DemSem: Jessica Ho (Penn State University), “Routes to High & Low Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries”

8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
@ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
DemSem full semester schedule

From Dr. Ho: Contemporary high-income countries have achieved the highest life expectancies observed to date in human history. However, there remains considerable variation even among these long-lived populations. This talk explains why the United States …

DemSem: Jennifer Glass (University of Texas at Austin), “The Motherlode: Why U.S. mothers are increasingly both financial providers & caregivers and what it means for families”

8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
@ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
DemSem full semester schedule

From Dr. Glass: I trace the rapid evolution of mothers as primary financial providers for their children and the events most often precipitating mothers’ transition into this role. Then I evaluate the income consequences of …

DemSem: Laura Sochas (University of Edinburgh), “A Quantitative Approach to Critical Population Studies”

8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
@ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
DemSem full semester schedule

From Dr. Sochas: While qualitative research presents obvious strengths for critical & feminist population research, quantification is also essential to critical social science’s emancipatory aim. In this talk, I take feminist critiques of demography seriously, …

Reproducibility Workshop

8411 Sewell Social Sciences Building
@ 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

This workshop for CDE & CDHA students will delve into a variety of reproducibility topics, including minimizing coding error, pre-registering studies, building replication packages for restricted data, and coding in collaborative research. We invite all …

Being A(n Even) Better Mentor ~ Faculty Training

Pyle Center Rm. 213, 702 Langdon St., Madison, WI
@ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Demography & Ecology, the Center for Demography of Health & Aging, the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, and Health Disparities Research Scholars.  Join junior & senior colleagues to …

Climate Change, Aging, and Health Across the Life Course ~ 2024 Workshop

Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison, WI
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Please find the full schedule here. This conference is supported by funding from the Research Centers Collaborative Network of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). This 1.5-day workshop aims to advance inquiry in climate change …

Summer DemSem 2024

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Day 1 2-4:35 pm @ 8417 Sewell Social Sciences with a reception to follow @ Tripp Commons balcony overlooking Memorial Union Reading list here. Day 2 9 am – 5 pm @ Pyle Center with …

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