zoom call for free mentorship: Hop on to chat about your career, grants, and research with rotating mentors from UM's Population Studies Center. myumi.ch/zXA1n
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Population scientists: PDHP @um-psc.bsky.social offers a biweekly drop-in Zoom call for free mentorship: Hop on to chat about your career, grants, and research with rotating mentors from UM's Population Studies Center. myumi.ch/zXA1n