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Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Sociology   The Sociology department at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Profe...

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Social environments may shape cognitive aging and dementia risk. Researchers outline key features and priorities for future study, focusing on social connections, residential settings and work contexts. myumi.ch/AxZ7y

The social environment and cognitive aging over the life course: laying out critical concepts and research gaps

The social environment refers to our interpersonal relations, workplaces, and neighborhoods, towns, or cities in which we live. A growing literature indicates that social environments are related to ...

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🚨 The #PAA2027 Call for Papers is now OPEN! 📅 Deadline: September 20 📍 Seattle, Washington 🗓️ March 31–April 3, 2027 Join the premier conference for demographers and social & health scientists. Share your research, connect with colleagues, and be part of a vibrant program. buff.ly/tKL5Fyx

More older Americans are cohabitating. Using @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social researchers find cohabitation functions similarly to marriage when the partners need care, but cohabitors, especially women, receive fewer hours of care than spouses myumi.ch/bDEN9 @spattersearch.bsky.social @vafreedman.bsky.social

Cohabitation and unmet care needs in later life

AbstractObjectives. More older Americans are cohabiting with a partner. However, it is unclear whether cohabitation serves as an alternative to marriage fo

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Our new study compared 5 disadvantage indices across 80K US tracts & the rural-urban landscape. Findings suggest using indices with standardized inputs & developing rural-specific metrics. Read the paper in Health Affairs Scholar: doi.org/10.1093/hasc... #HealthEquity

Rural–urban comparisons of area-based socioeconomic disadvantage and vulnerability indices

AbstractBackground. Policymakers and health systems increasingly rely on area-based socioeconomic disadvantage indices to inform health policy and resource

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It's that time of year again - @popassocamerica.bsky.social Call for Papers! www.populationassociation.org/paa2027/call...

Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!

ALT: Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!

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The New CSCAR@ISR is Open for Business! U-M faculty, staff, and students can schedule statistical consultations, explore workshops, ask research questions and learn about support for funded projects. Connect with CSCAR@ISR: cscar.isr.umich.edu

I have been wanting this to exist for so long!!! now I’m mad I virtuously updated my dates early (because I was avoiding the other decisions)!!! but here is a gift to the rest of you

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Older adults have bounced back after the COVID-19 pandemic, with a return to pre-2020 levels of participation in valued activities after a 13 percentage point decrease. Find out more on resilience in aging at nhats.org/findings

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Millions of family caregivers manage complex diets for older relatives – often with little nutritional guidance

Caregivers often don’t recognize how much time, energy and effort is dedicated to their nutrition-related responsibilities, and many feel unprepared for them.

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Absolutely stone cold dedication to a work of popular history

Study (N=1,373) finds care obligations can drag down women’s promotion chances more sharply than men’s. Caregiving may carry a different meaning when attached to a woman, with employers assuming she devotes more time & energy to it. www.scienceofmoney.org/it-s-not-bei...

It's not being a woman that hurts your promotion odds. It's part-time work and caregiving

A study of 1,373 German employers found that gender itself barely affected promotion decisions. What dragged candidates down was working part-time and having caregiving duties, penalties that fall har...

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Scientists of the Nautilus research ship capture a Big Fin Squid on camera, at 5454m (17’800 ft) depth. This was their live reaction: 🔊 #AGoodPlace

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 763: Having a tough time? Good. Got a rejection? Good. Got a bad review? Good. Had to abandon a project because it wasn't working? Good. These things all teach you resilience, patience and determination; the things you need most as a writer.

My cat's love for routine overrides her hatred for her new medicine. Any other time of day she runs from me but at 7:30, she's waking me up and putting on a brave face for it.

Do What You Must

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Congratulations to our MiCDA affiliates who were granted Fellow status by geosociety.bsky.social! We’d like to celebrate Elham Mahmoudi, Courtney Polenick, and seoyounkimphd.bsky.social for this achievement and for their outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology.

Remembering to do things depends on mood & thinking skills. #JGSSAdvAccess research finds depression worsens the ability to remember future tasks, but good executive function protects against this. Mental health & cognition work together. buff.ly/1ikTGcJ @geronsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

Jackie at @bcbsm.bsky.social is a true gem! She helped me get answers to mysteries in the UM health system. In the confusing insurance landscape, it was nice to speak with someone who was kind, reassuring, and dug deep to make sure I had the right info!

Keanu Reeves Blows Kisses

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New findings from U-M’s Monitoring the Future study show many teens underestimate fentanyl risk. More than half of eighth graders did not see great risk in trying fentanyl once or twice.

Loneliness affects health, but healthcare cannot rebuild communities. New research from Sofia Hiltner, a predoctoral trainee at ISR’s @um-psc.bsky.social, examines why solutions must also address the social conditions that create isolation.

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Jimothy the raccoon survived against the odds, a testament to sophisticated brains and devoted mothers

Surviving in the wild is no small feat for animals, especially ones like Jimothy, with rare conditions And yet he persevered to viral celebration, thanks to an adaptable brain and a caring mother.

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Congratulations to Vincent L. Hutchings of ISR’s @umisrcps.bsky.social on being named a U-M Distinguished University Professor. His research examines public opinion, elections, voting behavior, and African American politics.

Journalists rarely talk to people with Alzheimer's disease. Reporting this out for @19thnews.org was fascinating.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis changed their lives. They decided how.

Women make up two-thirds of Alzheimer's diagnoses. Three women share how catching it early let them take control of what comes next.

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Since A Second Sight came out I've received about 2-3 of these scam emails a week. They are not only profoundly annoying but obviously prey on author's passions and attachment to their work. In some cases they impersonate real people at legit organizations.

That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam - Electric Literature

Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too

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New research co-authored by ISR’s @spattersearch.bsky.social finds more Americans ages 65 to 74 are reporting activity limitations and unmet care needs than a decade ago, raising questions for families and unpaid caregivers who may need to plan for care sooner.

#JGSSAdvAccess research finds that cohabiting women face greater unmet care needs than married women. Partnership status matters for who gets supported in later life, and it affects women more. buff.ly/negaVuu @geronsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com @spattersearch.bsky.social

Cohabitation and unmet care needs in later life

AbstractObjectives. More older Americans are cohabiting with a partner. However, it is unclear whether cohabitation serves as an alternative to marriage fo

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ISR researcher Carina Gronlund studies how extreme weather affects health, housing, and older adults. Her research, recently featured in an article on U-M climate solutions, explores how flooding, heat, weatherization, and cooling centers can shape community health and resilience.

Many older adults unaware of 988 mental health crisis line, University of Michigan poll finds https://www.bhnet.org/68200/many-older-adults-unaware-of-988-mental-health-crisis-line-university-of-michigan-poll-finds/ LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Four years after the nationwide launch of the 988 …

Many older adults unaware of 988 mental health crisis line, University of Michigan poll finds - Behavioral Healthcare Network

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Four years after the nationwide launch of the 988 Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, a new University of Michigan poll finds that many

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