Michigan’s Population Studies Center

PSC was established in 1961 and has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in population research and training. PSC is one of five centers within the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR).

PSC receives core funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (P2CHD041028). The Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) , which supports research in population health, is part of PSC.

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A Diversity Boom is Transforming America

A Diversity Boom is Transforming America

A new edition of “Diversity Explosion” by William Frey argues that a multiracial younger generation is a critical addition to the nation’s population, not a replacement. The U.S. fertility rate has fallen to another record low, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Continuing a two-decade trend toward fewer…

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PSC Small Grants

Private gifts are a true investment in the research and training conducted at the Population Studies Center. They are used to support graduate students, young faculty, and international scholars, and to seed small research projects.

Currently six funds have been established at PSC. Learn more about these funds— those they honor, and the work they support– or browse all PSC Small Grants awarded.

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