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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Meet the Post-Docs: Nathan Franz, Jessie Himmelstern and Michael Topping Join the Population Studies Center

Meet the Post-Docs: Nathan Franz, Jessie Himmelstern and Michael Topping Join the Population Studies Center

Three new postdoctoral fellows introduced themselves and their research at this fall’s kickoff brown-bag seminar at the University of Michigan Population Studies Center (PSC). Here’s a look at their work. Nathan Franz: Untangling India’s Health Data Puzzles Nathan Franz joins the Population Studies Center after earning his PhD in economics from UT Austin, launching his…

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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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