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The official Twitter feed of the #UT #Austin Population Research Center, an interdisciplinary #research and training unit of @UTAustin.
Austin, TX
Joined June 2010
Congrats to PRC Faculty Scholar David Yeager, a CLarivate 2025 Highly Cited Researcher! This honor recognizes scholars whose publications rank among the top 1% most cited worldwide. An outstanding achievement reflecting Dr. Yeager’s broad research impact. #HighlyCited2025
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👏 Congrats to PRC Faculty Scholar Michael Sierra-Arévalo, finalist for the 2025 Hamilton Book Awards for his book The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing. His work offers powerful insight into law enforcement culture and reform. #PRCResearch #UTAustin
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Congrats to PRC undergrad & REU student Katy Doncer, winner of the Undergraduate Paper Award from the Southern Demographic Association! Her paper: “Life or Death: The Wild West of Capital Punishment in Texas.” Many PRC REU students also presented at #SDA2025 We are so proud!
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PRC Faculty Scholar Dean Spears featured in The Austin Chronicle! 📰 He discusses global depopulation and the importance of opening this conversation to everyone. 👉 https://t.co/kIhiikOds6
#PRCResearch #AfterTheSpike #Demography #UTResearch
austinchronicle.com
Texas’ declining birth rate is not something you’re likely to notice while jogging around Lady Bird Lake or grocery shopping at H-E-B, says UT population researcher Dean Spears. The difference...
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Congrats to PRC Faculty Scholar David Yeager! Dr. Yeager received the APA’s Eleanor Maccoby Book Award for his book 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People. 👏 #UTexas #DevelopmentalPsychology
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PRC’s Dean Spears & Michael Geruso are in the spotlight for After the Spike, their new book on birthrate decline. Reviews in WSJ + Sunday Times Interviews in The Atlantic + TIME Read more:
afterthespike.com
An eye-opening exploration of humanity’s unprecedented path to global depopulation and its significance from economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso.
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PRC Affiliate Dr. Jacqueline Angel testified before Austin City Council on Age-Friendly Cities + caregiver policy. Her NIH-funded research continues to shape local policy. Austin Monitor + Statesman op-ed highlight her insights. https://t.co/O18SkviiUA
https://t.co/tltXsXA1sH
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Congrats to PRC Faculty Affiliates Dean Spears & Michael Geruso on their @nytimes OpEd: "Depopulation Is Coming. Don’t Expect It to Solve Our Problems" They argue that real progress requires action—not fewer people. https://t.co/MKVN1ZKAFt
nytimes.com
There is a progressive case for people.
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🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 W. Parker Frisbie Best Publication Award from @UT_PRC! 🏆 Kylie Jaeyun Yim 🏆 Cheng Chow Well-deserved recognition for impactful population research!
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Big congratulations to Jordan Conwell for receiving the Doris Entwisle Early Career Award from ASA’s Sociology of Education Section! 🏆 Honoring outstanding early career contributions in sociology of education. #Sociology #ASA #EarlyCareerAward
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Congrats to PRC Faculty Associate Dr. Denisa Gándara on receiving the 2025 Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award from @AERA_EdResearch! Her AERA Open article explores algorithmic bias in student-success prediction models, calling for more equitable practices in higher ed.
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Dr. Cristine Legare (@UTexasPRC) has been awarded a $1.6M grant from @NSF and @UKRI_News to study how innovation develops across cultures and ages. Learn more here: 🔗 NSF: https://t.co/al9Au9WRO4 🔗 UKRI: https://t.co/F9B09Ye9GD
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Congratulations to PRC Faculty Associate Beth Widen on receiving the Norman Kretchmer Memorial Award 👏 Join us in celebrating this achievement! 📖 Read more: https://t.co/t4zuEe7MBv
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🎉 Exciting news! PRC Faculty Associate Chandra Muller has been elected as a 2024 AAAS Fellow, a lifetime honor recognizing her contributions to science. 👏 Join us in celebrating! 📖 Read more:
news.utexas.edu
AUSTIN, Texas — Three faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the 2024 American Association for the Advancement of
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Exciting news! 🎉 Dr. Stephen Russell has been elected to the National Academy of Education, recognizing his work on adolescent development, LGBTQ+ youth, and educational equity. Learn more: https://t.co/ToIBINZMyp
#Education #Research #PRCAchievements
cns.utexas.edu
The director of the School of Human Ecology and professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at UT Austin was one of 22 selected
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David Yeager Ranked #7 in 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings! Big news! 🎉 PRC Faculty Member David Yeager has been ranked #7 in Education Week’s 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings! 🏆 Learn more here: https://t.co/5jzGmaokTa
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Applications for the 2025 REU program are now open! Applications are due February 14. More information regarding the application process can be found here: https://t.co/Wja4AXWVme
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David Yeager was featured on Texas Standard discussing his new book, 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People. 📚💡 Check out the interview for insights on inspiring young minds: https://t.co/ZIn48xymcA
#DavidYeager #10to25 #TexasStandard #Youth #PRC #UTAustin
texasstandard.org
A new book brings together research about how adults can communicate to those with developing brains in a manner that actually encourages them to take advice.
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Excited to announce Dr. David Yeager's new book, "10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People," coming in August 2024! Order here: https://t.co/XJooDaCHvQ
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PRC T32 predoctoral fellow Matthew Blanton and former postdoc Jeff Swindle published an op-ed in The Boston Globe titled "El Salvador’s Migration Success Story Doesn’t Add Up". Read here: https://t.co/jxhsXY7pIo
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