Population Studies Center
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The Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has fostered research and training in population since its founding in 1962 and is led by Director Emilio Alberto Parrado.
2/ In the @inquirer.com, I talk about stuckness, what it is, what it means. You can read the first few bars and find the link here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res... The op-ed is based on our recent "Stuckness in America" report: opportunityforhealth.org/project/stuckness-in-america/
Americans Feel Stuck. It’s a Public Health Crisis
LDI Fellow Atheendar Venkataramani discusses why Americans feel “stuck,” how this is a threat to public health, and offers potential solutions.
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1/ **New Op-ed** My patients often tell me they feel #stuck and that it makes them sick. In the last few years we @oppforhealthlab.bsky.social have defined and measured #stuckness and its impact on #health. We have come to see stuckness as a unifying explanation for our country's health crisis.
NEW POP STUDIES WORKING PAPER by Hanming Fang with Chang Liu "The Confucian Fertility Paradox: Education Competition and Ultra-Low Fertility in East Asia" emphasizes changing size family priorities when modern life confronts traditional values READ IT HERE: https://bit.ly/45u5gmA
The PSC is having a busy summer! Check out the latest PENN POP STUDIES NEWSLETTER to see who's headed to #ASA2026, explore new research on #artificialintelligence by @pennaging.bsky.social 's researcher @gdemiris.bsky.social and much more! READ IT HERE: https://mailchi.mp/pop/newsletter-july26-2026
ICYMI: In May, Past PAA President Dr. @irmatelo presented the #PAA2026 Presidential Address entitled "Stalled Progress and Enduring Inequalities: US Mortality in the 21st Century" WATCH HERE https://youtu.be/Gqy4wx2gt-k?si=QcqZ__MS9C81oros
PAA 2026 Awards Ceremony & Presidential Address
The PAA 2026 Annual Awards Ceremony, presented on Friday, May 8. Master of Ceremonies: Kyle Crowder, University of Washington, PAA 2025 Vice President WEB Du Bois Award: presented by Christy Erving, UT-Austin, to recipient Hedwig Lee, Duke University D...
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ICYMI: In May, Past PAA President Dr. Irma T. Elo presented the #PAA2026 Presidential Address entitled "Stalled Progress and Enduring Inequalities: US Mortality in the 21st Century" WATCH HERE https://youtu.be/Gqy4wx2gt-k?si=QcqZ__MS9C81oros
PAA 2026 Awards Ceremony & Presidential Address
The PAA 2026 Annual Awards Ceremony, presented on Friday, May 8. Master of Ceremonies: Kyle Crowder, University of Washington, PAA 2025 Vice President WEB Du Bois Award: presented by Christy Erving, UT-Austin, to recipient Hedwig Lee, Duke University D...
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COMING TO #ASA2026 ? Penn people (our students and researchers included) will be out in force at the @asanews.bsky.social Annual Mtg in NYC, 8/7 - 8/11 CHECK OUT OUR SCHEDULE of Penn scholarly activity HERE: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/news/2026/07/22/penn-asa-2026
The more women earn, the more housework they do: Inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls ‘an existential problem for men' https://fortune.com/2026/04/01/wharton-economist-women-outearning-outworking-men-domestic-labor/ features PSC researcher @femonomics.bsky.social in @fortune.com
The more women earn, the more housework they do: Inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls ‘an existential problem for men' | Fortune
“I think it is an existential problem for men to learn to step into new roles and to actually pull their weight at home,” Corinne Low told Fortune.
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COMING TO #ASA2026 ? Penn people (our students and researchers included) will be out in force at the @asanews.bsky.social Annual Mtg in NYC, 8/7 - 8/11 CHECK OUT OUR SCHEDULE of Penn scholarly activity HERE: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/news/2026/07/22/penn-asa-2026
How can medical-legal partnerships support families in the NICU? LDI Fellows Emily Gregory and Diana Montoya-Williams offered expert perspectives for a case study on how these partnerships can promote health equity and address unmet legal needs. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4vYV15v
A Life Course Approach to Health Equity: Lessons From Medical-Legal Collaborations
An infant at 22 weeks’ gestation was born after a pregnancy complicated by premature rupture of membranes and medical complications, necessitating emergent cesarean section delivery. The infant’s postnatal course was notable for grade III intraventricul...
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Student applications for the Fall 2026 LDC data scholarship program are being accepted now through Sept 15, 2026. This program provides eligible students with no-cost access to LDC data. @ldcupenn.bsky.social www.ldc.upenn.edu/language-res...
Data Scholarships | Linguistic Data Consortium
Important DatesSubmission Deadline for the Fall 2026 semester: September 15, 2026Winner Notification: RollingProgram DetailsThe data scholarship program provides eligible students with no-cost access ...
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New research by BCFG Co-Director @angeladuckworth.bsky.social and co-authors tracked kids' self-regulation throughout the school day. Kids who got squirmier as the day went on were rated as more disruptive and completed fewer years of education by adulthood. https://bit.ly/4b4P6DH
"Grounded in Community" Learn about the longstanding collaboration between the PSC's Emilio Parrado and local organization Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educacion (CCATE) https://bit.ly/4wuiGKO
NEW Penn Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC) “A Dynamic Model of the Economic Returns to Adolescent Social Skills” By: @zachweingarten.bsky.social, Jere Behrman and Andrew Postlewaite https://www.pop.upenn.edu/node/88287 #skills #peers #parents #adolescents #development #athletics #clubs
Problem solving? Working in groups helps cancel biases says a recent study by PSC researcher Damon Centola MORE INFO https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/social-networks-outsmart-cognitive-biases STUDY in @sciopentup.bsky.social https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.23919/JSC.2026.0005
Social Networks Outsmart Cognitive Biases
Research 2 Jun 2026 Social Networks Outsmart Cognitive Biases A new study shows how herding in networks makes populations more rational. In 2010, the New York City-based restaurant Serendipity 3 revealed its $69 hot dog, winning the Guinness World Recor...
