UM Population Studies Center

Population Dynamics and Health Program: PDHP workshop

🎓 Join us for the latest free, half-day PDHP workshop in pop science, "Age-Period-Cohort Analysis In Population & Health Research," presented by Yang Claire Yang (UNC-Chapel Hill). Find and share details and RSVP for this event live or on Zoom 8/20 from 9 to 1! ⬇️
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ICYMI: Pamela Smock writes on the economic consequences of divorce in the US, which vary by race and gender. Read more: myumi.ch/79XGx #EconSky @umisr.bsky.social
@umichstonecid.bsky.social @umsociology.bsky.social

Provision of person-centered contraceptive care to adolescents: results from a national survey of family planning clinics Access to contraceptive services is essential for adolescents to pursue sexual and reproductive well-being. Publicly supported family planning clinics…

Clinic policies and practices are important determinants of adolescents' receipt of person-centered contraceptive care. With @guttmacher.org colleagues, we share findings from a national survey of publicly funded family planning clinics . www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great new work by @spattersearch.bsky.social & colleagues!

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.

My coauthors @lesja.bsky.social @karenguzzo.bsky.social & I have a new piece in @theconversation.com , which offers insights into why most demographers do NOT think there is a current fertility crisis and the panic about population decline is unwarranted.
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US immigrants are rapidly aging, but little is known on how acculturation influences their disability risk. PSC postdoc Shane Burns et al published findings on disability odds and factors like citizenship, duration in the US, and English proficiency: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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A U-M study of unarmed non-police response programs finds UNPR programs serve as critical hubs for community safety-- including chronic disease management, infectious disease prevention, violence reduction, and jail time reduction. PSC's Paul Fleming co-authors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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The Rural Life Program at ISR and U-M College of Engineering has awarded three new grants to projects improving infectious disease surveillance and energy resilience in rural communities.

Learn more: myumi.ch/3RmqD

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Population Dynamics and Health Program: PDHP workshop

🎓 Join us for the latest free, half-day PDHP workshop in pop science, "Age-Period-Cohort Analysis In Population & Health Research," presented by Yang Claire Yang (UNC-Chapel Hill). Find and share details and RSVP for this event live or on Zoom 8/20 from 9 to 1! ⬇️
psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...

Pamela Smock, UM professor of Sociology: "People see marriage and childbearing as something to do once they feel economically comfortable."

The 2-child American family has been an ideal since the 60s, but millennials, with challenges like job insecurity and student loans, are less likely to have children. PSC's Pamela Smock discusses with @businessinsider.com:
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AI is used for predicting sepsis risk. The inclusion of sociodemographic data and stratified assessment of performance—essential steps in developing equitable risk prediction tools—are possible but have yet to be consistently adopted, PSC alum @hauschildt.bsky.social finds:

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Now on Bluesky: University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR)! We’re a leading social science research institution, with studies on politics, health, inequality, and economic behavior. Follow for research highlights, behind-the-scenes looks, and insights from our scholars!

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Meet the members: Deborah Billings (@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social), Andrea Louise Campbell, Michael Kelley Gusmano, @simonfhaeder.bsky.social (@tamu.bsky.social), Jake Haselswerdt, @pamherd.bsky.social (@umfordschool.bsky.social), @chris-howard.bsky.social (@wm.edu)...

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#WorldPopulationDay
By 2050, Africa will be the only region with a growing working-age population & will need to produce 2 million jobs/month by 2040 to keep up with the increase in working-age people: study by @davidalam.bsky.social & Murray Leibbrandt

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📢Call for paper for #AlpPop 2026 is out with awesome #skinotes confirmed @marthajbailey.bsky.social and Arnout Van De Rijt.
Please send your paper bocconi.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6t… by September 21.

