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
ISR Study Links Vision Problems in Older Adults to Higher Mortality Risk, Highlights Role of Falls
A recent national University of Michigan study confirms that aging adults who have trouble with their vision are at a higher risk of mortality, and suggests a key factor is their high risk of falling. The study, published in Innovation in Aging, uses longitudinal data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) to…
May 13, 2025
ISR Study Links Vision Problems in Older Adults to Higher Mortality Risk, Highlights Role of Falls
May 9, 2025
Seeing better, living longer: Eye care and fall prevention may extend lifespan in older adults
May 5, 2025
Honoring Her Heritage: JPR Scholar Ritsa Giannakas Conducts Research for the Public Good
April 30, 2025
Transportation Insecurity: America’s Overlooked Hardship
April 28, 2025
Antonucci, Dunning Join American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 21, 2025
50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans
April 16, 2025
Off the road: 1 in 4 seniors quit driving due to sight issues
April 7, 2025
Yang finds unintended consequences of an early education program in the Philippines
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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.