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
Defying global trends: U-M study finds high happiness, low depression among oldest Americans
ANN ARBOR—The oldest North Americans are among the happiest in the world despite increased depression and loneliness among their peers in other regions, according to a recent University of Michigan study. Published in the Journal of Aging and Health, the research highlights significant global variation in well-being among older adults, with European and North American populations generally…
July 24, 2024
Defying global trends: U-M study finds high happiness, low depression among oldest Americans
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
PSC Events Calendar
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.