ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan received a major grant in humanities from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a multi-institutional digital futures collaborative led by a professor whose research involves digital inequality. This $4.8 million award is the ninth grant from Mellon to U-M in the past two years. “I’m absolutely thrilled that the Mellon… Continue reading U-M awarded $4.8M grant from Mellon Foundation to study digital inequality
News Tag: Honors & Awards
The Institute for Social Research announces the launch of its first research professorship: the Robert F. Schoeni Research Professorship
ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) is pleased to announce the launch of its first research professorship, the Robert F. Schoeni Research Professorship. This professorship honors Robert Schoeni, whose career has exemplified a commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and training. As a valuable new resource for ISR to… Continue reading The Institute for Social Research announces the launch of its first research professorship: the Robert F. Schoeni Research Professorship
Prescott wins Distinguished University Innovator Award for foundation of Matterhorn online legal tool
Law professor and PSC Faculty Associate, J.J. Prescott has earned this year’s Distinguished University Innovator Award For developing technology that’s helping to democratize the justice system while decreasing the spread of COVID-19, ¶¶The award honors faculty who have developed transformative ideas, processes or technologies and shepherded them to market.¶¶Years ago, Prescott launched the U-M Online… Continue reading Prescott wins Distinguished University Innovator Award for foundation of Matterhorn online legal tool
New funding opportunity aids research to combat racism
ANN ARBOR – Poverty Solutions and the Center for Social Solutions have announced an inaugural faculty grants competition to pursue action-based research aimed at ending systemic and institutional racism. The awards, which range from $10,000 to $50,000, are open to faculty at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. Successful action-based research… Continue reading New funding opportunity aids research to combat racism
Frey’s Social Science Data Analysis Network, SSDAN wins 2020 MERLOT Sociology Classics Award
The Social Science Data Analysis Network, SSDAN, led by Dr. Bill Frey and hosted at PSC, received the 2020 MERLOT Sociology Classics Award from The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching – MERLOT. ¶¶This program recognizes and promotes outstanding peer reviewed online resources designed to enhance teaching and learning. The award is granted… Continue reading Frey’s Social Science Data Analysis Network, SSDAN wins 2020 MERLOT Sociology Classics Award
Bloome wins a 2020 William Julius Wilson Early Career Award from Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of the ASA
Dierdre Bloome, PSC Faculty Associate and assistant professor of sociology, won a 2020 William Julius Wilson Early Career Award from Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of the American Sociological Association, ASA.¶¶Awarded annually by the Nominations Committee to recognize a scholar who has made major contributions early in his/her career. Persons who received their highest degree… Continue reading Bloome wins a 2020 William Julius Wilson Early Career Award from Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of the ASA
Pfeffer recognized with William Julius Wilson Early Career Award from Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of the ASA
PSC Researcher Fabian Pfeffer won a 2020 William Julius Wilson Early Career Award from Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of the American Sociological Association, ASA.¶¶Awarded annually by the Nominations Committee to recognize a scholar who has made major contributions early in his/her career. Persons who received their highest degree within the previous ten years shall… Continue reading Pfeffer recognized with William Julius Wilson Early Career Award from Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of the ASA
Christina Cross receives the 2020 Dorothy S. Thomas Award from PAA
The 2020 Dorothy S. Thomas Award, presented annually by PAA for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables has been awarded to Christina Cross, PSC Alumna and Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at Harvard.¶¶Dr. Cross’s paper “Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Family Structure and Children’s Education,” was published… Continue reading Christina Cross receives the 2020 Dorothy S. Thomas Award from PAA
Fabian Pfeffer receives Doris Entwisle Early Career Award from American Sociological Association
Fabian Pfeffer has been honored with the 2019 Doris Entwisle Award for early career achievement in the field of sociology of education from the American Sociological Association.¶¶Dr. Pfeffer investigates social inequality and its maintenance across time and generations. Current projects focus on wealth inequality and its consequences for the next generation, the institutional context of… Continue reading Fabian Pfeffer receives Doris Entwisle Early Career Award from American Sociological Association
Burgard wins 2019 IAPHS Mentoring Award
Sarah Burgard has been honored with the 2019 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Mentoring Award.¶¶The purpose of IAPHS is to foster scientific innovation and discovery to improve the health of populations and reduce health disparities. The mission of IAPHS is to provide a forum that will connect population health scientists across disciplines and… Continue reading Burgard wins 2019 IAPHS Mentoring Award