Top view of a latte with heart-shaped foam art on a purple background promoting PSC Coffee Chats event that meets Tuesdays at 10 in the PSC Director's Bay 2116. Event is 4/21
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. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psc-coffee-hour-a...
OVPR Research Administrator Recognition Award: Melissa Wallace, ISR Administrative Core RA Lead
🎊 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...
Congress is making key funding decisions now—and your voice matters. Urge lawmakers to prioritize robust funding for research and statistics in FY 2027.
📢 Take action: Send a message to your Members of Congress using our template. buff.ly/gYP35XX
APSA wants to support individual #polisky members who want to discuss the elimination of SBE at NSF with their legislators. If you do not have access to an institutional advocacy office, contact advocacy@apsanet.org for resources and support.
#polisky share far and wide: @apsa.bsky.social Statement on the Proposed Elimination of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation
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We do now know the NSF is proceeding with dissolving the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division. Congress might reverse it, but it is now already underway. YOU CAN NO LONGER SUBMIT FUNDING PROPOSALS TO SBE. Program officers are being moved to different parts of the agency. Call your Congress member
Giving my first talk at the Fed today!
Join @ 3pm EST for the Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series on place-based strategies in low-income communities:
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And here is the corresponding @nytimes.com article on this important work in @readdemography.bsky.social - www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...
@pop.psu.edu @vanhookjenny.bsky.social @nicolekreisberg.bsky.social
🎡 📅 Going to #PAA2026 in St. Louis? Mark your calendar for the ISR Reception: May 8, from 6-9.
Institute for Social Research (ISR) - University of Michigan UM SRC ICPSR
New this year! 🎉 Early-career attendees are invited to join our Early Career Meet-Up just before Wednesday’s Welcome Mixer. Connect with fellow attendees, enjoy light snacks, and start #PAA2026 with some friendly faces. Invitations coming soon—space is limited, so RSVP fast!
U.S. Commerce Dept. has published a Federal Register notice proposing signicant changes in the scope of preparation for Census 2030. Tomorrow is the deadline to make comments. We encourage you to speak out. Read more about the changes @prbdata.bsky.social
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Incredible work by the NIMLAS folks! @bradytwest.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social
PAA loves first timer attendees! Yay @elijahjwatson.bsky.social - we are having a special mixer for early career PAA folk from 4:30-6pm on Weds May 6 before the traditional Welcome Mixer at 6pm and we'd love to have you join us @popassocamerica.bsky.social
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✅CHECK YOUR EMAIL, PAA fam. This is not a drill! We are so proud of this program @popassocamerica.bsky.social
ICYMI: International migration is one of the most powerful tools for poverty reduction and economic development. This @voxdev.bsky.social review by @profdeaner.bsky.social synthesizes rigorous quantitative evidence on the impact of migration on origin countries. myumi.ch/VVmGx
Tomorrow!
Really amazing scholars (thank you @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social !) here to provide the fundamental science for free, for everyone @um-psc.bsky.social
fantastic news for our neighbors @um-psc.bsky.social - hooray @sashakillewald.bsky.social and team! 💛💙
We are so excited to see you @popassocamerica.bsky.social in St. Louis! Register today for early bird pricing! 🐣
Let's catch up! See you @um-psc.bsky.social in a week, friends
Thank you to the new International Hub psc.isr.umich.edu/research/int... @um-psc.bsky.social
PSC alum Zheng Mu: "Singapore's tolerance for and diversity of parenting options allow [stay-at-home Chinese mothers in 🇸🇬] to reject narrow instrumental models in favor of more nurturing, hands-on, & engaged parenting." Contributing to feminist migration studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
free and fantastic for everyone! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social
Baby Boom generation take heed :-)
"The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography
CDC PRAMS office is still non-operational, but there's an opportunity for public comment on proposal to support continued collection of state PRAMS data. Please leave even a few sentences, stating support for this critical maternal & child health resource: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... 1/
Due to the federal government shutdown, there is a brief second round of Call for Submissions specifically for government employees for any session at the virtual 2026 Applied Demography Conference. The deadline is tomorrow, December 10. buff.ly/zK8eQuz
Free and available from these wonderful folks on Friday in person or online!
Estimating under-five mortality using household survey data: Challenges and opportunities Emily Treleaven University of Michigan Dec. 8, 2025 PSC Brown Bag Series 2025 Join us live or on Zoom ISR (Thompson St.) Room 1430 | Mondays at noon
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...
PDHP workshop
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
