It can be difficult to fully comprehend the sheer magnitude of the mortality crisis we are in. Joe Pinsker at The Atlantic has a great new piece where we quantifies the impact of the pandemic. theatlantic.com/family/archive… (1/3)

🚨 Don't miss this talk from Anna Zajacova! In addition to producing cutting-edge research, she is one of the most engaging public speakers I know 🤩 @WesternuSOC Western University Training for Data-Driven Decision-Making

Since you can't visit Israel's beautiful natural sites right now, we're bringing them to you. Check out the breathtaking Banias #Nature Reserve, a green oasis filled with sprawling trees, #hiking trails and Israel's largest waterfall. #ShabbatShalom

James Raymo, Fumiya Uchikoshi, and Shohei Yoda demonstrate that later and less marriage in Japan reflects both failure to realize marriage desires and unplanned drifting into singlehood. demographic-research.org/volumes/vol44/…

JOB: Sociology - Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (Indigeneity and Decolonization) at York University universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?jo…

Feel tiny. So much to learn, so much to prepare, so much to think, and so much to write. But thanks to those shining role models on this road. I can imagine how much they've overcome. Thank you.

Our Chinese New Year is coming in a few days!! Next year will be the year of the Ox. It's a good sign for every one of us.

I am developing and teaching a course titled "Growing up, aging, and the life course" this term. These a couple of weeks my course covers the topic of survival analysis. Here is one slide of my teaching content. We are doing so well.

Social Determinants and Oral Health: An Update | SpringerLink link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Devastating last few days in and around #WesternU. Thinking about our students and our community. Colleagues, please remember your students are not okay.

This is a chronic and re-occuring problen across universities. When will universities realize orientation week needs to be radically rethought, if not eliminated. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

A very helpful seminar!

If you are looking for a great review of issues relating to social movements and media, I might suggest the overview offered by Patrick McCurdy. Just reading it for a class prep and very much appreciate how accessible it is and how many bases are covered! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Single, childless adults aged 45+ in Canada are less mentally and physically healthy and more lonely than those with kin. Rachel Margolis Xiangnan Chai, Ph.D. Ashton Verdery & Lauren Newmyer find variations in outcomes by age, gender, and education. doi.org/10.1093/geronb…

We will see you at #PAA2022 in one week! This is our first year at the conference, so be sure to come by booth #12 and say hello!

My new publication is online: loop-impact.frontiersin.org/impact/article…

New report by Stats_Canada offering a brief portrait of the social, political and economic participation of racialized groups www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti…

/Call for papers/ Population Aging and Older Health in an Era of Digitalization: Empirical Findings and Implications frontiersin.org/research-topic…

For scholars on population aging, a frontiersin.org/journals/publi… special issue on aging in the era of digitalization may be of interest: frontiersin.org/research-topic… #population #aging #publichealth