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May 30, 2014 | News | Suessmilch Lecture

Probabilistic Population Projections for All Countries

On June 2 Adrian Raftery from the University of Washington will give a talk at the MPIDR. He will focus an new method for population projections used by the United Nations to produce their most recent projections of the world population. more

May 22, 2014 | News

Marriage does not inhibit separation

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Being non-religious and living in cohabitation increases the risk of separation, so some scientific studies say. These assumptions are refuted by MPIDR researcher Christine Schnor. Her doctoral dissertation just defended shows that there is another driving force behind partnership stability. more

May 22, 2014 | News

How many children do you want to have?

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MPIDR researcher Anne-Kristin Kuhnt has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Her dissertation addresses, inter alia, the question of what factors inhibit the realization of fertility intentions. more

May 08, 2014 | News

Hal Caswell receives Mindel C. Sheps Award

MPIDR guest researcher Hal Caswell has received the 2014 Mindel C. Sheps Award for his contributions to mathematical demography. The award is one of the most prestigious international awards in demography. more

May 06, 2014 | News | Poster Prize

Congratulations!

MPIDR Researchers Marcus Ebeling and Roland Rau have been awarded a Poster Prize at this year Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). more

April 23, 2014 | News

MPIDR at the PAA Annual Meeting

Many MPIDR researchers will present their work at the Meeting of the Population Association of America, which takes place in Boston from 1-3 May. The Institute will also have an exihibition booth. more

April 17, 2014 | Press Release

High disease load at conception reduces mortality of children during epidemics

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MPIDR study proves trans-generational defense mechanism in humans: If the environmental disease load at conception is high mortality of the children is reduced during epidemics. more

April 17, 2014 | News

Happy Birthday!

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On April 17th, former MPIDR-Director Jan M. Hoem turns 75. The MPIDR staff and the director of the MPDIR wish him a happy birthday. more

April 10, 2014 | News | New Publication

New Publication

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After the collapse of the USSR the mortality rate increased in all of the former Soviet republics. A team led by Pavel Grigoriev investigated the current situation in Belarus. Their findings indicated that the additional deaths are largely attributable to alcohol, unemployment, and poverty. more

April 08, 2014 | News

New MaxNetAging Coordinator

Since April 1 André Schmandke has been serving as head of the International Research Network on Aging. The 31-year-old came to Rostock from the ETH Zurich, where he recently earned his PhD in neuroscience. more

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