Working on climate & population? Keen to discuss future directions & methodological frontiers? Join 28-29 Jan in Bologna 🇮🇹 📩 Call for abstracts by 20 Sep! Organized with POPCLIMA project, @iussp.bsky.social Panel on Climate & Environmental Demography & @eaps.bsky.social Climate Demography.

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Population Dynamics in a Changing Climate – Future Directions for Climate Demography Organiser: University of Bologna (POPCLIMA – ERC Consolidator Grant), in...

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Using Hart Island burial records to help understand deep disadvantage: CIDR researchers show that COVID-19 magnified inequality in NYC, with unclaimed deaths surging 20x above expected at the pandemic's peak among the city's most vulnerable. #vulnerablepopulations www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

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New in @readdemography.bsky.social: CIDR researchers @frankheiland.bsky.social, et al. make novel use of Hart Island burial data in NYC to examine extreme temps and mortality. Key findings include a 3x increase in likelihood of unclaimed death under extreme heat.  read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Congratulations to Dr. Selen Özdoğan, former CIDR Fellow, who has just completed her Ph.D. in Economics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! Selen moves on to her new role as Research and Data Analyst at the NYC Public Schools, Office of Policy and Evaluation. 🥂🎓 #demography #economics #cuny

I was honored to be invited to give the first annual Schoeni TRENDS Lecture on trends in health and well-being among the older US Latino immigrant population. Our work benefited from insightful comments by Neil Mehta. Check it out here!

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Did you miss our first annual Schoeni TRENDS Lecture featuring @marasheftel.bsky.social and Neil Mehta of @utmbspph.bsky.social? You can view it now on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL5c... or on our website at micda.isr.umich.edu/programs/the...

I spoke with Lisa Massena about why wealth is not excess -- it’s dignity: the ability to retire securely, withstand shocks, and make choices without fear. Economic policy should expand that dignity, not reserve it for the few. Read our interview here: www.massenaassociates.com/blog/wealth-...

Wealth Is Dignity: Teresa Ghilarducci on America's Retirement Reckoning — Massena Associates

One of the nation's sharpest minds on retirement security talks universal access, automatic enrollment, the new TrumpIRA executive order—and why Teresa Ghilarducci believes every worker deserves a def...

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Proud to see our article in print! "Poverty Disparities and the Reconfiguration of Social Provisioning: White, Black, and Latino Single-Mother Families, 1996–2018". Coauthored with @jvandernaald.bsky.social & Sarah Bruch. Check out fabulous 2-part special issue: www.rsfjournal.org/content/12/1

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 12 (1)

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Congratulations to CIDR Fellow Sauda Muhammad (and collaborators @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, @lehmancollege.bsky.social, @huntercollege.bsky.social), whose poster on African Asylum Seekers in New York City won a #PAA2026 Poster Award!

What a pleasure to interview Pro. Robert Smith and Manuel Castro, the former NYC Commisioner for Immigrant Affairs. www.gc.cuny.edu/news/how-imm...

How Immigration Policy Affects New Yorkers, and What Comes Next

Professor Robert C. Smith and former Commissioner Manuel Castro join “The Thought Project” for a timely conversation about immigration reform, mixed-status families, and the limits of local protection...

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#PAA2026 Happening now! CIDR is excited to present at PAA. Join our affiliates for sessions on climate and health, aging, migration, and social disparities. 📍 May 7–9 Check the full schedule of CIDR presentations here: www.cuny.edu/about/center...

Our next colloquium will take place on Friday, April 17th, from 3-5. Prof @allisonpugh.bsky.social will join us to discuss her latest book, "The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World." This is a hybrid event. Learn more here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/last-...

Register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The U.S. administration released the FY 2027 Budget Request this morning, proposing deep cuts to science funding once again. While there are similarities in the proposed cuts between FY26 and FY27, the final FY26 appropriations show the impact of advocacy in action.

Upcoming Seminar from CACHE Title: Housing Data for Aging Research Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM MT (2:00–3:00 PM ET) Location: Virtual Speaker: Dr. Alex Mikulas, University of Colorado Boulder (CACHE) Register Here: agingclimatehealth.org/cache-online...

Presenting at #PAA2026? If you have a role in sessions at PAA 2026, guidelines are now available on our website to help set you up for success! Oral Session Presenters - buff.ly/6SuPGrg Poster Presenters - buff.ly/iKSzHQT And more!

