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Sarah Burgard
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Director of @UM_PSC - faculty @UMSociology @umichsph @fordschool @umisr - I study links between social inequality & health inequality, mostly with surveys.

Public Health 46%
Medicine 29%
Mark your calendar for the next, hybrid half-day PDHP Workshop with @d3center.bsky.social experts, covering Adaptive Interventions: Dec. 12! Register at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/ @leb112358.bsky.social

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Nominate your awesome colleagues! @popassocamerica.bsky.social
The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E

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The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E
Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration buff.ly/BedgVzD

join us in person or online on Monday @um-psc.bsky.social !
👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/

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👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/
With a new measure to understand causes of maternal mortality, historical demographer George Alter finds infectious disease & nutrition improvements likely impacted falling maternal mortality more than shifting obstetrical practices. Just out in Population Studies: psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-ins...
New Insights on Historic Causes of Maternal Deaths
In historical populations, female death rates usually exceeded male death rates during the reproductive ages. The most obvious cause of this difference is deaths resulting from childbirth. Parish regi...
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We're announcing a 30-day moratorium on utility disconnections.

The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.

literally everyone is welcome! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social on 11/10 9am-1pm ET in person or on zoom!
Mark your calendar for next week's free, online half-day PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social: demonstrating the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) applied to High Dimensional Data. Register at psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...
Mark your calendar for next week's free, online half-day PDHP Workshop with @alussier.bsky.social: demonstrating the Structured Life Course Modelling Approach (SLCMA) applied to High Dimensional Data. Register at psc.isr.umich.edu/events/pdhp-...

Did you hear in the back? Make your own dolled up HOT CHOCOLATE BAR this month @um-psc.bsky.social join us if you can on Tuesday the 4th at 10!
PSC's next coffee chat, featuring baked goods and brief interviews, runs Nov 4 at 10 a.m. We'll hear from Griffin Shufeldt and Darion Phan, part of the research team working with Amanda Kowalski. We hope to see you! PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE

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PSC's next coffee chat, featuring baked goods and brief interviews, runs Nov 4 at 10 a.m. We'll hear from Griffin Shufeldt and Darion Phan, part of the research team working with Amanda Kowalski. We hope to see you! PSC Events: myumi.ch/rrXzE

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The NACDA Fall 2025 Newsletter is here! 🍁

New data from VETSA (three waves), updates from MIDUS and NDWS, and more on aging research news and events. Read the full issue:https://mailchi.mp/2d66fd7f71f9/nacda-newsletter-fall2025-18100724

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Not new, but still a crisis: CDC PRAMS staff were also laid off this year, removing access to the only national survey data on prenatal & postpartum health. HHS is jeopardizing the health of US kids in many ways. hsph.harvard.edu/news/with-fe... @hsph.harvard.edu @icpsr.bsky.social @npwf.bsky.social

please help us understand what population scientists are experiencing in the #shutdown @popassocamerica.bsky.social
As the federal #shutdown enters week 2, GPAC is monitoring developments and working with partners (@cossa.bsky.social) to address disruptions.

If your research/funding has been affected, share impacts via our portal—your examples help strengthen advocacy for a swift resolution. buff.ly/pIO1QQw
Share Your Research Activities Negatively Affected by Shutdown
www.populationassociation.org

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As the federal #shutdown enters week 2, GPAC is monitoring developments and working with partners (@cossa.bsky.social) to address disruptions.

If your research/funding has been affected, share impacts via our portal—your examples help strengthen advocacy for a swift resolution. buff.ly/pIO1QQw
Share Your Research Activities Negatively Affected by Shutdown
www.populationassociation.org

We have propagated mini monsteras this month at coffee chat, and the snacks are fall-a-rific! Come by if you want to take one home! 🌱 Grown with love by the @um-psc.bsky.social

you won't want to miss this one @um-psc.bsky.social tomorrow - please join if you are able! 🍎🍂
Rod Little has promised to SING at our PSC Coffee Chat **tomorrow.** Hear about his career in biostats, his recent book, "Seminal Ideas and Controversies in Statistics," plus PSC's famous treats. Join us at 10! @um-src.bsky.social
psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psc-c...

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Rod Little has promised to SING at our PSC Coffee Chat **tomorrow.** Hear about his career in biostats, his recent book, "Seminal Ideas and Controversies in Statistics," plus PSC's famous treats. Join us at 10! @um-src.bsky.social
psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psc-c...

Today, friends, learn from Dr. Schechter @um-psc.bsky.social (link takes you to zoom if needed)
We are thrilled to have Laura Schechter join us Monday to present her Dakar study investigating the extent to which collusion can explain the under-provision of clean sanitation technologies in developing countries. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin... @uwcsde.bsky.social
Latest horrifying news on Trump administration erasing national data: they're ending data collection on food security by Census. Explanation of why this is a big deal: updates.dataindex.us/archive/fors... @npi.ucanr.edu @donmoyn.bsky.social @centeronbudget.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social
Forsaking Food Security
by Chris Dick and Beth Jarosz How often are Americans concerned that their food will run out before they have money to buy more? Or that they did not have...
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We are thrilled to have Laura Schechter join us Monday to present her Dakar study investigating the extent to which collusion can explain the under-provision of clean sanitation technologies in developing countries. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin... @uwcsde.bsky.social
House Appropriations Committee Advances Key Spending Bills: Rejects Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts and Praises Population Research buff.ly/9nu03sX
House Appropriations Committee Advances Key Spending Bills
Rejects Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts and Praises Population Research
buff.ly

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#PAA2026 deadline in less than two weeks

Go team and plan to join next year 💙💛 @um-psc.bsky.social
Community is great! 💙
Thanks for coming to the PSC picnic...
@socinequality.bsky.social @joelabriola.bsky.social #PSCPicnic

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So many reasons to come to #PAA2026: 1) the best place to receive feedback from peers and interdisciplinary scholars 2) hearing latest research, methods, ideas from colleagues 3) the community 🫶 Attendees keep coming back year after year! Submit your work by Oct. 5. buff.ly/3KR6NRM

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For all population scientists: Join us for open office hours on Zoom Wednesday! PDHP offers stellar mentorship: pdhp.isr.umich.edu/resources/
Resources | Population Dynamics and Health Program
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Community is great! 💙
Thanks for coming to the PSC picnic...
@socinequality.bsky.social @joelabriola.bsky.social #PSCPicnic

Here's the dirt cake I'm bringing, along with some other secret treats for the @um-psc.bsky.social family!