CPRC’s mission is to (1) nourish a vibrant intellectual community of population researchers at Columbia, fostering the development of junior population scientists and encouraging collaborations among population scientists and between population scientists and scientists in other disciplines; (2) advance population research in our four primary research areas; (3) continue to be a leading population center focused on research on inequalities in the health and wellbeing of vulnerable populations, and on public policies relevant to those populations; and (4) take advantage of Columbia’s location in New York City by partnering with city policy makers and practitioners to address mutual research interests.