Events
MINNESOTA DEMOGRAPHY AND AGING SEMINAR
These seminars are designed for researchers studying issues at the intersections of topics related to the life course and demography. The University of Minnesota community and friends of the Life Course Center are welcome to attend.
Seminars for Fall 2020 will be held virtually.
FALL 2020 SCHEDULE
All fall seminars will be hosted on virtually on Zoom from 12:15 - 1:15 Central Time (unless otherwise noted).
Please note - the Zoom links have been updated.
SEPTEMBER 14
Will the Robots Take Care of Grandma? Reconceptualizing Technology and Healthy Aging
Jerry Jacobs, Sociology, University of Pennsylvania | Watch the Recording
SEPTEMBER 21
Patterns of Social Network Change and Homeostasis in Later Life: Results from a National Survey
Benjamin Cornwell, Sociology, Cornell University | Watch the Recording
SEPTEMBER 28
Lactation, Human Milk, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Health and Disease
Ellen Demerath, Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota | Watch the Recording
OCTOBER 5
Life Course Trajectories of Family Care: Implications for Care Policy
Janet Fast, Human Ecology, University of Alberta | Watch the Recording
OCTOBER 12
Long-Run Trends and Selection in Breastfeeding in the United States
Emily Oster, Economics, Brown University | Watch the Recording
OCTOBER 19
The Black Deaths America Treats as Normal (and How to Stop)
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Sociology, University of Minnesota | Watch the Recording
OCTOBER 26
Immigration and the American Dream over Two Centuries
Ran Abramitzky, Economics, Stanford | (This seminar was not recorded per the speaker's request)
NOVEMBER 2
A Duboisian Framework for Humanizing Data
Ivory Achebe Toldson, Human Development & Psychoeducational Studies, Howard University | Watch the Recording
NOVEMBER 9
OVPR/MPC COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants: Motivation and Early Results from Four Teams | Zoom Link
Ryan Demmer, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota
Jesse Berman, Environmental Health, University of Minnesota and Gillian Tarr, Environmental Health, University of Minnesota
Susan Marshall Mason, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota
Ruby Nguyen, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota
NOVEMBER 16
Social Structure and Locus of Control Across the Life Course
Melissa Hardy, Sociology, Penn State University | Zoom Link (This seminar will not be recorded)
NOVEMBER 23
Current Population Survey Microdata from IPUMS: New Developments and Future Plans
Sarah Flood, IPUMS, University of Minnesota | Zoom Link
NOVEMBER 30
Creating and Using Measures of Structural Racism: A Panel Discussion | Zoom Link
Jaime Slaughter-Acey, Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota
David Van Riper, ISRDI, University of Minnesota
Rachel Hardeman, Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota
DECEMBER 7
Time Use and Emotional Wellbeing of Family Caregivers: The Role of Dementia
Vicki Freedman, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan | Zoom Link
DECEMBER 14
Girl Child Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Health in Conakry, Guinea
Yvette Efevbera, Global Health Specialist, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Zoom Link
PREVIOUS SCHEDULES
Spring 2020 Flyer (Note because of COVID-19 seminars starting March 18th were cancelled).
OCCASIONAL MINI CONFERENCES AND CO-SPONSORED EVENTS
The LCC offers annual mini conferences and co-sponsored events throughout the year.
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
The LCC regularly convenes Open Forums where research results are presented to the broader community. in addition to piloting its new University of Minnesota Advanced Careers Initiative (UMAC), promoting intergenerational learning and career readiness for what’s next in Boomers’ lives.
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