Berkeley Population Sciences
@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social
Berkeley Population Sciences promotes innovative, interdisciplinary research and the collaboration of all aspects of population studies. https://populationsciences.berkeley.edu/
Last week was our 12th Annual Workshop in Formal Demography! We're proud to continue to train the next generation of demographers in formal demography. We're grateful to funders NICHD , our participants, organizers, conference speakers, & instructors! @rchung.bsky.social @dennisfeehan.bsky.social
Join us tomorrow (Wednesday, April 22nd) at 12pm PT for our Brown Bag talk, featuring UC Berkeley PhD student, Paige Park, who will be presenting her project, “Deep Learning Approaches to Demographic Forecasting.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom.
Happening today at noon PT. Join us!
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us tomorrow, April 15, at noon (PT) for our Brown Bag Seminar. We will be holding a special virtual event that will feature presentations by two UC Berkeley Demography Department alumni and a current Demography and Sociology PhD. Register to attend here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Up to one-fifth of the population has been lost to net migration, the balance of immigration and emigration, in some newer EU member states over three decades. The Baltic countries and parts of the Balkans have been particularly hard hit. Source: doi.org/10.1111/padr... #demography #migration
Join us tomorrow, April 15, at noon (PT) for our Brown Bag Seminar. We will be holding a special virtual event that will feature presentations by two UC Berkeley Demography Department alumni and a current Demography and Sociology PhD. Register to attend here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, April 8th at 12pm PT. Na’ama Shenhav (UC Berkeley) will present, “Life-Cycle Effects of Women’s Education on their Careers and Children.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join our Brown Bag Seminar today, April 1st, at 12pm PT. Juana Montoya Murillo, PhD candidate in Demography at UC Berkeley, will present, “After Legalization: Fertility and the Persistence of Abortion Stigma in Colombia.” events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
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Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin 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...
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...
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Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, March 11th at 12pm PT. Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn) will present, “Aging Against The Odds: Biosocial Perspectives on Health & ADRD in Malawi.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, March 11th at 12pm PT. Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn) will present, “Aging Against The Odds: Biosocial Perspectives on Health & ADRD in Malawi.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
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Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, March 4th at 12pm PT. @dzeltzer.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) will present, “Intergenerational Correlation in Mortality: The Role of Chronic Conditions.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Don't forget to apply! Deadline is the end of the day on Sunday.
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6mo agoReminder that we are accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography (June 1-5, 2026). This year's special topic: The Demography of Population Decline and Aging Grant support will fund air travel and lodging for accepted trainees. Make sure to apply by March 1st!
Join our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, March 4th at 12pm PT. @dzeltzer.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) will present, “Intergenerational Correlation in Mortality: The Role of Chronic Conditions.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Reminder that we are accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography (June 1-5, 2026). This year's special topic: The Demography of Population Decline and Aging Grant support will fund air travel and lodging for accepted trainees. Make sure to apply by March 1st!
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe'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!
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Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6mo agoJoin our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, February 18th at 12pm PT. Serina Chang (UC Berkeley) will present, “Simulating Population Behaviors and Public Opinions with Generative AI.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Reminder that we are accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography (June 1-5, 2026). This year's special topic: The Demography of Population Decline and Aging Grant support will fund air travel and lodging for accepted trainees. Make sure to apply by March 1st!
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe'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!
Join our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, February 18th at 12pm PT. Serina Chang (UC Berkeley) will present, “Simulating Population Behaviors and Public Opinions with Generative AI.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Happening today at 12pm PT!
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6mo agoJoin our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, February 11th at 12pm PT. Soren Larsen (UC Berkeley) will present, “Understanding the Role of Social Disparities in Shaping Respiratory Disease Dynamics.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join our next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, February 11th at 12pm PT. Soren Larsen (UC Berkeley) will present, “Understanding the Role of Social Disparities in Shaping Respiratory Disease Dynamics.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Happening today at noon PT!
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6mo agoOur second Brown Bag talk of the semester is happening next Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 12pm PT. Jessica Y. Ho (Penn State) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Our second Brown Bag talk of the semester is happening next Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 12pm PT. Jessica Y. Ho (Penn State) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.” Attend in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) or via Zoom. 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: Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions - Population Sciences
This symposium is an opportunity for the UC Berkeley population sciences community to share and discuss new findings, innovative ideas, and future directions of their research.
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Join us for our first Brown Bag talk of the Spring semester next Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 12pm PT. Henry E. Brady (UC Berkeley) will present, “How Should We Use Time-Series Trends, Statistical Models, and Scenarios to Inform Future Public Policies?” Attend in-person (310 SSB) or via Zoom.
We are excited to share our upcoming line-up of Brown Bag talks for the 2026 Spring semester! Our Brown Bag talks are held every Wednesday at noon (PT) at the UC Berkeley Demography Department's Seminar Room (310 Social Sciences Building), and via Zoom. Join us starting next week!
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/...
Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs - Population Sciences
The Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs is co-sponsored by the NIA-supported UC Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging-CEDA (William Do...
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Happening today at noon (PST)!
Berkeley Population Sciences@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 9mo agoJoin 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...
