R.L. Clark
@isabella-moicah.bsky.social
Demographer, bureaucrat, lots of degrees from Brown University. Opinions and interests are my own.
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Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we’re excited to help move your research forward. Please let us know how we can help: [email protected].
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we’re excited to help move your research forward. Please let us know how we can help: [email protected].
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Through the Monitoring the Future study, researchers found that while parental education was positively associated with school performance, it was less beneficial to Black and Latino youth. Find this and other articles using ICPSR data in our bibliography: https://myumi.ch/pVDWq
December 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Through the Monitoring the Future study, researchers found that while parental education was positively associated with school performance, it was less beneficial to Black and Latino youth. Find this and other articles using ICPSR data in our bibliography: https://myumi.ch/pVDWq
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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Big news for FFCWS data users! The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences is seeking article submissions for a special journal issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Future of Families & Child Wellbeing Study!
Abstract deadline: Jan 7, 5pm EST
Learn more: myumi.ch/8qDkR
Abstract deadline: Jan 7, 5pm EST
Learn more: myumi.ch/8qDkR
Request for Articles - Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study: 25th Anniversary | Russell Sage Foundation
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
myumi.ch
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Big news for FFCWS data users! The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences is seeking article submissions for a special journal issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Future of Families & Child Wellbeing Study!
Abstract deadline: Jan 7, 5pm EST
Learn more: myumi.ch/8qDkR
Abstract deadline: Jan 7, 5pm EST
Learn more: myumi.ch/8qDkR
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'New Insights on Historic Causes of Maternal Deaths' - University of Michigan Population Studies Center, December 2025
https://psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-insights-on-historic-causes-of-maternal-deaths/
via @um-psc.bsky.social on Bluesky.
#demography #popmastodon
https://psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-insights-on-historic-causes-of-maternal-deaths/
via @um-psc.bsky.social on Bluesky.
#demography #popmastodon
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
'New Insights on Historic Causes of Maternal Deaths' - University of Michigan Population Studies Center, December 2025
https://psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-insights-on-historic-causes-of-maternal-deaths/
via @um-psc.bsky.social on Bluesky.
#demography #popmastodon
https://psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-insights-on-historic-causes-of-maternal-deaths/
via @um-psc.bsky.social on Bluesky.
#demography #popmastodon
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Post-doc opportunity to work with Anna Haskins on the Future of Family and Child Wellbeing Study. Apply by Jan 23. apply.interfolio.com/178605
December 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Post-doc opportunity to work with Anna Haskins on the Future of Family and Child Wellbeing Study. Apply by Jan 23. apply.interfolio.com/178605
Just overheard: “We air tagged the cat because they lost him at the B & B.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just overheard: “We air tagged the cat because they lost him at the B & B.”
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Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪
Been a rough year for federally funded scientists, and I hate to add another tab to this spreadsheet. So far, the shutdown has resulted in cancellation of 161 CSR study sections. 🧪https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lLEx14q7HKrlYahQYJaN6aHKpMqSMJwX4aenyL5g_ZU/edit?usp=sharing
2025 Study section tracking
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪
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RIP Todd Snider. He wrote the greatest song about #statistics you'll ever hear: Statistician's Blues.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPlD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPlD...
Statistician's Blues (Live)
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
RIP Todd Snider. He wrote the greatest song about #statistics you'll ever hear: Statistician's Blues.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPlD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPlD...
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NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities NOT-OD-26-005. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
Outstanding article!
New insights on maternal mortality from historical demographer and former ICPSR Director George Alter.
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...
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Outstanding article!
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Absolutely this! 👇
Raise a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight and honor her memory and scientific contributions
NYT obituary of Jim Watson.
A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Absolutely this! 👇
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Curious about using census microdata in your research? 📊
Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom
Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s...
Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.
Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom
Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s...
Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.
Register for IPUMs International Online Session
Please use this form to register for the IPUMs International Session hosted by the Historical Economic Demography Group at LSE.
The session will be on Zoom from 15:15-16:30 UK Time on 12 November 202...
forms.gle
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Curious about using census microdata in your research? 📊
Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom
Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s...
Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.
Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom
Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s...
Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.
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Undergraduate Program in
Population Research
Summer 2026 Session at University of Minnesota
June 7—19, 2026
Population Research
Summer 2026 Session at University of Minnesota
June 7—19, 2026
NextGenPop
Next Generation of Scholars in Population Research
nextgenpop.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Undergraduate Program in
Population Research
Summer 2026 Session at University of Minnesota
June 7—19, 2026
Population Research
Summer 2026 Session at University of Minnesota
June 7—19, 2026
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Don’t miss out on #SelfPromotionMonth! Help others discover your research by contributing to the ICPSR Bibliography: myumi.ch/qZMqx. Citations help others find and review work already done and explore new avenues of research as well.
October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Don’t miss out on #SelfPromotionMonth! Help others discover your research by contributing to the ICPSR Bibliography: myumi.ch/qZMqx. Citations help others find and review work already done and explore new avenues of research as well.
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A new study by LDI Fellow Irma Elo shows a deep geographic divide in Black life expectancy before COVID-19:
⬆️ Gains in cities & the Northeast
⬇️ Losses in the Midwest & rural areas
Read the full Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4ocoeWl
⬆️ Gains in cities & the Northeast
⬇️ Losses in the Midwest & rural areas
Read the full Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4ocoeWl
Black Life Expectancy Shows Sharp Geographic Divide
From 1990 to 2019, Black life expectancy rose in most major metros and the Northeast, but gains stalled or reversed in rural areas and the Midwest.
ldi.upenn.edu
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A new study by LDI Fellow Irma Elo shows a deep geographic divide in Black life expectancy before COVID-19:
⬆️ Gains in cities & the Northeast
⬇️ Losses in the Midwest & rural areas
Read the full Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4ocoeWl
⬆️ Gains in cities & the Northeast
⬇️ Losses in the Midwest & rural areas
Read the full Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4ocoeWl
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Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget.
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NIH races to spend its 2025 grant money — but fewer projects win funding
Despite political obstacles, officials are on track to disburse all of the research funds allocated to US biomedical behemoth.
www.nature.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget.
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Apple honey challah.
September 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Apple honey challah.
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Prepping for an NIH grant? Join ICPSR’s virtual workshop to master the NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy! Learn to draft a DMS Plan, de-identify data, and tap into ICPSR support for your research.
#NIH #datasharing #research
#NIH #datasharing #research
September 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Prepping for an NIH grant? Join ICPSR’s virtual workshop to master the NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy! Learn to draft a DMS Plan, de-identify data, and tap into ICPSR support for your research.
#NIH #datasharing #research
#NIH #datasharing #research