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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New research co-authored by DUPRI Scholar Alexander Kulminski finds that health advantages associated with exceptional longevity may be detectable as early as birth and infancy. Published in Nature Communications. More details: dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's DUPRI Seminar Series features Bryan Stuart, Economic Advisor & Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He is presenting "Dynamic Individuals, Static Neighborhoods: Migration and Earnings Changes in Poor Neighborhoods."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today's DUPRI Seminar Series features David Lopez-Carr, Professor of Geography at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. He is presenting "Population-Environment: From Challenges to Win-Win Solutions?"

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Quickly approaching: #PAA2027 Submission Deadline buff.ly/lAVnyNy

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New research co-authored by DUPRI Scholar @lisagennetian.bsky.social finds that cash transfers to low-income mothers may slow biological aging in young children. The work draws on Baby’s First Years, a randomized trial of the effects of unconditional cash transfers. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's DUPRI Seminar Series features Alein Haro-Ramos, Assistant Professor of Health, Society, & Behavior at @ucirvine.bsky.social. She is presenting "Not All Shift Work Is Equal: Disentangling Schedule Type and Night-Work Exposure in Cognitive Aging in Older Latinos"

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What can moments of lucidity in people with dementia teach us about the brain? DUPRI scholar Heather Whitson is helping pioneer research into what these episodes could reveal about memory and cognitive resilience. Read more: dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Fall 2026 DUPRI Seminar Series kicks off today! @hermanpontzer.bsky.social (Duke) presents "An Evolutionary-Economic Model of Reproduction and the Global Decline in Human Fertility." Featuring commentary & debate with @karenguzzo.bsky.social (UNC) and Christina Gibson-Davis (Duke).

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Congratulations to DUPRI Scholar @drjessicaswest.bsky.social on receiving an NIH K01 award to study hearing loss stigma and its impact on hearing healthcare engagement. Her work aims to identify strategies for reducing barriers to care. Read more: dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New research by DUPRI Scholar James Moody and an international team finds that women's social networks influence contraceptive choices in rural Uganda. The findings highlight how peer relationships can help shape reproductive health decisions. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🚨 The #PAA2027 Call for Papers is now OPEN! 📅 Deadline: September 20 📍 Seattle, Washington 🗓️ March 31–April 3, 2027 Join the premier conference for demographers and social & health scientists. Share your research, connect with colleagues, and be part of a vibrant program. buff.ly/tKL5Fyx

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's here! The @popassocamerica.bsky.social Call for Papers for its 2027 annual meeting is officially live! Lots of great topics. Start thinking about your submissions!!! paa_acgi.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT...

Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Congratulations to DUPRI Scholars Tonia Poteat and Christina Gibson-Davis, whose teams received community-engaged research seed grants to address housing challenges in Durham. The projects partner with local organizations to develop evidence-based solutions. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Congratulations to AP Pittman, PhD candidate in Sociology, on being named a Duke SSRI PARISS Fellow! PARISS supports emerging scholars conducting innovative, interdisciplinary social science research. AP's research explores how state-level policy differences shape population health disparities.

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congratulations to DUPRI Scholars Tonia Poteat and Jerry Reiter on being named distinguished professors, and to @hermanpontzer.bsky.social on being named a 2026 Bass Chair. These appointments honor their outstanding research and teaching. Read more: dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A new publication out in @sfjournal.bsky.social co-authored by DUPRI's Hedwig Lee examines how state incarceration policies shape birth outcomes in the United States. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The newest Deep Dive Podcast, "The Health Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment," is available now. It highlights the work of Christopher Wildeman, made possible by a pilot grant from DUPRI. dupri.duke.edu/research/hea...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

NextGenPop has been awarded a five-year renewal from NICHD. NGP is an undergraduate program in population research that trains and nurtures the next generation of population scientists. Congrats to PIs @marcyc.bsky.social and Kelly Musick!

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the US. We spoke with @hpostel.bsky.social of @dukesanford.bsky.social about the history of Asian immigration and how current policy might shape immigration going forward. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/asi...

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A short history of Asian immigration

Hannah Postel discusses the evolution of Asian immigration to the United States.

