Join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, March 18 at 12pm PT. @dennisfeehan.bsky.social, Associate Professor at UC Berkeley, will present, "What Do We Lose if We Lose the Demographic and Health Surveys? Quantifying Research Impact with Digital Trace Data.” events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

We're now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 1-5, 2026. Deadline to apply: March 1. See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... Please share widely!

Call for Abstracts: Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions (April 17, 2026, Faculty Club at UC Berkeley) Sponsors: Berkeley Population Center & Center on Economics and Demography of Aging Deadline: February 16, 2026 populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...

Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs. Sponsors: UC Berkeley Center on Economics and Demography of Aging & USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health Deadline: Dec 15 2025 populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...

Nice detective work to shed light on an an important question that few might think to even ask.

As the federal #shutdown enters week 2, GPAC is monitoring developments and working with partners (@cossa.bsky.social) to address disruptions. If your research/funding has been affected, share impacts via our portal—your examples help strengthen advocacy for a swift resolution. buff.ly/pIO1QQw

The BERKELEY POPULATION SCIENCES BROWNBAG SERIES returns! Our first three talks feature: Ian Lundberg - UCLA @nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University @mpbitler.bsky.social‬ - UC Davis Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB

During the 1st week of June we held our 11th Annual Berkeley Workshop in Formal Demography. We had a terrific workshop & are already looking forward to next year! TY to NIH & to instructors @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social @rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!

In a country where "more than a third of marriages are between first cousins," marrying outside the family leads to more progressive gender attitudes--even though people marry younger. sites.duke.edu/ericafield/f... by Al-Shafaee, Field, @seema.bsky.social, @munirsquires.bsky.social

Long-Term Effects of the US Medical Research Effort During World War II www.nber.org/digest/20250...

New study estimates that the Trump administration's 90-day funding freeze for USAID's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief would result in ~60 thousand HIV deaths across 7 countries. www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...

Join our next Brownbag this Wednesday, 4/16 at noon, to hear Magali Barbieri (UC Researcher in Demography at UC Berkeley) present her project, “Multi-morbidity and the US Disadvantage in Life Expectancy.” Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).

When home heating is less affordable, more people die each winter. That's what our analysis found for a period when LIHEAP was in place. Without LIHEAP, the effect would presumably much larger. Ungated copy of the study here: bit.ly/2JrJfxR

Huge crowds in SF today for #standupforscience. inspiring stories, not only from scientists like @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social, but also people who have lived through life-saving/changing experiences as a direct consequence of federally-funded scientific research 💪🏽

One week left to apply to our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography!

Here are updated forms for Federal Cuts Tracker Map project, live later this week 🙏🏼 Help share and crowdsource!!! www.linkedin.com/posts/abigai...

Surreal read of the day: a paper using USAID-funded and now terminated Demographic & Health Surveys to count the huge number of lives saved by the now frozen US PEPFAR program to fight HIV, co-authored by current US admin’s nominee to lead cuts in health research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 2-6, 2025. Deadline to apply is March 10. See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... Please share widely!

Our two papers on abortion bans and fertility/infant mortality are now out. In 14 states w/ abortion bans, fertility increased 1.7% and infant mortality increased 6%. Key takeaway is that these impacts were disproportionately felt among those w/ greatest structural disadvantages. Links below.

Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.

For every $100 million of funding, NIH-supported research generates 76 patents. These patents create opportunities for an estimated $598 million in further research and development.

Yes, exactly.

PAA and the Association of Population Centers express alarm about recent events in which federal agencies have been purging scientific and statistical data from publicly available portals and websites. Read our full statement: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...

PAA is led by members who volunteer their time and expertise to guide the organization and meet the needs of our field. The 2025 election slate is being prepared and PAA members can submit suggestions. Nominate by Feb. 20: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...

