A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Though the term often implies scientific research, there are also many research institutes in the social sciences as well, especially for sociological and historical research.

Moss Research - Research, data and analysis for decision-making in demographic assessment and Health Service Analysis.
Carolina Population Center - At University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Describes research and postdoctoral, predoctoral, and undergraduate opportunities for people with academic backgrounds in social sciences, health sciences, and biostatistics.
Centers on the Demography of Aging - The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has established centers on the Demography of Aging to provide innovative and policy-relevant research on health, social factors, economics, and other issues that affect the U.S. older population.
Meta Description: [ promoting networking and collaboration among the NIA Demography centers and as an access channel for the Federal government and policy making community, researchers, congressional staff, the media, educators, service providers, and the general public ]
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Committee on Population -- National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - Work includes studies of fertility, health and mortality, and migration; and applied studies aimed at improving public health and welfare programs in the U.S. and developing countries.
Hopkins Population Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health - Information about research activities, graduate training opportunities, faculty, and seminars in demography and related health topics.
Institute for Social Research - The Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan.
Meta Description: [ The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) is one of the largest and oldest academic survey and social research organizations in the world. The ISR is dedicated to social science in the public interest. ]
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Population and Society - About IIASA studies on projection of population trends, demographic change, and the strains placed on resources and society, both globally and within nations.
Meta Description: [ IIASA studies population, development, and environment of Southeast Asia, the transition of centrally planned economies to markety systems, population movement between nations, global disparities in age structures, risks associated with global change and population aging. ]
Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging - Research on demographic analysis of the aging of disadvantaged populations, and demographic/economic evaluation of the impact of public policies on retirement.
Meta Description: [ MiCDA is one of thirteen centers on aging sponsored by the NIA. It specializes in: Retirement, health and well-being of the elderly; Socioeconomic status and health Demographic and survey methods; The dynamics of intergenerational exchanges; Demographic analysis of the aging of disadvantaged popu... ]
Minnesota Population Center - A University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research.
Meta Description: [ The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research. We are housed in the Office of the Vice President for Research. The MPC serves sixty faculty members and research associates from ten colleges and nineteen departments at the Univer... ]
Office of Population Research, Princeton University - News and information about research and training programs at the oldest population research center in the U.S., founded in 1936.
Population Research Center - University of Texas at Austin.
Meta Description: [ Population Research Center, College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin ]
Population Research Center at the University of Chicago - An interdisciplinary research center designed to facilitate high-quality population research by economists, sociologists, and other population scientists.
Meta Description: [ This center facilitates interdisciplinary population research by economists, sociologists, and other population scientists. Topics include family, aging, health, schooling, and employment, as well as determinants of fertility decisions and their dynamics. In each area our researchers work at th... ]
Population Research Institute, Penn State University - Conducts interdisciplinary research and offers education in the population sciences. Information about staff, degree programs, research activities, conferences and events, and related topics.
Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University - News and information about demography research activities, interdisciplinary graduate training, faculty publications, and related topics. Includes a collection of internet links.
Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. - PSC is one of the oldest population centers in the United States, with a distinguished record in both domestic and international population research.
Meta Description: [ PSC is one of the oldest population centers in the United States, with a distinguished record in both domestic and international population research and training. Established in 1961, the Center has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in the field of population studies. ]
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