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Do you research the intersection of climate change and health, but could use further guidance on working with spatial data? Apply for our in-person workshop in Nairobi, Kenya in collaboration with the APHRC February 1-2, 2027. Registration is free! z.umn.edu/climate-health-workshop.

Interested in using IPUMS Census microdata? Join us for "Practical Use of IPUMS Census Microdata: From Online Data Analysis to Mapping" on November 10 at 9am & 7pm CT. Register at https://z.umn.edu/IPUMS-I-Webinar

🚨 New data alert!🚨 IPUMS USA has released updates to several socioeconomic status variables for ACS samples, and PLACENHG is now available for the 1940 full count file. Find it at https://usa.ipums.org

We're hiring! We are looking for an Associate Data Analyst to join our IPUMS International team! We are looking for someone eager to develop technical skills in data processing and IPUMS data. Learn more and apply by Oct. 18, 2026. https://bit.ly/3WhA8p1

New county codes are available in time use! The IPUMS ATUS team has released new and improved geography variables, including additional COUNTY codes and new geographic identifiers for central city and place. Check it out at www.atusdata.org

We are at IAPHS and ready to talk data with folks! Stop by and say hi 👋

A huge congratulations to Ellora Derenoncourt on being named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow! We've been following her impressive work for years. A very well deserved honor. https://bit.ly/4dx5kGX

New data alert! 🚨 2024 Data from IPUMS MEPS is now available. Find it at meps.ipums.org/

Don't forget - IPUMS virtual office hours are TODAY (9.16) from 10:00 - 11:30 AM Central Time. You can pop in anytime - but you do need to register! https://www.ipums.org/about/events#event-node-2346

📣 New data alert! 📣 IPUMS CPS just released the August 2026 BMS data. Find it at cps.ipums.org

Check out our new blog post: Comparing Census Bureau and IPUMS USA Inflation Adjustments to American Community Survey Income Variables. https://bit.ly/4zpSLGw

Registering for #IAPHS2026? Sign up for our workshop "Linking & Harmonizing Spatial Population Data: IPUMS Resources for U.S. & International Contexts". We'd love to see you there! https://bit.ly/4xsygag

Check out this workshop held tomorrow by the NIA, Big Data to Big Insights: Challenges and Opportunities in Aging and AD/ADRD Research, featuring David Van Riper. Experts will explore how the expansion of large-scale data resources is reshaping research on aging and AD/ADRD https://bit.ly/3S8NWkd

The early bird deadline #IAPHS2026 registration is August 25th! Don't forget to sign up for our workshop "Linking & Harmonizing Spatial Population Data: IPUMS Resources for U.S. & International Contexts" when you register! https://bit.ly/4xsygag

We love to see people from all over the world and across disciplines using IPUMS, including reporters! We have easy to understand video tutorials on our website and are always striving to increase access. How do you use IPUMS? https://bit.ly/461VFDK https://cbsn.ws/4zul7zA

Register for our upcoming webinar, A New Outlook for the Future of Population and Health Data in Asia, on August 20 at 8:00am CT. This webinar will explore the future of population and health surveys in the context of a rapidly changing global funding environment. https://bit.ly/3SuZYV6

📣 New data alert! 📣 The July 2026 Basic Monthly Survey is now available via IPUMS CPS. https://bit.ly/4vp6RFi

We are so excited to be part of #IAPHS2026 with our workshop "Linking & Harmonizing Spatial Population Data: IPUMS Resources for U.S. & International Contexts". Make sure you sign up for the workshop when you register for IAPHS! https://bit.ly/4xsygag

Last call: Join our webinar "Measuring spatial accessibility to healthcare: An applied example using IPUMS PMA data" starting today at 10:00 AM CT. https://bit.ly/45GRIUZ

Register now for our webinar, Measuring spatial accessibility to healthcare: An applied example using IPUMS PMA data, taking place on August 11 at 10:00am CT. https://bit.ly/45GRIUZ

New data available from IPUMS MICS! 🎉 We have added ten Round 2 samples, two Round 7 samples, new food insecurity variables and additional global health variables. 🌏 🏥 Explore the new data at mics.ipums.org

Lunch and our keynote address up next here at #DIRC2026. Dr. Steven Ruggles, founder of IPUMS, will present "The Book of Life: Building National Longitudinal Research Infrastructure."

Yesterday was a full and amazing day of sharing information, networking, and learning together at #DIRC2026. We're getting ready to start day 2!

After a nice discussion and break, let's move onto the next session of the day: Methods for Analyzing Linked Data! #DIRC2026 https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

It’s a great day to be kicking off this year’s Data-Intensive Research Conference — excited to welcome 38 scholars to a workshop focused on linked, full-count census data from @ipums.bsky.social !

