This Women’s History Month, we recognize the women leading ISR, the major centers and initiatives at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. Their leadership drives research that informs policy and strengthens communities worldwide!

PAA member and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Demography professor Jenna Nobles @jnobles.bsky.social will present the NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar: How Responsible Use of Mobile Device Data Can Advance Our Understanding of Fertility. Register now for March 25 at 11am ET:

Heads up -- the NHATS webinar was moved one week. See below:

📌 We're celebrating the magnificent career of sociologist, demographer, and mentor Barbara Anderson! Please use the RSVP form to leave memories and notes for Barbara and reply by March 20 to attend live. A Zoom link will also be available. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/barba...

Now in @voxdev.bsky.social: The enormously popular TV broadcast, Ramayan, strengthened Hindu identity in 1980s India, catalysing lasting electoral shifts, conflict, and institutional change. Research by @deanyang.bsky.social et al ⬇️

☕ Meet Sabrina Garber, who joined @burgards.bsky.social for a recent Coffee Chat to talk about what makes research administration both effective and rewarding.

RCGD's Stephen Garcia is co-author of new research on rivalry, motivation, and ethics. Both hostile and amicable rivalries increase motivation—but only hostile rivalries increase unethical intentions. psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...

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...

💗 Need more #DemographyLove in challenging times? Scenes from the last @um-psc.bsky.social coffee chat: Sabrina Garber speaking on research administration, cupcakes by Rachael Hamilton, and PSC postdoc Cayley Ryan-Claytor crafting valentines in her valentine socks. Join us for Pi/e Day March 17!

@um-psc.bsky.social — “where demographers find their people.”Happy birthday to this friend and alum! ❤️

Studying how the expectation of aid changes behavior in the context of cash transfers in Uganda, from Achyuta Adhvaryu, Jean-François Gauthier, Pamela Jakiela, and Dean Karlan www.nber.org/papers/w34857

Incredible work by the NIMLAS folks! @bradytwest.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social

“In the end, government officials have granted only one researcher access to that kind of specificity within the data. That person is Elizabeth Fussell, who was an assistant professor at Tulane University from 2001 to 2007.” And now is at @BrownUniv. Kudos, Beth! www.axios.com/local/new-or...

Ope! Look Michigan, it's PSC's Ren Farley-- expert on the Census and Detroit history. In the second half of this short film, he explains the landscape of the city and the lingering effects of rapid depopulation.

How do sidewalks and neighborhood design affect aging? ISR researcher Philippa Clarke shows how curb cuts and uneven pavement shape mobility, safety, and aging in place. Watch the video to hear Philippa Clarke explain how community design shapes everyday aging experiences!

✅CHECK YOUR EMAIL, PAA fam. This is not a drill! We are so proud of this program @popassocamerica.bsky.social

Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities limit victim compensation for adult sexual assault survivors, compounding trauma. A new @um-src.bsky.social study finds the top reason for denial is lack of police verification (34.4% of rejected claims). Study & story: https://myumi.ch/9pzp7

New U-M research reveals older adults with high cumulative lead exposure face nearly triple the Alzheimer's risk. The study suggests reducing population lead levels could prevent thousands of dementia cases annually. myumi.ch/qZeXx

Open-access scholarly piece in @jhppl.bsky.social about RFK's assault on public health institutions by @pamherd.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

Important read from @pamherd.bsky.social The surge in misogyny and racism since the start of the Trump Administration–and adjacent MAGA community–has been fast and furious. The idea that married women shouldn’t vote is a common belief... Misogyny is central to the White Nationalist project.

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social affiliate @erinware.bsky.social Kelly Marie Bakulski in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Understanding causal estimates of smoking behaviors for cognitive impairment: A Mendelian randomization study myumi.ch/e325Z

Hot of the presses research on high-cost alternative credit instruments and the welfare state by Rhodes, Berger, and @umichstonecid.bsky.social associate @davonnorris.bsky.social 👇

🏳️‍🌈 Underscoring the need for advocacy, @bradytwest.bsky.social coauthors the first study to use nationally representative data and a more thorough sexual identity assessment to assess differences in substance use & mental health in adolescents and young adults: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Crowd-sourcing: What is the best emoji for St. Louis / #PAA2025? One of these? Something else? ∩ 🍻🐴 ⚾ 🎡

Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Estimating the Economic Value of Zoning Reform" by Santosh Anagol, Fernando Ferreira, and Jonah Rexer. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Stay tuned for more from the @um-psc.bsky.social spring Brown Bag lineup: Maria Sviatschi of @princeton.edu presents April 6.

