ANN ARBOR – The ICPSR community gathered in-person and online today to honor the recipients of the 2021 ICPSR Awards. ICPSR honored the staff of the 2020 ICPSR Summer Program with the 2021 ICPSR Innovator of the Year Award for their successful move from in-person to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Summer Program… Continue reading ICPSR’s Miller, Flanigan, and Innovation Award Winners Honored at 2021 ICPSR Biennial Meeting
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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
Liberal arts and life: University of Michigan 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? Soon researchers will be able to answer this question with greater richness than previously possible. For more than two years, the College and Beyond II (CBII) project at the University of Michigan has been asking this question, and others, as… Continue reading Liberal arts and life: University of Michigan team examines liberal arts impact on students’ lives a decade after graduation
Maggie Levenstein reappointed as director of ICPSR
ANN ARBOR – I’m pleased to report that Maggie Levenstein has agreed to serve a second term as director of ICPSR, extending her term from July 1, 2021 to August 31, 2026. Maggie has done a fantastic job in her first term as ICPSR director, continuing the many excellent ongoing programs in ICPSR while expanding… Continue reading Maggie Levenstein reappointed as director of ICPSR
ICPSR to Create New Repository for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Data
ANN ARBOR – ICPSR has been selected by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to build a new repository that will make available the data from a range of the clinical research studies it funds. ICPSR will develop and maintain this data repository into which researchers funded by PCORI can deposit their full data sets… Continue reading ICPSR to Create New Repository for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Data
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)
Firearms research at U-M gets a $4.6M boost with three new grants from CDC
ANN ARBOR—In a milestone of research funding, three teams of University of Michigan researchers have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address issues related to firearm injury. The new multiyear grants, totaling $4.6 million, come from a new source of CDC funding to address a cause of death that kills… Continue reading Firearms research at U-M gets a $4.6M boost with three new grants from CDC
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
Mail delays may affect medication supply for nearly 1 in 4 Americans over 50
ANN ARBOR – The timeliness of mail delivery may affect access to medication for many middle-aged and older adults, according to a new analysis of data from a national poll of people aged 50 to 80. Nearly one in four people in this age group said they receive at least one medication by mail, but… Continue reading Mail delays may affect medication supply for nearly 1 in 4 Americans over 50