The WaPO editorial equates error rates with fraud, and applaud Trump laws that will penalize states for error rates. Either they don't know that is incorrect, or they don't care. Here, @pamherd.bsky.social explains what error rates actually mean. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...

🇹🇭 The International Research Hub is extending PSC's longstanding tradition of building global collaborations. A November meeting at the Chulalongkorn University College of Population Studies in Bangkok will lead to new work in data collection and demographic research: www.chula.ac.th/en/news/2751...

New year, new op-ed from me and Vincent Reina on the need for aggressive multifaceted action to address the housing affordability crisis: It’s not simply a zoning story! thehill.com/opinion/fina...

📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development. At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration. Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9

The fourth most-read piece combined a commentary that @pamherd.bsky.social and I wrote in Science about the politicization of scientific agencies, as well as a call for people to make a public comment about the politicization of the government more generally. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is-a-...

ja.ma/48YiryQ Glad to see our new research in @jamanetworkopen.com on adolescents’ receipt of person centered contraceptive counseling and its positive association with preferred contraceptive use

Cuts will affect Americans' health insurance coverage and costs in 2026. PSC experts Tom Buchmueller and Helen Levy: The marketplaces are where we are likely to see coverage fall first. More on the effects on small business owners and the self-employed: www.briefingbook.info/p/how-cuts-t...

"The home is not just background; it's a key shaper of risk." PSC & SRC postdoc Shu Xu et al share 5 concrete tips to prevent falls for older adults with vision loss: myumi.ch/D8Q5M @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @umichnews.bsky.social

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichmedicine @um-src.bsky.social UMichNursing fordschool affiliates @dtmaust.bsky.social Helen Levy Geoffrey Hoffman Older adults living with dementia enrolled in similar Medicare Advantage plans compared to those without dementia myumi.ch/qZyr1

A fantastic new article on state-of-the-art approaches for chi-square tests with complex sample survey data. It is absolutely crucial to account for sample design features when testing for associations, and this article provides background, evaluation, and code. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Drop-in office hours today! Hop on and join PDHP's Zoom hours, offering free mentorship to population scientists. myumi.ch/zXA1n

At JHPPL, we began doing interviews with the authors of newly published articles, diving into the authors' analyses and contextualizing them in ongoing health-related debates. Our first was with Neil Lewis and our newest is with @pamherd.bsky.social, on health agencies under Trump. Give it a listen!

A study by @sashakillewald.bsky.social attributes 8% of the narrowing gender pay gap in the US to women having fewer children: “Increasing birth rates will tend to widen the pay gap, unless we find ways to reduce the motherhood wage penalty.” @umichstonecid.bsky.social news.umich.edu/births-down-...

Our friends at @umfordschool.bsky.social have a new State & Hill "in brief" spotlighting Rx Kids, DMACS, and news on policy-shaping PSC affiliates Bill Axinn, @deanyang.bsky.social, @kmichelmore.bsky.social, @natashap.bsky.social and Luke Shaefer. Check it out! 👏 fordschool.umich.edu/fall-2025-st...

Researchers often look at averages, missing nuances of how health interventions work for some but backfire for others. With visualizations inspired by the "Statistical Physics for Babies" board book, Neil Christy and Amanda Kowalski are advancing health econometrics. arxiv.org/abs/2412.16352

Today, 1–5 pm ET: d3center faculty @leb112358.bsky.social, Shiyu Zhang, and Walter Dempsey present on Adaptive Interventions in the PDHP Workshop Series at ISR. Topics include adaptive intervention & JITAI foundations, SMARTs, MRTs, and Q&A. 📍 6050 ISR-Thompson + Zoom 🔗 pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops

Just published w/ my @guttmacher.org colleagues: People are deeply confused about EC: how it works, when pregnancy starts, and whether EC is “an abortion.” That fog isn’t accidental; it fuels stigma and restrictions. Knowledge matters for autonomy + access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

'New Insights on Historic Causes of Maternal Deaths' - University of Michigan Population Studies Center, December 2025 https://psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-insights-on-historic-causes-of-maternal-deaths/ via @um-psc.bsky.social on Bluesky. #demography #popmastodon

I had fun hosting this podcast for @aapor.bsky.social with Rod Little and @randridge.bsky.social, where we discussed modern approaches to dealing with selection bias in surveys (and why weights may not work). I hope that AAPOR will continue to make the P.O.P. available! aapor.org/media/public...

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

Demo by Kyle Walker of using Meta's SAM3 in the geospatial domain, to segment aerial imagery. "Shown here: detecting putting greens, pools, and cars in Scottsdale from simple text prompts via @Mapbox imagery R, Shiny, mapgl for the UI; Python backend" x.com/kyle_e_walke...