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to @profmohanan.bsky.social on being named the Duke vice provost for interdisciplinary programs. He will lead Duke’s efforts to strengthen interdisciplinary research, education, and collaboration across the university’s schools and academic units.

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The newest Deep Dive Podcast, "Why Heart Failure Patients Return to Hospitals," is available now. It highlights the work of Matthew Dupre, Scott Lynch, @drjessicaswest.bsky.social, and @hanzhang-xu.bsky.social. dupri.duke.edu/research/why...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The 3rd annual Population Ecology, Aging, and Health Network (PEcAHN) Meeting was held May 30 - June 1 at Duke. PEcAHN, led by Herman Pontzer, brings together research teams conducting intensive, long-term fieldwork in rural communities in the US and abroad. More info here: sites.duke.edu/pecahn/

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The Population Ecology, Aging, and Health Network

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The Spring 2026 DUPRI Newsletter, detailing the latest work and news from DUPRI scholars, is out now! Find it here: mailchi.mp/ea70663ff6e9...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Christopher Wildeman is the 2026 @popassocamerica.bsky.social Clifford C. Clogg Award Winner for Mid-Career Achievement. Congrats Chris!

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Several Duke NextGenPop 2024 fellows attended #PAA2026 to network and present their work. One even won a poster award! Check out their work on our website.

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

#PAA2026 was a great success! Check out the work of our students who attended this year's meeting in St. Louis. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

In “Net Worth Poverty in Childhood,” Gibson-Davis, @lisagennetian.bsky.social et al. use @umpsid.bsky.social data to examine the “role of wealth deprivation across a child’s life course” & assoc. w/ HS graduation & college attendance. @duke-university.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Congrats to Jen'nan Read and @fatimagfairfax.bsky.social for receiving an @ipums.bsky.social Research Award for their article "Hidden Heterogeneity: How the White Racial Category Masks Interethnic Health Inequality." The work was supported by a CPHA pilot grant. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Hidden Heterogeneity: How the White Racial Category Masks Interethnic Health Inequality | Demography | Duke University Press

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#PAA2026 is in one week! This year, DUPRI scholars and students are participating in panels, presenting posters, and serving as discussants at the @popassocamerica.bsky.social Annual Meeting in St. Louis from May 6-9. Here's a roundup of their research. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features qualitative sociologist Megan Comfort. She is presenting "COVID-19 vaccination choices among Black women in Alameda County: The complexities of ‘trust’."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features Samuel Arenberg, Assistant Professor of Economics at University of Houston. He is presenting "Candidate Origins of the Recent Stagnation in Midlife Mortality in the United States."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features Justin Moore, Professor of Implementation Science & Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is presenting "Implementation Science as a Catalyst for Improving Population Health in a Learning Health System."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features Neil K. Mehta, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at University of Texas Medical Branch. He is presenting "Recent Insights into the U.S. Life Expectancy Stagnation with an Eye Toward the Future."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Financial well-being is more than income or wealth alone. By analyzing income, assets, and debt together, DUPRI's Lisa Keister, Jim Moody, & @shuyiqiu.bsky.social ID 10 financial profiles—revealing hidden forms of stability and vulnerability in U.S. households. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Rethinking Financial Status: A Comprehensive Case-Based Approach - Lisa A. Keister, James W. Moody, Shuyi Qiu, 2026

Financial status—the configuration of a household’s income, assets, and debts—shapes economic security, social position, influence, and opportunities for interg...

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Duke Sanford @dukesanford.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

@shuyiqiu.bsky.social's research is grounded in the idea that inequalities in adulthood can be traced back to earlier stages of life, shaped jointly by macro, meso and micro contexts. Q&A w/ the Duke PhD candidate in Public Policy & Sociology: duke.is/qiu-qa

Shuyi Qiu, a PhD candidate at the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy, smiling. Text of her quote says: "I am broadly interested in social inequality and mobility, with a particular focus on analyzing them from a life-course and socio-ecological perspective. Core questions I ask: How do the environments people grow up in shape their life chances? How can social policy interventions in early life stages make those opportunities more equal?"

