Minnesota Population Center
@minnpop.bsky.social
The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research. pop.umn.edu
“Health care inflation has gone up. General inflation has gone up, and individuals are being asked to pay more,” said Abraham, especially for pricey drugs from Orladeyo to Ozempic. www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Minnesota’s ACA marketplace is about to become unaffordable - MinnPost
Changing demographics, ballooning prescription drug costs, among other things, means Minnesotans are about to get sticker shock.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Health care inflation has gone up. General inflation has gone up, and individuals are being asked to pay more,” said Abraham, especially for pricey drugs from Orladeyo to Ozempic. www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Our home Institute is hiring! We are actively recruiting for a Program Coordinator and a Communications Manager for the newly launching NIA Demography and Economics on Aging Coordinator Center. Learn more about both positions and apply: isrdi.umn.edu/employment
October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our home Institute is hiring! We are actively recruiting for a Program Coordinator and a Communications Manager for the newly launching NIA Demography and Economics on Aging Coordinator Center. Learn more about both positions and apply: isrdi.umn.edu/employment
We have positions available for Fall 2025 with flexible timing! Check out our NIH T32 postdoc positions and share with your networks. pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
Postdoctoral Training | Minnesota Population Center
Postdoctoral TrainingWe hire both project-based Post Doctoral Associates and program-based Post Doctoral Trainees.
pop.umn.edu
July 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We have positions available for Fall 2025 with flexible timing! Check out our NIH T32 postdoc positions and share with your networks. pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
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How many deaths are attributable to the slowdown📉in mortality improvements in the US?
In a new study with @astokespop.bsky.social and @wrigleyfield.bsky.social we estimate 525,505 excess deaths in 2023 alone
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@jamahealthforum.bsky.social #demography #epidemiology 🧵1/7
In a new study with @astokespop.bsky.social and @wrigleyfield.bsky.social we estimate 525,505 excess deaths in 2023 alone
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@jamahealthforum.bsky.social #demography #epidemiology 🧵1/7
jamanetwork.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
How many deaths are attributable to the slowdown📉in mortality improvements in the US?
In a new study with @astokespop.bsky.social and @wrigleyfield.bsky.social we estimate 525,505 excess deaths in 2023 alone
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@jamahealthforum.bsky.social #demography #epidemiology 🧵1/7
In a new study with @astokespop.bsky.social and @wrigleyfield.bsky.social we estimate 525,505 excess deaths in 2023 alone
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@jamahealthforum.bsky.social #demography #epidemiology 🧵1/7
📣 We are seeking to fill multiple postdoctoral positions! We have funding to fill NIH T32 program-based positions. Positions start Fall 2025, but timing is flexible! We'll begin reviewing applications July 21st, 2025 - so don't wait! Apply now! pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
Postdoctoral Training | Minnesota Population Center
Postdoctoral TrainingWe hire both project-based Post Doctoral Associates and program-based Post Doctoral Trainees.
pop.umn.edu
July 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
📣 We are seeking to fill multiple postdoctoral positions! We have funding to fill NIH T32 program-based positions. Positions start Fall 2025, but timing is flexible! We'll begin reviewing applications July 21st, 2025 - so don't wait! Apply now! pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
"We have new drugs and medical technologies that have been very, very effective and successful," [MPC Member] @wrigleyfield.bsky.social explains, adding, "you would hope that that would be true in 60 years of medical progress." www.npr.org/2025/06/06/n...
RFK Jr. says Americans were healthier when his uncle was president. Is he right?
American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
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June 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"We have new drugs and medical technologies that have been very, very effective and successful," [MPC Member] @wrigleyfield.bsky.social explains, adding, "you would hope that that would be true in 60 years of medical progress." www.npr.org/2025/06/06/n...
There were over 1.5 million “missing Americans” in 2022 and 2023—deaths that would have been averted if US mortality rates matched those of peer countries. MPC member @wrigleyfield.bsky.social is a coauthor on this new study: z.umn.edu/missing-Amer...
May 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There were over 1.5 million “missing Americans” in 2022 and 2023—deaths that would have been averted if US mortality rates matched those of peer countries. MPC member @wrigleyfield.bsky.social is a coauthor on this new study: z.umn.edu/missing-Amer...
