As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, the PAA Office of Government Affairs, along with the PAA/APC Committee on Government and Public Affairs (GPAC), is monitoring developments and engaging with coalition partners in Washington, DC, including the Consortium of Social Science Associations, to address the problems this latest funding lapse has caused. If you are […]

You are invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the 2026 Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs, jointly sponsored by CEDA and USC|UCLA Center for Biodemography and Population Health. The workshop will be held virtually on March 6, 2026.  A one page abstract should be submitted by December […]

Join us this week for our Brownbag Seminar on Wednesday, October 1st, 12pm. Jeffrey W. Lockhart, who recently joined UC Berkeley’s Sociology Department as an Assistant Professor, will present, “The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and will also be available via […]

Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data again available to new users. After funding for USAID and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) was eliminated in February 2025, new researchers could no longer apply online for access to DHS data, and existing DHS users could not gain access to additional countries’ data. This restriction affected would-be […]

The Berkeley Population Center (BPC) and the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) are seeking proposals to fund for innovative events that are aligned with BPC and CEDA’s signature themes. This could be in the form of workshops, mini-conferences, meetings, webinars, or other substantive activities that our Centers could help you advance. BPC and CEDA will […]

Join us for our next Brownbag Seminar on Wednesday, September 10th, 12pm, with Nathan Lo,  Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at Stanford University. Nathan will present, “Modeling Re-emergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the United States.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and will also be available […]

The Association of Population Centers (APC) and PAA Presidents have responded to the President’s purported call for a new, mid-decade census that would, for the first time ever, exclude undocumented immigrants. Recommending a “new” census at this point in the ramp up to the 2030 Census poses significant operational, fiscal, and constitutional challenges. These challenges […]

We are pleased to share the good news that the NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) has now renewed funding for UC Berkeley’s CEDA Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging for another expected 6 year cycle. This is in recognition of the highly innovative and impactful aging research that CEDA affiliates have been […]

PAA Government Affairs Update Webinar | On July 29 PAA/APC Government Affairs Director Mary Jo Mitchell gave us an update on legislative and administrative actions to date, especially regarding the FY 2026 appropriations process as relevant to federal data and research funding. She also provided some tips on best ways to engage with your representatives […]

The following are recent notices from the NIH that may be of relevance: Special PAA Government Affairs Webinar | Join PAA members and colleagues virtually on Tuesday, July 29 at 1:00pm ET for this informative webinar. Hear an update about legislative and administrative actions to date, especially regarding the FY 2026 appropriations process as relevant to federal data and […]