Certificate in Population Research

We are excited to announce a new CCPR initiative. We will award a Certificate in Population Research to CCPR Student Affiliates who meet all of the requirements.

Requirements

Application 

  Association of Population Centers

California Policy Lab    

Center for Social Statistics  

German Federal Employment Agency (FD) Research Data 

News

Anne Pebley and Jessica Gipson were quoted in KCRW’s report about the effects of the pandemic on birth rates

January 22, 2021/by Helpdesk GRE

Jennie Brand has been appointed to the role of Associate Editor at Science Advances, the open-access extension of Science.

January 20, 2021/by Helpdesk GRE

Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear’s research and advocacy on missing and murdered Indigenous women was featured in a Vice News (video) story.

December 15, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear was quoted in an NPR episode, “Lack of Communication Between States and Native Tribes Hinders Contact Tracing.”

December 1, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Michael Gaddis was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article, “How To Find a Compatible Roomate.”

November 30, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Alumnus Dylan Connor’s research, which was supported by a Treiman fellowship, was published in PNAS.

November 17, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Randall Akee was quoted in the US News & World Report, “Why Native Americans Don’t Share the Government’s Optimism About the Census”

November 1, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Akihiro Nishi’s paper on network simulation study for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic has been accepted for publication in PNAS, “Network Interventions for Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic and Sustaining Economy”

October 26, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Beate Ritz was interviewed by The Guardian about a study that found air pollution caused the premature death of nearly 500,000 babies in their first month of life, with most of the infants being in the developing world. 

October 25, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Antonio Pedro Ramos and colleagues research yields improved methods to identify children at high risk of preventable death. Their article “Leave no child behind: Using data from 1.7 million children from 67 developing countries to measure inequality within and between groups of births and to identify left behind populations” is available now. 

October 15, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Research Professor Paul Ong was featured in on NPR’s Morning Edition discussing the disproportionate rise in unemployment among Asian Americans. 

October 13, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

May Sudhinaraset was interviewed by CNN about her research on reproductive rights policies and their effect on low-birth weight.

October 10, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Jennie Brand Appeared on “AirTalk With Larry Mantle” on Multigenerational Living During COVID and the Economic Downturn, KPCC 89.3 FM, NPR affiliate in Los Angeles, September 23, 2020. 

October 2, 2020/by Helpdesk GRE

Hiram Beltran-Sanchez’s research on Aging and US Presidential candidates featured on the Los Angeles Times

September 28, 2020/by

Till von Wachter’s research on California jobless claims highlighted in the Silicon Valley Business Journal

September 16, 2020/by

Paul Ong’s research on the 2020 Census highlighted in CNN article, “This is what could happen if the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US”

September 14, 2020/by

Q&A —Till von Wachter: Why jobless payments serve the public good

September 11, 2020/by

Jennie Brand was quoted in Newsweek Article “How the Pandemic Will Change the Way We Manage Money Forever”

September 1, 2020/by

Michael Lens, Paavo Monkkonen and colleagues release new report documenting the hardships faced by LA County tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 31, 2020/by

Vickie Mays Named Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Black Life

August 31, 2020/by