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ldi.upenn.eduWhen Hospitals Get Busier, Black Patients Face Higher Death RiskResource scarcity increases discriminatory behaviors and beliefs, psychology experiments show. Now, a first-of-its-kind LDI study in the American Economic Review shows that resource discrimination…

When Hospitals Get Busier, Black Patients Face Higher Death Risk https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/when-hospitals-get-busier-black-patients-face-higher-death-risk @pennldi.bsky.social discusses “Rationing by Race” co-authored/ @atheendar.bsky.social http://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20240701

READ: "Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult: Dementia is a big problem Americans want to solve together" in STAT by Jason Karlawish https://www-statnews-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/2026/09/16/dementia-november-2026-midterm-elections-policy-privacy-caregivers-economy

JOIN US - MON 10/26 @ 12PM for the PENN POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, when Georgetown Sociology's Kristin Perkins presents The Hidden Private Safety Net: Shared Households and Older Adults' Housing Costs INFO HERE: https://bit.ly/4dOuTDm

The Eastern Sociological Society's annual meeting is in Philadelphia from March 4-7, 2027 "Understanding Difference in a Divided Age" Submission deadline: October 22, 2026! www.essnet.org/annual-confe... The PSC community is encouraged to submit and/or to participate. @wendyrothsoc.bsky.social

penntoday.upenn.eduThe long view of long-term care | Penn TodayA multidisciplinary team of Penn researchers examines long-term care in the U.S., offering core principles for policy reforms and possible paths forward.

"The Long View of Long-Term Care" Research by Associates Rachel M. Werner & Allison K. Hoffman Read the Penn Today news article & watch 🎥 https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/long-view-long-term-care READ the related J Health Polit Policy Law journal article https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11995144

Matthew McHugh, the Independence Chair for Nursing Education and director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, has been appointed to the Standing Committee on the State of Nursing Science. https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/awards-and-accolades-penn-faculty-and-undergrads

bit.lyCould Virtual Coaching Make Caregivers Healthier?Health coaching for unpaid family caregivers not only improved their quality of life and prevented declines, but also may reduce costs, new evidence shows.

Could Virtual Coaching Make Caregivers Healthier? @PennLDI Blog Post discusses this @ahajournals.bsky.social article “Cost-Effectiveness of Virtual Health Coaching for Caregivers of Patients With Heart Failure” co-authored by C Sun, K Bowles & N Coe https://bit.ly/4jh0JvW

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WORK AT THE PSC! Seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Adversity and Health The Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health @mlsfhresearch.org seeks postdoc to support a 5-year project on Adversities, Health and Resilience in Early Adulthood. APPLY: apply.interfolio.com/193194

ibtimes.co.ukWomen Who Out-Earn Their Husbands Are 36% More Likely To Separate, Penn Study FindsA University of Pennsylvania study finds female breadwinners face a higher risk of separation, especially with children, challenging assumptions about gender roles and highlighting work-family conflict.

"Women Who Out-Earn Their Husbands Are 36% More Likely To Separate" Research by Pilar Gonalons-Pons & @GGD alum Allison Dunatchik in @jmfncfr.bsky.social featured @pgonalon.bsky.social @adunatchik.bsky.social https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/study-reveals-higher-divorce-risk-female-breadwinners-1815730

The Graduate Group in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for its PhD program in Demography. We look forward to recruiting a strong and diverse cohort for Fall 2027! Applications are due December 8, 2026. Learn More: demog.pop.upenn.edu/prospective-...

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Join us for our next PARC Aging Chat Cognition and Epigenetics: A Update on MLSFH Aging Research (PARC Aging Chats) PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES FALL November 2, 2026 12pm-1pm | McNeil 403 (PSC Commons) & Zoom (See the image below to join Zoom) @hanspkohler.bsky.social & @ilianakohler.bsky.social

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Please join us on October 8th, 12-1pm EST for our webinar when Dr. Jiyoun Song from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will present "Clinical Conversations as Data: Voice AI for Understanding Health and Care." To register, click here: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

There are more than 120 working papers in the Population Center Working Papers Series! See the Scholarly Commons @Penn @PennLibraries: https://repository.upenn.edu/exhibits/orgunit/psc_publications?spc.page=1&spc.rpp=100

bit.lyPALTtalk with JAMDA | June 2026 | PALTtalkEpisode: June 2026 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guests: Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP (Co-Editor-in-Chief); Timo Lauteslager, PhD In This Episode: Dr. Steinberg and his guests discuss articles...

