Be sure to join us this Wednesday January 29th, 12pm, 310 Social Sciences, as we host our first Demography Lunch of 2025. No need to bring yours; we will provide plenty of food. Come gather to settle into the new year together. We look forward to seeing you there!
Our first Brownbag Seminar of the semester will be February 5th, 2025, 12pm, 310 Social Sciences, with Rebecca Staiger, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management. She will present her work, “Obstetrician and Gynecologist Physicians’ Practice Locations Before and After Dobbs.” See our upcoming schedule of seminar talks and past talks here.
The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)’s annual Social Science Advocacy Day is taking place on March 24-25th in Washington, DC. Social Science Advocacy Day is for researchers, students, faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders who care about the fate of federal funding for social and behavioral science research and who believe this research should be used to inform sound public policy. Learn more and register to attend.
Reminder: Registration is open for PAA 2025. See all rates and instructions on the registration page. If you are a presenting author, chair, or discussant, you must register by February 3rd. The program and schedule will be available approximately in mid-February.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
EVENTS
January 30th | 3-4pm | Campuswide | Join for a special online conversation on “Shaping Public Health Amidst Political Change.” Our guests will be giving a brief presentation, moderated by Frederick Smith, Assistant Dean for Students on the incoming Trump administration and how it may affect public health. Events details here.
Speaker: Gina Daly, Director, Federal Government Relations, UC Berkeley, Government and Community Relations
Speaker: Eve Granatosky, Principal, Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Moderator: Frederick Smith, Assistant Dean for Students, UC Berkeley, School of Public Health
February 5th | 12-1pm | UC Berkeley Demography Seminar | Rebecca Staiger, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management. The title of Dr. Staiger’s talk is “Obstetrician and Gynecologist Physicians’ Practice Locations Before and After Dobbs.” The event will take place in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and will also be available via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB
See the full event details here. Our YouTube channel is here.
FUNDING
NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of novel intelligent technologies and concepts through high-risk/high-reward research that addresses major challenges and issues faced by communities across the US. A “smart and connected community” is defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with natural and built environments and with the functions of civic institutions and organizations. Proposals submitted to the program should be designed to advance one or more of the following community priorities: economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources; and the overall quality of life for those who live, work, learn, or travel within the community. To meet the goals of the program, researchers should work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges the community faces, using the interaction and input to generate high-impact, use-inspired, basic research that advances science and engineering. Preliminary proposals due February 20, 2025; September 08, 2025.
Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Announces Research Grant Opportunity. The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced their Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative. The R&E Initiative is designed to study approaches to addressing and preventing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, so that communities benefiting from OVW grant funds will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective. OVW’s R&E Initiative seeks proposals for evaluations of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)-funded interventions and emerging innovations in diverse communities and in settings including law enforcement, prosecution, courts, victim services, community-based and culturally specific programs, healthcare, schools, faith communities, and more. The initiative supports researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of rigorous research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs. Grants of up to $500,000 are available. View the full call for proposals here. Letters of Intent due February 7th, 2025.
NIH
RFA-AT-25-002 Limited Competition: Advancing the Science of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
RFA-AG-25-031 – Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) for Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Research (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application due date is February 14, 2025.
RFA-AG-25-032 – Consortium for Neuroscience AD/ADRD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Due Date: February 14, 2025.
PAR-25-312 – Time-Sensitive Evaluation of Policies Affecting Health Behaviors and Chronic Disease Risk (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Earliest Submission Date: January 14, 2025.
PAR-25-354 – Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Earliest Submission Date: April 7, 2025.
PAR-25-355 – Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-377 – Unveiling Health and Healthcare Disparities in Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Latin America: Setting the Stage for Better Health Outcomes Across the Hemisphere (R01 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
RFA-NR-25-004 – Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
And also:
NOT-CA-25-003 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science for Climate Change and Health. The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants of the interest of the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative (CCHI) in supporting implementation science related to climate change and health. The CCHI seeks to reduce the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan, improve the health of people who are at increased risk from or disproportionately impacted by climate change, and build health resilience among individuals, organizations, communities, Tribal Nations, and nations around the world. This NOSI encourages applications that propose implementation studies to understand and address barriers and facilitators to the adoption, implementation, scale-up, and sustainment of effective interventions to prevent or mitigate the health effects of climate change in the United States and globally.
