CCPR Seminar, 4/01/2026, Laurence Baker (Stanford University), “Does the form of medical practice affect health care utilization and costs?” hashtag#CCPR hashtag#UCLA hashtag#CCPRWednesdays hashtag#UCLAEventTrading

U.S. birth rates have been declining, but #CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social finds that there has been no drop in the number of children born over the last 30 years. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

As UCLA looks ahead to hosting the Athlete Village in 2028, UCLA Housing and Hospitality's senior executive chef Joey Martin spoke to @nbcla.com about what's in store. www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/1...

New research from @ccpratucla.bsky.social finds racial and ethnic gaps in U.S obesity-management medication use. Eligible Asian, Black and Hispanic adults are less likely than White adults to receive obesity medications even after adjusting for health and socioeconomic factors. #HealthEquity

📢 Call for Papers: 2026 Reproduction of Society Conference How do contraception, fertility preferences, and policy design shape the modern fertility decline? Submit your paper by April 3, 2026. Learn more: https://ow.ly/1brw50YkvFY

PAA loves first timer attendees! Yay @elijahjwatson.bsky.social - we are having a special mixer for early career PAA folk from 4:30-6pm on Weds May 6 before the traditional Welcome Mixer at 6pm and we'd love to have you join us @popassocamerica.bsky.social

Happy Lunar New Year — today marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse! 🐴🎊 Wishing you good luck and prosperity this year 🧧🥠 📸 Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library Special Collections

VERSION 2.0 of the Segregation Tracking Project is here! New data on racial and economic segregation between neighborhoods and schools over the last 30+ years for every school district, metro area, state, county, congressional district (new!), and more! edopportunity.org/segregation/

Congratulations to CCPR faculty affiliate Juliana Londoño-Velez--2026 #SloanFellows!!! newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/3-u...

I am excited to be hiring two post-doctoral positions at UCLA--please share with your networks. www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.....

CCPR Workshop, 1/21/2026, Matias D. Cattaneo, (Princeton University), "Boundary Discontinuity Designs: Theory and Practice” #CCPR #UCLA Geo#CCPR#UCLA#CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent

I had the opportunity to comment on Spears and Geruso's book After the Spike at an event at @ccpratucla.bsky.social last night, thanks to @marthajbailey.bsky.social. My remarks transcribed:

@mikegeruso.bsky.social, UT Austin, “After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People” CCPR Book Talk today at 6:00 pm in 314 Royce Hall! #CCPR #UCLA @uclacollege.bsky.social #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

@philipncohen.com, University of Maryland, “Research Is Not Enough: Public Engagement and the Citizen Scholar” CCPR Book Talk today at 12:00pm in 4240 Pub Aff! #CCPR #UCLA @uclacollege.bsky.social #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

I need to take a cue from @philipncohen.com and do more to disseminate my academic research on the determinants of fertility. I am looking forward to his book talk on Wednesday at @ccpratucla.bsky.social .

This week CCPR's seminar series will feature @philipncohen.com discussing his book, "Research is Not Enough: Public Engagement and the Citizen Scholar." Join us on January 14 @12pm in Public Affairs 337.

CCPR is excited to host @mikegeruso.bsky.social to discuss his book, After the Spike, Wednesday, Jan 11 @6pm, in UCLA's 314 Royce Hall. Comments by CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social & @philipncohen.com. Reception to follow. RSVP here: eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CCPRLecture2...

UCLA CCPR Faculty Affiliate Professor Graeme Blair, co-director of the Deportation Data Project, highlights new ICE data showing federal crackdowns are arresting mostly immigrants with no criminal record — far more non-offenders than serious criminals. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

CCPR Workshop, 12/3/25, Development Workshop: Mary Jo Mitchell (Director of Gov’t and Public Affairs, PAA), “Engaging Policymakers: Role of PAA/APC and Population Scientists” on Zoom #CCPR #UCLA@UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent

CCPR Seminar, 11/12/25, Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia, “Development Mismatch?: Evidence from Agricultural Projects in Pastoral Africa” #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #seminar#CampusEvent

CCPR Seminar, 11/12/25, Manasi Deshpande, Johns Hopkins University, “Explaining the Historical Rise and Recent Decline in Social Security Disability Insurance Enrollment” #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvent

The Brown Population Studies & Training Center is accepting applications to our Global Fellows Program. The program is for early- & mid-career demographers. We are especially interested in applications from scholars from low & middle-income countries. Share & apply! pstc.brown.edu/programs-and...

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...