I have a new article out in special issue on reproductive vulnerabilities! My piece examines how a community of (anonymized) African women makes sense of the contraceptive coercion they experience, using the lenses of gendered vulnerability and imperial feminism The whole issue looks incredible!

Tomorrow! Join us as we host our own affiliate from #Umich #Sociology @maggiefrye.bsky.social as she presents, “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market.” RSVP & get the deets: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...

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/

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...

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — Dealing with Selection Bias in Surveys, with Rod Little, @randridge.bsky.social and @bradytwest.bsky.social (@aapor.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/180586526/...

Join Brian Jacob and education experts Kirabo Jackson and Susanna Loeb as they discuss accountability and performance in K-12 education at next Monday's Hamilton Project webinar. Sign up: myumi.ch/qZyMN

Honored to have my research elevated by @jofhsb.bsky.social for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @asadisability.bsky.social

@amy-pienta.bsky.social, a data infrastructure leader at @icpsr.bsky.social, joined PSC for our latest coffee chat. A 1st-generation college student, her experience with older parents shaped her interests in retirement behavior and the sociology of aging. Her special power: MacGyvering.

The Chitwan Valley Family Study (or CVFS) was launched in 1995 and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with a series of events in Nepal. Read more about this important study and the November celebration: myumi.ch/n13z2

🐾 PSC affiliate @justinwolfers.bsky.social breaking down the state of the economy with @wajali.bsky.social and their rescue cats. It's not good news but kittens and clarity do make it more pawlettable.

Today and Dec. 17! Join PDHP's drop-in Zoom office hours offering free mentorship to population scientists. Mark your calendar and join us! myumi.ch/zXA1n

One week from today! Don’t miss our own affiliate from #Umich #Sociology @maggiefrye.bsky.social as she presents, “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market.” Learn more and save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...

At the next PSC Brown Bag, we'll get to hear from our own @emilytreleaven.bsky.social presenting 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: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/trele...

Both #misinformation and #stigma can be barriers for HIV testing and, our research finds, can be worsened inadvertently by community health programs. 😬 Check out @voxdev.bsky.social article on my research joint w/ @deanyang.bsky.social & others: voxdev.org/topic/health... #WorldAIDSDay2025

At the end of the first Trump administration @pamherd.bsky.social and I wrote about the weaponization of burdens to target immigrants. It has gotten so much worse since then. academic.oup.com/ppmg/article...

One of the real joys of this stage in my career is collaborating across such a wide range of projects and teams. I'm thrilled that four papers, with 11 wonderful co-authors, have been accepted for presentation at #PAA2026. Grateful for the partnerships that make this work possible.

Climate-related disasters threaten the health & wellbeing of human populations. Elizabeth Fussell, Kate Burrows & @narayansastry.bsky.social review key survey design elements from 4 demographic surveys disrupted by large-scale disasters to pinpoint what’s critical in disaster research myumi.ch/8q8Nq

In his work on prevention thinking in criminal legal policies, Paul Fleming cites the work of PSC trainee @maren-miriam.bsky.social et al on reducing the harms of policing through alternative response programs informed by public health: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36696619/

Paul Fleming now at our @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag: We can choose a path that is focused on human dignity, equitably shared resources, and stewarding our planet toward a better future ...but we need to be able to imagine the path. @umichsph.bsky.social

Paul Fleming @umichsph.bsky.social joins our @um-psc.bsky.social brown bag TODAY to discuss his new book on "prevention thinking," inviting us to prevent problems before they happen, identify root causes, and listen to communities to build a better world. Live/Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/flemi...

Don't miss tomorrow's @um-psc.bsky.social cookie swap and coffee chat! Come at 10 to hear from our special guest @amy-pienta.bsky.social -- and stop in ALL DAY for PSC's very famous baked goods! ☕ ☃️ 🍪 @micda-umisr.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE

Check out our new paper (+ the accompanying web viz)!

🆕 paper & blog joint w/ @nkarachiwalla.bsky.social & @meanregressive.bsky.social! 🤝When asked to support a school meals program, many households reduced contributions as others gave more—opposite of findings from high-income labs. WP: hdl.handle.net/10568/176850 Blog: www.ifpri.org/blog/all-in-...

Love this piece by @apduorg.bsky.social on how "Government data shape and improve our lives from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep." The destruction -- through direct and indirect attacks-- of federal data collection systems will harm us all.

Bill Axinn's journey toward research in Nepal began in the 7th grade when he joined his parents' work trip to the Chitwan Valley. There were goats on the plane. Read about Axinn and the Chitwan Valley Family Study's 30th anniversary! @jkaroub.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

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

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...