Michigan’s Population Studies Center
PSC was established in 1961 and has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in population research and training. PSC is one of five centers within the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR).
PSC receives core funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (P2CHD041028). The Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) , which supports research in population health, is part of PSC.
News & Announcements
Climate change ignored? U-M study reveals sociology’s blind spot
Climate change is a social crisis. Societies drive climate change, bear the brunt of its effects, and carry alone the task of responding. Yet a new University of Michigan study finds a peculiar and pervasive lack of attention to climate change in the field of sociology, a field that can uniquely attend to these issues.…
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July 1, 2024
Climate change ignored? U-M study reveals sociology’s blind spot
June 27, 2024
2024 Rural Life Program initiative will study longterm impacts of flooding
June 10, 2024
Sarah Burgard and Team Win LSA Meet the Moment Initiative Grant for Health Equity Research
May 8, 2024
Abortion policy is changing every day. Minors are the most vulnerable– and the least understood
May 8, 2024
ISR announces 2024 Junior Professional Researcher cohort
May 1, 2024
Justice Outcomes Explorer data dashboard sheds new light on US criminal justice system
April 15, 2024
ISR Presentations at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting
March 28, 2024
New paper explores declining income mobility around the world
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PSC Small Grants
Private gifts are a true investment in the research and training conducted at the Population Studies Center. They are used to support graduate students, young faculty, and international scholars, and to seed small research projects.
Currently six funds have been established at PSC. Learn more about these funds— those they honor, and the work they support– or browse all PSC Small Grants awarded.