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Duke Sanford @dukesanford.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

How did U.S. policy shape Asian immigration? Duke Sanford’s Hannah Postel shows how exclusion laws, citizenship bans & the 1965 reforms shaped who could come from Asia. What we often see as “cultural” patterns often trace back to policy decisions. Read more: sanford.duke.edu/story/new-re...

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Duke Sanford @dukesanford.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Duke Sanford faculty members consider key moments in public policy history that changed the lives of women, including the Lanham Act (1940) which provided federally-subsidized childcare for families during World War II. youtube.com/shorts/hTht5...

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What public policies changed the lives of women? (The Lanham Act)

YouTube video by Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A new paper from the Moffitt & Caspi Lab presents replicated evidence showing that people with schizophrenia exhibit a faster pace of whole-body biological aging compared with controls, as measured using a novel neuroimaging biomarker. doi.org/10.1017/S003...

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Replicated evidence for an accelerated rate of whole-body aging in schizophrenia | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core

Replicated evidence for an accelerated rate of whole-body aging in schizophrenia - Volume 56

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features @pahoman.bsky.social, Raymond Flavious Bellamy Chair in Population Studies & Associate Professor of Sociology at Florida State University. She is presenting "Power, Institutions, and Population Health in the US."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

As a student, Lauren Brinkley‑Rubinstein thought she might work in law enforcement, but she changed her mind when she saw biases in the legal justice system. Now her work focuses on how incarceration impacts a person’s physical and mental health. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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The Lasting Effects of Incarceration | DUPRI

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Who is ready for #PAA2026?! 🤝 🎤 📈 The preliminary program is now online: buff.ly/hvP9w37 3 days of oral sessions, posters, exhibits, networking, population data, research and feedback. What are you looking forward to the most? Get registered: buff.ly/GDo7YDm

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Researchers at the Duke Biodemography of Aging Research Unit (BARU) have recently published three interconnected studies that shed new light on how our genes, environment, and history of infections collide to influence the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Multifactorial Drivers of Alzheimer’s Risk: The Interplay of Genetic Susceptibility, Infectious History, and Environmental Exposures | DUPRI

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A @dukemedschool.bsky.social symposium, "Metabolism & Health Across the Lifespan," highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend & enhance longevity & late-life health. DUPRI's Terrie Moffitt, Herman Pontzer, and Heather Whitson were featured speakers. medschool.duke.edu/news/symposi...

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Symposium highlights research on metabolism and health

This year’s symposium, “Metabolism and Health Across the Lifespan,” highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend and enhance both longevity and late-life health. Duke scientists addressed ...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A new article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives by DUPRI Scholar @hpostel.bsky.social shows that the trajectory of Asian immigration to the United States has been uniquely and profoundly shaped by over a century of shifting federal policies. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Asian Immigration to the United States in Historical Perspective

(Winter 2026) - Asian Americans are the fastest-growing immigrant group in the United States, yet Asian immigration remains relatively understudied in quantitative social science. This paper reviews t...

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features Jennifer Montez, Professor of Sociology & Director of the Center for Aging and Policy Studies at Syracuse University. She is presenting "Why have mortality rates become increasingly unequal across U.S. counties?"

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A new publication in Ear and Hearing by authors from Duke and UNC, including DUPRI's Jessica West, finds that faster epigenetic aging is tied to poorer hearing in older adults, linking biological age markers to age‑related hearing loss. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Hearing Function in US Older Adults | DUPRI

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features Elizabeth Frankenberg, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UNC Chapel Hill. She is presenting "Linking Disaster-Driven Destruction and Reconstruction to Population Health Outcomes over Two Decades."

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A new paper out in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy by David Silver and DUPRI Scholar @jzhangecon.bsky.social looks at the impacts of VA disability compensation for mental disabilities for veterans. dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...

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Invisible Wounds: How Mental Disability Benefits Shape Veteran Well-Being | DUPRI

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Today's DUPRI seminar features @melindacmills.bsky.social, Prof. of Demography & Pop Health at @oxpop.bsky.social & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social, and Director of @oxforddemsci.bsky.social. She is presenting "What Population-Wide Data and Our Future Health UK Reveal About Families, Health, and Bias.”

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