Guidelines for Oral Session Presenters - PAA 2026 Annual Meeting

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There's still time to register for the livestream event! Lina M. Khan and @pkrugman.bsky.social will discuss monopoly power, antitrust, and inequality: tonight, March 9, at 6:30 pm ET. www.gc.cuny.edu/events/affor...

Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality: Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman in Conversation

In-person reservations for this event are currently full, but please join the livestream.Proshansky Auditorium

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PAA member and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Demography professor Jenna Nobles @jnobles.bsky.social will present the NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar: How Responsible Use of Mobile Device Data Can Advance Our Understanding of Fertility. Register now for March 25 at 11am ET:

NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar: How Responsible Use of Mobile Device Data Can Advance Our Understanding of Fertility

For millions of Americans, the pathway to parenthood includes conception failure and miscarriage. These experiences are difficult to capture in administrative or clinical data—and therefore,…

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📍New CIDR seminar! Elizabeth Fussell (Brown) on race & long-term population return after Hurricane Katrina. Fri Mar 13 | 1–2:30pm ET | Baruch College + Zoom 🏛️ In-person RSVP: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/wnshnnk 💻 Zoom: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 Join us for the first CIDR Seminar of the spring session: “Migration Patterns of the American Indian / Alaska Native Populations in the 21st Century” 🎤 Gwynne Evans‑Lomayesva 🗓 Friday, Feb 20 🕐 1:00–2:30 pm ET (lunch at 12:30) 📍 Hybrid: Zoom + Baruch College www.cuny.edu/about/center...

Register now for #PAA2026! All accepted presenters need to register by February 10 to secure spot on the program. myumi.ch/Nrqwj

🚨 Save the Date! 🚨 Join us for the Spring 2026 Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice. 📍 Baruch College 💻 Free public event with optional livestream 🔗 RSVP: https://marxe.baruch.cuny.edu/ackerman-lecture-spring2026/ #AckermanLecture #MarxeSchool #BaruchCollege

Announcing spring 2026 public programs! Join us in person or online - reserve now: www.gc.cuny.edu/public-progr... Feat. journalist Frank Rich, former FTC chair Lina Khan, Nobel winner @pkrugman.bsky.social, author @elijahwald.bsky.social, designer Qween Jean, singer Rocío Márquez & more! @cuny.edu

2025 brought unprecedented disruption to federal research—from lost data and grants to agency shakeups and a historic shutdown. Through strong advocacy, PAA & APC helped restore resources, protect population science, and secure key funding—and we'll continue into 2026.

GPAC Turns Page on 2025 and Looks to 2026

By Will Dow, Chair, PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs Committee and Mary Jo Mitchell, Director, PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs

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Just one month until our Graduate Open House! Come meet the Marxe School community and learn more about graduate programs built for careers in public service. 🔗 Learn more and register: https://marxe.baruch.cuny.edu/themarxeschoolatbaruch/ #MarxeSchool #BaruchCollege

🏆 Dr. Gang He, Marxe School Associate Professor, received a $750K, 3-year Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to lead research on domestic clean energy manufacturing & supply-chain resilience. 🔋🏭 Learn more: https://shorturl.at/ppqCr 🔹The City University of New York #BaruchCollege #FacultyResearch

If you are a CUNY doctoral student in your second through sixth year, you can likely get up to $1,500 for research, travel, accommodations, conference fees, a research assistant, etc. Deadline: Jan. 31. See guidelines for more info: www.gc.cuny.edu/sites/defaul...

My *last* talk of the semester is today at CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, & it’s open to anyone! Register at the link below & join me via Zoom at 1pm to learn what’s actually happening with US birth rates & why US pronatalism won’t raise birth rates but will do some very bad things.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CIDR Seminar - Dr. Karen Guzzo - Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeti...

Low birth rates in the U.S. (and elsewhere) have become a hot topic of conversation – and a cause for major concern among many, including the current Presidential administration. These concerns have g...

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Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award. Nominations close on January 31, 2026. buff.ly/Uw6I653

New SCEPA Research: Most Americans still don’t have enough to retire - and the gap is growing. Our latest Tracking the Retirement Crisis report breaks down the numbers and what it means for the future. www.economicpolicyresearch.org/research/mos...

Most Americans Do Not Have Enough to Retire — ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH

RELAB POLICY NOTE | A growing pool of American older workers (age 55 and over) must continue working or seeking work because their retirement income is inadequate.

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