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December 28, 2011

Loyalty, longevity are hallmarks at Pennsbury Village: Chris Briem in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 10:52 am ET

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
By Jodi Weigand,, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Loyalty, longevity are hallmarks at Pennsbury Village

Economist Chris Briem provides data from the American Community Survey in this story about "aging in place."

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December 13, 2011

America's most livable city: Sabina Deitrick featured in Financial Times video

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 09:30 am ET

December 12, 2011
By Christopher Booker
America's most livable city

Sabina Deitrick, Director of our Urban and Regional Analysis Program, is featured in this Financial Times video.

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December 13, 2011

Region records population gain for 2nd year in a row: Chris Briem in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 09:26 am ET

Saturday, December 10, 2011
By Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Region records population gain for 2nd year in a row

Chris Briem's Pittsburgh migration report is covered in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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December 08, 2011

Focus on Healthy Aging: Richard Schulz in the Pitt Chronicle

Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 at 09:04 am ET

Monday, December 5, 2011
By Tricia Pil and Daniel Bates, Pitt Chronicle
Focus on Healthy Aging

Richard Schulz, a Pitt professor of psychiatry and director of UCSUR is profiled in the Pitt Chronicle.

"Schulz, who also is associate director of the Aging Institute, has earned his place among the nation's top experts on the social behavior and health largely because of his UCSUR-based research team's study of the impact of illness and disability in late life on people and their partners."

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December 01, 2011

Older Western Pennsylvania residents defy trends : Chris Briem in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2011 at 09:04 am ET

Thursday, December 1, 2011
By Brian Bowling and Bill Vidonic, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Older Western Pennsylvania residents defy trends

Economist Chris Briem projects population trends.

"Briem projects that Western Pennsylvania's 65-and-older population will increase by 37 percent by 2030 while the same age group will increase by 51 percent in the state and 104 percent in the United States."

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