Rising Home Care and Falling Wages: The Impact of the Growing Share of Home Care Workers on Direct Care Worker Wages https://bit.ly/3VMFYhX JAMDA (Journal of the American Medical Directors Association) By Jiyeon Kim, @pgonalon.bsky.social, Janette Dill Discussed on podcast: https://bit.ly/47vz4jL

isaconf.confex.comSession: Mobility Trajectories across the Life Course: New Directions In the Sociology of Population (XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 4 - 10, 2027))

Call for Abstracts for session: Mobility Trajectories across the Life Course: New Directions In the Sociology of Population. XXISA World Congress of Sociology Gwangju (South Korea), 4-10.07.2027 Call for Abstracts ends 14.10.2026 Submit an abstract to the session isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc20...

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This is a 3-week countdown alert! ⏲ Call for abstracts #ISAWCS27 🔊 Join us in Gwangju, Korea, from July 4–10, 2027, for the XXI World Congress of Sociology. 📆 Submission deadline: October 14, 2026. ❌ Note that no deadline extension will be provided!

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINE 14 OCTOBER 2026 The Call for Abstracts for the XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology, “Global Sociology in Turbulent Times,” in Gwangju, Korea on 4–10 July 2027, is now open. link: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc20...

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The Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI) call for the 2027 cohort in the ISI Pipeline Mentoring program is now open and encouraged until September 30, 2026. Further information can be found at www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...

isi-munich.deProgrammes at ISI — Pipeline — Research & FundingOur pipeline program combines research, funding, and exchange on global inequality. Find out more about projects and fellowships now.

Population Studies Center

Read our latest Population Studies Center Newsletter us17.campaign-archive.com?u=8c33c24ed6...

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JOIN US - MON 10/5 @ 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, when Alexandre Gori Maia presents Challenges in Causal Inference Using Population Surveys: The Childbirth Employment Penalty in Brazil INFO HERE: https://bit.ly/3TWZ4S5

johnahartford.org2026 Call for ProposalsThe John A. Hartford Foundation has announced a call for proposals for national initiatives that improve care for older adults. Up to 10 grants will be awarded to organizations not previously funded b...

The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) New Partners Program Call for Proposals: National Initiatives Advancing Improvements in Care for Older Adults https://www.johnahartford.org/grants-strategy/2026-call-for-proposals Deadline to register: Oct. 21, 2026, at noon ET LOI:  Oct. 27, 2026, at noon ET

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penntoday.upenn.eduHow trust shapes retirement security | Penn TodayNew research co-authored by Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell shows how people’s trust in financial institutions and government programs could boost or deplete their retirement nest eggs.

21 Sept

How Trust Shapes Retirement Security New research co-authored by Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell shows how people’s trust in financial institutions and government programs could boost or deplete their retirement nest eggs. https://bit.ly/4xwuLQQ

link.springer.comWhat do health insurance deductibles do to health care spending growth? - International Journal of Health Economics and ManagementCostly new technology, while often beneficial, has been identified as one of the principal drivers of healthcare spending growth. Recent literature has shown high deductible health plans (HDHPs) can h...