MPC Member Ragui Assaad was recently interviewed about Egypt’s National Employment Strategy. He warns measuring and addressing unemployment rates need to account both for people dropping out of the labor force and upcoming demographic changes. english.ahram.org.eg/News/545804....
Assessing Egypt’s labour market dynamics - Egypt - Al-Ahram Weekly
Al-Ahram Weekly interviews economist Ragui Assaad about labour market trends and challenges.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
MPC Member Ragui Assaad was recently interviewed about Egypt’s National Employment Strategy. He warns measuring and addressing unemployment rates need to account both for people dropping out of the labor force and upcoming demographic changes. english.ahram.org.eg/News/545804....
Economic headwinds faced by millennials, the largest portion of the workforce, has lead to lower home ownership rates, less wealth, and fewer kids. Check out this interview with MPC member Janna Johnson about what more economic uncertainty could mean for this group. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Minnesota's largest generation, millennials, face a third round of economic uncertainty
Older millennials were just entering the workforce during the 2008 Great Recession. Then came COVID-19. And millennials are once again faced with economic uncertainty at an age where they may be makin...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Economic headwinds faced by millennials, the largest portion of the workforce, has lead to lower home ownership rates, less wealth, and fewer kids. Check out this interview with MPC member Janna Johnson about what more economic uncertainty could mean for this group. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Take a listen at 12:30 pm today to @mprnews.org (www.mprnews.org) to catch our very own Janna Johnson talking with Nina Moini about the potential impact of a 3rd economic crisis for millenials.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Take a listen at 12:30 pm today to @mprnews.org (www.mprnews.org) to catch our very own Janna Johnson talking with Nina Moini about the potential impact of a 3rd economic crisis for millenials.
It was through the MPC that @wrigleyfield.bsky.social and JP Leider connected to analyze death certificates as the COVID-19 pandemic evolved here in Minnesota. Connections like that can to lead to some really insightful work. Read more: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Five years after COVID-19 lockdown, racial health disparities linger
People of color experience a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. In Minnesota, deaths from COVID-19 have been concentrated in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It was through the MPC that @wrigleyfield.bsky.social and JP Leider connected to analyze death certificates as the COVID-19 pandemic evolved here in Minnesota. Connections like that can to lead to some really insightful work. Read more: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
It’s rare for cities to have zoning rules that treat thrift stores differently from other retail, said [MPC Member] Evan Roberts... “Cities are generally trying to move towards a more flexible approach to regulating specific uses."
The Minnesota Zoning Atlas (part of the @zoningatlas.bsky.social) isn’t studying second hand stores, but we’ve read lots of code. Tight regulation on where a thrift store can go is a bit unusual. Thanks to @gretakaul.bsky.social for interview and story!
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An Arden Hills store might have to move because it opened where the city doesn’t allow thrift shops
Odds and Ends Again opened in January in a corner of Arden Hills where thrift stores were banned a decade ago.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s rare for cities to have zoning rules that treat thrift stores differently from other retail, said [MPC Member] Evan Roberts... “Cities are generally trying to move towards a more flexible approach to regulating specific uses."
Don't wait! The deadline to apply for our undergraduate and graduate, paid summer fellowship is March 16th! Please share this wonderful opportunity: isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...
March 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Don't wait! The deadline to apply for our undergraduate and graduate, paid summer fellowship is March 16th! Please share this wonderful opportunity: isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...
We are seeking undergrad & grad students to be part of our paid fellowship program this summer! We have a great line up of data and research projects to work on and a program designed to give you practical skills as you advance in your career. Apply by March 16th! isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...
February 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We are seeking undergrad & grad students to be part of our paid fellowship program this summer! We have a great line up of data and research projects to work on and a program designed to give you practical skills as you advance in your career. Apply by March 16th! isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...
New study out today in @pnasnexus.org by MPC member John Robert Warren shows removing undocumented residents from census data used for apportionment would have had no meaningful impact on party representation in the House or the outcome of presidential elections. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Does enumerating undocumented residents in the US census affect congressional apportionment?
