ANN ARBOR—People’s personal experiences with nature may work better than dire warnings to motivate environmental action, a new University of Michigan study found. Researchers wanted to know what motivates people to take action about preserving the environment, so they analyzed a conservation campaign focusing on monarch butterflies. The Environmental Defense Fund, like many other organizations,… Continue reading Environmental actions are motivated by personal experiences
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Pre-COVID, more than half of Detroit students felt anxious or depressed, 1 in 4 considered suicide
Findings to help shape next steps in DPSCD, U-M TRAILS partnership ANN ARBOR—Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, serious mental health concerns impacted a significant portion of students in Detroit public schools, a new report shows. More than half of student respondents in the Detroit Public Schools Community District had experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression,… Continue reading Pre-COVID, more than half of Detroit students felt anxious or depressed, 1 in 4 considered suicide
U-M team examines liberal arts impact on students’ lives a decade after graduation
ANN ARBOR—What is the impact of a liberal arts education on students’ lives? University of Michigan researchers were recently awarded a $1.1 million grant extension to answer this question with greater richness than previously possible. For more than two years, the College and Beyond II project at U-M has been asking this question, and others,… Continue reading U-M team examines liberal arts impact on students’ lives a decade after graduation
Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Safe Firearm Storage with Lisa Wexler
ANN ARBOR – This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from the University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention. Download this episode As part of the Michigan Minds Firearm Injury Prevention Series, Lisa Wexler, PhD, joins… Continue reading Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Safe Firearm Storage with Lisa Wexler
Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Diverse Perspectives, Common Goals with Rebecca Cunningham
ANN ARBOR – This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from the University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention. Download this episode University of Michigan Vice President for Research Rebecca Cunningham joined the Michigan Minds podcast… Continue reading Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Diverse Perspectives, Common Goals with Rebecca Cunningham
Supreme Court ruling that limits hacking law supports U-M researcher
ANN ARBOR – This week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case involving a police officer who used a database beyond the scope of his responsibility is being hailed as a victory for academic researchers and journalists who investigate discrimination by online platforms. A University of Michigan researcher had previously challenged the Computer Fraud and… Continue reading Supreme Court ruling that limits hacking law supports U-M researcher
CDC blurs geography in reporting COVID-19 deaths, researchers say
When researcher Lauren Zalla was digging into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s reports about the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths, she found something startling. She discovered that the CDC was using a statistical method that controls for geography when reporting deaths from COVID-19 by race and ethnicity. This distorts the rates… Continue reading CDC blurs geography in reporting COVID-19 deaths, researchers say
Introducing the Data Archive for Interdisciplinary Research on Learning (DAIRL)
ANN ARBOR—Research about a topic as complex as student learning benefits from perspectives across a wide array of academic disciplines – from economics and neuroscience to psychology and sociology. Structures in academia, however, often serve as barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge-building. Moreover, not enough research on learning is directly relevant to or informed by… Continue reading Introducing the Data Archive for Interdisciplinary Research on Learning (DAIRL)
Dunham’s Data – A Unique Fragment of Dance History and Movement
ANN ARBOR – Just in time for National Dance Day (Sept. 19), The National Endowment for the Arts has acquired a new data collection on dance history, now archived at the National Archive for Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC). Dunham’s Data is a three-year project (2018-2021) funded by the United Kingdom Arts and… Continue reading Dunham’s Data – A Unique Fragment of Dance History and Movement
2020 Census: Citizenship, Science, Politics, and Privacy
2020 Census: Citizenship, Science, Politics, and Privacy Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 8:30 am to 12 pm | 1430 ISR-Thompson (Co-sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy) Join us for a half-day symposium at which scholars, public officials, private sector representatives, and other census stakeholders will address preparations for the 2020 Census and the conversations,… Continue reading 2020 Census: Citizenship, Science, Politics, and Privacy