OPPORTUNITIES
Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging – Coordinating Center Travel Award Program: Call for Applications . The Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging Coordinating Center (CC) at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce the availability of travel funds for trainees and junior faculty to participate in professional development activities. The Coordinating Center supports the twelve Centers on the Demography and Economics (D&E) of Aging and the three Centers on the D&E of Alzheimer’s Disease/Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). The CC plans to fund travel awards to researchers who are conducting research relevant to the demography and economics of aging, including research relevant to AD/ADRD. Funding will depend on the number of applicants, availability of funds and the appropriateness of the travel. See attached flyer for more information.
The National Academies is excited to announce the formation of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB). This board will bring together experts in mathematical research and education to provide guidance at the national level on a broad range of issues related to mathematical education. We are currently seeking experts to participate in this activity, particularly with experience in:
- Mathematical sciences education at elementary and middle/high-school levels
- Mathematical sciences education at 2-year, 4-year, and Ph.D. granting postsecondary institutions
- Mathematical policy or mathematics education policy
- Mathematics teacher preparation
- Theoretical or applied mathematics
- Engineering
- Statistics
- Computational life sciences
- Industry
We invite you to submit nominations by Friday, January 31, 2025. Submit here.
Minority Fellowship Program. The ASA Minority Fellowship Program is accepting applications for Cohort 52 (2025–26). Since its founding in 1974, the program has worked to ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume disciplinary leadership roles and conduct research that is relevant to today’s society by providing predoctoral sociology graduate students with a monthly stipend for living expenses and financial support for professional development. Applications are due January 30, 2025. Click here for details about the application process.
WORKSHOPS
Approaches for Assessing and Communicating the Quality of National Statistics: A Workshop. The Committee on National Statistics is hosting a series of workshop sessions to discuss approaches to characterizing and communicating the quality of national statistics and statistical data. The U.S. Federal Statistical System produces statistics and data products that inform decision making at all levels of government as well as for businesses and individuals. In response to the need for data that are closer to real-time than the data produced from traditional government surveys, several federal statistical agencies launched quick-turnaround data collections. Such innovation, including development of preliminary or experimental statistics is a core function of statistical agencies. However, the increasing use of fast response platforms, along with increasing use of non-survey data sources for federal statistics present new challenges for effectively communicating quality profiles for statistical products.
The workshop sessions will bring together representatives from different countries’ National Statistical Offices, data users, and science communication experts to discuss ways of enhancing communications about the quality of national statistics and the data’s fitness for use for different purposes.
Join for three virtual sessions on:
- Wednesday, January 29, 11:00 am – 3:00pm ET
- Monday, February 3, 1:00 – 5:00 pm ET
- Thursday, February 20, 1:00 – 5:00 pm ET
CONFERENCES
The Advances in Social Genomics Conference Series (TAGC). With support from the National Institute of Aging, the La Follette School for Public Affairs and Initiative in Social Genomics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting The Advances in Social Genomics Conference Series (TAGC). Researchers from any of the biological or social sciences are encouraged to participate. The conference will be held May 14-16, 2025, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The goal of this conference is to showcase scholarship that considers biodemographic factors across the life course that shape health and aging processes. The conference this year will have a focus on biological aging, but we welcome all work in social genomics, broadly construed. To be considered for this conference, please submit a complete paper, a working draft, or an extended abstract (including data description, methods, and preliminary results) as a .pdf file by March 7, 2025. There is no conference registration fee. Funding is available for travel/accommodations of selected papers. More information and updates on the event can be found on the TAGC website. Interested in attending only? Sign up now.
