Special issue of Canadian Studies in Population on “Demographic Change and Challenges in the Americas”

• Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2024 

This special issue of Canadian Studies in Population will spotlight key demographic concerns facing the Americas, including migration, mortality and morbidity, fertility, and family dynamics, and provide a forward-looking introduction that sets an agenda for a more integrated approach to understanding demographic change in the region. We seek papers that address demographic processes in the Americas, broadly defined, from Canada to Patagonia. Our issue is motivated by the following core questions about demography in the Americas:

• What are the most important emerging demographic trends and processes in the Americas?
• How do demographic processes in the Americas challenge or bring nuance to understanding of processes found elsewhere?
• Are there regional demographic systems in the Americas? Are national demographic trends emblematic of regional trends? How heterogeneous is the demography of countries and regions?
• Are similar demographic dynamics/mechanisms evident across places (i.e., changing mortality risks or fertility decline)?
• How do national policies relate to unique demographic outcomes?

Papers may focus on a specific country or identify links and demographic systems between countries or regions. We invite papers that present novel empirical evidence, methodological insights or theoretical contributions. Empirical papers may include descriptive findings or center on identifying mechanisms. Authors are encouraged to situate their findings in regional context if they are not explicitly comparative in nature.

Please read the full Call for Papers online

Join us for an Open Space-style event to help facilitate new collaborations between UW researchers who are interested in applying generative AI and large language models to pressing health challenges. Attendees at the event will set the agenda for discussion, offering to convene discussions on possible topics or projects where collaboration is sought. The formal program will be followed by an informal networking lunch. Learn more and register here.

This event is in partnership with  the UW Tacoma Office of Research, UW Tacoma School of Engineering & Technology, UW Tacoma School of Nursing and Healthcare & Leadership, UW Seattle School of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Nursing Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, Institute for Medical Data Science, Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, and UW Bothell Office of Sponsored Research.

Please direct questions to the Population Health Initiative via email at pophlth@uw.edu.

On Friday, October 25th, CSDE Seminar Series Chair and Faculty Council Member of the Middle East Center Dr. Rawan Arar and Dr. Aria Fani (Middle East Center Faculty Council member) will host an event entitled “An evening of reflection on the life and activism of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.” Late this summer, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed while protesting in the West Bank. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was a recent graduate of the UW.

The evening will include a musical performance and poetry readings, as well as a conversation with Cindy and Craig Corrie. Their daughter, Rachel Corrie, was also a human rights activist from WA who was killed while protesting in Palestine in 2003. Aysenur’s family will be in attendance as well. We hope that this solemn event will be a meaningful recognition of our students’ loss. Learn more about the event and how to attend at this link.