Reminder: January 31st, 2025 is the deadline for abstract submissions -> ECSR 2025 Conference "Demography and social inequality" uni-koeln.converia.de//frontend/in... Faced with below replacement fertility, high levels of immigration, increasing life expectancy: Demographic change as a challenge

🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered! Apply now 👇👇👇 sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

Science @science.org magazine's Breakthrough of the Year is fantastic: an HIV-prevention drug protects people for six months at a time and in two clinical trials showed 99.9% and 100% (!) efficacy in preventing infection www.science.org/content/arti... by @cohenjon.bsky.social 🧪

🎉ECSR Conference 2025 is coming to Cologne!🎉 📅 3-5 September 2025 📅 Abstract deadline: Jan 31st ℹ️ Details: ecsr2025.eu I'm happy to be on the organizing team. Theme: "Demography & Social Inequality" – but submissions from *all* sociology fields, methodical approaches etc. are welcome. #ECSR2025

Thrilled to contribute to a special issue dedicated to THE Viviana Zelizer and link of her #money research to #family studies. Check out the issue at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755618x...

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social is accepting applications for Fall 2025 for the PhD program in Demography AND the Graduate Group in Sociology & Demography. Seeking a diverse and strong cohort; applications DUE 12/17/2024. Learn more about the program: www.demog.berkeley.edu/graduate-pro...

This is an amazing program for early-career economists in developing countries. Please share with your networks! (and follow my colleague Chris Barrett — a great public goods provider among many other things)

I'm organizing a CenSoc Users Conference this Friday, Dec 6th! Please consider tuning in (all are welcome) to hear about some of the fascinating mortality research being done with these data. Full program and Zoom link: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Check out our special issue on global health, "Politics, Power, and Inequality in Global Health" Many thanks to our fantastic guest editors Joseph Harris and @dadakim.bsky.social It's a must read! link.springer.com/journal/1211...

Surveys of mobile phone users became popular in LMICs during COVID pandemic. Are recommendations to keep interviews <15-20mns too restrictive? In RCT, we could not detect differences in participation & data quality when users asked to complete longer interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

In the last three years, satisfaction with democracy dropped by double digits in the US, UK, Canada, South Korea, Germany & Greece. pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Our next Brownbag is Wed, Oct 23 w/ John Casterline, Prof in Population Studies Emeritus at Ohio State University: “Fertility Decline in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Fresh Assessment of Mechanisms.” 12pm, 310 Social Sciences Building, w/ zoom option. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

There’s an enduring expectation for #men to suppress their vulnerability, and it brings tragic mental health consequences. https://buff.ly/3NLtr7v #mentalhealth

Our next Brownbag is Wed, Oct 9 w/ Peter Catron, Assoc Prof of Soc at Univ. of Washington: “Contextual Boundaries: Skin Tone Stratification and Skill Transferability Among Mexicans in the Age of Mass Migration.” 12pm, 310 Social Sciences Building, w/ zoom option. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

At Berkeley we're hosting a 'CenSoc' Users Conference on December 6th. The deadline to submit an abstract is October 31st. Please share widely with your networks, and consider submitting an abstract if you use or are interested in using these data.

NICHD is seeking input from researchers and other stakeholders on its 2025 Strategic Plan. Details: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... To ensure consideration, responses should be submitted no later than Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

Featuring Faculty Fellow Ross Boyce

New data show that about half of U.S. adults lived alone upon gray divorce, another one-third lived with others, and the remaining 14% lived with a new partner. Adults living with a new partner tended to exhibit the most advantaged sociodemographic profiles. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36842065/

Who's joining us in Columbus for #PAA2024? 🤔 Can't wait for the demography magic! 🔍🎉 Comment below if you're in! 🌐✨ #PAA2024

This study and its findings are remarkable.

See this new opportunity; if eligible do submit.

Excellent opportunity for students to train with some amazing Demographers! #demography #population

There's a week left to propose to have your worked discussed in the APCG Online Colloquium. This can be a great opportunity for PhD students and post doc fellows who may not have mentors whose regional expertise is in Africa to get detailed feedback on working papers/research designs.