ANN ARBOR—Students head back to in-person education across the country, some this month, amid questions about health and safety, learning loss and educational disparities caused by a COVID-19 pandemic year. University of Michigan education and health experts can address these and other back-to-school issues. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHILDREN Christina Weiland is an associate professor at the… Continue reading Back-to-school concerns: U-M experts available
News Tag: Human Development
Many parents still believe boys are better, more competitive at sports than girls
ANN ARBOR––Female Olympian handballers fined for playing in shorts instead of bikini bottoms. A female Paralympian told by a championship official that her shorts were “too short and inappropriate.” Olympic women gymnasts, tired of feeling sexualized, opted for full-length unitards instead of bikini-cut leotards. “Women athletes’ attire is constantly scrutinized,” said Philip Veliz of the… Continue reading Many parents still believe boys are better, more competitive at sports than girls
How conversations about race can help Black parents improve adolescents’ psychological outcomes
ANN ARBOR—Black parents’ experiences of racial discrimination can negatively affect their children’s psychological outcomes—but talking about these experiences and improving racial socialization competency could help prevent these negative outcomes, according to a new study by a University of Michigan researcher. “Racial discrimination is designed to negatively chip away at our psychological wherewithal and well-being. What… Continue reading How conversations about race can help Black parents improve adolescents’ psychological outcomes
Trouble sleeping? Cognitive impairment more likely later in life
ANN ARBOR – If you’re having trouble falling asleep, problems remembering or concentrating are likely to occur more than a decade later, according to new University of Michigan research. Trouble sleeping was the only symptom that predicted poor cognitive performance 14 years later when compared with other symptoms of insomnia, the study showed. There is… Continue reading Trouble sleeping? Cognitive impairment more likely later in life
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
Career, technical education provides pathway for students with disabilities, U-M study shows
ANN ARBOR—Career and technical education programs could offer one way of bolstering educational attainment among and providing valuable job skills to students with disabilities, according to a new University of Michigan study. The research from the Youth Policy Lab looks at career and technical education participation among students with disabilities in Michigan, and shows numerous tangible… Continue reading Career, technical education provides pathway for students with disabilities, U-M study shows
What’s behind the falling U.S. birthrate?
ANN ARBOR—Fertility rates in the United States have hit an all-time low—and have cratered since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Pamela Smock, a research professor in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research and a professor of sociology, discusses how the blend of changing social attitudes, a changing… Continue reading What’s behind the falling U.S. birthrate?