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Woman playing with dominoes Preventing Falls in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment | George Demiris & Nancy A. Hodgson '"We’re focusing on falls because they are a critical issue for older adults—sometimes a fall is the beginning of a lot of other health-related complications or adverse events,” says Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor George Demiris of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.
Modeling Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality: A Comprehensive Model Life Table Approach for Low- and Middle-Income Countries New Working Paper: Modeling Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality: A Comprehensive Model Life Table Approach for Low- and Middle-Income Countries A new paper by Andrea Verhulst, Julio Romero-Prieto and Michel Guillot was published in the Population Center Working Paper Series. Title:  Modeling Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality: A Comprehensive Model Life Table Approach for Low- and Middle-Income Countries Paper Abstract:
hands holding text bubbles saying "!!!" and "???" Policy Talk Isn’t Cheap; It Can Affect Your Health | Atheendar Venkataramani PARC's Atheendar Venkataramani wrote in a recent article for Penn LDI, "Insights from political science, economics, and psychology suggest that policies, by way of the social narratives they reinforce, can affect health by mechanisms that are independent of any effects on resources and opportunities.
Poster saying "healthy habits" Nudging Populations toward Better Health | Kevin Volpp "Drawing on decades of experience, Volpp explains how behavioral health interventions can address these public health challenges in ways that are scalable and sustainable. He describes how health systems can leverage behavioral “tools”—financial incentives, social norms, and “choice architecture”—to improve rates of medication adherence, vaccination rates, and nutrition.
ASA conf Penn at ASA 2025 Here is a list of events that include University of Pennsylvania researchers at the 2025 American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting.
Douglas C. Ewbank In Memoriam: Douglas C. Ewbank We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Douglas C. Ewbank, Emeritus Research Professor of Sociology and former Associate Director of both the Population Studies Center and the Population Aging Research Center, on July 22, 2025, at the age of 77.
"Hands Off Meidcaid" Protest sign How Could Medicaid Cuts Affect Long-Term Care? | Rachel M. Werner PARC Research Associate Rachel M. Werner recently went on the Make Me Smart podcast to discuss Medicaid and long-term care. Citation: " How Could Medicaid Cuts Affect Long-Term Care?" Make Me Smart, July 15, 2025. 
Hand holding baby's feet Who Cares? Study Reveals 50 Years of U.S. Caregiving Trends | Pilar Gonalons-Pons " A new study by LDI Senior Fellow Pilar Gonalons‑Pons and Zohra Ansari‑Thomas examines five decades of data to reveal how Americans divide the labor of caregiving–both paid and unpaid–for both children and adults.
Person in graduation regalia holding diploma These LA Community College Students are Getting Paid to go to School. Here’s How | Amy Beth Castro 'Amy Beth Castro, lead researcher on the BOOST study said, “These students were saying, ‘I am pursuing higher education to be somebody who has a degree, and I want to learn because it has value for me and dignity to me, and it’s the way that I want to honor my family,"' - CalMatters Castro discusses the research and effects of the BOOST program she has spearheaded. 

Photo Report from the Population Aging Research Center 2025 Retreat: Penn Event Explores the Limits of Chronological Aging and Related Issues

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Sep 08
Deportations and Latino Segregation: The Residential Impacts of Interior Immigration Enforcement
PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm | McNeil 403 - PSC Commons
Matthew Hall
Sep 15
After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People
PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm | McNeil 403 - PSC Commons
Dean Spears
Sep 22
Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families
PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm | McNeil 403 - PSC Commons
Hope Harvey
Sep 29
The unequal impact of US abortion bans on fertility, infant mortality, and pregnancy-associated mortality
PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm | McNeil 403 - PSC Commons
Suzanne Bell
Oct 06
Title TBD (PARC Aging Chats)
PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm | McNeil Room 403 - PSC Commons
Tito Michele Boeri
Oct 13
Title TBD
PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm | McNeil 403 - PSC Commons
Amelie Constant

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Luca Maria Pesando | GGD Alumni and Former Postdoc

A few weeks ago the library staff met with Luca Maria Pesando about his experience in the GGD program, research projects, and the future.

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Monica King | GGD Alumni

Monica King is a recent graduate with a PhD in Demography and Master in Statistics.

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