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June 9, 2026 (Hybrid event)

The final CAnD3 Keynote Address, held June 9th, 2026 at the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Faculty Club, brought together six cohorts of Fellows, alumni, and partners to close out the 2020–2026 Training Program, featuring Dr. Deborah Carr (Boston University) and guest Dragon's Den judge André Picard. Dr. Carr's keynote drew on the Health and Retirement Study and National Health and Aging Trends Study to examine how marital history and parenthood shape advance care planning and end-of-life outcomes for older adults.

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May 13, 2026 (Online event)

In May, Dr. Ethan Raker, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, joined CAnD3 for a Lunch & Learn on the links between extreme weather events, health outcomes, and demographic change, with a close look at the racial and socioeconomic inequalities these disasters lay bare. He framed disasters as revealing tests of community resilience, showing how population-level data and demographic methods can sharpen our understanding of climate vulnerability and support more equitable policy responses.

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April 8, 2026 (Online event)

In April, CAnD3 welcomed Dr. Jean Accius, a leading voice in aging policy and population health, for a Lunch & Learn exploring the intersection of research, policy, and practice. His talk highlighted how demographic change, social determinants, and evidence-based policymaking can inform more inclusive, forward-looking approaches to aging and population health.

March 11, 2026 (Online event)

In March, CAnD3 welcomed Dr. Andrea Tilstra, Senior Researcher in Social Demography at the University of Oxford, for a Lunch & Learn on "Unpacking Midlife Mortality in the U.S. and Beyond." Her talk examined the drivers of rising midlife mortality risks, situating the U.S. experience within an international context and exploring how structural conditions, policy environments, and social determinants shape divergent mortality trajectories.

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February 11, 2026 (Online event)

For our February Lunch & Learn, we welcomed Nancy López, Professor of Sociology at the University of New Mexico. Her scholarship focuses on intersectionality as both an analytical framework and a practical approach to advancing health equity.

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January 14, 2026 (Online event)

In this January Lunch&Learn session, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Hui Zheng, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Zheng’s research examined the social and institutional determinants of population health and aging, including inequality, medical expansion, work environments, and life course processes.

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November 12, 2025 (Hybrid event)

We had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Kathryn McConnell, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, whose research examines the social dimensions of climate change, with a focus on the intersections between climate hazards, the built environment, and population mobility.

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October 8, 2025 (Online event)

Dr. Matthew M. Brooks, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University, led our Lunch & Learn session with an engaging discussion on shifting family dynamics in rural communities. His research examined how transformations in marriage, parenthood, and household structures intersect with broader social and economic change, particularly in rural North America. 

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September 17, 2025 (Online event)

In the opening session of the 2025–2026 Population Analytics in an Aging Society Training Program, we featured four notable alumni from the CAnD3 program. The primary goal of the CAnD3 Training Program was to enhance the skills of Fellows in population data science and computational population social science, empowering them to make evidence-based decisions in their respective areas of expertise. 

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