# Minnesota Population Center

> **NIH NIH P2C** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2020 · $281,882

## Abstract

Summary Statement: Overall
The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic
research at the University of Minnesota. The central goal of the Center is to develop and support innovative
research in population dynamics and health at the University of Minnesota and around the world. The Center
fosters connections among population researchers across disciplines, develops leading-edge collaborative
research projects, supplies technical and administrative support for demographic research, and provides training
for the next generation of interdisciplinary population researchers. MPC serves 95 faculty members and research
scientists from 10 colleges and 26 departments at the University of Minnesota. As a leading developer and
disseminator of demographic data, we also serve a broader audience of over 100,000 researchers worldwide.
The Center has five primary research areas directly relevant to the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch mission
statement: (1) population data science; (2) population health and health systems; (3) population mobility and
spatial demography; (4) reproductive and sexual health; and (5) work, family, and time. To promote increased
research in these and other areas of population dynamics research, MPC has five major goals: (1) Provide
administrative support that maximizes the productivity of MPC researchers. (2) Provide scientific and technical
support for MPC research. (3) Support early-career investigators as they develop independent research
trajectories. (4) Foster new interdisciplinary collaborations in the five primary research areas. (5) Develop and
disseminate integrated data pertaining to population and health.
Measured by number and quality of publications and contributions to shared demographic infrastructure, MPC
has become one of the largest and most influential population research centers in the nation. MPC members are
publishing transformative research in the most visible journals of population research. Minnesota has the largest
portfolio of research grants administrated by the Population Dynamics Branch, whether measured as number of
major research grants (R01, U01, P01), number of Principal Investigators, or total value of awards. MPC research
and investigations based on MPC-produced data are advancing fundamental knowledge about health and
population dynamics. This basic infrastructure is essential for answering core questions surrounding
demographic change and population health that have been identified as the central research agenda for the
Population Dynamics Branch.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9953826
- **Project number:** 5P2CHD041023-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** John Robert Warren
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $281,882
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-07-11 → 2021-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9953826

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9953826, Minnesota Population Center (5P2CHD041023-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9953826. Licensed CC0.

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