Emily Agree

We are hiring (again!). We are searching for up to four tenure-track hires. Two of these are open-field/open-rank. Two are endowed at the full professor level -- one with a focus on applied micro and poverty, the other with a focus on demography.

"Let Them Eat Catastrophic Plans!" Trump & RFK Jr. have a "genius" response to expiring tax credit crisis For months now I've been shouting from the rooftops about the imminent expiration of the improved federal tax credits for ACA enrollees, repeatedly pointing out that those already paying full price ar...

🚨 BREAKING: Trump & RFK Jr. issue their "genius" response to the expiring #ACA tax credits:

"LET THEM EAT CATASTROPHIC PLANS!"

acasignups.net/25/09/04/let...

Communications Coordinator position working with @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and @micda-umisr.bsky.social at @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

More info here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

Children’s Empathy, Kindness Linked to Healthier Eating Habits as Teenagers | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Researchers found that children who demonstrate kind, caring, and helpful behaviors are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables in their teen years.

🫂 🥗 Kind kids, healthy teens: A study led by @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 's Farah Qureshi in the @ajpmonline.bsky.social shows children who show caring, helpful behavior between ages 5-11 are more likely to make healthier eating choices as teenagers: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/childre...

We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

Family caregivers worry over planned Medicaid cuts' impact About 63 million Americans, or a quarter of adults over 18, take care of an older or disabled person at home, and many rely on Medicaid funding for help.

The invisible caregivers of our most vulnerable - most of whom are women - are already overburdened. What’s coming as a result of Medicaid changes is going to hurt so many.

Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology - Gonzaga Main Campus, Washington, United States Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology Area: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Sociology and Criminology Telework Availability: On-campus Position Employee Classification: Tenure...

The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).

We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!

Assistant Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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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
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

SUMMARY: This notice announces the commencement of Phase 1 of the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program: The Block Boundary Suggestion Project. Phase 1 specifically provides states the opportunity to supply the Census Bureau with their suggestions for the 2030 Census tabulation block inventory. Suggestions are made by designating the desirability of linear features for use as 2030 Census tabulation block boundaries. In addition, states have the opportunity to submit to the Census Bureau suggested legal boundary updates. These actions allow states to construct some of the small area geography they need for legislative redistricting. State participation in Phase 1 of the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program is voluntary.

NEW: The Census Bureau is asking for states' input on #2030Census redistricting data, according to this Federal Register notice
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...

A consistent lesson of this devastating time has been that federal agencies you've never heard of do brilliant, crucial work that holds up your life in ways you've never thought about

Anyway, I'm here to tell you that the demographers at the National Center for Health Statistics are a treasure

A special thank you from Xiomara (and her mom, @elenahung.bsky.social) for the love + support

We're not giving up on this fight — we're not giving up on our kids, or anyone's kids. Please keep helping us fundraise for this urgent work by sharing:

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We visited over two dozen House GOP offices today, here's an exchange that illustrates our impact:

GOP Staffer: We were wondering if you were coming

LL: Oh, you heard we were here?

GOP Staffer: _Everyone_ knows you are here.

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Senate Seeks Deeper Cuts To Medicaid Amplifying Worries About Disability Services Just weeks after the U.S. House approved billions in cuts to Medicaid, the Senate is considering chopping the program even more, a move that disability advocates say would have dire consequences.

“History shows that when Medicaid budgets are cut, home and community-based services are among the first services cut” - @elenahung.bsky.social @littlelobbyists.com

Yesterday marked the 26th Anniversary of the #Olmstead decision… (A thread) 🧵 1/7
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/06/23/s...

imagine watching a small child struggle to breathe because of a measles infection and then going on your radio show to explain that the “human body was designed to fight measles” with the clear implication that if you die your body just wasn’t good enough.

Top gene therapy regulator forced out at FDA Nicole Verdun, top gene therapy regulator at the FDA, has been forced out of the agency.

Vinay Prasad was named as both the FDA’s chief scientific officer and chief medical officer TODAY. He immediately fired Nicole Verdun, who was in charge of cell and gene therapies.

“Now, there will definitely be concerns and questions about what this means for the division under Vinay Prasad”.

Tell the CDC: We Need Broad Access to Vaccines and Science-Based Expert Advisory Committees Public comment to CDC ACIP vaccine committee opens today, 6/9, and closes 6/20 at 11:59pm EDT

Upset abt RFK Jr. firing the Vaccine Advisory panel? Here’s what you can do.

Public comment for the June 25-27 ACIP meeting opened today & closes 6/20. Let’s flood the public comments. Find talking points & sample comment below. @standupforscience.bsky.social

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YouTube video by University of Groningen Master Population Studies - University of Groningen

Broaden your horizon with one of our Double Degrees! 🌍 Choose Demography & Social Inequality (University of Cologne) or Social Demography (University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona).

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Job Opportunity at St George's University of London: Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology The Research Fellow will investigate young carers and health inequalities using advanced longitudinal quantitative methods. Responsibilities include data analysis, literature reviews, publishing findi...

I am hiring for a new researchers on my @nuffieldfoundation.org young carers project.
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

May 2025 Demography of Family Caregiving & TRENDS Network Webinar
Tues, May 27th 1:00 pm EST
Co-sponsored by the Demography of Family Caregiving and TRENDS Networks highlighting family caregiving trends in the US @micda-umisr.bsky.social @rccn-aging.org

Register: micda.isr.umich.edu/may-2025-dem...

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*JOB OPENING*: Researcher in Reproductive #Demography

Dr. Josh Wilde is recruiting a Post-doc to join his ERC-funded SEXRATIO project at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, focused on links b/t maternal stress & sex-biased conception & fetal loss. Deadline May 9 (noon UK time).
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/jobs

Why Social Science?

Fantastic, helpful, hopeful content to share from "Why Social Science" www.whysocialscience.com thanks to @cossa.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @popresearchctrs.bsky.social

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.

Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.

HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.

99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.

Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

American. Citizens. Cannot. Be. Deported.

I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things.

Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.

PFRH faculty Alison Gemmill, Suzanne Bell, Linnea Zimmerman, and Dana Sarnak at the @popassocamerica.bsky.social #PAA2025 conference in DC where over the next three days they and many PFRH faculty are presenting on a variety of critical population health topics. Have a great conference!

📣Join us for IAPHS's Town Hall: "No Magic Words: Building Narrative Power" on April 21, Monday, 12:00PM-1:00PM EDT. Visit iaphs.org/tools-for-su... to learn more!!

A list of daily presentations, workshops, and posters using #NHATS/#NSOC data from 4/10 to 4/13. Follow our Bluesky for daily posts with more details about each.

We are excited to see researchers using #NHATS/#NSOC data at #PAA2025's workshops, posters, and presentations!

Will we see you there?

We hope you can attend one of these sessions and also stop by our booth to say hello.

Wishing everyone a successful conference!

NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it. A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.

Washington Post: 'NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.'

'A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.'

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social affiliate Esther Friedman in Journal of Applied Gerontology

Factors Associated With Shifts in Caregiving During COVID-19

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