Join us for our final Brown Bag talk of the semester, Wed., Nov. 19 at 12pm PST. Jan de Vries (UC Berkeley) presents, “Demographic Reproduction in the Early Modern City: Testing the Urban Graveyards and Sharlin Theses.” Attend in-person (310 SSB) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

Due to unexpected health reasons, today's Demography Brown Bag Seminar with Jessica Ho will be rescheduled for the spring semester. There will be no talk this week.

Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wednesday, November 12th, 12pm PST. Jessica Ho (The Pennsylvania State University) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.” Available in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) and via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

Reminder, join us today at 12pm PST for Hal Caswell's presentation!

Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Nov. 5, 12pm PST. Hal Caswell (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute & University of Amsterdam) will present, “Inequality in Demographic Outcomes: Contributions of Multiple Social, Biological, and Environmental Factors.” events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

Happening today at noon PST!

Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Oct. 29, 12pm PST. @davidalam.bsky.social (University of Michigan) will present, “Global Labor Markets and the End of World Population Growth.” This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

Happening today at noon (PST)! Listen, in-person or via Zoom, to Felix Elwert's presentation, “A New Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities.”

Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Oct. 22, 12pm PST. Felix Elwert (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presents, “A New Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities.” This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...

Happening today:

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

That’s a wrap on #HMDsymposium2025 👏 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made these inspiring days of exchange a great success 📈💡 Special thanks to @ined-english.bsky.social, @mpidr.bsky.social, and CEDA @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, for their support in making this event possible 🧡

The #HMDsymposium2025 is coming to an end with the final session on ✨new insights ✨, with contributions from Nadine Ouellette, Daniel Meier, Vladimir Shkolnikov, @paigepark.bsky.social, and @isamarinetti.bsky.social. Chair: Dmitri Jdanov #Longevity #LifeExpectancy #Forecasting #CausesOfDeath

Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wednesday Oct. 15th at 12pm PST, as Kriti Vikram (National University of Singapore) presents, “Age at Marriage and Women’s Health Over the Life Course in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.” This talk is available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.

Join us today at noon (in-person or via Zoom) for @drjenndowd.bsky.social's talk, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID”!

Our Brown Bag talk next week will feature @drjenndowd.bsky.social presenting, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID.” Join us in-person at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB). Wednesday, October 8th at 12pm PST.

Join us today for our Brown Bag talk with Jeffrey Lockhart:

Come join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, Oct 1st at 12pm PST. Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment." Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.

Happening today:

Our next Brown Bag Seminar is Wednesday, Sept 24th at 12pm PST. Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes." In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.

Join us today at 12pm PST in-person at Room 310 SSB or via Zoom!

Join us for our next Brown Bag Seminar, Wed, Sept 17th at 12pm PST. @mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start." In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).

Happening today:

Our next Brown Bag Seminar of the semester is Wed, Sept 10th at 12pm PST. @nathanlo.bsky.social (Stanford) will present, "Modeling Re-emergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the United States." Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.

Reminder:

Our first Brown Bag Seminar of the academic year is Wednesday, September 3rd at 12pm PST. Ian Lundberg (UCLA) will present on "Non-Existent Outcomes in Research on Inequality: A Causal Approach." It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!

We're hiring: Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) seeks a 50% time Research Admin. Pls share widely! Apply here: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPL... If a current employee of our org use this link instead: ucphrprdpub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucphrprd...

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!

Join our Brownbag on Wed 4/30 at 12pm! Shelley Clark, Prof of Sociology at McGill University, will present, "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.

On Friday, May 2, the Berkeley Population Center will host a panel event entitled, "Migration Today: New Evidence From Population Scientists." In-person at UC Berkeley, 310 Social Sciences Building from 11am-2pm. RSVP here: forms.gle/6KRTMGQDokew...

Join us for our Brownbag on Wed 4/23 at noon! Michael Walker, Research Economist at @cega-uc.bsky.social, will present his project, "Marital Returns to Female Human Capital: Experimental Impacts on Bride Price and Polygamy." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.

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).

TIME CHANGE: Our brownbag seminar tomorrow on 3/19 with Nicholas Mark will start at 11:30AM. Looking forward to seeing you 30 minutes early!

Join us for our next Brownbag of the semester on Wed 3/19, w/ Nicholas Mark (@nickdemark.bsky.social), who will present, "Estimating Period Effects on Cohort Measures: An Application to Fertility in the Great Recession and Beyond." 310 Social Sciences & Zoom.

I'm co-organising the historical demography strand for PopFest 2025! We're looking forward to a range of interesting talks from UK and European students — economic historians and historians of medicine also welcome! Get in touch if you want to chat about submitting!👋 www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...

Join us for our next brownbag talk on Mar 12, 12pm, w/ Payal Hathi, PhD candidate in Demography & Sociology, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, who will present: "Stillbirth: A Missing Piece in Population Science." 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss this!

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

Due to unexpected health reasons, this week's Demography Brown Bag Seminar with Shelley Clark will be rescheduled to April 30th. There will be no talk this week.

Our next brownbag talk is Mar 5, 12pm, w/ Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology, @mcgill.ca, who will present: "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Join us!

Our next brownbag talk is Feb 26, 12pm, w/ Kathleen Beegle (@kbeegle.bsky.social), Development Research Group, World Bank, who will present: "Women at Work: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Urban Djibouti.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss!

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!

We are delighted to announce our next brownbag seminar is Feb 19, 12pm, w/ Jason Fletcher (@jasonmfletcher.bsky.social), who will present on "Moving forward by looking back: New evidence that early life shapes our lifespan.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Do join us!

Our next brownbag seminar of the semester is Feb 12, 12pm, w/ Dr. Avi Feller @goldmanschool.bsky.social, who will give a talk on "The Impact of US Abortion Bans on Fertility and Infant Mortality.” In person, 310 Social Sciences (& zoom). All are welcome; join us.

We are extremely saddened by this deeply tragic loss of Michael Burawoy, Professor of Sociology here at UC Berkeley.

This is today, be sure to join us! @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social

📢 #episky #mortality Interested in investigating the drivers and obstacles to #longevity progress, pre- and post-COVID ❓ Submit your abstract for the 7th #HMD Symposium by March 30, 2025 More details ⬇️ mortality.org/File/GetDocu... 📅 9-10 October 2025 📍 @ined.bsky.social, Aubervilliers, France

Our 1st brownbag seminar of the spring semester is Feb 5, 12pm, w/ Dr. Rebecca Staiger, Health Policy, who will give a talk on "Obstetrician and Gynecologist Physicians' Practice Locations Before and After.” In person, 310 Social Sciences (& zoom). All are welcome; join us for this timely topic!

Calling all mid-career researchers 📣 https://buff.ly/40IzmkQ Here's a list of funding opportunities in #demography related fields to look out for 👀 @leverhulme.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

🚨 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 🚨: PRB and the U.S. Census Bureau are inviting abstracts for presentation at the 2025 ACS Data Users Conference! 🔗 Submit by January 24: bit.ly/2RFZNXl