ANN ARBOR—Health disparities between Afro-Brazilians and their white peers are most severe in midlife, not old age. Growing up under authoritarian rule put these groups at a greater disadvantage than older generations who experienced early life in more democratic governments. A new University of Michigan study reveals that for many Black (preto) and Brown (pardo) Brazilians, difficulty… Continue reading Lingering legacy: Brazil’s ‘dictatorship gen’ faces premature aging
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Mapping global well-being: World Mental Health consortium moves to Michigan
ANN ARBOR—A leading global initiative that has shaped mental health care for two decades is returning to its roots. The World Mental Health Survey Consortium, a project that provides the data-driven backbone for international health policy, is now anchored at the University of Michigan—the institution where its foundational work first began—after 25 years at Harvard University. Housed… Continue reading Mapping global well-being: World Mental Health consortium moves to Michigan
University of Michigan researchers collaborate with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok
University of Michigan researchers William Axinn and Stephanie Chardoul visited Chulalongkorn University’s College of Population Studies in Bangkok to discuss future collaborations in demographic research and innovations in population data survey methods. Axinn serves as the director of U-M’s International Research Hub, directs the Ford School’s International Policy Center, and is a research professor in… Continue reading University of Michigan researchers collaborate with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok
International Research Hub to be created at the Institute for Social Research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) and Population Studies Center (PSC) are teaming up to launch the International Research Hub, a new resource that will support and expand social research worldwide. Sited at PSC, the Hub will support University of Michigan faculty and staff… Continue reading International Research Hub to be created at the Institute for Social Research
$3M Minerva Project to Investigate the Role of Social Cohesion in Weathering Crises in the Indo-Pacific
The Minerva Research Initiative, a university-based social science research initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, has awarded more than $3 million in funding for a research project led by Allen Hicken, a University of Michigan professor of Political Science and a research professor at the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for… Continue reading $3M Minerva Project to Investigate the Role of Social Cohesion in Weathering Crises in the Indo-Pacific
China announces population decline for second year in a row
EXPERTS Q&A ANN ARBOR—China’s recent population data release reveals that the country’s population has dipped for the second year in a row. University of Michigan social demographer Yun Zhou and Mary Gallagher, an expert in Chinese politics, discuss what’s behind the decline and what it could mean for China’s economy. Zhou is an assistant professor… Continue reading China announces population decline for second year in a row