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COMING TO #ASA2026 ? Penn people (our students and researchers included) will be out in force at the @asanews.bsky.social Annual Mtg in NYC, 8/7 - 8/11 CHECK OUT OUR SCHEDULE of Penn scholarly activity HERE: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/2026-07/PENN.ASA_.2026.JULY22update.pdf
Learn more about PSC researcher David Mandell's @dsmandell.bsky.social work studying autism services - improving the lives of autistic people and their families. https://youtu.be/xduyhVCg0Vk?si=fNTTJXIbjj-hA9wv #autism
Penn LDI: “Good Science” with David Mandell, ScD
Penn LDI's “Good Science” thought leadership series spotlights LDI Fellows who are shaping the future of health care and health policy. “Good Science” delves into LDI experts' research, the questions that inspire it, the evidence they generate, and how ...
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Can street cleanups reduce serious crime? New research by PSC Associates John MacDonald and Eugenia South in the American Journal of Public Health offers perspective. https://bit.ly/4bxIOfN
The Effects of Street Cleaning on Serious Crime and Gun Violence in Philadelphia, 2023-2024: A Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial - PubMed
<span><b>Objectives.</b> To determine if street cleaning interventions reduce gun violence and street crime. <b>Methods.</b> We conducted a stratified randomized controlled trial of 300 high gun violence street segments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as...
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🚛 NEW PAPER: The Effects of Street Cleaning on Serious Crime and Gun Violence in Philadelphia, 2023-2024: A Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial In @amjpublichealth.bsky.social https://bit.ly/43UjxbD By John M MacDonald, Wilson Hernandez, Anthony A Braga, Eugenia C South, Charles C Branas
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American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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Congratulations to the PSC's Dolores Albarracin (@dalbarra) on her appointment as Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (@appc.upenn.edu) READ MORE: https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/penn-professor-dolores-albarracin-is-new-director-of-annenberg-public-policy-center/
Penn Professor Dolores Albarracín Is New Director of Annenberg Public Policy Center | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín has been named the director of University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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Congratulations to the PSC's Dolores Albarracin (@dalbarra.bsky.social) on her appointment as Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (@appc.upenn.edu). READ MORE: https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/penn-professor-dolores-albarracin-is-new-director-of-annenberg-public-policy-center/
Penn Professor Dolores Albarracín Is New Director of Annenberg Public Policy Center | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín has been named the director of University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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READ THIS NEW PAPER: COVID-19 Emergency Cash Transfer and Pregnancy in Brazil By Alexandre Gori Maia, @leticiamarteleto.bsky.social, Luiz Gustavo Sereno, Sneha Kumar, Molly Dondero @dzc-upenn.bsky.social In @demresjournal.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2026.54.17
🎉We're thrilled to welcome Dolores Albarracín as our new director, succeeding founding director Kathleen Hall Jamieson. A social psychologist, Albarracín is a @upenn.edu PIK Professor with appointments at @asc.upenn.edu & @sas.upenn.edu. Jamieson will continue research at APPC as director emerita.
Dolores Albarracín appointed new director of Annenberg Public Policy Center | Penn Today
Albarracín is a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences. She is assuming the role from Kathleen Hall Jamieson,...
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Introducing Dr. Bingxin Zhao as a new Senior Fellow at Penn LDI! His research develops statistical and AI methods for science and medicine, with a focus on integrating multimodal data to enable discovery and translation. Learn more: https://ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fellows-directory/bingxin-zhao-phd/
Workshop: Effective Research Poster Design and Communication with CURF Weds, July 15: 4-5PM, Zoom Learn how to create an effective poster & practice your elevator pitch skills! We will discuss poster DOs & DON’Ts, using examples of actual posters. Register here: curf.upenn.edu/events/summe...
Workshop: Capitalizing on & Communicating the Value of Your Research Skills Weds, July 22: 4-5PM Zoom Staff from Career Services will share why research is important in many postgrad pursuits & how to maximize employment/grad school prospects thru research. Register: curf.upenn.edu/events/summe...
Apply to Present at the National Research Conference at Penn (NRCP) NRCP is an interdisciplinary, 2-day undergrad research conference taking place during Fall Break (Oct 2–3, 2026) that is open to students from across the country. Early deadline Jul 15. Regular deadline Aug 15. upennnrc.org/apply
@appc.upenn.edu director Dolores Albarracín spoke with WITF's The Spark about conspiracy theories. Listen below. cc: @asc.upenn.edu @sas.upenn.edu
Cambridge Skeptics@cambskeptics.bsky.social · 3w agoWhy do conspiracy theories spread so quickly, and why are some people more likely to believe them? On The Spark, we spoke with University of Pennsylvania social psychologist Dr. Dolores Albarracín about the psychology behind conspiracy theories. www.witf.org/2026/07/13/u...
Registration is now open for C4R26 🎉 Join us Sep 28 to 30, 2026 in Philadelphia for a free conference dedicated to scientific rigor, practical research skills, methodology workshops, and building better science together. Register at c4r.io/conference #ScientificRigor #ResearchTraining
