WEBINAR: Supporting Family Caregivers: New Data, New Resources Wed May 06, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET More info: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/... Registration: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🎡 Do siblings influence marriage timing and spouse choice? With 14 years of data from Nepal, PSC trainee Emma Banchoff yielded a striking finding: marriage of a younger sibling doubled men's odds of marrying a spouse that his parents were involved in choosing. Don't miss this poster at #PAA2026!

Every Ann Arborite's goal is to get covered by the @annarborobserver.bsky.social - really appreciate the care that @drew-journalist93.bsky.social took in describing our work. And thrilled that it resonated with @ypsicity.bsky.social! annarborobserver.com/tax-imbalance/

🎡 At #PAA2026, PSC's Maggie Frye#PAA2026 trainee Erika-Ann Kim, and Sara Lopus present on cross-national variation in the amount of women's lives devoted to mothering.

TODAY: Christine Schwartz joins the PSC Brown Bag series April 20 to discuss what's happening with divorce trends in the United States. https://psc.isr.umich.edu/events/schwartz26/

👀 @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social detail what "The Pitt" gets right about health policy. Follow @umisr.bsky.social for leading research on administrative burden, care avoidance, the fragility of rural health and the human costs of cutting Medicaid. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Americans are more polarized in their trust in scientists than in virtually any other societal institution. Jamie Druckman shared insights on the state of America's distrust in science at the @umisrcps.bsky.social Miller-Converse Lecture: cps.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...

🎡 Data from the Chitwan Valley Family Study provide rare insights bridging adolescent life source trajectories and adult mental health. PSC's Emma Banchoff presents with Emma Labovitz and Rene Iwo at #PAA2026.

🎡 🇺🇦 Focusing on Ukraine, PSC's Cynthia Buckley et al present at #PAA2026 on challenges and approaches for measuring internal displacement.

PSC POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT: postgraduate trainee Isabel Brooks. We are proud of their research with Maggie Frye on how people respond to climate change/environmental changes vis a vis their family formation, preferences for childbearing, and contraceptive use. Congratulations 🎓💐

PSC POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT: postgraduate trainee Cayley Ryan-Claytor will go to Purdue. We are proud of their research with Sarah Burgard on social determinants of health and health services use – how we use the resources and information we have to shape our health across the life course. Congrats!🎓

Join us for our final PSC Coffee Chat of the semester, with special guest Alex Adames. And stay tuned for more treats and brief interviews as we keep it POPpin all summer. https://psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psc-coffee-hour-april-26/

PSC POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT: postgraduate trainee Isabel Brooks. We are proud of their research with Maggie Frye on how people respond to climate change/environmental changes vis a vis their family formation, preferences for childbearing, and contraceptive use. Congratulations 🎓💐

🎊 Research administrators are fundamental to powering great research. Congratulations to our own Melissa Wallace, recipient of OVPR's Research Administrator Recognition Award. Richly deserved! #AdminCore @umisr.bsky.social @umisrcps.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social record.umich.edu/articles/ovp...

Latinos make up nearly 1 in 5 people in the U.S. and have longer life expectancy than average, but that “survival advantage” masks health disparities. New research by Anne Pebley & Noreen Goldman explores why. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

There are reasons to believe the record-low U.S. birthrate could be only temporary as today’s young women postpone pregnancy. Several PAA Members featured in @nytimes.com piece: buff.ly/848YtKB @karenguzzo.bsky.social @philipncohen.com @alisongemmill.bsky.social @marthajbailey.bsky.social

Research shows declining divorce rates since the late 1970s, but does this mean that marriages have become more stable? Christine Schwartz joins the PSC Brown Bag series April 20 to discuss what's happening with divorce trends in the United States. https://psc.isr.umich.edu/events/schwartz26/

Proposed budget cuts for FY2027 and moves to dismantle the Social, Behavioral & Economic directorate of the NSF threaten social science and research that serves the public interest. Register for @cossa.bsky.social's virtual town hall tomorrow to advocate for social science! cossa.org/a-note-from-...

🇰🇷 Divorce rates have risen in South Korea over the past few decades, and women's educational attainment has risen sharply. PSC trainee Kyungeun Song and Pamela Smock present a 🎡 #PAA2026 poster on gendered economic impacts following divorce in South Korea.

Do school board members mean what they say? Research from Minseon Park shows: • Fiscal conservatives cut ~$1,000 per pupil • Equity-focused members boost low-income test scores by ~0.04 Campaign promises → real outcomes.

CCPR Director Martha Bailey discusses how the declining U.S. fertility rate could still reverse course with the New York Times. @marthajbailey.bsky.social #UCLA #CCPR

Join "Analysis of Complex Survey Data" w/ @bradytwest.bsky.social, May 6-8. Get a thorough intro to techniques that account for multistage sampling designs' unique weighting, stratification, & cluster sampling properties, as well as practical, hands-on experience w/ #Stata & #Rstats.

I'm very glad Claire Cain Miller was able to include my figures in this NYT story: "Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will," including @karenguzzo.bsky.social, @alisongemmill.bsky.social, and @marthajbailey.bsky.social. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

🎡 🇳🇵 Using panel data from Nepal, Anoushka Patel, @emilytreleaven.bsky.social and Dirgha Ghimire explore child-level characteristics within households and neighborhoods may impact parental migration-- with findings that could inform strategies for fathers who migrate.

