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Reproductive medicine is changing what's possible for families. At scale, those choices shape populations — and understanding that link is what we do.
Our President & CEO @JenniferSciubba joins @VivaTech 2026 in Paris next week to talk about it.
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🗓️ TOMORROW AT PRB HQ — Join the June meeting of the Washington Demographic Society to hear from Amy O'Hara (@MassiveData_GU, @APDUorg) about current threats to public data in the U.S.—and what they mean for population measurement.
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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In the new 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book from @AECFNews, the US scores 547 points out of a possible 1,000 for child well-being. State scores range from 271 in Mississippi to 838 in New Hampshire.
Every state has room to improve. Read our report to learn more: prb.org/resource/new-kids-co…
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“If there’s one thing I learned in the past year, it’s that you don’t want to get in between a data user and their survey." More takeaways from our efforts to preserve federal data, alongside @MassiveData_GU,@APDUorg, and DataIndex[dot]US. prb.org/news/researchers-mob…
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Drawing on 5 million birth records across sub-Saharan Africa & India,@jasmin_abdelg (@NuffieldCollege) found that higher temperatures are shifting sex ratios at birth—toward fewer boys than usual.
🔗 Read her full piece here: prb.org/news/how-high-temper…
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🚨 TOMORROW: Key demographic data—sex, race & ethnicity—may be cut from federal LIHEAP reports. This program serves 5M low-income families.
Join our Rapid Response Briefing to learn how to help. Register now 👇
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IT'S BACK! Join us June 2 for an encore session of our Kenya Care & Policy Series, featuring Dr. Muigai Wainaina (@KeTreasury).
Designed for planners, economists, budget officers, advocates & others interested in care financing & budget reform.
🔗 : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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IT'S BACK! Join us June 2 for an encore session of our Kenya Care & Policy Series, featuring Dr. Muigai Wainaina (@KeTreasury).
Designed for planners, economists, budget officers, advocates & others interested in care financing & budget reform.
🔗 : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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📊 12 years. Over 5,000 discussion threads. One lesson: "Getting federal data right requires human expertise."
Mark Mather (@MarkSMather) reflects on leading PRB's ACS Data Users Group. ↓ federaldataforum.prb.org/acs…
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Is infertility on the rise? Can fertility care help reverse falling birth rates?
In a new webinar with @WHO and @HRPresearch, PRB cuts through the noise on one of global health's most misunderstood topics.
Watch it here ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=_kiVTweP…
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TOMORROW: Join us as we walk you through PRB's new guide, Using AI to Help Communicate Your Research: A Practical Guide for Reaching Non-Specialist Audiences.
🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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This morning's Lemonade & the Latest brought together a small group of PRB donors — from different backgrounds with a shared belief in the power of a demographic lens. Grateful for this community. 🍋
Join the conversation: buff.ly/nMzoqIP
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Your long-weekend read: Are Americans "underbabied"? 🍼
This month, Dr. Mehmet Oz introduced a new demographic buzzword into the lexicon. PRB's Kaitlyn Patierno and @alisongemmill (@UCLAFSPH) assess whether his claim has merit. prb.org/news/are-americans-u…
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For 11 of the last 12 years, Shelby County, TN, has watched its population fall. In 2024 it lost more people than any other US county.
For PRB Insights, Shelby native Benjamin Tracy breaks down the effects of this depopulation on his county's development. prb.org/news/how-depopulatio…
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PRB's Jennifer Sciubba joined BBC's @KattyKay_ to ask: How do we redefine success in a world where populations aren't infinitely growing?
"We need new vocabulary around this," @JenniferSciubba said.
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"The key point is that infertility is not the whole fertility-decline story."
In our event this morning, PRB's Toshiko Kaneda explains the 4 pathways that lead to people having fewer children. Only 2—postponing childbearing & facing biological constraints—may involve infertility.
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