@ralmeling
Yale Sociologist. https://www.renealmeling.com. Books: -Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics (now out!) -GUYnecology: The Missing Science of Men's Reproductive Health -Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm Now studying climate change...
The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association is hosting a pre-conference here at City College (in our FiDi division)!
Our call for abstracts is open until April 1, 2026.
asaskat.com/skattoday/
Click to send a note to your Senator: VOTE NO on Casey Means. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
We're looking for scientists who want their research to matter beyond the ivory tower. 🚀
Project Drawdown is hiring 2–3 fellows, Ph.D.-level scientists who are ready to translate their expertise into real-world climate impact.
APPLY TODAY! 👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q
Applications due April 17
postdoctoral associate at Princeton ad
New Postdoctoral Research Associate positions at @Princeton's Office of Population Research!
We are stepping up to support climate science, solutions, and public service.
Announcing the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship program!
Looking forward to speaking at alma mater Rice U Jan 20 on sociology of climate change.
Will be at UTMB Jan 22 to talk about male repro health.
And will be speaking at Block Island Free Library this Sat at 1pm, sponsored by Low Season Artist Projects.
www.blockislandtimes.com/news/explori...
You know what to do folks, flood the phones: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Northeastern is hiring in Ethics and Health! The job is tenure track with great colleagues in a great city.
Philosophers of science, bioethicists, research ethicists, and STS scholars, please apply! Soft deadline is December 15th.
philjobs.org/job/show/30469
I am so looking forward to spending time with the next generations of STS scholars in South Korea next summer (I'll be keynote instructor)! It's a great opportunity especially for those who are STS-curious, and may not have strong training in the field.
Join us! Applications close on December 10th.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
@asaskat.bsky.social @profrichardson.bsky.social @genderscilab.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @asabodyembodiment.bsky.social
***10 days left to apply***
Please share widely!
CALL FOR PAPERS due Dec 1
Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century
A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson
April 16-17 at Yale
Details: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
We welcome drafty drafts! :)
*CALL FOR PAPERS* Due Dec 1
Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century
A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson
April 16-17, 2026 at Yale University
Details and application form here: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
@asaskat.bsky.social
Very excited to be co-organizing a session with Kerry Ard on "The Sociology of Climate Change" at next year's American Sociological Association meeting in NYC. Proposals are due Feb 25. Session is co-sponsored by the ASA sections for SKAT + Environmental Soc.
Details: www.asanet.org/annual-meeti...
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
Honestly, you can’t make this shit up.
*CALL FOR PAPERS* Due Dec 1
Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century
A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson
April 16-17, 2026 at Yale University
Details and application form here: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org
A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
please help us understand what population scientists are experiencing in the #shutdown @popassocamerica.bsky.social
Happy Anti-Prime Day! Free shipping today and tomorrow at Bookshop.org -- support bookstores, not billionaires!
A great list of climate folks (happy to be included)!
UC Press is looking for a Publicist! Help amplify authors, pitch stories that spark conversation, & champion bold, field-defining books. Apply here. Or spread the word!
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context Participating journal: Population Research and Policy Review Call for Papers Low and declining birth rates across the world have consequences for countries’ population size and structure. Concerns over the potential economic effects of population aging have spurred many countries to engage in efforts to raise birth rates. At the same time, there is growing concern about the social and cultural causes and consequences of low birth rates. Pronatalism – an ideology based on the belief that birth rates are too low, and societies should work to raise them in the interest of economic productivity and cultural preservation – has re-emerged as an increasingly visible and powerful force across different settings. The dynamics of low fertility – such as fertility decline, postponement, and changing patterns of family formation – have been common topics in population science over the last 25 years, but pronatalism has received considerably less attention from the field. This Special Issue will provide an opportunity for population scientists to contribute to the conversations about pronatalism throughout the world. We welcome critical, theoretical, descriptive, and empirical submissions that explicitly focus on some aspect of pronatalism. Further research is needed on the evidentiary base upon which pronatalism rests; the social, political, and cultural inspirations and implications of pronatalism; and the support for, and effects of, pronatalist policies. Evaluation of alternative approaches (besides raising birth rates) for addressing changes in population size and composition is also warranted. Submissions that discuss the causes and consequences of low fertility but do not directly engage with pronatalism fall outside of the scope of this issue.
Very excited to announce that @srhayford.bsky.social, @lesja.bsky.social, and I will be guest-editing a special volume of @prpr-journal.bsky.social on "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context"! Submissions due March 1, 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...
So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet
Yale Sociology is hiring an associate or full professor in quantitative sociology. Come work with me! Applications open tomorrow. Details available here:
apply.interfolio.com/174709
