This Thursday, April 1 is the last day to submit an abstract for an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Rural Social Sciences on "Space, Place, and COVID-19." For selected abstracts, full-length manuscripts are due June 15, 2021. Full info here: cps.olemiss.edu/call-for-abstr…

CPS is proud to be part of the UM Lead in Drinking Water Project, a community-engaged, research-based approach addressing lead in water-related health gaps in Mississippi. Meet the team here, including Center for Population Studies research associates John J. Green and Vanessa Parks.

The UM Lead Project is partnering w/ the MSU Extension #SipSafe program to test for lead in drinking water at schools & childcare facilities. Learn more in the final part of our 5-part blog series. #leadfreekids Center for Population Studies Ole Miss Engineering BioMolecular Sciences nsglc.olemiss.edu/blog/2021/apr/…

Learn more about how the UM Lead Project is partnering with the Mississippi State University Extension Service #SipSafe program to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities: nsglc.olemiss.edu/blog/2021/apr/…

2020 national and state pop data from U.S. Census Bureau released! Here’s what you need to know for #Mississippi: we don’t lose a house seat, pop declined by -0.2%. Implications for funding, #workforce, #education. Contact Dr. Jamiko Deleveaux for more info (sdc.olemiss.edu)

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The latest Population Brief from Center for Population Studies comes from Dr. Jamiko Deleveaux of the State Data Center at Ole Miss: "2020 Census and the State of Mississippi" egrove.olemiss.edu/population_bri…

Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for U.S. Counties and County Equivalents. Dr. Jamiko Deleveaux of the State Data Center prepared a brief detailing what these data look like for Mississippi. egrove.olemiss.edu/population_bri…

We know Covid leaves a lot of uncertainty, but CPS is here to help! If you need assistance working with the new Census data we’re here every weekday from 8-5 in Lamar Hall on the UM Oxford campus.

Meet Jasmine! She’s been with us for 2 years as one of our research assistants, and we are so lucky to have her back!

Here is some information regarding the 2020 Census Count Question. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us!

Meet Anne Cafer! She is the Director for CPS, and also the Co-Director over at UMCREW!

Join us at the town-hall meeting! This will be held virtually, and a zoom link will be sent out soon.

libarts.olemiss.edu/bamboo-and-cot… Click the link to register for the IDEAS Forum tomorrow at 4pm! Lynn Woo with CPS will present a talk entitled Bamboo and Cotton: The Mississippi Chinese.

Meet Yasmin! We are lucky to have her and everything she does for CPS.

Join us for the Townhall meeting! Click the link below to register. olemiss.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Meet Hannah! She is a research assistant here with us at CPS, and she is currently getting her masters degree in Sociology. We’re glad to have you Hannah!

Join us at our upcoming Town Hall meeting in the Student Union room #323 on October 28th at 2:30pm.

The Community Foundation of NW Mississippi and the Maddox Northwest Volunteer HUB are partnering with us and Delta Directions to announce our next FEED Fund Webinar Series. This meeting will discuss opportunities for food donations and access for pantries and nonprofits.

The 2020 census missed nearly 1.6 million people in the United States. Over 100,000 residents in Mississippi weren't represented. Those missed amounts to roughly the population of Oxford and Gulfport combined. Read more here: census.gov/newsroom/press…