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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 5d

Our Brown Bag talk next week will feature
@drjenndowd.bsky.social presenting, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID.”

Join us in-person at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).

Wednesday, October 8th at 12pm PST.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 6d

Join us today for our Brown Bag talk with Jeffrey Lockhart:

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 12d

Come join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, Oct 1st at 12pm PST.

Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment."

Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 12d

Come join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, Oct 1st at 12pm PST.

Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment."

Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 13d

Happening today:

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 19d

Our next Brown Bag Seminar is Wednesday, Sept 24th at 12pm PST.

Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes."

In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 19d

Our next Brown Bag Seminar is Wednesday, Sept 24th at 12pm PST.

Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes."

In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 21d

Join us today at 12pm PST in-person at Room 310 SSB or via Zoom!

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 26d

Join us for our next Brown Bag Seminar, Wed, Sept 17th at 12pm PST.

@mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start."

In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 26d

Join us for our next Brown Bag Seminar, Wed, Sept 17th at 12pm PST.

@mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start."

In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 27d

Happening today:

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our next Brown Bag Seminar of the semester is Wed, Sept 10th at 12pm PST. @nathanlo.bsky.social (Stanford) will present, "Modeling Re-emergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the United States."

Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our next Brown Bag Seminar of the semester is Wed, Sept 10th at 12pm PST. @nathanlo.bsky.social (Stanford) will present, "Modeling Re-emergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the United States."

Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Sep 2

Reminder:

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our first Brown Bag Seminar of the academic year is Wednesday, September 3rd at 12pm PST. Ian Lundberg (UCLA) will present on "Non-Existent Outcomes in Research on Inequality: A Causal Approach."

It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our first Brown Bag Seminar of the academic year is Wednesday, September 3rd at 12pm PST. Ian Lundberg (UCLA) will present on "Non-Existent Outcomes in Research on Inequality: A Causal Approach."

It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Aug 26

We're hiring: Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) seeks a 50% time Research Admin. Pls share widely!

Apply here: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPL...

If a current employee of our org use this link instead:
ucphrprdpub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucphrprd...

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careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Aug 26

The BERKELEY POPULATION SCIENCES BROWNBAG SERIES returns! Our first three talks feature:

Ian Lundberg - UCLA
@nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University
@mpbitler.bsky.social‬ - UC Davis

Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Jun 24

During the 1st week of June we held our 11th Annual Berkeley Workshop in Formal Demography. We had a terrific workshop & are already looking forward to next year! TY to NIH & to instructors @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social
@rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Apr 28

Join our Brownbag on Wed 4/30 at 12pm! Shelley Clark, Prof of Sociology at McGill University, will present, "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Apr 24

On Friday, May 2, the Berkeley Population Center will host a panel event entitled, "Migration Today: New Evidence From Population Scientists."

In-person at UC Berkeley, 310 Social Sciences Building from 11am-2pm.

RSVP here: forms.gle/6KRTMGQDokew...

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Apr 17

Join us for our Brownbag on Wed 4/23 at noon! Michael Walker, Research Economist at @cega-uc.bsky.social, will present his project, "Marital Returns to Female Human Capital: Experimental Impacts on Bride Price and Polygamy." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join our next Brownbag this Wednesday, 4/16 at noon, to hear Magali Barbieri (UC Researcher in Demography at UC Berkeley) present her project, “Multi-morbidity and the US Disadvantage in Life Expectancy.”

Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Mar 18

TIME CHANGE: Our brownbag seminar tomorrow on 3/19 with Nicholas Mark will start at 11:30AM. Looking forward to seeing you 30 minutes early!

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Mar 13

Join us for our next Brownbag of the semester on Wed 3/19, w/ Nicholas Mark (@nickdemark.bsky.social), who will present, "Estimating Period Effects on Cohort Measures: An Application to Fertility in the Great Recession and Beyond." 310 Social Sciences & Zoom.

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Mar 13

Join us for our next Brownbag of the semester on Wed 3/19, w/ Nicholas Mark (@nickdemark.bsky.social), who will present, "Estimating Period Effects on Cohort Measures: An Application to Fertility in the Great Recession and Beyond." 310 Social Sciences & Zoom.

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Hampton Gaddy @hggaddy.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm co-organising the historical demography strand for PopFest 2025! We're looking forward to a range of interesting talks from UK and European students — economic historians and historians of medicine also welcome! Get in touch if you want to chat about submitting!👋

www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...

Association for Young Historical Demographers @ayhdemographers.bsky.social · Mar 11

🔈Reminder!

You still have until 4 April to submit to the population studies conference PopFest. Aimed at students and early-career researchers and with a separate strand for historical demography!

More info ⬇️

📍 Southampton, UK
📆 7-8 July 2025
ℹ️ cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...

cpc.ac.uk

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Mar 6

Join us for our next brownbag talk on Mar 12, 12pm, w/ Payal Hathi, PhD candidate in Demography & Sociology, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, who will present: "Stillbirth: A Missing Piece in Population Science." 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss this!

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Mar 3

One week left to apply to our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography!

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Feb 19

We are now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 2-6, 2025. Deadline to apply is March 10.

See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...

Please share widely!

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Mar 3

Due to unexpected health reasons, this week's Demography Brown Bag Seminar with Shelley Clark will be rescheduled to April 30th. There will be no talk this week.

Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Feb 27

Our next brownbag talk is Mar 5, 12pm, w/ Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology, @mcgill.ca, who will present: "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Join us!

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · Feb 27

Our next brownbag talk is Mar 5, 12pm, w/ Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology, @mcgill.ca, who will present: "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Join us!

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