It’s been a busy year and much to appreciate.  CSDE graduate students continue to excel with recent graduates landing great jobs as population researchers in academia, think tanks, government agencies, companies, and the non-profit or philanthropic sector. Their research is finding its way into influential places, including informing policy, improving evidence bases for policy making, and changing how we think about population dynamics.  Similar impacts are made by CSDE scholars across the UW’s three campuses – books, articles, innovative data products, and advances in methodologies are garnering important attention among scholars and the public.  We document many of these outcomes in this weekly e-news (so don’t forget to share your news).

To celebrate the decades of contributions by the CSDE community, please save the date for our anniversary celebration during our “75 and Counting: Making Census of the World!” event on May 16, 2025!  Yes, indeed, CSDE was founded more than 75 years ago!  To learn more, contact csde@uw.edu.  We look forward to seeing you there!

As you turn towards 2025, consider donating a gift of appreciation to CSDE.  Your gift will support students and the center more broadly.  Thank you for considering an end-of-year gift!

Many best wishes to our entire community for a new year filled with important population research results!

~ Sara Curran, CSDE Director