18 Sept

Read this recent paper: co-authored by Mark V. Pauly "What Do Health Insurance Deductibles Do to Health Care Spending Growth?" Published in the International Journal of Health Economics and Management. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10754-026-09416-y

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Save the date! September 16 | Noon | College Green @sas.upenn.edu 60-Second Lectures www.sas.upenn.edu/60-second "How the Welfare State Made America Healthy" with PARC Research Associate Julia Lynch, Professor of Political Science @jlynch13.bsky.social

doi.orgIntroduction: Harmonization Recommendations from the Gateway to Global Aging DataThe Gateway to Global Aging Data (Gateway) is a research infrastructure developed to make data from high-value cohort studies widely accessible and (re)usa

14 Sept

➡️ Introduction: Harmonization Recommendations from the Gateway to Global Aging Data By Jinkook Lee, Jere R Behrman (PARC Research Associate) Published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B @geronmedia.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag003 @g2aging.bsky.social

11 Sept

"NFL’s Alex Singleton and the Testicular Cancer Detection Gap" Co-authored by PARC Research Associate Derek M. Griffith @drdmgriffith.bsky.social Published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine READ THE PAPER: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108438

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3 Sept

We are launching the 5th year of our webinar . Please join us on September 10th, 2026, 12-1pm ET when Dr. Zanos presents "Predict the Preventable: Inhospital Deterioration and Delirium Prediction Using Machine Learning and Clinical Wearables." To register, click here: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

penntoday.upenn.eduUnderstanding the health paradox: The factors influencing white men’s well-being | Penn TodayWhile social and economic factors are often viewed as primary drivers of health, a new Penn Nursing analysis suggests that the relationship between societal position and physical well-being is more co...

7 Sept

Read this new essay co-authored by Derek M. Griffith @drdmgriffith.bsky.social ➡️ Understanding the Health Paradox: The Factors Influencing White Men’s Well-being https://bit.ly/4xoW28b https://bit.ly/45R2TKT

doi.orgExternalities of polluting cooking fuels, gender, and adult cognitive health in low- and middle-income countriesAbstract. Scientific understanding of the relationship between environmental hazards and cognitive health at older ages in low- and middle-income countries

4 Sept

Read recent paper: "Externalities of polluting cooking fuels, gender, and adult cognitive health in low- and middle-income countries" by Sneha Sarah Mani, Aashish Gupta, Irma T. Elo (PARC Associate) Published in American Journal of Epidemiology @amjepi.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf133

There are many useful workshops coming up at Penn Libraries this semester for researchers. Take a look at the latest newsletter from the Research Data & Digital Scholarship staff. Sign up for Excel, Github, ArcGIS, QGISm Excel, R Basics, Quarto with R, NVivo ... mailchi.mp/pobox/rdds-s...

2026 HBCU Aging Conference: Aging Bodies, Living Stories: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives for Students in the Aging Discipline (Open to all GSA 2026 Attendees!) Wednesday, November 4, 2026 8 AM - 12 PM www.gsa2026.org/Registration... (Student Summit on 11/3 9am - 5pm) @hbcuaging.bsky.social

doi.orgSafe Minimum Nurse Staffing Requirements for... : Medical CareBackground:The Pennsylvania legislature is considering limiting the number of patients nurses care for to promote safe care.Objective:To determine...

31 Aug

Safe Minimum Nurse Staffing Requirements for Hospitals: Evidence From Pennsylvania By Linda H. Aiken, Karen B. Lasater, Matthew D. McHugh & colleagues @matthewmchugh.bsky.social Published in the journal Medical Care https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002332 https://bit.ly/4pFKjym

31 Aug

New Preprint: Visible Immigration Enforcement Arrests and Mental Health Among Hispanic Adults in the United States Erkmen G. Aslim, Dinara Tekin, Atheendar S. Venkataramani https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.02.26357125 @atheendar.bsky.social @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social

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thehill.comHegseth’s testosterone mandate carries risks, raises questionsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth kicked a hornet’s nest with his announcement this week regarding a new screening to test troops’ testosterone levels. Hegseth argues the effort — which will become p…

24 Aug

“Hegseth’s Testosterone Mandate Carries Risks, Raises Questions” By PARC Research Associate Derek Griffith in @thehill.com https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5976381-hegseth-military-testosterone-screening-questions

doi.orgNursing Home Closures and Access to Long-Term CareThis study examines trends in US nursing home closures, characterizing facilities that closed during 2016-2025, and assessing implications for access to care.