Attend ASA’s Virtual Mini-Conference. Join sociologists at all career levels and those working in academic and practice settings for ASA’s Virtual Mini-Conference (VMC) on January 30–31, 2025. This event, themed “Reimagining the Future of Work,” will offer eight paper sessions, a spotlight session on the future of sociology, two book forums, and a networking event. VMC sessions will touch on climate change, jobs and the workplace, health equity, and diversity and inclusion. Visit the Online Program for session details. Registration is open to members and nonmembers, regardless of whether you are presenting. The deadline to register is 11:59 p.m. Eastern on January 29, 2025. Register today.
23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium. The Danish Demographic Society is pleased to invite submissions for the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium, to be held at Hindsgavl Castle, Middelfart (Denmark), from 10 to 12 June 2025. The symposium brings together leading population scholars and stakeholders across the Nordic countries to present cutting-edge demographic research and discuss recent trends in population development and policy. We particularly encourage the participation of producers of register data to join this important dialogue. Keynote speakers are Jennifer Dowd (Oxford University), Tomáš Sobotka (Vienna Institute of Demography), and Ulla Muller (UNFPA).
The event aims to enhance the integration of research and data into policy, support young researchers, and strengthen the demographic field across the Nordic countries.
We welcome abstracts of 250-300 words from all areas of demographic research. Please submit your abstract(s) here: https://event.sdu.dk/nds2025demografi
- The deadline for submission is February 10, 2025.
- Notification of participation will be sent on March 1, 2025.
- For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at info@demografi.dk
The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) 2025 annual meeting theme is “Community Engagement in Population Health Science.” The meeting will be held September 8-11, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Abstract and panel submissions are now open, through March 10, 2025. Submit here. In addition, each year the IAPHS offers seven award opportunities for members of the organization. See these award opportunities here. To be eligible, individuals are required to be current members. We encourage members to nominate deserving colleagues, including nominees from underrepresented groups. Self nominations are acceptable. Award winners are recognized at the annual meeting. This year’s nominations are now accepted through March 21, 2025.
International Conference on Gender Inequalities in Healthy Ageing.Campus Condorcet, Paris/Aubervilliers, France, 19-20 May 2025. This conference is organized within the framework of the GINCO Project: Gender and health inequalities in the CONSTANCES cohort.
The GINCO project focuses on the social determinants of gender differences in health, particularly at older ages, at the intersection of the professional, social and family spheres. Using data from the CONSTANCES cohort, it is based on a life-course approach to health determinants. Its aim is to suggest levers for action, particularly through public policies, to improve the chances of ageing in good health and reduce inequalities. Funded by the ANR, it is led by Emmanuelle Cambois, Director of Research at INED, and involves researchers from INED, Investissement d’Avenir-CONSTANCES, INSERM-Université Toulouse III, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medecine, Université de Lausanne and the Harvard School of Public Health. Registration: https://ginco.site.ined.fr/en/conference/. Provisional program attached.
Data Intensive Research Conference. 2025 Theme: Understanding Health and Population Dynamics through Big Microdata
Conference: August 6-7 (Minneapolis & Online)
Pre-Conference Workshop: August 4-5 (Minneapolis)
We welcome submissions that leverage the growing volume of full count census data to operationalize historical and present-day contexts: linking persons, families, or communities to examine trajectories; and elucidating experiences of small demographic groups that often cannot be adequately studied using other data sources. We are enthusiastic to present a program that highlights the utility of these big microdata sources for examinations of health and population dynamics. Review the call for proposals and submit an abstract. Travel support is available to attend the conference. Abstract submissions are due January 31.
Workshop applications are now open. Ahead of the conference, IPUMS and NDIRA will host a two-day, intensive workshop, which will familiarize participants with full count census data from IPUMS, including linked census data from the IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel (MLP). The workshop will also cover using full count census data with other data sources, geographic variables, as well as restricted versions of the data and restricted linkages to other data sources. The workshop is targeted towards scholars who have worked with quantitative data, but are relatively new to using linked full count census data from IPUMS; this includes graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, early career faculty, or experienced scholars developing a new line of research. The workshop is free and travel support is available, but space is limited. Applications are due April 15.
Berkeley Population Center