On July 22, 2024, the Population Association of America (PAA), in cooperation with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Statistical Association, Association of Population Centers, March of Dimes, Population Reference Bureau, and Society for Research in Child...
On July 20, the Population Association of America (PAA), in cooperation with the Association of Population Centers (APC), sponsored its first in-person briefing since 2019, “Happy Birthday, Baby—Boomers!” on Capitol Hill. The briefing featured a panel of experts who addressed major social and...
Happy Birthday, Baby—Boomers! Thursday, July 20 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 2044 Rayburn House Office Building Congressional staff are invited to join PAA and APC for cake and ice cream and to hear what social scientists are learning about the many challenges and opportunities an aging baby boom...
07-20-2023 | 15:30 - 16:30 ET Washington DC
On September 23, PAA and the Association of Population Centers sponsored its second virtual congressional briefing of 2022, “ Assessing COVID Economic Relief: What Worked, What’s Next? ” The briefing highlighted examples of cutting-edge research that population scientists are conducting...
View the recording . On March 18, the Population Association of America, in coordination with the Rural Population Research Network (funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (funded by the National...
Within a generation, Rural America has undergone profound demographic, economic, social and environmental change. While issues such as the drug overdose epidemic, COVID-19 and natural disasters have grabbed headlines, other important trends—from economic mobility to long-term health outcomes—...
03-18-2022 | 12:00 - 13:00 ET
View the recording. On December 6, 2021, the Population Association of America (PAA), with support from the Association of Population Centers (APC), sponsored a virtual congressional briefing, “Braving the Storm: How Climate Change Will Affect How and Where We Live.” The briefing, which...
On April 23, the Population Association of America (PAA) sponsored its first (virtual) congressional briefing of 2021. The briefing, “Living, Working, Dying: Demographic Insights into COVID-19,” featured the work of four population scientists : Dr. Noreen Goldman, Princeton University; Dr....
July 9, 2020—Disruptions stemming from the coronavirus pandemic have forced the Census Bureau to adapt to rapidly changing conditions, making counting certain segments of the population more challenging, including college students and American Indians/Alaska Natives. This was the central take...
Crime, the saying goes, does not pay. Yet neither does incarceration, according to research presented by Dr. Jeffrey Morenoff (U. of Michigan) and Dr. Sam Norris (U. Chicago) at a recent congressional briefing. The briefing, “Cost and Effect: Measuring the Impact of Incarceration on Individuals,...