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Sarah Burgard
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Director of @UM_PSC - faculty @UMSociology @umichsph @fordschool @umisr - I study links between social inequality & health inequality, mostly with surveys.

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 9d
Tomorrow!
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💖 Tomorrow morning! 💖 Join us for the webinar "Disappearing Data: Monitoring Federal SOGI Data Losses and Advancing Accountability."

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
🕛 Time: 10–11 a.m. ET
🔗 Register: myumi.ch/g3dmq

#SOGIdata #LoveData26 #ICPSRDataFair
Upcoming webinar titled 'Disappearing Data' on federal SOGI data issues, scheduled for Feb 10, 2026, 10-11 a.m. ET, with registration details.

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ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 9d
💖 Tomorrow morning! 💖 Join us for the webinar "Disappearing Data: Monitoring Federal SOGI Data Losses and Advancing Accountability."

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
🕛 Time: 10–11 a.m. ET
🔗 Register: myumi.ch/g3dmq

#SOGIdata #LoveData26 #ICPSRDataFair
Upcoming webinar titled 'Disappearing Data' on federal SOGI data issues, scheduled for Feb 10, 2026, 10-11 a.m. ET, with registration details.

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 9d
ICYMI: International migration is one of the most powerful tools for poverty reduction and economic development. This @voxdev.bsky.social review by @profdeaner.bsky.social synthesizes rigorous quantitative evidence on the impact of migration on origin countries. myumi.ch/VVmGx
International Migration
International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development. This review synthesises rigorous quantitative evidence on the impact of migration on...
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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 23d
Really amazing scholars (thank you @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social !) here to provide the fundamental science for free, for everyone @um-psc.bsky.social
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 23d
Is your calendar marked? Join us Thursday for PSC’s PDHP hybrid Workshop with @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social-- a providing a very practical overview of methods and software to adjust for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. RSVP at
pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops
PDHP Workshop Series | Population Dynamics and Health Program
PDHP has a YouTube playlist! Please click here to see videos from our past workshops.
pdhp.isr.umich.edu

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 23d
fantastic news for our neighbors @um-psc.bsky.social - hooray @sashakillewald.bsky.social and team! 💛💙

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 23d
Is your calendar marked? Join us Thursday for PSC’s PDHP hybrid Workshop with @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social-- a providing a very practical overview of methods and software to adjust for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. RSVP at
pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops
PDHP Workshop Series | Population Dynamics and Health Program
PDHP has a YouTube playlist! Please click here to see videos from our past workshops.
pdhp.isr.umich.edu

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Jan 16
We are so excited to see you @popassocamerica.bsky.social in St. Louis! Register today for early bird pricing! 🐣
popassocamerica.bsky.social Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Jan 16
This is true! Early bird registration rate ends tomorrow. Presenters need to be registered by Feb. 4. #PAA2026 everything you need is here: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/home

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Jan 16
This is true! Early bird registration rate ends tomorrow. Presenters need to be registered by Feb. 4. #PAA2026 everything you need is here: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/home

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Jan 13
Let's catch up! See you @um-psc.bsky.social in a week, friends
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 13
Winter 2026 PSC Coffee Chats resume Jan. 20, with special guest Ana Reynoso (U-M Economics). Join us each month for baked goods and brief interviews! More events: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/
Coffee chats at PSC are Tuesdays at 10 at the PSC Director's Bay (ISR Thompson 2116): Winter 2026 dates: Jan. 20, Feb, 17, Mar. 17 (Pi/e day celebration), and April 21.

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 13
Winter 2026 PSC Coffee Chats resume Jan. 20, with special guest Ana Reynoso (U-M Economics). Join us each month for baked goods and brief interviews! More events: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/
Coffee chats at PSC are Tuesdays at 10 at the PSC Director's Bay (ISR Thompson 2116): Winter 2026 dates: Jan. 20, Feb, 17, Mar. 17 (Pi/e day celebration), and April 21.

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Jan 12
Thank you to the new International Hub psc.isr.umich.edu/research/int... @um-psc.bsky.social

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Jan 12
free and fantastic for everyone! please join us @um-psc.bsky.social
bradytwest.bsky.social Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · Jan 9
Very much looking forward to this upcoming PDHP workshop where @randridge.bsky.social and I will be providing a very practical overview of methods and software for adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Registration is free! Please join if you are interested.
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 9
👀 Get hands on practice with new indices for measuring & adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys -- @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social join us for the next free, half-day hybrid workshop 1/29. RSVP and repost this link for social science! myumi.ch/bVx8N

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Jan 12
Baby Boom generation take heed :-)
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 12
"The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography
brookings.edu Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · Jan 10
As of Jan 1, the nation’s first baby boomers turned 80 years old. This group—numbering 79 million in its peak year—continues to impact all aspects of America’s social, cultural, and economic life, William H. Frey says.

