About the PRC...The Population Research Center is an interdisciplinary research unit of the University of Texas at Austin that provides support for population-related research projects at UT. Faculty researchers come from departments all across campus. Our researchers' projects focus primarily on health disparities, religion and health, children and families, education and transitions to adulthood, and the demography of Latin America and the US border. |
Spotlight On: Life After Welfare: Reform and the Persistence of Poverty |
Current Front Page News
Jennifer Karas Montez Elected Student Representative to ASA Section Council Jennifer Karas Montez was recently elected as the Student Representative to the American Sociological Association’s Section on Aging and Life Course. |
Catherine Riegle-Crumb's Research Featured on "Science Careers" Catherine Riegle-Crumb is quoted in an article about underrepresentation of African-American bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. |
2008-09 Governance Committee Members Elected Four members elected to the PRC's Governance Committee for the 2008-09 academic year: Shannon Cavanagh, Toni Falbo, Cynthia Osborne, and Mark Regnerus. They join the five ex-officio members, Mark D. Hayward (Director), Stephen J. Trejo (Associate Director), R. Kelley Raley (Graduate Training Director), and Robert A. Hummer (Undergraduate Training Director). Congratulations to our new elected members. |