The 2008 Heidelberg Club International (HCI) prize for significant contributions to the field of gerontology was awarded to Dr. Richard Suzman (U.S. National Institute on Aging) and Dr. Robert F. Schoeni (University of Michigan), representing all those involved in the Demography of Aging Centers Program. The program, which includes 13 Centers and 540 scientists, was… Continue reading Robert Schoeni shares Heidelberg Club International award for significant contributions to the field of gerontology

Distinguished University Professorships recognize full or associate professors for exceptional scholarly and/or creative achievement, national and international reputation, and superior teaching skills. Created in 1947, each professorship bears a name determined by the appointive professor in consultation with her or his dean. Each professorship also carries an annual salary supplement of $5,000 and an annual… Continue reading James House awarded Distinguished University Professorship

The book Marriage and Cohabitation by Arland Thornton, William Axinn, and Yu Xi and published by the University of Chicago Press, is the winner of the 2008 Outstanding Publication Award of the Section on Aging¶and the Life Course of the American Sociological Association.

Beginning July 1, 2008, Pamela Smock will succeed Herbert Smith (Univ of Pennsylvania) as Chair the Population Sciences Subcommittee. This study section reviews R03 applications, K01s and K23s addressing issues such as: marriage and family; mortality and morbidity; immigration; internal migration; population distribution; economic demography and labor force; ethnography; population and environment; and social, economic,… Continue reading Pamela Smock named Chair, NICHD’s Population Sciences Subcommittee Study Section