In this video, John Kubale, Research Assistant Professor in ISR’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), explores the ways that researchers can leverage new sources of data to understand disease transmission, and the importance of preserving essential data. I’m an infectious disease epidemiologist and as faculty in ICPSR, I am really focused on… Continue reading Real world impact of ISR research: John Kubale
News Tag: COVID-19
Institute for Social Research and University of Michigan College of Engineering select three projects for 2025 Rural Life Program grants
ANN ARBOR — Now in its third year, the joint Rural Life Program maintained by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and College of Engineering has selected three new projects aimed at an in-depth look at key issues of rural life. “The Rural Life Program is a highlight of ISR’s commitment to interdisciplinary… Continue reading Institute for Social Research and University of Michigan College of Engineering select three projects for 2025 Rural Life Program grants
Michigan schoolkids struggle with pandemic learning loss, but there’s a bright spot
While Michigan placed 44th nationwide in post-pandemic reading recovery, recovery in math has been much better according to the Education Recovery Scorecard. Deborah Loewenberg Ball says this improvement is likely due to spending on teachers’ professional development and progress should continue over time. We now understand better that teaching is where the work happens for children. We’re… Continue reading Michigan schoolkids struggle with pandemic learning loss, but there’s a bright spot
Wayne-Westland schools combat Pandemic learning loss with literacy coaches to boost 3rd-grade reading
Third grade is a critical year for learning as it can determine how well they do for the rest of their academic lives. The Michigan Department of Education has found literacy scores have been dropping among this group since 2020. Pamela Davis-Kean says, “We have people that are basically not literate or don’t have basic literacy,… Continue reading Wayne-Westland schools combat Pandemic learning loss with literacy coaches to boost 3rd-grade reading
Digital lifeline: High-speed internet linked to drop in COVID-19 death rates
The mortality rate from COVID-19 was about 50% lower in U.S. counties with higher internet access in the summer and early fall of 2020. A new University of Michigan study found that broadband connection was a key factor in reducing mortality and incidence during the early months of the pandemic. The average county with high… Continue reading Digital lifeline: High-speed internet linked to drop in COVID-19 death rates
U-M study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides
Narratives behind numbers point to need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially mental health ANN ARBOR—In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, University of Michigan researchers dug deeper into the numbers-only data of COVID-19-era suicides and evaluated the narratives contained in reports… Continue reading U-M study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides
COVID accelerated declines in dementia trends for US older adults
ANN ARBOR—Because of a sharp increase in deaths among older adults with dementia during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of older adults with the disorder declined faster from 2011 to 2021 than it did through 2019, according to a University of Michigan study. With heightened social isolation brought about by the onset… Continue reading COVID accelerated declines in dementia trends for US older adults
More Americans support government assistance for care of older adults
ANN ARBOR—Prior to the pandemic, the majority of American adults thought that families should be responsible for the daily care of older adults—and that families should cover the cost of this care. But there is a small sea change in that way of thinking, says a University of Michigan researcher. U-M demographer and sociologist Sarah… Continue reading More Americans support government assistance for care of older adults
Meta-analysis examines long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — A meta-analysis of 150 empirical studies on the cardiac symptoms of COVID-19 has found that higher-quality studies report a lower prevalence of long-term cardiac symptoms. “Identifying patterns of reported findings on long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis” was published this month in BMC Medicine.… Continue reading Meta-analysis examines long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19
Avoiding germs in our daily lives could provide a false sense of security when real threats arise
ANN ARBOR – The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare how widely human reactions vary over the threat of germs. Where we fall on the spectrum of “germ aversion” impacts how we react to slobbery kisses or stains on a drinking cup, and this anxiety can be shaped by both evolution and culture. A new study has… Continue reading Avoiding germs in our daily lives could provide a false sense of security when real threats arise