Subsidizing contraception has large and persistent effects on the choice of contraceptive method, resulting in significantly fewer pregnancies and abortions in the US, from @marthajbailey.bsky.social, Rebolledo, Gorgulu, Figone, Lang, Prettyman, and Dalton www.nber.org/papers/w34400

The Quiet Collapse of America’s Reproductive Health Safety Net kffhealthnews.org/MjEwNjQwMQ by @celinegounder.com via @kffhealthnews.org CC: @marthajbailey.bsky.social @whitneysrice.bsky.social @rachelfey.bsky.social @bthomas520.bsky.social @megankavanaugh.bsky.social

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Randall Kuhn for his amazing work in UCLA’s Fielding’s Department of Community Health Sciences as a principal investigator; securing a $3.4 million dollar NIH Grant! #CCPR #UCLA #UCLAResearch #Research #ResearchSavesLives

CCPR Seminar 11/05/25, Stefanie DeLuca, Johns Hopkins University, “Colleges that obviously don’t have what you need”: Risk, Social Mobility and the Postsecondary Decisions of Low-Income Students” #CCPR #UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvent

CCPR Workshop 10/29/25, Applying for the F31 National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Workshop

CCPR Workshop 10/22/25: Marco Tabellini, Harvard Business School, “Climate Matching in Migration: From the American Frontier to Prehistory” #CCPR #UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Workshop

CCPR Miniconference 10/17: “Fertility and Demographic Change” #CCPR #UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #miniconference

CCPR Workshop 10/15: Brandon Stewart, Princeton University, “Using Large Language Model Annotations for the Social Sciences: A General Framework of Using Predicted Variables in Statistical Analyses” #CCPR #UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Workshop

CCPR Welcome Events 10/8: Welcome and Orientation for Grad Students at 11:00 am; CCPR Welcome Event and Reception at 12:00 pm; Computing and Data Orientation Workshop today at 12:30 pm! #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Workshop

Join us this week for CCPR’s Welcome Events and Computing Workshop! #CCPR #UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Welcome

Kara Rudolph, Columbia University, "Causal Mediation Workshop” CCPR Workshop today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Workshop

New research brief by CCPR’s Randall Kuhn & Jessie Chien: Over 1/3 of unhoused Angelenos were affected by June 2025 ICE raids, protests & curfews—facing displacement, danger & injury. Outdoor sleepers were 2x more likely to experience negative effects. hpri.usc.edu/homeless_res...

New research briefs by Dr. Paul Ong and Dr. Jonathan Ong that examine political & racial bias. State Variations in ICE Arrests Following the 2024 Election: knowledge.luskin.ucla.edu/2025/07/30/s... The Impact on Asian Communities: www.aasc.ucla.edu/resources/aa...

Mare Student Lecture, Victoria Wang, “Adaptive Migration in the Face of Wildfires: Financial Constraints and the Role of Government Aid” CCPR Seminar today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago, “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence” CCPR Seminar today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

UCLA Media Relations Team, “Media Relations 101” CCPR Workshop today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

Janet Currie, Princeton University, “Investing in Children to Address the Child Mental Health Crisis” CCPR Seminar today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #JanetCurrie #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

Emma Zang, Yale University, “Life-Course Exposure to State Policy Liberalism Contexts and Later-Life Cognitive Health” CCPR Seminar today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #EmmaZang #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

Applications are open for the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science SICSS 2025 at UCLA! Apply by May 2! Free, 2-wk institute in comp social science for grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty. sicss.io/2025/ucla/ @ianlundberg.bsky.social @jenniebrand.bsky.social

Michael Mueller-Smith, University of Michigan, “The Direct and Intergenerational Effects of Criminal History-Based Safety Net Bans in the U.S.” CCPR Seminar today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #MichaelMullerSmith #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

Abigail Weitzman, University of Texas, Austin, “Threat Evasive Migration: A Population Perspective” CCPR Seminar today at 12:00pm! #CCPR #AbigailWeitzman #UCLA @UCLA #CCPRWednesdays #UCLAEvent #CampusEvents #Seminar

CCPR Affiliates X. Yan, Courtney Thomas Tobin, S Brooks will present “Dual Burdens: Disentangling Depression-Obesity Linkages among Black American Women and Men” today at 12:00 PM EST in Mount Vernon Square! Don’t miss it! #PAA #PAA2025 @UCLA @popassocamerica.bsky.social

CCPR Affiliate Wei-hsin Yu will present “Paradox Between Immigrant Advantages in Morbidity and Mortality: Dynamic Patterns and Tentative Explanations” today at 9:30 AM EST in Magnolia! Don’t miss it! #PAA #PAA2025 @UCLA @popassocamerica.bsky.social

CCPR Affiliates Julian Ponce and Hiram Beltran-Sanchez will present “The Association of Education and Net Worth on Cohort Differences in Cognitive Function in México” today at 9:30 AM EST in Cherry Blossom! Don’t miss it! #PAA #PAA2025 @UCLA @popassocamerica.bsky.social

CCPR Affiliates Megan Sweeney and @patrickhvl.bsky.social will present “Reconsidering the Historical Roots of Cohabitation: A Comparative Perspective on the Role of the Previously Married” tomorrow at 12:00 PM EST in Gallery Place! Don’t miss it! #PAA #PAA2025 @UCLA @popassocamerica.bsky.social

CCPR Affiliate Yanji Du will present her poster tomorrow at the “Data and Methods; Other” session at 10:30 AM EST in the Liberty and Independence Ballrooms! Don’t miss it! #PAA #PAA2025 @UCLA @popassocamerica.bsky.social

CCPR Affiliate Huihuang Zhu and Johnny Huynh will present “Evaluating the Achievement and Inequality Effects of Academic ” tomorrow at 10:30 AM EST in Dogwood! Don’t miss it! #PAA #PAA2025 @UCLA @popassocamerica.bsky.social