We invite paper submissions for presentation at an upcoming virtual workshop on the “Macroeconomic Effects of Population Aging,” to be held on September 18, 2026.  Hosted by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the workshop is being co-organized by the NIA-supported Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) and the […]

Wonderful news to share: Joshua R. Goldstein, Maxine J. Elliott Professor of Demography, and Director of the Berkeley Population Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive, recognizing “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Josh is […]

Join us for our last Brownbag Seminar of the semester on Wednesday, April 29th at 12pm PT. Rae Willis-Conger, PhD candidate in Sociology and Demography at UC Berkeley, will present, “Detransitioning: The Politics of Categorization and Gender Beyond the Binary.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and available […]

SAVE THE DATE. On Friday, May 1st, we’ll hold our annual Pre-PAA Mini-Conference, giving graduate students and post-docs the opportunity to practice and present their upcoming talks at the Population Association of America’s Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO (May 6-9, 2026). The conference will be held in person in 310 Social Sciences, as well […]

Invitation to submit questions. Help Shape the Conversation with the NIH Director at PAA 2026. PAA will host a fireside chat with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on “NIH and the Future of Population Research: A Conversation with the NIH Director” at PAA 2026 on Friday, May 8, 2026, 1:30 – 2:45 pm in the Ferrara Theater […]

This week’s Brownbag Seminar on Wednesday, April 8th at 12pm PT is with Na’ama Shenhav, Assistant Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Professor Shenhav will present, “Life-Cycle Effects of Women’s Education on their Careers and Children.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and […]

This week’s Brownbag Seminar on Wednesday, April 1st at 12pm PT is with Juana Montoya Murillo, PhD candidate in Demography at UC Berkeley, who will present, “After Legalization: Fertility and the Persistence of Abortion Stigma in Colombia.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and will also be available […]

Registration is now open for our Spring Symposium on Population Research: New Findings, New Directions. Join us for this in person, one-day symposium hosted by the Berkeley Population Center (BPC) and the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA). This symposium is an opportunity for the UC Berkeley population sciences community to share […]

Do you have new or forthcoming research that you would like to share with policymakers, journalists, educators, or other non-academic audiences? The Population Reference Bureau (PRB)  and its Center for Public Information on Population Research, and in collaboration with the Association of Population Centers (APC), is working to improve the dissemination of population and reproductive health findings. If you have peer-reviewed research […]

The USC|UCLA Center for Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH) and the UC Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) will co-host the 2026 Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This one-day virtual workshop, held on March 6, 2026, will bring together researchers […]