Read more of Frey's findings: https://brook.gs/4aO4WmN

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 12
"The baby boomer generation has a history of making its mark in ways that surprise people, often for the better." PSC's William Frey provides a population overview for @brookings.edu. #Demography
brookings.edu Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · Jan 10
As of Jan 1, the nation’s first baby boomers turned 80 years old. This group—numbering 79 million in its peak year—continues to impact all aspects of America’s social, cultural, and economic life, William H. Frey says.

Read more of Frey's findings: https://brook.gs/4aO4WmN

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · Jan 9
Very much looking forward to this upcoming PDHP workshop where @randridge.bsky.social and I will be providing a very practical overview of methods and software for adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Registration is free! Please join if you are interested.
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 9
👀 Get hands on practice with new indices for measuring & adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys -- @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social join us for the next free, half-day hybrid workshop 1/29. RSVP and repost this link for social science! myumi.ch/bVx8N
Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) Workshop

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 7
PSC alum Zheng Mu: "Singapore's tolerance for and diversity of parenting options allow [stay-at-home Chinese mothers in 🇸🇬] to reject narrow instrumental models in favor of more nurturing, hands-on, & engaged parenting." Contributing to feminist migration studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Dec 19
CDC PRAMS office is still non-operational, but there's an opportunity for public comment on proposal to support continued collection of state PRAMS data. Please leave even a few sentences, stating support for this critical maternal & child health resource: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... 1/

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Dec 9
Due to the federal government shutdown, there is a brief second round of Call for Submissions specifically for government employees for any session at the virtual 2026 Applied Demography Conference. The deadline is tomorrow, December 10. buff.ly/zK8eQuz

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Dec 9
Free and available from these wonderful folks on Friday in person or online!
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 8
Join us Friday for PDHP's hybrid half-day workshop on Adaptive Interventions with @d3center.bsky.social experts Shiyu Zhang, Walter Dempsey, and @leb112358.bsky.social. Details and registration at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/
PDHP workshop

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 8
Join us Friday for PDHP's hybrid half-day workshop on Adaptive Interventions with @d3center.bsky.social experts Shiyu Zhang, Walter Dempsey, and @leb112358.bsky.social. Details and registration at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/
PDHP workshop

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 8
TODAY: @emilytreleaven.bsky.social presents insights from her recent household survey work that could reduce error in mortality estimates. #Demography @um-src.bsky.social Join us live or on Zoom for our noon Brown Bag session: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/trele...
Estimating under-five mortality using household survey data: Challenges and opportunities Emily Treleaven University of Michigan Dec. 8, 2025 PSC Brown Bag Series 2025 Join us live or on Zoom ISR (Thompson St.) Room 1430 | Mondays at noon

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 24
Mark your calendar for the next, hybrid half-day PDHP Workshop with @d3center.bsky.social experts, covering Adaptive Interventions: Dec. 12! Register at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/ @leb112358.bsky.social
PDHP workshop

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · Nov 15
SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Nov 13
Nominate your awesome colleagues! @popassocamerica.bsky.social
popassocamerica.bsky.social Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 13
The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 13
The Dorothy S. Thomas Award is presented annually for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. Nominations now open! Submit a nomination by January 31, 2026. buff.ly/sMThJ6E

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Nov 11
Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration buff.ly/BedgVzD

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Nov 11
join us in person or online on Monday @um-psc.bsky.social !
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 11
👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/
Online ways for older adults to stay socially connected: Lessons from Singapore Shannon Ang Nanyang Technological University Singapore Nov. 17, 2025 PSC Brown Bag Series 2025 Join us live or on Zoom ISR (Thompson St.) Room 1430 | Mondays at noon

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 11
👀 We are thrilled to have @um-psc.bsky.social alumnus @angabridged.bsky.social join us for our next Brown Bag session: Shannon Ang of NTU Singapore joins us presenting on ways older adults stay socially connected online. #sociology Live and on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/ang/
Online ways for older adults to stay socially connected: Lessons from Singapore Shannon Ang Nanyang Technological University Singapore Nov. 17, 2025 PSC Brown Bag Series 2025 Join us live or on Zoom ISR (Thompson St.) Room 1430 | Mondays at noon

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Nov 10
With a new measure to understand causes of maternal mortality, historical demographer George Alter finds infectious disease & nutrition improvements likely impacted falling maternal mortality more than shifting obstetrical practices. Just out in Population Studies: psc.isr.umich.edu/news/new-ins...
New Insights on Historic Causes of Maternal Deaths
In historical populations, female death rates usually exceeded male death rates during the reproductive ages. The most obvious cause of this difference is deaths resulting from childbirth. Parish regi...
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Mayor Justin M. Bibb @clemayorsoffice.bsky.social · Nov 6
We're announcing a 30-day moratorium on utility disconnections.

The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.