Abstract. In recent years, American political figures, media pundits, and others have argued that undocumented residents in the United States should not be
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February 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New study out today in @pnasnexus.org by MPC member John Robert Warren shows removing undocumented residents from census data used for apportionment would have had no meaningful impact on party representation in the House or the outcome of presidential elections. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧵 (1/6)
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Mortality Trends Among Early Adults in the United States, 1999-2023
This cross-sectional study examines trends in mortality rates among adults aged 25 to 44 years across the pre–COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic, and postpandemic periods.
jamanetwork.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧵 (1/6)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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BRAND NEW research from @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues at UMN @minnpop.bsky.social shows that death rates for adults ages 25-44 rose sharply between 2019 & 2021 and **remain higher than expected** post-pandemic.
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Rising early adult mortality in the US
New research from the University of Minnesota shows that death rates for early adults, or adults aged 25-44, rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain higher than expected post-pandemic.
twin-cities.umn.edu
January 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
BRAND NEW research from @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues at UMN @minnpop.bsky.social shows that death rates for adults ages 25-44 rose sharply between 2019 & 2021 and **remain higher than expected** post-pandemic.
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New research from @wrigleyfield.bsky.social on increasing mortality for Americans aged 25-44. Check out the summary at twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/... and the thread below:
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New research from @wrigleyfield.bsky.social on increasing mortality for Americans aged 25-44. Check out the summary at twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/... and the thread below:
We are so excited to say NCHAT has reached 10,000 downloads through @dsdr-data.bsky.social at @icpsr.bsky.social! Thanks so much to NICHD and the Population Dynamics Branch for the funding to make all this research possible. pop.umn.edu/data/nchat
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We are so excited to say NCHAT has reached 10,000 downloads through @dsdr-data.bsky.social at @icpsr.bsky.social! Thanks so much to NICHD and the Population Dynamics Branch for the funding to make all this research possible. pop.umn.edu/data/nchat
We have two postdoctoral positions open for our Population Health Training Program! Join us for up to two years as part of this innovative program.
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
January 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We have two postdoctoral positions open for our Population Health Training Program! Join us for up to two years as part of this innovative program.
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
We have two postdoctoral positions open for our Population Health Training Program! Join us for up to two years as part of this innovative program.
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
January 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We have two postdoctoral positions open for our Population Health Training Program! Join us for up to two years as part of this innovative program.
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
Learn more and apply: pop.umn.edu/training/pos...
MPC Member & School of Public Health Assistant Professor Katie Berry receives the NIH Director's Early Independence Award recognizing her as an outstanding, early career scientist. Read more: pop.umn.edu/about/announ...
October 8, 2024 at 7:48 PM
MPC Member & School of Public Health Assistant Professor Katie Berry receives the NIH Director's Early Independence Award recognizing her as an outstanding, early career scientist. Read more: pop.umn.edu/about/announ...
Have you been tuning into our MN #Demography & #Aging seminar series? If not - today's a great one to start joining! Peter Christen & Chris Dibben from the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research will be presenting about SHiPP at 12:15 PM CT. Join us: pop.umn.edu/events/semin...
September 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Have you been tuning into our MN #Demography & #Aging seminar series? If not - today's a great one to start joining! Peter Christen & Chris Dibben from the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research will be presenting about SHiPP at 12:15 PM CT. Join us: pop.umn.edu/events/semin...
“There hasn’t been a huge narrative about it, but I felt like this was extremely important because it was not something that just happened with the pandemic — this has been happening over a decade," says MPC Trainee Allison Lind. www.thetrace.org/2024/05/us-h...
In A Decade, Firearm Deaths Among Young Black People in Rural America Have Quadrupled
For decades, the narrative of gun violence and homicide has been framed as an urban plight disproportionately affecting Black communities in densely populated Northeastern and Midwestern cities. But a...
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May 3, 2024 at 2:57 PM
“There hasn’t been a huge narrative about it, but I felt like this was extremely important because it was not something that just happened with the pandemic — this has been happening over a decade," says MPC Trainee Allison Lind. www.thetrace.org/2024/05/us-h...
New, leading research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine from MPC members Allison Lind, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, and Susan M. Mason shows a sharp rise in firearm deaths among Black rural youth. twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/...
Sharp rise in firearm deaths among rural Black youth
Study finds a significant increase among Black rural youth in the U.S.
twin-cities.umn.edu
April 19, 2024 at 7:21 PM
New, leading research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine from MPC members Allison Lind, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, and Susan M. Mason shows a sharp rise in firearm deaths among Black rural youth. twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/...