Already off to a great start here for #DIRC2026! First session - Linking Exposures and Life Course Outcomes.

Our workshop participants are very engaged and seem extremely focused on what Evan Roberts has to share about MLP and other linking projects. #DIRC2026

It's day 2 of the Data-Intensive Research Conference workshop. Today we are diving deeper into linking historical data to modern surveys, MLP and other linkage projects, and incorporating geography. We'll end the day with a social. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

It's the end of day 1 of our Data-Intensive Research Pre-Conference workshop! Now it's time take a tour of IPUMS headquarters, socialize, and relax before another full day tomorrow. #DIRC2026

So excited to hear from our panel at the D-IRC Workshop on Research Application of Linked Data. We'll hear from Andrew Fenelon, J. David Hacker, and Rae Anne Martinez. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

Post lunch - we've got Matt Nelson and Cheyenne Lonobile going over accessing linked data on IPUMS USA and considerations for data analysis. #DIRC2026 workshop https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

We are excited to kick off the week of the Data-Intensive Research Conference with a workshop on using linked, full-count census data from IPUMS.

The IPUMS Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel (MLP) project links individuals' records between censuses from 1850 to 1950. At our D-IRC workshop, we are starting off with an overview of IPUMS MLP and then record linking strategy - and then lunch! https://usa.ipums.org/usa/mlp/mlp.shtml

Starting now at the D-IRC workshop - an overview of the IPUMS Full Count Census Data with our own, super knowledgeable Matt Sobek. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

Some smiling faces and a little history of full count data to start the day here at the D-IRC pre-conference workshop. Feeling a bit starstruck 🤩 around Steven Ruggles and Cathy Fitch? Don't be - they are super approachable and love talking data! https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

It's 9:00 am! Time for our workshop participants to have some breakfast and get ready for welcomes and introductions. We can tell already - this is going to be a great day. 🍎 🥐 🍩 📈 https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

We are excited to welcome our 2026 Data-Intensive Research Pre-Conference workshop participants today! Hosted in collaboration with NDIRA and @umnlifecourse.bsky.social - we're so excited to explore novel data linkages for innovative life course research with you. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

The IHGIS data finder has a new topic filter. It's now easier to find the tables you are interested in by filtering on topics such as school enrollment, toilet and bathing facilities, or irrigation. https://data.ihgis.ipums.org/

New versions of the variables EDUC, HIGRADE, and INCTOT are available for the 1950 full count data on IPUMS USA. This update is the result of new data capture and represents a significant improvement in the accuracy of these measures. https://bit.ly/4xTlO4I

We are less than a month away for the Data-Intensive Research Conference. This year's theme: "Novel Data Linkages and Innovative Life Course Research." Check out the program and register at https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

We are at #ASHEcon2026 (American Society of Health Economists)! Come and visit our booth and chat with us.

📍IPUMS CPS can now identify the county of residence for approximately 5.5 million additional households each year. This improvement stems from the identification of 19 additional counties in highly populated metropolitan areas across BMS and ASEC samples

We are excited to be meeting people at the European Population Conference in Bologna, Italy! Stop by and say hi if you are attending.

Check out the latest news from IPUMS, including new data on families, watersheds, food security, and more! https://mailchi.mp/umn/ipums-05-21-26

We are exhibiting at the @healthjournalism.org Health Journalism Conference, being held in Minneapolis this week. Stop by our exhibit table to learn more about health data available from IPUMS! https://bit.ly/4dzX9Kh

Twin Cities Research Group thanks Jonathan Schroeder @ipums.bsky.social for his presentation one week ago: IPUMS USA and NHGIS: Geographic Census Data Resources. If you'd like to revisit this presentation, an archived recording is here: metrocouncil.webex.com/metrocouncil...

Read our latest blog post from IHGIS! To address a gap in OCR accuracy, IHGIS developed an R package that identifies logical relationships in tables, determines where cells don’t add up as expected, and replaces the incorrectly recognized cell with the correct value. https://bit.ly/3PHJY0K

IPUMS DHS now includes integrated variables for 84 counties (up from 51) and nearly 350 samples (up from 233), including new data from Latin America, Eastern Europe, Oceania, the Caribbean, and Central and East Asia. Learn more about this recent data release on the IPUMS blog: https://bit.ly/4nDtJ1b

Last chance to register for "Global Health in Context: Linking Census Data to Health Surveys using IPUMS DHS and IHGIS". The webinar will begin today at 10am CT. https://z.umn.edu/DHS-IHGIS-Webinar

The Census Bureau's Geography Division GeoForum starts today! We are excited to learn and participate this year. Our very own Jonathan Schroeder will be presenting as part of a session on Accessing Census Data on 5/20 from 2-5pm ET. https://bit.ly/3PLNgjs