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Student Summer Research Visit: Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program (01/14/26)

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated students for a Summer Research Visit.

The goal of the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program is to enable discovery by bringing together data scientists and population scientists to work on focused, intensive and collaborative projects of broad societal relevance. For a period of 3 months (June 8 – August 21, 2026) participating students will work in small teams, with support from experienced mentors, towards a common research goal.

Apply by January 14, 2026. More information can be obtained here.

Call for Submissions: Conference and Special Issue on How Policy Contexts Impact Population Health in the US (01/15/26)

The Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) and the Center for Policy Research (CPR) will host a conference on June 8 and 9, 2026 at Syracuse University to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing U.S. context. In conjunction with the CAPS-CPR conference, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue in 2027. Authors intending to submit a paper to The Milbank Quarterly special issue are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract of the paper by January 15, 2026 for presentation at the CAPS-CPR conference.
The conference and special issue seek empirical, methodological, and theoretical contributions on the topic. Of particular interest are papers that link changes and variation in policy contexts to health outcomes, identify mechanisms linking policies to outcomes, or propose new ways to measure and conceptualize policy contexts for health research.
Up to 15 papers will be selected for the conference. The goal of the conference is to significantly strengthen each paper before its submission to the special issue. The first author of each paper will be a 2026 CAPS-CPR Conference Fellow and receive (1) reimbursement of travel expenses up to $1500, (2) feedback and suggestions from an assigned discussant and other conference fellows, and (3) a detailed written review by a guest editor of the special issue (Pinka Chatterji, Shannon M. Monnat, and Jennifer Karas Montez). Presentation at the conference is not a requirement for submitting a paper to the special issue.
Application instructions and more information can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h4ncQILPsLtSyCGeQDBl81Tan3F1DeKZ/view

*New* Register Now: Northwest Evolution, Ecology, and Human Behavior Symposium (NWEEHB) (01/16/26)

Register by January 16 for the 9th Northwest Evolution, Ecology, and Human Behavior Symposium (NWEEHB) to be held February 27 – March 1 @ UW Pack Forest! Open to all!

What is NWEEHB? 

NWEEHB is an intimate weekend seminar held every other year, bringing together anthropology and archaeology faculty, researchers, and students working broadly in areas of human behavior, evolution, and ecology. The weekend is structured around networking events and in-depth talks with ample time for discussion. Past symposiums have been held at Boise State University and WSU Pullman. This year’s symposium is supported by the UW Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, the eScience Institute, and the Department of Anthropology. Our plenary speakers are Brooke Scelza (UCLA) and Adam Rorabaugh (Simon Fraser)

Register and submit an (optional) abstract here. The form will ask you about attendance dates, meals, transportation info, and other event preferences. No registration fees are due at this time. Final costs will be determined after registration forms are collected, but are estimated at $155 for students and $270 for non-students for the full weekend (includes all meals and lodging). Additional details in the form. See a tentative schedule of events below.

Use the same form to submit an abstract for the Friday night student poster session (grad and undergrad) or Saturday podium talks (senior grad students, postdocs, faculty, research scientists). Podium talks are 20 minutes. Presenters will have a chance to edit abstracts before the final program is published.

Please register before Jan 16th. We will send out abstract acceptances and additional instructions for registration credit card payments via a secure UW portal later this month.

IPUMS 2026 Data Intensive Research Conference – Minneapolis, MN (Apply by 01/30/26)

Abstract submissions are now open for the 2026 Data-Intensive Research Conference. The 2026 conference theme is Novel Data Linkages and Innovative Life Course Research. Enriching population data through data linkage creates novel data sources that can shed light on life course processes. Linking across time allows for the examination of transitions and trajectories and linking to contextual information situates the experiences of individuals and populations in their environments. Review the call for proposals and submit an abstract.