We were deeply saddened by the passing of Franklin Wilson on December 22, 2020. Franklin was an exceptional scholar, teacher, mentor and friend, and he leaves behind a profound legacy in the Departments of Sociology and …
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DemSemX: Academic Midlife Videos Posted
If you weren’t able to join this summer’s DemSemX sessions, recordings of each session are now available. The first session, “Life after Tenure” was held on July 23 and featured Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez (UCLA), Jennie Brand …
DemSemX: Academic Midlife on July 23 and 30
DemSemX is back this summer with two sessions on academic midlife on July 23 and 30, beginning at 1:00 Central. Within academia, there is a lot of focus and advice around getting tenure—understandably, as it …
New Findings from the Conference on Demographic Responses to Changes in the Natural Environment
Within the current context of global climate change, the study of how environmental changes are shaping individual behaviors related to human migration, mortality, and fertility is among the most pressing issues confronting population research and …
Graduate Student Update: Graduation, Awards, and Honors, Spring 2021
CDE extends a hearty congratulations to the recent CDE/CDHA graduate students who completed their PhDs this spring! Sebastian Daza (Sociology) joined the ECHO project (Early Conditions, Delayed Adult Effects, and Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality in …
Tiffany Green on Rethinking Bias to Achieve Maternal Health Equity
To achieve maternal health equity, decision makers have implemented implicit bias training in perinatal care settings. Implicit bias refers to negative attitudes toward and beliefs about a group and its members that are spontaneously and …
New Grants Launch Affiliate-Led Projects
Congratulations to Michael Light who received funding from the Russell Sage Foundation for the project “Colorism and Criminal Case Processing.” Using arrest data from Texas’s Computerized Criminal History system, sociologist Michael Light will analyze arrests …
Affiliates Receive University Awards
Several CDE affiliates have received prestigious university-supported awards and honors. Malia Jones (Applied Population Lab) was named a recipient of an Academic Staff Excellence Award from the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. These …
PAA 2021 Recap
CDE and CDHA affiliates were busy at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America in May. At the virtual conference, 60 affiliates, including faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and scientists, appeared on the program …
CDE & CDHA Engagement at PAA 2021
CDE and CDHA affiliates have been busy preparing for the annual meeting of the Population Association of America. This year, 60 affiliates, including faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and scientists, appear on the conference program 132 …