Gray Divorce Rate in the U.S.

The overall divorce rate in the U.S. has declined since 1990. Yet among those aged 50 and older it has roughly doubled according to a report from the National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) in Bowling Green State University. Data for this report comes from the 1990 U.S. Vital Statistics Report and the …

“Intersecting Social Inequalities and Health across Adolescence and Early Adulthood” by Taylor W. Hargrove (May 30, 2019)

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“Disentangling the Stress Process: Race/Ethnic Differences in Exposure and Appraisal of Chronic Stressors” by Lauren Brown (October 23, 2018)

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“Biodemography: A 21st Century Guided Tour” by James R. Carey (April 30, 2019)

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“The New Borderland: Genetics at the School House Door” by Daphne Martschenko (May 30, 2019)

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“The Black-White Mortality Crossover & Why Components of Frailty Don’t Act like ‘Frailty'” by Elizabeth Wrigley-Field (May 29, 2018)

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“How to Think Like a (Theoretical) Statistician” by Karl Rohe (May 30, 2018)

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“Social and Biological Perspectives on the Role of Employment Policies of the 1930s on Aging” by David Rekopf (December 4, 2018)

On December 4, 2018, David Rekopf (Stanford) presented “Social and Biological Perspectives on the Role of Employment Policies of the 1930s on Aging.” The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Demography and Ecology, Center for Demography of Health and Aging, and Robert E. and Jean F. Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies at …

NIA’s New Guidelines for Data Sharing

All FOAs from NIA in the future will require a data sharing plan. Investigators can write expected costs of sharing into the competing budget. There are five elements: 1. where the data will be placed for sharing; 2. describe and justify a timetable for data release; 3. explain and justify restrictions on sharing; 4. studies …

Spring 2019

Spring 2019 Wednesday, February 6: The Academic Job Market: What Do Hiring Committees Look For? Jason Fletcher (public affairs; sociology) and Christine Schwartz (sociology) Wednesday, February 13: Job Market Tips for International Students, Chaeyoon Lim and Alberto Palloni (sociology) Wednesday, February 20: Research Ethics Case Studies, Michal Engelman (sociology) Monday, February 27: Regression Diagnostics, Mark Banghart (SSCC) Wednesday, March …