The Social Media Archive at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research has released data focusing on the impact of Facebook and Instagram on key political attitudes during the U.S. 2020 elections. The U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study is a partnership between Meta researchers and independent external academics. The project is led… Continue reading U-M releases data from Facebook, Instagram study on 2020 presidential election
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ISR honors former director David Lam with research symposium
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research honored former director David Lam with a research symposium on Friday, May 19. Numerous former colleagues, students, and others affected by Lam’s work throughout his time at ISR and elsewhere spoke, capping a career in the social sciences spanning more… Continue reading ISR honors former director David Lam with research symposium
Life Course Development Project announces two new studies for 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Life Course Development Program at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is launching two new studies examining how biomarkers and social factors work together to influence health outcomes. The Detroit Aging and Memory Project (D-AMP) and the Social Relations Study (SRS) will kick off later… Continue reading Life Course Development Project announces two new studies for 2023
ISR’s Stephanie Chardoul participates in U-M Road Scholars Tour
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — 32 University of Michigan faculty members recently completed the five-day Michigan Road Scholars Tour. From May 1-5, the group traveled throughout the state, listening to questions and concerns from students and community members throughout Michigan. Stephanie Chardoul, director of Survey Research Operations at the Institute for Social Research’s… Continue reading ISR’s Stephanie Chardoul participates in U-M Road Scholars Tour
ISR hosts reception at Population Association of America annual conference
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Representatives of the Institute for Social Research welcomed guests to a reception at the Population Association of America’s (PAA) annual meeting in New Orleans on April 13. More than 200 students, faculty members, and friends gathered to meet colleagues and share new and exciting ideas sparked by the… Continue reading ISR hosts reception at Population Association of America annual conference
Health surveys, studies exclude trans people and gender-diverse communities, impacting health care
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Health surveys and clinical studies have a data collection problem: Because of the way they record sex or gender, they often exclude transgender and gender-diverse people, according to University of Michigan research. Most studies and surveys either ask participants for their sex, a biological construct, or their gender, a… Continue reading Health surveys, studies exclude trans people and gender-diverse communities, impacting health care
ISR’s d3center creates new network for data analysts working in mobile health
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3center) is working with the Depression Center to create a new network for data analysts working in the field of mobile health. Studies that use mobile technology, wearable sensors, mobile devices, smartphones, and more generate a… Continue reading ISR’s d3center creates new network for data analysts working in mobile health
ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Stephanie Fryberg will be named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions to her scholarly and professional fields. Fryberg, a professor of psychology in U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, holds an appointment within ISR’s Research Center for… Continue reading ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
Robert Joseph Taylor and Karen Lincoln Tell their Stories in PRBA Black History Month Talks
Contact: Tevah Platt ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR– The Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) was established in 1976 at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research by an interdisciplinary team of social scientists and graduate students who wanted to “give a voice” to “a heretofore largely voiceless Black America.” A research program housed in… Continue reading Robert Joseph Taylor and Karen Lincoln Tell their Stories in PRBA Black History Month Talks
High-intensity drinking escalates among teens within two years of first drink
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-77109, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—For some teenagers, heavy drinking begins well before they accept their high school diploma, according to a new University of Michigan study. The average time of escalation from first drink to high-intensity drinking (eight or more drinks in a row for women; 10 or more drinks in a row… Continue reading High-intensity drinking escalates among teens within two years of first drink