Center for Migration, Demography, and Population Studies at UNLV

Today is officially the first day of the Spring 2023 semester! Welcome back Rebels! We are excited to continue sharing news and research on migration and demography, and welcome comments and suggestions from our UNLV community.

Happy Kwanzaa to all those celebrating!

Merry Christmas to all those who are celebrating!

Happy Hanukkah to all those who are celebrating!

As we prepare to celebrate a holiday season in a post-Covid world, a new report from Pew Research Center shows us how the pandemic restricted celebrations around the world:

How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World in 2020 Nearly a quarter of countries used force to prevent religious gatherings during the pandemic; other government restrictions and social hostilities related to religion remained fairly stable.

Today is the last day of Fall semester at UNLV! We wish everyone a relaxing winter break and a happy holiday season!

Did you know that universities are increasing the number of out-of-state students compared to in-state? Aaron Klein discusses the implications of this trend here:

The Great Student Swap For the last twenty years, nearly every flagship university in the U.S. has been decreasing its share of in-state students and enrolling more students from out of state, a phenomenon I call the “Great Student Swap.” Using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), I ex...

For this week's scholar spotlight, we highlight Dr. Jay Shen. With co-authors, Dr. Shen examines the variation in adverse maternal health outcomes among racial and ethnic groups.

Disparities in Adverse Maternal Outcomes Among Five Race and Ethnicity Groups | Journal of Women's Health Background: Racial/ethnic disparities are evident in adverse maternal health outcomes, but they are shifting due to interventions, initiatives, changing demographics, and the prevalence of preexisting conditions. This study examined the current racial/ethnic disparities in adverse maternal outcomes....

From our friends at Brookings Mountain West: A recently published report discusses how major metropolitan areas are at the center of population growth in the United States, and how the Mountain West fits in that picture.

A 2020 Census Portrait of America’s Largest Metro Areas: Population growth, diversity, segregation, and youth The nation’s major metropolitan areas—those with populations exceeding 1 million, which are home to nearly six in 10 Americans—have been a focal point of the nation’s economic vibrancy, politics, and racial and ethnic diversity. The 2020 census provides an opportunity to see how they fared i...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today!

Scholar spotlight: This week we share research from affiliate faculty member Dr. Cian T. McMahon in the Department of History and the Honors College. Her book "The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine" draws from first-person accounts of Irish emigrants to understand the perilous journeys they took across the Atlantic and how they led to the development of Irish diaspora today.