Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld’s “Twitter as Data” book was featured in UCLA Newsroom

UCLA Newsroom recently featured Assistant Professor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld and his new book "Twitter as Data." Read the full article here.

Vilma Ortiz won the 2018 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

Professor Vilma Ortiz was awarded the 2018 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award.

NLSY Workshop at the PAA Meetings

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NLSY Workshop at the PAA Meetings, Wednesday, April 25:  USING THE NLSY FOR YOUR RESEARCH Deborah Carr (PI of the NLSY79) and Elizabeth Cooksey (PI of the NLSY79 Child and Young Adult studies) will provide an overview to the NLSY79 (including…

Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and Environment

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OXFORD SYMPOSIUM ON POPULATION, MIGRATION, AND ENVIRONMENT August 2 & 3 at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford, UK Attendees are welcome to either present a paper or participate as a panel member/observer.   The abstract…

Social Networks and Health workshop from May 14 – 18, 2018

The Duke Network Analysis Center (DNAC) and the Duke Population Research Institute, with support from the  NICHD, will be hosting a third, week-long Social Networks and Health workshop from May 14 – 18, 2018.  Registration is now open at https://events.duke.edu/socialnetworks18.  Registration…

Postdoc Positions, The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting 2-3 highly qualified Post-Docs / Research Scientists to join the newly established Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography. The MPIDR is one of the leading…

Teresa Seeman’s research featured in the Washington Post and UCLA news

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Teresa Seeman's research featured in the Washington Post and UCLA News      

Call for papers: Symposium on Social Protection and Growth

CALL FOR PAPERS The Chair “Transitions démographiques, Transitions économiques” of the “Fondation du Risque – Institut Louis Bachelier” is organizing an international conference: “Social Protection and Growth” The venue…

Social Networks and Health Workshop from May 14 – 18, 2018

The Duke Network Analysis Center (DNAC) and the Duke Population Research Institute, with support from the  NICHD, will be hosting a third, week-long Social Networks and Health workshop from May 14 – 18, 2018.  Registration is now open at…

Postdoc Position LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY

Postdoc in Analytical Sociology formally based at the Department of Management and Engineering Duties The candidate should have an interest in sociology of education, social inequality, and causal modeling. The main focus of the position…