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May 22, 2014
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
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 | Poster Prize
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
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
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 | New Publication
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
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
February 27, 2014 | Picture Gallery
The Arctica islandica, or ocean quahog, can survive to a very high age—up to 500 years. But in order to reach this age, the clam has to live in the Atlantic. If it grows in the Baltic Sea instead, its life expectancy is only around 40 years. Researchers at the MPIDR are trying to find out why this is the case. more
February 25, 2014
The MPIDR has launched a new research group, focusing in the main on the interplay between social policy and familial behavior. The group is led by Michaela Kreyenfeld. more
February 19, 2014
MPIDR researchers Fanny Kluge and Tobias Vogt have been awarded a paper price by the Journal of Economics of Ageing. The article looks into the question of whether public spending on pension and health care increases life expectancy. more