ISRDI Postdoc Tatiana Padilla spoke with @mprnews.org @catharinerichert.bsky.social about what the current rhetoric is having on Minnesota's Somali community and what we know so far. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

“Health care inflation has gone up. General inflation has gone up, and individuals are being asked to pay more,” said Abraham, especially for pricey drugs from Orladeyo to Ozempic. www.minnpost.com/state-govern...

Our home Institute is hiring! We are actively recruiting for a Program Coordinator and a Communications Manager for the newly launching NIA Demography and Economics on Aging Coordinator Center. Learn more about both positions and apply: isrdi.umn.edu/employment

We have positions available for Fall 2025 with flexible timing! Check out our NIH T32 postdoc positions and share with your networks. pop.umn.edu/training/pos...

How many deaths are attributable to the slowdown📉in mortality improvements in the US? In a new study with @astokespop.bsky.social and @wrigleyfield.bsky.social we estimate 525,505 excess deaths in 2023 alone jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jamahealthforum.bsky.social #demography #epidemiology 🧵1/7

📣 We are seeking to fill multiple postdoctoral positions! We have funding to fill NIH T32 program-based positions. Positions start Fall 2025, but timing is flexible! We'll begin reviewing applications July 21st, 2025 - so don't wait! Apply now! pop.umn.edu/training/pos...

"We have new drugs and medical technologies that have been very, very effective and successful," [MPC Member] @wrigleyfield.bsky.social explains, adding, "you would hope that that would be true in 60 years of medical progress." www.npr.org/2025/06/06/n...

There were over 1.5 million “missing Americans” in 2022 and 2023—deaths that would have been averted if US mortality rates matched those of peer countries. MPC member @wrigleyfield.bsky.social is a coauthor on this new study: z.umn.edu/missing-Amer...

MPC Member Ragui Assaad was recently interviewed about Egypt’s National Employment Strategy. He warns measuring and addressing unemployment rates need to account both for people dropping out of the labor force and upcoming demographic changes. english.ahram.org.eg/News/545804....

Economic headwinds faced by millennials, the largest portion of the workforce, has lead to lower home ownership rates, less wealth, and fewer kids. Check out this interview with MPC member Janna Johnson about what more economic uncertainty could mean for this group. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

Take a listen at 12:30 pm today to @mprnews.org (www.mprnews.org) to catch our very own Janna Johnson talking with Nina Moini about the potential impact of a 3rd economic crisis for millenials.

It was through the MPC that @wrigleyfield.bsky.social and JP Leider connected to analyze death certificates as the COVID-19 pandemic evolved here in Minnesota. Connections like that can to lead to some really insightful work. Read more: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

It’s rare for cities to have zoning rules that treat thrift stores differently from other retail, said [MPC Member] Evan Roberts... “Cities are generally trying to move towards a more flexible approach to regulating specific uses."

Don't wait! The deadline to apply for our undergraduate and graduate, paid summer fellowship is March 16th! Please share this wonderful opportunity: isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...

We are seeking undergrad & grad students to be part of our paid fellowship program this summer! We have a great line up of data and research projects to work on and a program designed to give you practical skills as you advance in your career. Apply by March 16th! isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...

New study out today in @pnasnexus.org by MPC member John Robert Warren shows removing undocumented residents from census data used for apportionment would have had no meaningful impact on party representation in the House or the outcome of presidential elections. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧵 (1/6) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

BRAND NEW research from @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues at UMN @minnpop.bsky.social shows that death rates for adults ages 25-44 rose sharply between 2019 & 2021 and **remain higher than expected** post-pandemic. 🧵

New research from @wrigleyfield.bsky.social on increasing mortality for Americans aged 25-44. Check out the summary at twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/... and the thread below:

We are so excited to say NCHAT has reached 10,000 downloads through @dsdr-data.bsky.social at @icpsr.bsky.social! Thanks so much to NICHD and the Population Dynamics Branch for the funding to make all this research possible. pop.umn.edu/data/nchat

We have two postdoctoral positions open for our Population Health Training Program! Join us for up to two years as part of this innovative program. Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...

We have two postdoctoral positions open for our Population Health Training Program! Join us for up to two years as part of this innovative program. Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...

MPC Member & School of Public Health Assistant Professor Katie Berry receives the NIH Director's Early Independence Award recognizing her as an outstanding, early career scientist. Read more: pop.umn.edu/about/announ...

Have you been tuning into our MN #Demography & #Aging seminar series? If not - today's a great one to start joining! Peter Christen & Chris Dibben from the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research will be presenting about SHiPP at 12:15 PM CT. Join us: pop.umn.edu/events/semin...

“There hasn’t been a huge narrative about it, but I felt like this was extremely important because it was not something that just happened with the pandemic — this has been happening over a decade," says MPC Trainee Allison Lind. www.thetrace.org/2024/05/us-h...

New, leading research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine from MPC members Allison Lind, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, and Susan M. Mason shows a sharp rise in firearm deaths among Black rural youth. twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/...

Another full day for MPC folks at #PAA2024! See what's happening - and enjoy! z.umn.edu/PAA2024

Dr. Rachel Hardeman named to TIME's annual TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world  time.com/collection/1... @minnpop.bsky.social

It's #PAA2024 time! We've got a lot going on - see what the MPC contingent is up to: z.umn.edu/PAA2024

Join us for "The All-or-Nothing Marriage? Marital Functioning from 1980 to 2023 in the United States" with speaker @ClaireKampDush today (4/8) at 12:15 PM CT. Find the link and more details at pop.umn.edu/events/semin....

Proud to be the IAPHS member of the month! Learn a bit more about us and how our population health fits into our mission as one of our key research themes. iaphs.org/institutiona...

Research Highlight - MPC member Claire Kamp Dush: "An intersectional approach to understanding minority stressors and relationship satisfaction in sexual and gender minority women’s same-gender interracial/interethnic intimate relationships." psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...

"Continued research into the health effects of air pollution supports not only scientifically robust policy but prepares practitioners and leaders to objectively address the future challenges of air pollution and climate change." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“What does it take to be able to respond to a disaster as it’s unfolding?” Elizabeth Wrigley-Field asked. “Where are the places that, when there was a crisis, really were not able to keep people alive?” www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...