Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR – A rarely bestowed grant will allow a University of Michigan researcher to complete work she had to put on hold due to a cancer diagnosis. Suzanne Perkins, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and an affiliated faculty member… Continue reading Grant to fund a return to research on child trauma and maltreatment
News Tag: Honors & Awards
‘Seeing Us in Them’ Collects ISPP, APSA Awards
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR – A book exploring the factors that lead to cooperation between different political and social groups is drawing critical praise and awards. Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy has been recognized with four awards since its publication in the spring of 2021, three… Continue reading ‘Seeing Us in Them’ Collects ISPP, APSA Awards
Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) Five researchers with appointments at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) have received grants from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at the University of Michigan for their work on anti-racism projects. Mara Ostfeld, Ken Kollman, Julia Lippman, Vincent Hutchings, and Stephanie Fryberg all contribute to projects selected… Continue reading Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
Mosi Ifatunji, first recipient of the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award, reflects on the meaning of mentorship
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – James S. Jackson was a trailblazing scholar, visionary researcher, and valued mentor throughout his long career in the social sciences. His academic work spanned decades, shining a light on underserved and understudied communities, pioneering new approaches to data collection and survey methodology. The first African American director of… Continue reading Mosi Ifatunji, first recipient of the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award, reflects on the meaning of mentorship
New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
Contact: Brittany Smith, 734-936-4903, [email protected] Jared Wadley, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan continues its tradition of groundbreaking research with the investment of nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four new innovative faculty research projects. The winning proposals address climate change, the carceral state, systemic… Continue reading New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
Mosi Ifatunji is awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award
We are excited to formally announce that Mosi Ifatunji, assistant professor of African American Studies and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a faculty associate in PRBA at the University of Michigan, has been awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award for the 2022-2023 academic year. Mosi previously served as the instructor… Continue reading Mosi Ifatunji is awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award
Two U-M faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Contact: Jim Erickson, 734-647-1842, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Two University of Michigan professors are among the most recent inductees into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest distinctions for a scientist or engineer in the United States. The academy announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and… Continue reading Two U-M faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences
ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
ANN ARBOR – Stanford University named 42 ISR researchers on their “Top 2% Scientists” list, representing the most-cited scientists with career and single-year impact in various disciplines. The faculty researchers join over 180,000 scientists worldwide. ISR researchers that make both the single-year and career impact lists include: Arun Agrawal Toni Antonucci Deborah Ball Sarah Burgard… Continue reading ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
ANN ARBOR – Dr. James S. Jackson, the Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Research Professor Emeritus at the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), and former ISR Director (2005-2015) has been posthumously awarded the 2021 Kurt Lewin Award from The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). According to the… Continue reading James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
Stone Center receives $4M grant to study wealth inequality and transmission in the U.S.
ANN ARBOR – Wealth inequality in the United States is rising and it plays a critical role in the intergenerational transfer of advantage. With support from a new grant award, the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics is working to understand the key mechanisms that enable and drive inequality. CID has received a $4 million grant… Continue reading Stone Center receives $4M grant to study wealth inequality and transmission in the U.S.