Join us Wednesday, September 23rd at 12pm PT for our next Brown Bag Seminar. Misbath Daouda, Assistant Professor of Health Equity and Environmental Justice, UC Berkeley, will present, “Energy Transitions as Population Health Interventions.” 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. Visit our Brown Bag event page for both past and upcoming talks here.

Featured research of the week, with PhD student Citali Trigos-Rackzowski: Age at First Marriage or Cohabitation Among First-, Second-, and 2.5-Generation Immigrant Women, Finland 1987–2020. (2026). Citlali Trigos-Raczkowski, Kelsey Q. Wright, Joonas Pitkänen, Silvia Loi, Pekka Martikainen, Heta Moustgaard, and Mikko Myrskylä. International Migration Review. First published online August 20, 2026.

See further announcements and opportunities below.

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EVENTS

September 21 | 2-3:30pm | Sociology Colloquium | Amy Lerman, Michelle Schwartz Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, UC Berkeley. “Engaging for Impact: Evaluating Innovations in Democratic Reform.” 402 Social Sciences Building, and zoom 

September 23 | 12pm | Demography Brown Bag | Misbath Douda, Assistant Professor of Health Equity and Environmental Justice, UC Berkeley will present, “Energy Transitions as Population Health Interventions.” 310 Social Sciences Building, and zoom.

OPPORTUNITIES

Global Health Emerging Scholars (GHES) Fellowship. The GHES program offers 12-month mentored research fellowships, running August through July, for early-stage researchers and health professionals committed to building research capacity in low- and middle-income countries. UC Berkeley is one of four consortium institutions, along with Yale, Stanford, and the University of Arizona, and hosts training sites in Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Nicaragua, and Tanzania. Eligible applicants include U.S. postdoctoral researchers, postdoctoral researchers who are citizens of low- and middle-income countries and affiliated with partner institutions, and advanced-candidacy doctoral students at the four consortium schools. Applications are due October 1, 2026. See the program overview, eligibility requirements, and application process, or go directly to the online application.

DATA

IPUMS NHIS. Nearly 650 variables from the 2025 National Health Interview Survey sample have been added, including the Voice, Swallowing, Speech, and Language Communication supplement and rotating core content on adverse childhood experiences, adult and child mental health, chronic pain, and use of preventive and other medical services.

IPUMS CPS. The August 2026 Basic Monthly Sample is now available, along with nearly 200 additional variables integrated for selected samples of the Tobacco Use Supplement and the Disability Supplement.

IPUMS IHGIS. Tables and boundary files have been released for the Burundi 2008, Tunisia 2014, and Türkiye 2021 population and housing censuses. The Tunisia data complement previously released 2004 census data, and the finest tabulation geographies for both Burundi and Tunisia include more than 2,000 units.

CALLS

IPC2029: Call for Session Topic Suggestions. The IUSSP Council invites members to suggest session topics for the International Population Conference 2029 Call for Papers. This is an opportunity to help shape the scientific programme by identifying key areas of demographic research, emerging issues, innovative methodologies, and new theoretical and policy perspectives to be represented at the conference. Suggestions are due December 15, 2026.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Rethinking Urbanization in Asia: Comparative Demographic Perspectives Using DEGURBA. The Asian Demographic Research Institute at Shanghai University, with the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, invites papers for a workshop in Shanghai, October 26–27, 2026, on harmonized measurement of urbanization across Asia. The Degree of Urbanization (DEGURBA) classifies settlements by population density, size, and spatial contiguity, making cross-national comparison possible where national urban definitions diverge. Papers will also feed a special issue of China Population and Development Studies. Limited funding is available, with priority to participants in the 2025 DEGURBA training workshop. Abstracts are due October 10, 2026. Submit a paper or extended abstract, noting any request for support, to tzhang91@shu.edu.cn.

Conference on Older Adults, Families, and Care. The Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging and the Center for Aging Families at Bowling Green State University will co-host a conference on the changing demography of US families and its implications for health and care in the second half of life, June 3–4, 2027, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Demographic shifts in the size and composition of older adults’ family networks have consequences for health and for meeting daily care needs; topics of particular interest link population-level changes in families and living arrangements to population health outcomes, including care needs and caregiving. Organizers expect to accept 8–10 papers and 8–10 posters, with plans for a special issue based on the presentations, and early career researchers are encouraged to apply. Abstracts are due November 15, 2026. See the conference and abstract submission details, or learn more about the MiCDA Changing Demography of Family Caregiving Network.

September 22–23 | four time slots | Esri | “Modernizing Census 2030: AI-Powered Data Dissemination.” Esri, with speakers from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) and Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), on emerging approaches to AI-enabled dissemination of census data — making statistical information more discoverable, supporting natural-language interaction with data, and widening access for researchers, policymakers, and the public. The same session runs four times: September 22, 11:00–12:00 CEST and 11:00–12:00 Pacific; September 23, 08:00–09:00 and 12:00–13:00 Singapore time. Select a time when you register.