CDE has developed a new cross-center collaborative effort – DemSemX – that will virtually bring together faculty and students from population research centers across 8 U.S. universities (Bowling Green, Cornell, Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State, Texas, UCLA and UW-Madison) to enhance scholarly interaction and graduate training across institutions. These centers will join forces to bring you …
Deb Ehrenthal and Lonnie Berger received R01 funding from NICHD for their project on “Prenatal Opioid Exposure: Birth, Health, Socioeconomic, and Educational Outcomes of Mothers and Their Children.” The research team has assembled a database of ~800,000 live births (including ~350,000 Medicaid-covered live births) in Wisconsin from 2008-2018. This project will link this enormous database to …
Following UW-Madison’s move to fully remote work in mid-March due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, CDE decided to hold its planned March 24th symposium on Census 2020 online – a first for CDE amidst our changing landscape. We were delighted that approximately 216 individuals from around the country (and a few from other …
In recent weeks, the COVID-19 outbreak has been the near-singular focus of the news media, and CDE affiliates have made their mark in the news cycle. Malia Jones typed a message for her family, friends, and colleagues with an overview of her thoughts on the outbreak as an epidemiologist in mid-March, just as the pandemic was …
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Population Association of America’s 2020 Annual Meetings were cancelled. We certainly missed the chance to attend this gathering. Some of these sessions were held virtually later in April. The CDE/CDHA Alumni & Friends Reception scheduled to take place during PAA was also cancelled. We hope to …
Dr. Winsborough, who went by Hal, arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967, where he was an associate professor in the Department of Sociology charged with the creation of a demographic research center. Hal succeeded in securing funding from the NIH, the Center for Demography and Ecology was born — and the rest, as …
A virtual version of the Population Association of America’s Annual Meeting will be taking place online Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. Though fewer scholars will be participating overall, a healthy number of CDE/CDHA faculty and students are still set to present! Their sessions are listed below. All times are ET. To view the …