Minseon Park joins the @um-psc.bsky.social Brown Bag series 3/23 to present "Two-Dimensional Report Cards: A Field Experiment on Socio-Emotional Growth Information." Join us!

Mark your calendar for 3/16: Aubree Gordon will join us for the @um-psc.bsky.social Brown Bag series.

🚀 I encourage those interested to apply! I received the 🎓 Clifford C. Clogg scholarship in 2017—eventually becoming a TA in 2020 & 2021—and had an incredible experience, shaping my career. Huge thanks to my mentor & now friend, John Fox, for notifying me about this opportunity & guidance! 🙌 #ICPSR

The Uncontrolled Policy Experiment on Trans Youth “The US is conducting a large-scale, uncontrolled policy experiment on trans youth. At the same time, federal actions are dismantling the systems needed to measure the consequences.” w/ @kgamarel.bsky.social & doperario tinyurl.com/4kb389dv

Today! Join us for PSC's coffee chat monthly Tuesdays at 10 for baked goods and brief interviews. Our research administrator Sabrina Garber is today's guest. All are welcome!

❤️ It’s up there with the best kinds of love. #DemographerLove

Check it out @asanews.bsky.social #ASA2026 attendees!

At our recent @um-psc.bsky.social coffee chat, Ana Reynoso named PSID, alongside Scandinavian registry data, as her favorite data source. Follow @umpsid.bsky.social and use this rich, longitudinal data on income dynamics to improve lives. #LoveData26 Video: @abbymehraban.bsky.social

Not all self-employment offers the same security. New U-M research using PSID data on about 10,000 U.S. families finds informal gig and odd-job work is tied to lower earnings, poorer health, and more instability. ISR researcher Joelle Abramowitz explains why these distinctions matter.

We're looking forward to the 1st annual Schoeni TRENDS lecture featuring @marasheftel.bsky.social and Neil Mehta. Register here: micda.isr.umich.edu/programs/the...

In “Late-Life Family & Living Arrangements,” Wang, Zhang & @dremmazang.bsky.social employ a Bayesian multistate life table approach to examine racial/ethnic diffs in marital status & living arrangements in later life. @yalejackson.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Denmark shows how policy can reduce the motherhood earnings penalty. ISR researcher @sashakillewald.bsky.social finds paid leave, child allowances, and subsidized child care offset about 80% of mothers’ earnings losses.

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social affiliates @colterm.bsky.social Jessica Faul in Social Science & Medicine Remarkable concordance in associations between epigenetic clocks and health behaviors across three countries myumi.ch/Nr8bV

💖 Join us for next week's coffee chat for community care, crafts & demography. Special guest: research administrator Sabrina Garber of the ISR Administrative Core.

Tomorrow!

ICYMI: our own Stone Center Director @sashakillewald.bsky.social explores the costly ‘motherhood penalty’ and how one country is erasing it. Learn more in her article from [email protected]: myumi.ch/P3Xqe

Fellow #demographers - coming to #PAA2026 ? 🤓 💫 Please save the date for the Feminist Demography Pre-Conference Workshop! Wednesday 5/6/2026 9-5pm CST in-person at PAA! Flash talks! A moderated panel discussion! And a social hour to connect with fellow feminist demography colleagues!

ICYMI: International migration is one of the most powerful tools for poverty reduction and economic development. This @voxdev.bsky.social review by @profdeaner.bsky.social synthesizes rigorous quantitative evidence on the impact of migration on origin countries. myumi.ch/VVmGx

Population-representative samples of hair-based cortisol could revolutionize studies of psychological stress, but should adjust for bias: A new CVFS analysis finds gender can influence self-collection and cortisol concentration. 🧪https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030645302600034X

So excited for our own #UmichSociology @robertmanduca.bsky.social's talk next week. 🥳 Get the deets: events.umich.edu/event/136463

On the impact of friendships on end-of-life planning: Zheng (Noah) Lian and PSC alum @luciekalousova.bsky.social have a new HRS study, "Friendship and End-of-Life Discussions Among Older Adults: Moderating Effects of Marital Status and Gender" in Innovation in Aging: myumi.ch/3Rw6g

PSC's Sarah Miller @smiller.bsky.social on Medicaid, cash transfers, and health policy. Q&A from Michigan Ross.

Check out our new paper evaluating the performance of five brain age algorithms in two population-based cohorts of youth 🧠 @ohbmofficial.bsky.social

Open to anyone with a past or current connection to U-M, the Development Economics at Michigan (MDEV) Conference (May 8-9, 2026) has a paper submission deadline of Feb. 13. Submit here! #DevEcon #EconSky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...