THE YEAR I WROTE YOU is coming out in May 2027! It is a story of turning grief into friendship, and then into art. For years now, this project has been a labor of love for my friend Sara and for those we are grieving. So grateful to Galiot Press that it will be shared with the world soon.

The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

nytimes.com

Some personal news: My sabbatical ended last week, just as I landed a deal for the book I've been working on for these 12 months. The Cradle Will Fall is now about half done (just need one more sabbatical) and will be edited by @rlevay.bsky.social at @princetonupress.bsky.social. I'm thrilled!

Hello from Bologna! So glad to kick off summer with some population studies and pasta #EPC2026

Had a wonderful time at #PAA2026! It is a challenging time to be a population health scientist, but I felt a real sense of community and received tangible support as a junior scholar. Leaving grateful to @popassocamerica.bsky.social and the people who make it

Donuts within walking distance of the convention center! 🍩 Come by my poster at 10:30 to talk about caregiver attitudes & the costs of care for older adults! #PAA2026

🎡 Workers are increasingly overqualified for the jobs they fill. The economic penalty associated with overqualification is well documented, but how these workers experience their worklife is less clear. PSC trainee Janet Wang presents at #PAA2026.

demoscapes.org is a visual atlas of demographic surfaces hosted at @mpidr.bsky.social. It is also my passion project growing out of my 2016 human mortality database explorer. Did you publish something containing Lexis surfaces? Consider reaching out and having your work featured on the site.

Leah Abrams@leahrabrams.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Check out @jschoeley.com's very cool project: Demoscapes! It now features interactive Lexis surfaces based on our recent PNAS paper tracking cohort trends in major causes of death in the US. It's (to us data lovers) so fun! demoscapes.org/collections/...

Check out @jschoeley.com's very cool project: Demoscapes! It now features interactive Lexis surfaces based on our recent PNAS paper tracking cohort trends in major causes of death in the US. It's (to us data lovers) so fun! demoscapes.org/collections/...

Demography friends, we have some exciting things happening at #PAA2026 in St. Louis, please join us! @popassocamerica.bsky.social www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/rela...

Need to decide which of these textbooks to assign for my new introduction to epidemiology class in the fall. If you love one, let me know!

So much outstanding work is happening so quickly in the research area "What, exactly, has gone so wrong with US mortality?" This is one really good intervention in that vein by @leahrabrams.bsky.social @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social & colleagues

Insights into US life expectancy stagnation from birth cohort mortality dynamics | PNAS

US life expectancy remained essentially flat in the 2010s. This trend has occurred in the presence of advancing innovations in medical care, especi...

pnas.org

🚨PhDs in demography, sociology, public health, biomedical science.... Check out this exciting postdoc opportunity to work in the new and growing area of "medical demography" with Dr. Marcus Ebeling! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

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

buff.ly

We're recruiting a new cohort of postdocs focusing on health disparities research for our NIH-funded T32. pophealth.wisc.edu/health-dispa... Interested candidates should feel free to reach out!

Neil Mehta, inaugural chair of Epidemiology, coauthored a new PNAS paper on US life expectancy stagnation. The study finds the pattern is broader than any single cause, with worsening trends across cohorts and a marked deterioration beginning around 2010. Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

New: “Alarmingly, cohorts born after 1970 exhibited deteriorating patterns in all major cause groups at young and middle-adult ages… portends an unprecedented longer-run stagnation, or even sustained decline, in US life expectancy.” www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #publichealth #lifeexpectancy

So excited to see this fantastic cohort take on US mortality trends in @pnas.org, with some amazing Lexis diagrams that I may print out and frame for my wall. Great work from @leahrabrams.bsky.social @octaviobramajo.bsky.social @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social 👏👏 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #demography

Insights into US life expectancy stagnation from birth cohort mortality dynamics | PNAS

US life expectancy remained essentially flat in the 2010s. This trend has occurred in the presence of advancing innovations in medical care, especi...

pnas.org

Kicking off Reves2026 in Tokyo, Japan! No better place to learn about global trends in health and longevity @reves-network.bsky.social

Unique postdoc opportunity at Tufts -- apply now! The Department of Community Health, in partnership with the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Ed, seeks to host a Postdoctoral Fellow focused on public health policy, politics, and aging. jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/22829?l...

Postdoctoral Scholar - Community Health in Medford, Massachusetts | Tufts University

Tufts University is hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar - Community Health in Medford, Massachusetts. Review all of the job details and apply today!

jobs.tufts.edu

Fellow #demographers - coming to #PAA2026 ? 🤓 💫 Please save the date for the Feminist Demography Pre-Conference Workshop! Wednesday 5/6/2026 9-5pm CST in-person at PAA! Flash talks! A moderated panel discussion! And a social hour to connect with fellow feminist demography colleagues!

🚨Postdoc alert! @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social is now accepting applications for 2026-2028 Bell Fellowship! Apply by March 3: popcenter.harvard.edu/postdoctoral... @popassocamerica.bsky.social @iaphs.bsky.social @societyforepi.bsky.social @ashecon.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

3 #PostDoc researcher positions at @helsinki.fi in collaboration with IIASA @iiasa.ac.at and MPIDR @mpidr.bsky.social on population projections, migration dynamics, and human capital development #demography #박사후연구 www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...

Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections

The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto – Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study…

vaestoliitto.fi

Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison is currently hiring for a tenure-track position focused on gender/sexuality & AGING! We are an interdisciplinary department & welcome scholars across fields (humanities but also PSYCH, POP HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, etc.) Deadline: Nov 11! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

jobs.wisc.edu

Less than half of U.S. workers hold a quality job with predictable schedules, safety & respect, a voice at work, and room for advancement. The Upjohn Institute partnered on a new survey revealing critical gaps in job quality and why they matter. Read more: #Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality

Landmark study shows less than half of U.S. workers have a quality job

upjohn.org

Friendly reminder that @princeton.edu's Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows priority deadline is 10/31. Read about the incredible 2025 fellows cohort here.

Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows

The program recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. The 2025 cohort span the humanities, engineering, sciences and social sciences.

princeton.edu

New report: Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap (especially for women) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap

To assess how stagnation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality declines since 2010 impacted racial disparities in life expectancy between Black an…

sciencedirect.com

The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday 📆 I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health. I look forward to reading your work in this area!

The Graduate Group in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for its PhD program in Demography. We look forward to recruiting a strong and diverse cohort for Fall 2026! ➡️ Applications are due December 15, 2025 ⬅️ Learn More: demog.pop.upenn.edu/prospective-...

This is some of the very best writing on grief I've ever read (and re-read and re-read)

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 11mo ago

Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the September 11 attacks. For her 2021 Pulitzer Prize–winning story, Jennifer Senior visited his loved ones to understand how their pain endures. https://theatln.tc/Txh867AC