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
Jane Furey Named a 2023 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) has named Jane Furey, a joint PhD student in Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Michigan and a graduate trainee of the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research, a recipient of the 2023 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. She is one of 35 dissertation fellows selected…
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May 24, 2023
Jane Furey Named a 2023 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow
May 1, 2023
Next-Generation Vaccine Cards: New Technology for Improved Equity in East Africa
April 28, 2023
PSC Affiliate Shoshana Shapiro Chosen as National Poverty Fellow
April 24, 2023
Where do psychedelics users find trusted information?
April 14, 2023
U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
March 23, 2023
‘Weathering,’ the Life’s Work of Arline Geronimus
March 8, 2023
February 1, 2023
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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.