What's the best way to handle cell phones in schools? Michigan educators will determine the best way to implement a new K-12 ban. ISR researchers share policy insights in @us.theconversation.com today, based on cellphone policies for every school district in MI. theconversation.com/we-collected...

Julie Maslowsky et al: Medication abortion pills would meet the safety and efficacy criteria for the FDA to make them available over the counter. @jama.com www.npr.org/2026/04/06/n...

🎡 Older adults' sense of safety in environments beyond the home are understudied. PSC's Kate Cagney and colleagues use geolocation and real-time data to assess perceptions of safety in later life, which are situational and racialized. #PAA2026 UM SRC https://myumi.ch/XywAe

New with @pamherd.bsky.social: While never mentioning Trump or political parties, the show’s second season offers an almost-real time commentary on how policy changes are affecting health. Lets take one particular example of Medicaid coverage loss. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-p...

Presenting at #PAA2026? If you have a role in sessions at PAA 2026, guidelines are now available on our website to help set you up for success! Oral Session Presenters - buff.ly/6SuPGrg Poster Presenters - buff.ly/iKSzHQT And more!

This is a great tool for state policy-makers and organizations supporting veterans and their families.

I read another piece recently that said single/never marrieds pay out over 1 million more in their lifetimes compared to married people who often share bills, mortgages, and on health insurance. Our systems are built to support and advantage married people.

Thursday! Jamie Druckman @urochester.bsky.social presents the Miller-Converse Lecture, U-M's preeminent lecture on American electoral politics: "States of Distrust: Science and Politics in America." Join @umisrcps.bsky.social live at 4 at @umisr.bsky.social Thompson 1430 or on Zoom: myumi.ch/2rRPN

Risk of difficulty with hearing and vision varies among older U.S. immigrants by region of origin. PSC postdoc @shanedburns.bsky.social presents findings with implications for long-term care.

🎡 Evidence suggests that volunteering in later life can enhance health and well-being. PSC's Seoyoun Kim uses the Heath and Retirement Study to test whether volunteering can mitigate stroke risk in later life. MiCDA-UMISR ICPSR National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)

🎡 PSC Postdoc @wescorking.bsky.social has investigated whether sexual orientation and gender identity influences responses to the ACS's measure of cognitive limitations. Learn more at #PAA2026

🎡 With evidence from the US and Canada, PSC's Peilin David Yang demonstrates that context and population composition matter for comparative studies on socioeconomic health inequality. Talk to David at #PAA2026!

🎡 Does a disruption like the death of a spouse affect how old we feel, and how long we expect to live? At #PAA2026, Cayley Ryan-Claytor, Sarah Patterson and colleagues unpack the consequences of spousal bereavement. UM SRC

@robertmanduca.bsky.social has a series of remarkable papers on related issues, eg bsky.app/profile/robe...

In which I cite the excellent research of Samantha Seeley, @katemasur.bsky.social Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan, Christopher James Bonner, & of course Don and @pamherd.bsky.social + many journalists to connect history to the present.

@mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social et al find adults who grew up in rural areas had worse childhood health access, worse health outcomes, lower trust in medicine, and less support for health policies backed by scientific consensus. With Alee Lockman and @klunztrujillo.bsky.social #MPSA2026

@deanyang.bsky.social is a leading scholar on the economic effects of international migration. Read his new work on "abundance from abroad" in the American Economic Review, with more from @voxdev.bsky.social. Dean Yang's full thread follows. ⬇️ psc.isr.umich.edu/news/interna...

🎡 Natasha Pilkauskas has spent years investigating the impacts of the Child Tax Credit. At #PAA2026, Pilkauskas and colleagues present on the impact of 2021 expanded CTC payments on smoking during pregnancy.

🌸 TODAY! We are celebrating the magnificent career of sociologist, demographer, and legendary mentor Barbara Anderson. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/barba...

This is a great opportunity to work with @umichstonecid.bsky.social‬. They produce cutting-edge research on social inequality and are a terrific group of researchers who seek to create a democratic and inclusive environment that communicates its research to a broad audience.

🎡 Research on aging nonbinary adults remains scarce. PSC Postdoc Bailey Otter presents at #PAA2026 on a mixed-methods project to understand nonbinary experiences in mid-to-late adulthood and support well-being in later life.

Positive childhood experiences are linked to better health outcomes, but variability in how they are measured and defined makes it harder to synthesize and apply what we know. Patricia Drenth et al present a review at #PAA2026 that will inform the development of a common framework.

Do school board members mean what they say? Research from Minseon Park shows: • Fiscal conservatives cut ~$1,000 per pupil • Equity-focused members boost low-income test scores by ~0.04 Campaign promises → real outcomes.

A recent study highlights a surge in young people using telehealth for medication abortion, surpassing adults. Over 7 million teens reside in states with abortion bans, facing complex parental involvement laws. @theconversation.com @lauralindberg.bsky.social @danamartha.bsky.social bit.ly/47ko2hU

🎡 With their study of M-CARES, PSC affiliate Martha Bailey et al provide the first experimental evidence on the socioeconomic returns of reducing financial barriers to contraception for low-income women it the US. #PAA2026

🎡 Children of high-status parents often remain high-status—and those from low-status families often remain low-status. Using CGSS data, PSC trainee Haorui Peng finds that despite China’s 1999 Higher Education Expansion, intergenerational occupational persistence remains stable. #PAA2026