The aging immune system and all-cause mortality in older americans: differences across sex and race/ethnicity - Immunity & Ageing Background As individuals age, the immune system undergoes complex changes, including an increase in the number of CD8 T cells relative to CD4 T cells, a decline in naïve cell production (including T…

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social affiliates Grace Noppert Kate Duchowny in Immunity & Ageing

The aging immune system and all-cause mortality in older americans: differences across sex and race/ethnicity

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How well can individuals’ parental background and previous life experiences predict their mid-life SES attainment? @zhenghaowen and PSC alum Siwei Cheng describe a predictive approach running machine learning models on panel data:

Research Shows Economic Consequences of Divorce in the US Vary by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Recent research led by University of Michigan sociologist Pamela Smock has shown that the economic consequences of divorce vary substantially– not only on the basis of gender, which has long been esta...

UM sociologist Pamela Smock, an expert on the economic consequences of divorce, shows that divorce puts women, and especially Black women, at high risk of poverty. @umisr.bsky.social @umichstonecid.bsky.social @umsociology.bsky.social #EconSky
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Highlights: the complexities of implementing nondiscrimination in healthcare, Skrmetti, Medicare as a tool of civil rights enforcement in 1966, and the challenges of addressing algorithmic discrimination in healthcare.

My book is available free and open access at the link below:

🚨🚨 Medicaid contributes more to Houston's local economy than the CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. It contributes almost 2x as much to LA as the MOVIE INDUSTRY. We are talking about DECIMATING local economies when we talk about cutting Medicaid 🚨🚨
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"Cuts to social programs will have a major impact on local economic activity." Social programs are a key part of the regional economic base. @robertmanduca.bsky.social on how Medicaid and SNAP cuts in the #ReconciliationBill will negatively impact local economies:
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Republicans look to Medicaid work requirements to save taxpayer money in budget bill Work requirements for Medicaid are proposed as a way to cut costs in the big budget bill. Studies find they achieve cost savings by kicking off legitimate beneficiaries because of a paperwork burden.

On All Things Considered to talk about work requirements in the budget reconciliation bill (if i sound super tired its becsue i did the interview very late at night while in japan) www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...

Hey that's @robertmanduca.bsky.social's research!

If Trump signs his big bill into law, America could end up with a social safety net that ‘barely functions’ America’s social safety net is poised to become thinner if the Republicans’ massive tax and spending bill crosses the finish line, at a time when low-income consumers are struggling and recession fear...

In @marketwatch.com @robertmanduca.bsky.social helps break down what's at stake for local communities as a result of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill—on average these safety-net programs account for 40 percent of money flowing into local communities.

www.marketwatch.com/story/how-th...

In the 30 yrs. since the passage of PRWORA, states have taken different approaches to noncitizen
health insurance coverage. Research illuminating consequences & tradeoffs will help navigating shifting federal policies. PSC alum Aresha Martinez-Cardoso coauthors: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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The findings from this ethnographic study in Burkina Faso illustrate the physical and emotional tolls that arise when mothers lack access to reliable childcare, leading them to work under conditions of constant caregiving demand. PSC alum Rachael Susan Pierotti et al: ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/wbrwps...

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social UMichPMR affiliates Mark D Peterson @colterm.bsky.social Jessica Faul in J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle

Physical Activity Is Associated With Decreased Epigenetic Aging: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study

Administrative Burden In Administrative Burden, Herd and Moynihan document that the administrative burdens citizens regularly encounter in their interactions with the state are not simply unintended byproducts of

@donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social book on Administrative Burden is all about the sources of this www.russellsage.org/publications...

Transportation troubles create a lonely reality for older Michiganders | Bridge Michigan Despite millions of dollars in transportation funds, the state’s services remain fragmented and, for many older Michiganders, difficult to access.

NEW: @bridgemi.com takes a deep-dive into the challenges and frustrations of transportation issues for Michigan's older adults, and cites data from our National Poll on Healthy Aging as well as quoting @spattersearch.bsky.social: www.bridgemi.com/michigan-hea...

EXCLUSIVE | HPD to partner with University of Michigan for 2026 vacancy survey as rates reach all-time low | amNewYork New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) will partner with a University of Michigan research institute for its housing vacancy

The @umich.edu Survey Research Center @um-src.bsky.social is excited to partner with NYC’s historic Housing and Vacancy Survey. The SRC-Survey Research Operations unit will lead the data collection for the 2026 NYCHVS. Learn more www.amny.com/politics/hpd...