
UM Population Studies Center
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The Population Studies Center & PDHP are interdisciplinary communities of scholars in population research and training. Also at um-psc.bsky.social.
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http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/ 26-09-2011 21:13:27
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A great read from Bridge Michigan on isolation felt by older Michiganders features our @spattersearch and a reminder we can help this by checking in on older friends. MiCDA_UMISR UM SRC bridgemi.com/michigan-healt…


OVPR’s Office of Public Engagement and Research Impacts is hosting four virtual focused intensive learning experiences on project management for public impact between Feb. 21 and Mar. 21. University of Michigan faculty, researchers and trainees can apply by Feb. 7: myumi.ch/pk33J



🇺🇸 Work by Basit Zafar -- on student interest in teaching, perceptions of teacher salaries, and on the impact of COVID on remote work preferences-- was cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President. (Ch. 2 and 7) U-M Economics The full report: myumi.ch/bEPjx


🇺🇸 Work by David S Johnson UM Population Studies Center was cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President, which notes that Economic Impact Payments provide a lesson for future crises (Chapter 1). U-M ISR The Brookings Institution myumi.ch/bEPjx


🇺🇸 Work by Brian A. Jacob UM Population Studies Center was cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President. His research on the effects of COVID on K-12 schooling, and of No Child Left Behind, is cited in Chapter 7. U-M ISR NBER Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy myumi.ch/bEPjx


🇺🇸 Work by UM Population Studies Center alum professional age forecaster was cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President. Find his contributions on Medicaid, insurance, and mortality in Chapter 4. U-M ISR Minneapolis Fed myumi.ch/bEPjx


🇺🇸 Several papers by Sarah Miller were cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President. Find these and more from UM Population Studies Center in Chapter 4, on expanding and strengthening US health insurance coverage. Ross School of Business U-M ISR myumi.ch/bEPjx


🇺🇸 Work by Amanda Kowalski UM Population Studies Center was cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President. Find important work from our center in Chapter 4, on expanding and strengthening US health insurance coverage. U-M ISR U-M Economics myumi.ch/bEPjx


A new University of Michigan study by UM Population Studies Center trainee Spencer Allen (he/him) Michigan Sociology found that broadband connection was a key factor in reducing mortality and incidence during the early months of the pandemic. Michigan News: news.umich.edu/digital-lifeli…



A new University of Michigan study found that the mortality rate from COVID-19 was about 50% lower in U.S. counties with higher internet access in the summer and early fall of 2020. myumi.ch/ErJP2


A new MCity white paper by Dr. L Wileden and Alexandra Murphy UM Population Studies Center using the Transportation Security Index finds 36% of Detroit residents can't get from place to place in a safe and timely manner-- a figure twice the national avg. mcity.umich.edu/what-it-mean...


Dementia is under-diagnosed in the US and cognitive screening rates remain low. Scott Roberts UM Population Studies Center coauthors new research investigating Americans’ views on cognitive screening and blood biomarker testing for Alzheimer's. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.100…

US caregivers for older adults often do find time for joy in their lives-- but they spend the least amount of time on the types of activities they enjoy the most. New from Crystal Ng, Vicki A. Freedman Kira Birditt et al: UM SRC MiCDA_UMISR Michigan News news.umich.edu/unpaid-caregiv…

.Jennifer Wolff, Jennifer Cornman & Vicki Freedman drew on National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) data to find the number of family caregivers for older adults increased by nearly 6 million between 2011 and 2022. myumi.ch/3Q8k7