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It's here! The @popassocamerica.bsky.social Call for Papers for its 2027 annual meeting is officially live! Lots of great topics. Start thinking about your submissions!!! paa_acgi.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT...

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Demographers —The PAA call for papers is now open! There are TWO qualitative sessions this year, including one that I’m organizing. If you do any qualitative demography or demography-adjacent work, please submit an extended abstract! paa_acgi.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT...

PAA is launching a new virtual workshop series in October 2026 and is looking for workshop proposals from the demography community! Have expertise to share on methods, data visualization, research communication, professional development, or another topic? We'd love to hear from you. buff.ly/5HuJjHB

Hiring this fall? Reach qualified population research professionals through the PAA Career Center—getting 8,000+ views each month. ✅ Targeted audience ✅ FREE 30-day job posting for PAA members ✅ Resume database & featured listings Post your opening today: buff.ly/vcDzbFO

If you have NIH funding or if you are planning to apply, see this webinar on Aug 14 focused on the NIH Unified Funding Strategy. Registration Link: buff.ly/RnczfsR

It only takes a few minutes to contact Congress! A proposed federal rule could have far-reaching impacts on federally funded research, including grant review, award management, & scientific collaboration. 📣 Use our easy template to take action today: buff.ly/2DhQCv6

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! The AAPSS is currently accepting nominations for the 2027 Moynihan Prize. 🏆️ Nominations must be submitted by November 1, 2026. Learn more ➡️ www.aapss.org/moynihan/

The Moynihan Prize – AAPSS

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize was created in 2007 to honor one of the AAPSS's distinguished fellows, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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Colleen Heflin, PAA member @maxwellsu.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, quoted in @marketplace.org: As food prices rise, some consumers are turning to credit cards and other loans to buy groceries

Vote for the future leadership of PAA! Members should have received an e-mail with a link to your ballot. Did not receive a ballot? Log in and check your PAA membership status. (Or send us a DM.) buff.ly/0VLSooy The election will be open until August 29.

Important webinar tomorrow!

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🚨 OMB has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on the decennial census. Join our Rapid Response Data Briefing to learn about the three predicted changes to residence rules and demographic questions, and how to request a 12866 meeting. 📍 Register here: tinyurl.com/census-12866-rapid-response

Submit response on NSF TIP’s RFI on NSF Tech Accelerators initiative by tomorrow, July 14, 4pm ET. NSF seeking input on 4 initial deep-tech focus areas—advanced materials, agricultural technology, ocean technology, and scientific instrumentation—and for Tech Accelerator partners.

You still have time to get in comments on OMB's proposed changes to the federal grant process - the window closes at midnight on July 13th. @popassocamerica.bsky.social wrote a great letter that can be used to help formulate your own comments. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/POPULATIONAS...

Daniel LaRusso: It Ain't Over Yet

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We're excited to launch PAA's new Virtual Workshop Series for Fall 2026! We're looking for engaging 3-hour workshop proposals on topics like statistical methods, data visualization, research communication, professional development, and more. Learn more and submit your proposal: buff.ly/91cEBI6

As a member of COSSA, PAA members can register for this webinar tomorrow on OMB's proposed rule.

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On July 1, join COSSA for the next members-only Headlines Webinar focused on providing guidance on The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s Proposed Rule. 📅: July 1 @ 2pm ET 🔗: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New for PAA members: Quarterly Government Affairs Briefings Hear the latest updates from Washington, ask questions, and join the conversation on issues impacting population science. 🗓 June 30 | 12–1 PM ET | Register today. buff.ly/NcSHpgx PAA Members only • Off the record

Population and Social Data Science ☀️Summer ☀️Incubator Program 2026 Since the beginning of June, MPIDR has been hosting the "Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program 2026." Learn all: https://incubator.demogr.mpg.de/ Emilio Zagheni Aliakbar Akbaritabar

A new Department of Commerce order could undermine data quality and privacy protections for key federal statistics. Use our easy template in the PAA Action Center to tell your Senators and Representative to call for the order’s rescission and a transparent public review process: buff.ly/4txkScS

We have joined the Association of Population Centers, @apduorg.bsky.social, @copafs.bsky.social, and @icpsr.bsky.social for this statement on the Department of Commerce's new order on Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products buff.ly/kofjV6m

Statement on Commerce’s Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products

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NEW: Researchers & data advocates @apduorg.bsky.social, @copafs.bsky.social, @icpsr.bsky.social, @popassocamerica.bsky.social call for the Trump admin to rescind a ban on “noise infusion” as a way to protect people’s privacy in Census Bureau statistics or allow for public input before data changes

Congratulations to Janet Currie on being a 2026 recipient of the Sara McLanahan Award! In recognition of extraordinary contributions to the study of family change, the well-being of children and families, and related social policies. buff.ly/uYvZhH9

Attention #PAA2026 attendees! Please submit your feedback to PAA via the survey. Look for the link in your e-mail inbox. We take your feedback into consideration when planning future events. Deadline is Friday!

Congratulations to our 2026 recipient of the Mindel C. Sheps Award: David Swanson, University of California Riverside. This biennial award is given for outstanding contributions to mathematical demography or demographic methodology. buff.ly/lCOJpYP

Congratulations to Hero Ashman, University of California, Berkeley, the 2026 Dorothy S. Thomas Award recipient! She won the Thomas Award for her graduate student paper titled “Marriage and the racial division of reproductive labor: Evidence from the Great Migration, 1910-1940" buff.ly/vVNnWpy

Earlier this month, several PopFam PhD students shared their work at the @popassocamerica.bsky.social annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. Pictured with their posters: Kimberly Mihayo, Andrea Rodriguez-Villafane and Charlotte Greenbaum. Work by Md. Zaikiul Alam and Haley Thomas was also featured.

Christopher Wildeman is the 2026 @popassocamerica.bsky.social Clifford C. Clogg Award Winner for Mid-Career Achievement. Congrats Chris!

Webinar TODAY, 2–3 ET/1–2 CT hosted by @irpwisc.bsky.social - Research and Policy to Address Financial Instability Among Older Adults, featuring a panel of PAA members. buff.ly/ITG1yod

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Research and Policy to Address Financial Instability Among Older Adults. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

With the poverty rate for older adults climbing to 15% in recent years, this webinar addresses the urgent national issue of financial vulnerability among older adults. We will open the session by examining...

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I’m late, but want to Blue Sky celebrate the amazing @ridhikashyap.bsky.social & her Early Career Award from the @popassocamerica.bsky.social!! 🎉🏆👏🙌. Sometimes good things *do* happen to good people :). #demography @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

🏆 Congratulations to @ridhikashyap.bsky.social , who received the PAA Early Achievement Award for distinguished contributions to population research within the first 10 years after the PhD. A well-deserved recognition of Ridhi’s outstanding contributions to demographic science. 🍾

Still reeling from #PAA2026? Mark your calendar: PAA 2027 will take place in Seattle, Washington, March 31–April 3, 2027. The Call for Papers opens in July 2026. You can also help shape the meeting—submit session suggestions for the 2027 Program Committee to consider. buff.ly/7Sr9wfT