21 Aug

Read this recent @JAMA Research Letter “Nursing Home Closures and Access to Long-Term Care” By Andrew R. Olenski, and PARC Research Associate Rachel M. Werner @rm_werner https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.8509

statnews.comWhat's the right role for AI in dementia care?Three tricky questions about using AI in dementia care.

17 Aug

🧠 The Role of AI in Dementia Care PARC Research Associate Jason Karlawish explores its promise but urges caution in @statnews.com https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/dementia-care-ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbots https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/the-role-of-ai-in-dementia-care

nber.orgThe U.S. Mortality Crisis as a Preston Curve ReversalFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

14 Aug

💥 The U.S. Mortality Crisis as a Preston Curve Reversal By Ritikaa Khanna @rourkeobrien.bsky.social @astokespop.bsky.social @atheendar.bsky.social @wrigleyfield.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w35470 Economic growth in the 2010s no longer translated into broad gains in life expectancy

ldi.upenn.eduAmerica’s Caregiver Crisis is Burning Out Millions of FamiliesIn the U.S. health care system, long-term care for adults who cannot live independently is largely provided through unpaid labor by friends and family members. During 2024, about 37 million Americans…

10 Aug

Norma Coe, @pgonalon.bsky.social, Nancy Hodgson, @allisonhoffmann.bsky.social, @rachelwerner.bsky.social et al. examined the burden on family caregivers and outlined policy changes and programs to improve their well-being. https://bit.ly/4fuk9fa

nytimes.comA New Option for Long-Term Care Costs

7 Aug

"A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs" Washington has launched the first program to help cover home care and other supports. A number of states are paying attention. Norma Coe is quoted briefly in this @nytimes.com article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/well/long-term-care-costs.html

3 Aug

youtu.bePenn LDI: “Good Science” with Atul Gupta, PhDYouTube video by PennLDIvideo

31 July

Research Associate Atul Gupta is featured in the @pennldi.bsky.social series “Good Science,” which delves into the future of health care & health policy by discussing the questions that inspire research, evidence generated, & real-world impact. https://youtu.be/FBU1UeSlyQw?si=x6VQ3jHdz8lod7rj

youtu.bePenn LDI: “Good Science” with Karen Lasater, PhD, RNYouTube video by PennLDIvideo

29 July

Research Associate Karen Lasater is featured in the @pennldi.bsky.social series “Good Science,” which delves into the future of health care & health policy by discussing the questions that inspire research, evidence generated, & real-world impact. https://youtu.be/1IBMb4Jbf3c?si=kus1D0h5dKk9B9-Z

28 July

Read the latest Penn Population Studies Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/pop/newsletter-july26-2026 Also check out the PENN at #ASA2026 @ASAnews to see a list of researchers presenting their work in early August https://www.aging.upenn.edu/news/2026/07/22/penn-asa-2026

doi.orgBioethicists’ Perspectives on Ethical Research: Results of the “Views in Bioethics Survey”Health research plays a crucial role in advancing medicine and public health, but ethical constraints shape its conduct. This study presents findings from the Views in Bioethics Survey (VIBeS), the f...

27 July

Bioethicists’ Perspectives on Ethical Research: Results of the “Views in Bioethics Survey” co-authored by Emily Largent Read this in Ethics & Human Research http://doi.org/10.1002/eahr.70003

schaeffer.usc.edu2026 Science of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) for Social Scientists Program - June 4, 2026 - USC SchaefferThe Science of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) for Social Scientists Program is a unique two-day series of - 2026 Science of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s...

24 July

2026 Science of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) for Social Scientists Program (Conference October 8-9, 2026) schaeffer.usc.edu/event/2026-s... Application deadline is Friday, July 31, 2026, at 5:00 PM PT

doi.orgEffects of caregiving experience on expectations of becoming an Alzheimer’s disease caregiver in the futureAbstractObjectives. Research often focuses on persons who are or have been caregivers to a person with dementia. Little is known about stigma reactions in

24 July

Effects of Caregiving Experience on Expectations of Becoming an Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver in the Future co-authored by PARC Associate @sdstites.bsky.social with PARC Co-Director Norma B Coe, et al. in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag031