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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The Michigan Population Studies Center & Population Dynamics and Health Program are interdisciplinary communities of scholars in population research and training: Where demographers find their people!
Open to ALL population scientists: Join our drop-in Zoom session TODAY at 11 to talk about projects, grants, and pressing issues in #Demography. PDHP hosts the AMA with rotating mentors. https://myumi.ch/9JDPX
Amazing chance to hang out with @vincentab.bsky.social live or virtually at this FREE workshop via @um-psc.bsky.social - please join us!
Vincent Arel-Bundock@vincentab.bsky.social · 2w agoI'll be in Ann Arbor next week to talk about `marginaleffects` and how to interpret statistical models. Let me know if you're around! pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/ #RStats #PyData
Kerri Cross, director of research administration at the University of Michigan, is our guest at the next UM Population Studies Center coffee chat. Stop in for incredible snacks and brief interviews as we keep it POPpin July 21 and Aug. 18.
I appreciated speaking with Catherine Ho at the SF Chronicle about the recent piece in Health Affairs with @vafreedman.bsky.social, J. Cornman, & J. Wolff Interview: www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti... Open Access article: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...
Study finds troubling trend among older adults: ‘Earlier onset' of unmet care needs
A new study finds unmet care needs are rising fastest among the youngest cohort of older adults in the U.S., potentially foreshadowing greater problems ahead.
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @umichsph.bsky.social affiliates @vafreedman.bsky.social, @spattersearch.bsky.social, Jennifer Cornman, and Jennifer Wolff in Health Affairs, “Trends In Care Needs Among Older US Adults Diverged By Age, 2011-22”: myumi.ch/7J3Ad
Trends In Care Needs Among Older US Adults Diverged By Age, 2011–22 | Health Affairs Journal
Changing late-life disability and care patterns that may accompany population aging have profound consequences for the nation’s health and related public policies. Drawing on two cross-sectional…
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Love this paper showing how "the institutional structure of US fiscal federalism allows some jurisdictions to function as tax shelters for wealthy residents and corps, while conversely subjecting other jurisdictions to severe fiscal stress, even in broadly prosperous metro areas." bit.ly/4ykwWYx
Tax base fragmentation as a dimension of metropolitan inequality
Abstract. The United States devolves responsibility for providing critical services to local governments. With limited centralized transfers, the ability t
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Thrilled our paper is out now in AJS. Parents & scholars have long known the linked fate of schools & neighborhoods, but how does change in one domain relate to the other? We (@ebruch.bsky.social) propose a theory of coupled tipping & find support for our model in data over 20 yrs & 3,000 schools.
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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Good news for journalists who use R to analyze US Census data: @rconsortium.bsky.social awarded a technical grant to @kylewalker.bsky.social to “lead a focused maintenance and modernization project” for the tigris and tidycensus #RStats 📦s r-consortium.org/posts/r-cons... #DDJ
R Consortium Awards First Round of 2026 Technical Grants – R Consortium
The R Consortium’s Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) is pleased to announce the first round of 2026 technical grant recipients. These seven projects will receive support to strengthen R’s techni...
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ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT: Angubeen G. Khan completed her postdoc at @um-psc.bsky.social last year and is now teaching at @umich.edu Dearborn, where her earliest research partnerships took root. ➡️ Read more: myumi.ch/E7Pr6
Alumna spotlight: Angubeen Khan
A PSC postdoc alumna brings her passion for women’s health in Middle Eastern and South Asian communities back to Dearborn, where her research began.Angubeen (Angu) Khan, who completed her postdoctoral...
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We're headed towards the largest loss of health insurance coverage in US history. Along with millions losing Medicaid, Obamacare private plans are entering a death spiral--reduced federal subsidies pushed people out, and with falling enrollment, prices rise even higher www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | Obamacare Insurers Seek Big Rate Hikes, Again
Affordable Care Act plans are citing rising healthcare costs and falling enrollment.
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Open to all population scientists! Don't forget to mark your calendar for PDHP's drop-in Zoom sessions-- to talk about projects, grants, and pressing issues in #Demography. PDHP hosts with rotating mentors. Next sessions: July 23 at 11, and Aug. 10 at 1. https://myumi.ch/9JDPX
Join the next PDHP Workshop, a free, half-day opportunity to learn how to interpret statistical models w/ the marginaleffects package in R and Python. With Vincent Arel-Bundock of the University Of Montreal, July 29, 9-1 ET. RSVP to attend online or in person: pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops.
