Demography , a Subscribe to Open journal published by Duke University Press, met its subscription funding target by the March 31, 2026, deadline, and so all articles published in the 2026 calendar year will be Open Access in perpetuity. DUP, which relies on institutional subscriptions to...
The Nominations Committee is pleased to put forward the following slate for the 2026 PAA Election. The Nominations Committee includes Jennifer Glick, Pennsylvania State University, Alison Gemmill, University of California, Los Angeles, and Kevin Thomas, Rice University. As stated in Article IV...
The Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of Population Centers (APC) share the scientific research community’s concerns regarding recent actions taken by the Administration threatening the integrity of the National Science Foundation (NSF) overall and the NSF Social,...
Attending the 2026 PAA Conference? Be sure to visit Verasight at Booth #402, where conference attendees can take advantage of a complimentary opportunity to field one survey question in Verasight’s next nationally representative omnibus survey. Every participating attendee will have their...
On April 3, the White House released the initial details of its Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal . The document represents the President’s spending and policy priorities and serves as a starting position for the Administration’s negotiations with Congress. Congress never accepts the President...
PAA Members Storm Capitol Hill—50 Meetings in One Impactful Day! On March 11, 2026, a small, dedicated delegation of the Population Association of America (PAA) from 10 states descended on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of Congress and congressional staff in 50 offices! The 2026...
The saga of the drawn-out Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations process finally ended on February 3, 2026, almost five months after the fiscal year began, when the president signed into law the last funding measure. That bill, H.R. 7148 , included the Labor, Health and Human Services and...
The 2026 PAA Applied Demography Conference offers a unique opportunity to bring together ideas, data, and people. This conference is to share work, strengthen professional networks, and showcase how population data are used to inform real-world decisions. This virtual conference will...
On Friday, January 30, 2026, at 12 PM ET, we are hosting webinar in which an expert panel of scientists will provide a demographic overview of the U.S. immigrant population. In addition, they will discuss how immigrants contribute to the U.S. workforce and the solvency of social insurance...
On December 10, 2025, the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Association of Population Centers (APC) hosted a congressional briefing, “ U.S. Birth Rate Trends: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications for U.S. Families. ” The in-person event drew interest from almost 100 registrants...