CSDE Friend and Friend to all Demographers – Dr. Steven Ruggles Wins MacArthur Genius Award!
Posted: 10/16/2022 (CSDE Research)
Hot off the presses, Dr. Steven Ruggles was just announced as a MacArthur Genius Awardee [macfound.org] and a member of the class of 2022! Ruggles was recognized for his extraordinary genius – as the brain, creative vision, energizer, and indefatigable collaborator – behind the establishment of IPUMS [ipums.org], which now provides the largest spatially and temporally integrated census and social survey data infrastructure for the entire globe. Ruggles is a historical demographer at the University of Minnesota and a recent president of the Population Association of America and the Association of Population Centers. IPUMS and Ruggles vision is a model of open science and innovation! There is not a single demographer that has not benefitted from your remarkable generosity! From all of us at CSDE – CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!!!