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The Ohio Population Consortium (OPC) is an exciting initiative bringing together the Center for Family and Demographic Research at Bowling Green State University and the Institute for Population Research at The Ohio State University. This partnership jump-starts innovative, multidisciplinary population science and supports new collaborations. By increasing scientific impact and productivity in a cost-efficient manner, OPC embodies the next frontier of population dynamics research centers.

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Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Allen Mallory

IPR affiliate Dr. Allen Mallory, this year's seminar organizer, is an assistant professor of human development in the Department of Human Sciences. His research focuses on intersectional risk and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth and adults and individuals and couples’ sexual well-being. Learn more about Dr. Mallory.

Upcoming Events

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October 14, 2025

IPR Seminar Series - Flash Session: Early Career IPR Affiliates

Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: Townshend Hall, room 038, 1885 Neil Ave Mall and Zoom
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October 21, 2025

IPR Seminar Series - Dr. Deadric Williams

Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: Townshend Hall 038 and Zoom
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October 23, 2025

R Workshop: Making Plots in R with ggplot2

Event Start Time: 10:30 am
Event Location: Townshend Hall, room 038, 1885 Neil Ave Mall and Zoom
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October 28, 2025

IPR Seminar Series - Dr. Sarah Bruhn

Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: Townshend Hall 038 and Zoom

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Call for IPR 2025 OSU-BGSU Graduate Conference Submissions and Volunteers

We welcome and encourage paper submissions on population-related topics from graduate students in all departments and disciplines, due by October 24, 2025.

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IPR professors Rin Reczek and Sarah Hayford awarded infrastructure grant

IPR affiliate Rin Reczek and IPR Director Sarah Hayford have just been awarded an infrastructure grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to create the Center for Aging Families…

Call for Fall 2025 IPR Seed Grant Applications

IPR will be accepting fall 2025 seed grant applications, due by October 15. Full information is on IPR’s seed grant page.

IPR offers seed grants to nurture and promote population research,…

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IPR affiliate Parvati Singh's Seed Grant leads to publication

Drawing on the methods used for her IPR Seed Grant research, IPR affiliate Parvati Singh recently published an article in Epidemiology. Dr. Singh, assistant professor in the College of Public…

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