Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – A multi-university team has been awarded $14 million by the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of the 2024 elections in the United States. The award extends the American National Election Studies (ANES), a widely-used research data series that began in 1948 and is a preeminent source… Continue reading The American National Election Studies (ANES) awarded $14 million to study 2024 elections
News Tag: Data & Methods
Democratizing social media data for research impact
Contact: Dory Knight-Ingram, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Despite the massive amount of information created by social media, social scientists have not been able to reliably access the underlying data, undermining attempts to understand the impact of social media on society. As someone who studies how people use social media to organize, discuss, and enact social change, University… Continue reading Democratizing social media data for research impact
COVID-19 Pandemic Research Fueled by MIDAS Grant Yields Further Funding
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Research on the COVID-19 pandemic funded in part by a Michigan Institute for Data Science grant has earned further funding from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jacob Fisher and Dr. Yajuan Si of the Institute for Social Research received a Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) grant in… Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic Research Fueled by MIDAS Grant Yields Further Funding
Survey Research Center to partner with Coinbase Institute on cryptocurrency survey
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – The Survey Research Operations unit (SRO) at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center (SRC) is partnering with the newly launched Coinbase Institute for a comprehensive survey on cryptocurrency. Working in conjunction with Vikramaditya S. Khanna, William W. Cook Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law… Continue reading Survey Research Center to partner with Coinbase Institute on cryptocurrency survey
NIH Grant in Kenya to Enhance Understanding of Aging in Africa
ANN ARBOR – With support from Center for Global Health Equity, an international team of researchers has received a $338k grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address major gaps in population-level data on aging in Kenya, one of Africa’s most populous nations. The NIH grant supports pilot work to lay groundwork for… Continue reading NIH Grant in Kenya to Enhance Understanding of Aging in Africa
Researchers Use National Study to Enhance Understanding of Late-Life Disability and Care
Contact: Todd Kluss [email protected] (202) 587-2839 A new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences features papers examining outcomes from 10 years of the seminal National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). NHATS, funded by the National Institute on Aging, is designed to foster a deeper understanding of… Continue reading Researchers Use National Study to Enhance Understanding of Late-Life Disability and Care
Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time
ANN ARBOR – In order to track and share data on events unfolding in Ukraine, Yuri Zhukov, Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Associate Professor at the Center for Political Studies, launched VIINA: Violent Incident Information from News Articles on the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. VIINA is a near-real time multi-source event data… Continue reading Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time
Vaccination Timeliness Is Vital to Reducing Childhood Mortality
ANN ARBOR – Inequities in vaccination are a major contributor to disparities in childhood health and survival. Completion of childhood vaccination schedules—ensuring a child receives all recommended vaccines that prevent infectious disease—is important in reducing death rates among children. But vaccination timeliness—ensuring the recommended vaccines are administered at the recommended time—is also of utmost importance.… Continue reading Vaccination Timeliness Is Vital to Reducing Childhood Mortality
Hate speech in social media: How platforms can do better
ANN ARBOR—With all of the resources, power and influence they possess, social media platforms could and should do more to detect hate speech, says a University of Michigan researcher. In a report from the Anti-Defamation League, Libby Hemphill, an associate research professor at U-M’s Institute for Social Research and an ADL Belfer Fellow, explores social… Continue reading Hate speech in social media: How platforms can do better
To combat vaccine hesitation, identify and target ‘fence-sitters’ early in pandemic
ANN ARBOR—Identifying adults who are ambivalent about vaccines early in a pandemic and finding community leaders who can help spread reliable information within their communities could help reduce vaccine hesitancy, according to a new University of Michigan study. “These findings have important implications for public health messaging and planning. Fence-sitters are probably the people who… Continue reading To combat vaccine hesitation, identify and target ‘fence-sitters’ early in pandemic