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@michaeltopping.bsky.social

Sociology PhD candidate at UW-Madison | Center for Demography and Ecology | Center for Demography of Health and Aging | NIA T32 Trainee Demography, Aging and the Life Course, Inequality, and much more! https://www.michael-topping.com

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Ho bisogno di un ferragosto a febbraio πŸ˜…πŸ˜‰

31.01.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Renewed my passport on Sunday only to get it 5 days later??! (Instead of the 4-6 weeks). I’ll take a win when I can get one!

31.01.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today is somewhat symbolic! It's my last first day of the semester as a student (I hope!) πŸ˜…

20.01.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get so triggered as a demographer anytime I see someone make comments about population growth when fertility is low 🀯😀

20.01.2026 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats, Jason & @yiangli.bsky.social, you both are killing it! πŸŽ‰

16.01.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't remember where I saw this, but if life is like a TV show, I very much would like a trailer for the 2026 season, especially after a particularly stressful 2025 with many twists and turns around every corner πŸ˜…

29.12.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Devo staccare la spina πŸ˜…

23.12.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think this is the day I can claim I became a real demographer πŸ€—πŸ€£

19.12.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats, @nickdemark.bsky.social! πŸŽ‰

19.12.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟

Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.

Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!

13.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟CDE at GSA 2025🌟

We're excited to share that several of our CDE affiliates, including @michaeltopping.bsky.social, Meiyi Li, & Yue Qin are presenting at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting today and tomorrow in Boston, MA!

Learn ➑️ www.gsa2025.org

12.11.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got to review for my **favorite** journal - JHSB! Hope the authors of the paper appreciate my comments on their work! πŸ€—

25.09.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is my (hopefully) last first day of school! So many emotions right now but this is the mood I settled on this day: πŸ˜¬πŸ˜…

03.09.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Thelonious!

28.08.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Passed my dissertation proposal defense! πŸŽ‰ Just need to work hard this year to finish everything πŸ˜…

28.08.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

First job application is complete! And so it begins πŸ˜… (wish me luck!) πŸ€—

27.08.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally as #ASA2025 comes to a close the #PAA2026 call for papers comes online! Back to the grind πŸ€“

12.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In my favorite city for #ASA2025 😍😍 looking forward to (re)connecting with people!

09.08.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Academia is basically a collection of people who got lucky early on and mistook it for genius. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

04.08.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 430    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 19

Maybe it's the stress of the upcoming job market, but for the first time in a long time I completed almost all of the goals I set out for the month of July! πŸ˜…

30.07.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
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29.07.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Congrats, Milly! πŸ₯³

28.07.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Right?!

25.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These #sociology journal placements are quite interesting this year (according to google scholars metrics, at least).

24.07.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The summer is going by way too fast. How is #ASA2025 right around the corner? πŸ˜…

21.07.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just peer-reviewed a paper! Always happy to give back to people and move things forward πŸ€—

04.07.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! πŸŽ‰

01.07.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Take advantage of our special rate of $3,200 (if your paper is accepted after peer review)". There is so much wrong with this spam email

30.06.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A writing trick I have developed lately is to write one font size smaller than normal. That way when I am finished and already think I wrote a lot, it looks even grander and makes me feel so accomplished! 🀣

30.06.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I woke up today to 7 unread emails and thought - wow a lot must have happened last night. Turns out I forgot to renew my ASA subscription and it was all the listserv notifications πŸ˜…πŸ˜±πŸ˜­

24.06.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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