Join us this Friday, May 2nd, as the Berkeley Population Center hosts a new panel event, “Migration Today: New Evidence From Population Scientists.” A number of top population scholars from the northern California Bay Area will give talks on emerging research on the topic of migration. This in-person event will take place in 310 Social Sciences Building, from 11am-2pm. Lunch will be provided to attendees. Zoom option not available.
Our last Brownbag Seminar of the semester is Wednesday, April 30th, 12pm, with Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Dr. Clark will give a talk on, “Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” This is an in-person seminar, Room 310, Social Sciences Building. Zoom option: Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB See the full event details here. Our YouTube channel is here.
New post from the NIH: Reminder: Application Requirements for Projects Involving Activities Outside of the United States or Partnerships with International Collaborators. “NIH would like to remind the extramural research community about long-standing application requirements for projects involving activities outside of the United States or partnerships with international collaborators.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
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EVENTS
April 28 | 2-3:30pm | UC Berkeley Sociology Colloquium | Jackelyn Hwang, Associate Professor of Sociology, Stanford University. “Beyond Displacement: Gentrification and Residential Instability in the New Housing Crisis.” 402 Social Sciences Building and via zoom.
April 30 | 12-1pm | UC Berkeley Demography Seminar | Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology at McGill University. “Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” This is an in-person seminar, Room 310, Social Sciences Building. Zoom option: Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB See the full event details here.
May 2 | 2-3:15pm | Social Science Matrix | Politics and Governance in the Digital Era: Between Populism and Technocracy. This talk will feature Rogers Brubaker, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UCLA, who will discuss a chapter of his recent book, Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents. The talk will focus on the chapter “Politics,” addressing the epistemic, emotional, and organizational questions that digital hyperconnectivity imposes on governance, and the resulting tensions between democracy, populism, and technocracy. The talk is presented by the Social Effects and Normativity of Data-Mining, Algorithms, and the Digital Economy Research Team, a Social Science Matrix Research Team. Location: 402 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley. Register to attend.
OPPORTUNITIES
Apply to be a D-Lab Data Science & AI Fellow. The D-Lab is seeking applicants for the 2025–2026 cohort of Data Science & AI Fellows. These Fellows lead workshop program and contribute to our research community. The Fellowship supports exceptional UC Berkeley graduate students in advancing their data science training within D-Lab’s diverse, intellectually vibrant environment. Fellows receive a stipend. The responsibilities for the Data Science & AI Fellowship are outlined in this document, please read before applying! If you missed the info session on April 17 and would like to receive the recording, please email dlab-frontdesk@berkeley.edu. Applications are due Sunday, May 4 at 11:59pm PDT. Interviews will begin on May 5. Learn more and apply here.
WORKSHOPS
12th KOSTAT-UNFPA Summer Seminar on Population
Daejeon & Seoul, Korea (Rep), 23 June-11 July 2025
- Deadline for registration: 16 May 2025 (6:00 pm Korea Standard Time)
Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will host “the 12th KOSTAT-UNFPA Summer Seminar on Population” from 23 June to 11 July 2025.The 12th Seminar features three distinct yet consecutive training courses centered on research and methodologies. These courses address key contemporary demographic challenges, including low birth rates, aging populations, and COVID-19. We warmly invite you to join this dynamic academic forum and help shape the future of demography.
- (1) Workshop 1 – Introduction to Demography (June 23 – 27, Statistics Human Resources Development Institute, Daejeon)
- (2) Workshop 2 – Population Health (June 30 – July 4, Statistics Human Resources Development Institute, Daejeon)
- (3) Workshop 3 – Event History Analysis (July 7 – 11, Hi Seoul Youth Hostel, Seoul)
Visit our website (http://intpopstat.kr/) for more information. For all questions, please contact: popstatssp@gmail.com
Call for Applications: Summer Workshop on Public Sector Organizational Effectiveness
Led by: Erin McDonnell (University of Notre Dame)
Where: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
When: July 21–23, 2025
Who: Advanced graduate students, postdocs, and assistant professors
Apply at: https://tinyurl.com/effectivestates
Applications due: May 15, 2025
Decisions announced by: June 1, 2025
Questions: effectivestatesworkshop@gmail.com
Description: Public sector organizations are among the most influential institutions shaping lives globally—providing employment and delivering essential services. The Public Sector Effectiveness (PSEO) summer workshop brings together scholars to consolidate research, foster interdisciplinary community, and address real-world challenges in these institutions. The event includes discussions, organizational “hacks,” and opportunities to workshop participant research.
WEBINARS
Webinar on Research Continuity and Retention and Re-Entry, Re-Integration, and Re-Training Supplements. Join NIA Training for an upcoming webinar, “All About NIH Supplements to Support Researchers Through Major Life and Career Changes,” hosted by the NIA-funded Research Centers Collaborative Network. The webinar will take place Tuesday, May 6, 1–2 p.m. ET. Register to attend the webinar.
The Role of Physicians and Healthcare Systems in Improving Population Health. Please join us for an upcoming webinar titled “The Role of Physicians and Healthcare Systems in Improving Population Health,” taking place on Thursday, May 8 at 10:00 AM PT. Hosted in collaboration by three NIA-funded P30 centers—the Center for Advancing Sociodemographic and Economic Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (CeASES ADRD), the USC AD/ADRD Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR), and the Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions in Aging—this webinar will explore how physicians and healthcare systems shape population health and dementia care. The session will feature presentations from junior scholars and pilot awardees affiliated with each of the three centers. Topics will include variation in dementia diagnoses across primary care providers, healthcare use and costs among older adults living with ADRD, and clinician-focused nudging interventions. In addition, two invited experts will offer high-level talks on system-level approaches to improving care and outcomes in aging populations. You can register for the event here. If you have any questions, reach out to Haley Garland at hgarland@usc.edu.
FUNDING
Spencer Foundation Research Grant. The Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. They are interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequality in education, and which seek to (re)imagine and make new forms of equitable education. Thus, they are interested in research projects that seek to envision educational opportunities in a multiplicity of education systems, levels, settings, and developmental ranges and that reach beyond documenting conditions and paradigms that contribute to persistent racial inequalities. Funding amount: Up to $75K (over 1-5 years). Deadline: May 5, 2025.
Announcements of deadlines from the NIH (not exhaustive):
May 28, 2025: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01)
June 12, 2025: New K Awards
June 16, 2025: Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research (R03)
July 8, 2025: Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning Grants (R34)
July 12, 2025: Resubmission K Awards