Cornell Population Program


The Cornell Population Program (CPP) serves as the intellectual hub for demographic research and training at Cornell University. This university-wide program supports demographic research relating broadly to three core themes: (1) families and children; (2) health behaviors and disparities; and (3) poverty and inequality. The program serves 68 affiliates from 15 different departments at Cornell.

NEWS		EVENTS
Call for Papers: International Population Conference - Sept. 15 deadline Study: Makeup Makes Male Birds Sexier, More Macho - Fox News (AP) Aggression between Nursing Home Residents More Common Than Widely Believed, Studies Find - Science Daily A Diploma's Worth? Ask Her - NY Times As Deaths Outpace Births, Cities Adjust - NY Times		CPP Inaugural: Plenary Address by Dr. Peter Donaldson, President, Population Council - Sept. 5 CPP Inaugural: Workshop - Sept. 6 Daniele Paserman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Nov. 3 Martha Bailey, University of Michigan - Nov. 14 Emilio Parrado, Duke University - Feb. 27 Robert Plotnick, University of Washington - Mar. 27 Charles Hirshman, University of Washington - Apr. 10 Population Association of America 2009 Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI - Apr. 30-May 2

RESEARCH
Untitled Document Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue , Professor of Development Sociology and CPP affiliate, recently received a significant grant from Hewlett. This three-year grant is to support the training of population scientists in sub-Saharan Africa through collaboration between Cornell University’s Population and Development Program (and with the support and involvement of the Cornell Population Program) and the “Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques” (IFORD). The grant will support new initiatives in demographic research, teaching, and policy dissemination.