CSDE has a Budget/Fiscal Analyst Lead position open.  Please share with an eligible candidate!  The Budget/Fiscal Analyst Lead supports our entire operation with managing and forecasting budgets for grants and other revenue sources.  In this position, the lead will work with a team in CSDE’s Administrative Core and join a larger team of colleagues supporting Population Research across UW campuses.

On January 10 from 3:00-4:00 pm, Dr. Xinguang Fan will join CDWG to present his research. Xinguang Fan is an assistant professor at Department of Sociology, Peking University in China and also a regional affiliate at CSDE, UW. His academic interest lies in the field of demography, social inequality, and quantitative methods with a particular focus on the fertility transition from a network perspective. His work has appeared in Social Science Research, Demographic Research and other academic journals.

Fertility Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective of Reproductive Process

The COVID-19 pandemic has potential large-scale impacts on populations. Yet, recent theories and empirical analyses fall short in fully articulating the extent and nature of the pandemic’s influence on birth rates at the aggregate level. This study advances our comprehension of fertility dynamics amid the pandemic by examining the reproductive process. The effects of the pandemic on conceptions and pregnancy ends may exhibit considerable variability, which, in turn, could dictate the observed patterns in birth rates during the pandemic. Employing a detailed dataset including information on conceptions, pregnancy terminations, and births, the research dissects the nuances of fertility behavior in response to the pandemic. A simulation practice based on a model of reproductive process illustrates the dynamic impacts of the pandemic on fertility. These findings underscore the importance of considering the reproductive process when studying fertility responses to catastrophic events.

CDWG Will be Hybrid in Winter Quarter 2024. Zoom Registration is here: Link

Room: Raitt 223 – The Demography lab

IPUMS is excited to announce the release of 2018-2022 5-Year ACS summary tables from IPUMS NHGIS (here). IPUMS CPS (here) has also released the November CPS basic monthly data. See the full story to learn about each update!

IPUMS NHGIS
NHGIS has added the 2018-2022 5-Year Summary File from the American Community Survey (ACS). Over 1,100 new summary tables are now available for geographic areas as small as block groups. NHGIS also extended its time series tables to include 2018-2022 ACS 5-year data and added GIS boundary files corresponding to the geographic units identified in 2022 American Community Survey data.

IPUMS CPS
November CPS basic monthly data, telework variables for the October 2022-2023 samples (excluding ASEC samples), and SHADAC health insurance unit variables for the 2023 ASEC and 2022-23 ASEC longitudinal samples are now available through IPUMS CPS.

Applications are open for EarthLab’s Innovation Grants Program! EarthLab is an institute at the UW College of the Environment taking equitable action on climate change. The Innovation Grants Program invests in collaborations that span academic disciplines, engage multiple sectors and center community questions at the intersection of climate change and social justice. This program is an excellent opportunity for community-engaged research. Learn more about the grant here!

The funding is intended to support partnerships that co-define research priorities from multiple perspectives and initiate a new research project that addresses climate change. The project should co-produce new knowledge that can be used by the community and other stakeholders to mitigate or adapt to climate change and address intersecting social justice considerations. Projects may be local, regional, national or international. The cohort model encourages collaboration and networking and intends to contribute to building a community of practice around interdisciplinary and community-led research.

There is an upcoming information session on Monday, December 11, 2023 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm | RSVP Here

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