Join us today as PSC alum Angubeen Khan of UM-Dearborn is our guest at the PSC Coffee Chat! Open to all as we keep it POPin all summer.
Join our drop-in Zoom session TODAY at 2 to talk about projects, grants, and pressing issues in #Demography. PDHP hosts the AMA with rotating mentors. Mark your calendar for upcoming opportunities this summer: July 23 at 11, and Aug. 10 at 1. https://myumi.ch/9JDPX
We are so excited to see PSC alum Angubeen Khan of UM-Dearborn as next Summer Coffee Chat guest-- join us at the UM Population Studies Center and hear about Angu's work on MENA and South Asian women's health.
Open to all population scientists! Join our drop-in Zoom sessions to talk about projects, grants, and pressing issues in #Demography. PDHP hosts with rotating mentors. Mark your calendar for opportunities this summer: June 25, July 23, and Aug. 10. https://myumi.ch/9JDPX
Join us online or in person TODAY! Our PDHP Workshop offers a free, half-day learning opportunity on Causal Inference In Observational Studies, with U-M's Michael Elliott. RSVP to attend online from 9 to 1: pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops.
Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories theconversation.com/grandparenti...
Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these stories
Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history.
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PSC's Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) offers resources open to *all* population scientists. Apply to affiliate! https://my.umich.zXA1n
“Caregiving for older adults falls disproportionately on women and family members, but little research addresses how gender and kinship intersect to shape caregiver social support.”
Guy Harling@harlingg.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnd a lovely analysis by James Murphy, Esther Friedman, David Kennedy of ~3000 caregivers across the US, showing 3 types of support networks: 1. Close-knit kin-based networks 2. Larger networks sharing caregiving activities 3. Small networks w few/no caregiving supporters
Next week, Switzerland is going to vote on whether the population should be capped at 10 million. Interesting read, if you want any more examples of why population should not be the target of policy
Is Switzerland tired of prosperity? I can think of no other reason for our next foolish referendum | Joseph de Weck
Capping the population at 10 million is a far-right fantasy. It would dismantle the openness that has made the country rich, says Guardian Europe contributor Joseph de Weck
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UM Population Studies Center@um-psc.bsky.social · 2mo agoSocial science benefits Americans in every state. Find resources to comment on the proposed OMB Regulation on Federal Financial Assistance and to tell Congress to save the SBE. Postcards remain available at the front desk and atrium table at ISR! #SaveSBE myumi.ch/wwAM9 🧪
And thank you @um-psc.bsky.social! The Population Studies Center was my home at the ISR and it has been a privilege to be connected to that community.
Thanks to University of Michigan Institute for Social Research for sharing more about my work when I was a post-doctoral fellow there. www.linkedin.com/posts/usf-ju...
#usf #usfhonors | USF Judy Genshaft Honors College
Congratulations to Judy Genshaft Honors College Professor Holly Donahue Singh on being recognized by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) for her contributions to cultural an...
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PSC affiliate @kzivin.bsky.social was SRO at the @literatibookstore.bsky.social last week, raising awareness about maternal mental health with her new memoir, Persevered. ICYMI, more below from @michiganpublic.bsky.social.
UM Population Studies Center@um-psc.bsky.social · 3mo ago👀 Don't miss PSC affiliate Kara Zivin on @michiganpublic.bsky.social talking about her new memoir and research on perinatal depression. We'll be at @literatibookstore.bsky.social to see Kara speak in Ann Arbor May 29 at 6:30. www.michiganpublic.org/health/2026-...
Join the next PDHP Workshop-- a free, half-day learning opportunity on Causal Inference In Observational Studies, with U-M's Michael Elliott. RSVP to attend online or in person June 19 from 9 to 1: pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops.
Social science benefits Americans in every state. Find resources to comment on the proposed OMB Regulation on Federal Financial Assistance and to tell Congress to save the SBE. Postcards remain available at the front desk and atrium table at ISR! #SaveSBE myumi.ch/wwAM9 🧪