PSTC News
PSTC at the International Population Conference
November 14, 2017
The 28th International Population Conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa, October 29-November 4 with strong representation from PSTC faculty and trainees. The conference, organized by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, takes place once every four years and draws approximately “2,000 population scholars, policy makers, and government officials from around the...
Mexican Migration Projects celebrates 30 years
November 9, 2017
For thirty years, the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) has been collecting survey data in Mexico and the United States on Mexico-U.S. migration. It is the longest on-going study of Mexico-U.S. migration and has transformed the way migration is studied. To celebrate the MMP’s thirtieth anniversary, a bi-lingual conference was convened in Mexico City at El Colegio de México (Colmex) October 26-27.
Former PSTC director elected PAA president
November 8, 2017
John Casterline has been elected the president-elect of the Population Association of America. Casterline, now a professor in population studies in the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University, was the PSTC director from 1992-1994.
Marston wins Fulbright-Hays Award
November 1, 2017
Jerome Marston, a PSTC predoctoral trainee in Political Science, has been awarded the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award.
Loucks leads new mindfulness center
October 31, 2017
Brown university has launched a new Mindfulness Center with Associate Professor of Epidemiology Eric Loucks as the director.