#PAA2027 call for papers is out! Submissions due Sept 20th. Hope to see everyone in Seattle next spring! tinyurl.com/PAA2027CFP @popassocamerica.bsky.social

#PAA2026 - it’s a wrap! Grateful to everyone who presented research, chaired sessions, served as discussants, or simply came to learn and reconnect with colleagues and friends.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at #PAA2026! Note below some new ways to connect at the mixer tomorrow night.

Population Association of America@popassocamerica.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New at #PAA2026: Easy ways to connect at the Opening Mixer 🎉 Find us in the Exhibit Hall! Stop by these informal spots during the first hour—no program, just great conversations. Meetups for: • Students • Postdocs • First-timers • NIH staff Q&A • Past PAA Presidents (PAA booth) buff.ly/yZtBbrN

Thanks, JMF, for the shout-out! Was happy to have the chance to think and write about complex families and public policy.

Journal of Marriage and Family@jmfncfr.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today we look back at another highly cited article from JMF's 2020 Decade in Review Issue that dives into the family policy landscape: tinyurl.com/4u3mvcwf authored by Lawrence M. Berger & @marcyc.bsky.social #TBT #FamilyScience #SocialScience #SocialSciences #SocialScienceResearch #FamilyPolicy

Hope you can join us for the PAA annual meeting in St. Louis May 6-9! See the program link below, and learn about the St. Louis environs here: explorestlouis.com/population-a...

Population Association of America 2026 Annual Meeting

The PAA 2026 Annual Meeting is the premier international conference for demographers and social scientists to share research on global trends

explorestlouis.com

Population Association of America@popassocamerica.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Who is ready for #PAA2026?! 🤝 🎤 📈 The preliminary program is now online: buff.ly/hvP9w37 3 days of oral sessions, posters, exhibits, networking, population data, research and feedback. What are you looking forward to the most? Get registered: buff.ly/GDo7YDm

How is White House demolition happening so quickly?! I live in a historic district in Madison, Wisconsin - and it takes a LONG time to get approval for any even minor change to one’s property. How can the bulldozers just be pulling the east wing apart, and why is no one stopping it?? Sigh…

Fun new game for those who love cross-national data and especially @ourworldindata.org !

Our World in Data@ourworldindata.org · 11mo ago

A fun chart game that primarily sources its data from Our World in Data!

📢 Call for submissions for European Population Conference 2026 (3–6 June, Bologna) is open! Organized by EAPS & University of Bologna. 💡 More information: www.eaps.nl/epc/european...

Can’t wait to see all the new science that will be presented this spring at #PAA2026! Everyone is welcome, so please think about what research you have to share. Early career scholars, feel free to reach out if you have Qs about the submission process or @popassocamerica.bsky.social!

Population Association of America@popassocamerica.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

🚨 Job alert: The Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... I'll be at ASA and would be happy to chat with interested candidates. Please share widely! #Socsky

Great start to #IPC2025 in beautiful Brisbane, Australia! Legendary demographer Peter McDonald noted the dramatic change in analytic tools during his lifetime. Amidst all that can now be done from home with new data/methods: “don’t forget the real world because that is where life happens.” #IUSSP

No Kings protest in tiny McCall, Idaho!

Huge congratulations to Emma Romell (@emmaromell.bsky.social) who received her PhD in Sociology from UW-Madison today! Amazing scholar and human who will start a postdoc at Oxford (Nuffield College) later this summer. So proud and honored to be her advisor…! ❤️ Big congrats, Dr. Romell!!

Really helpful advice for those whose NEH awards are being cut in the current environment. Thanks, @jasonrhody.bsky.social ! We need insights from the humanities now more than ever…

Jason Rhody@jasonrhody.bsky.social · last yr.

A few tips for NEH grantees: 1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP. 2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,

Grateful to @booker.senate.gov for speaking so courageously for 25+ hours! His effort has given so many of us hope and energy. Love that he has made history in this way toward “good trouble” (in the spirit of John Lewis)! Thank you, Senator Booker.

What a deal on this important book by my amazing colleague @jessicacalarco.bsky.social !

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · last yr.

If you need some good fuel to fight the kleptocracy, the e-book of HOLDING IT TOGETHER--which details how those kleptocrats are forcing us to DIY society, what it's costing us, and how to fight them--is currently on sale for $1.99. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH9HPJY...

Willing to serve as a #PAA2025 poster discussant? Help foster engagement and deliver feedback to the research presented at the poster sessions. Interested in volunteering, sign up here: form.jotform.com/250658911441...

Short piece on the potential harms to cutting spending on Medicaid, SNAP, and housing assistance. equitablegrowth.org/the-u-s-hous...

The U.S. House of Representatives’ budget resolution threatens social infrastructure programs, putting families’ well-being at risk

New U.S. House budget resolution threatens SNAP, Medicaid, and housing assistance, risking U.S. families' well-being.

equitablegrowth.org

Good crowd at Madison’s Stand Up for Science rally (and some awesome signs)! @standupforscience.bsky.social

A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"

What can you do about the assault on USAID? Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered! Apply now 👇👇👇 sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

Heartbroken by this school shooting today in Madison. The school is in my son’s basketball league, so we have been there many times. Thinking of the parents, teachers and kids tonight who have lost someone dear to them - and/or who experienced the terrible trauma of this situation… 😢

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2y ago

A teacher and a student were killed in a school shooting in the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, the police said. The suspect was a student, and the death toll was revised to three, including the shooter. Follow updates.

In St. Louis for a meeting and got to tour America’s Center in anticipation of #PAA2026 (will co-chair w/ @burgards.bsky.social). Am excited to learn about this town! PAA colleagues w/ STL ties - what are the key facts, places, neighborhoods, restaurant recs to share w/ @popassocamerica.bsky.social?

ABC re-branding a college football rivalry as ‘clean, old-fashioned hate’…?!

Terrific workshop on “Translating Good Research into Good Policy” at #2024APPAM. Among others, Jon Schwabish gave great advice re data viz, Wendell Primus (veteran Hill staffer and my first post-college boss!) shared his sage perspective about how research can influence policy. Thanks, APPAM!

Thrilled to have @pfomby.bsky.social visiting @cdeuw.bsky.social to present her research on military service and educational attainment!

Our department is hiring an associate professor in population research! We have two NIH-funded pop research centers - @cdeuw.bsky.social and @cdhauw.bsky.social. Madison is a fun town - Badgers, beer and lots of cheese! 🦡🍺🧀

Fabien Accominotti@faccominotti.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're hiring at the associate level in the field of population research at UW-Madison. The call takes a broad view of what constitutes population research, and is agnostic as to research methods. Apply here! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associate-professor-of-sociology-madison-wisconsin-united-states

Delighted to see this platform growing! Wanted to introduce myself to new followers - and will look forward to connecting.

Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for raising this important issue/opportunity!

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 3y ago

Thanks for everyone who shared my earlier thread encouraging you to write a comment (before Nov 17) on Schedule F. I put the entire thing in one place to make it a little easier to follow: Please continue to share. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-tangible...