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
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Passing of Al Hermalin, a pioneer of population studies
I am very sorry to pass along the news that Al Hermalin, Research Professor Emeritus in the Population Studies Center and the Department of Sociology, passed away on March 2, 2021. He is survived by his children, Benjamin Hermalin and Anne Nemetz. Al played a major role in the life of the Population Studies Center,… Continue reading Passing of Al Hermalin, a pioneer of population studies
ISR Insights Speaker Series – James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR. Panelists: Robert Taylor (Harold R Johnson Endowed Professor of Social Work, Sheila Feld Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Faculty Associate, RCGD); Belinda Tucker (Professor Emerita of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and the Special… Continue reading ISR Insights Speaker Series – James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans
Facebook news ban in Australia: U-M experts can comment
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to comment on Facebook’s banning of news posts in Australia as the tech giant faced a new law that would have required it to pay media publishers for sharing the content. Josh Pasek, an associate professor of communication & media and political science, conducts research that explores how… Continue reading Facebook news ban in Australia: U-M experts can comment
Michigan Minds: Studying Social Inequities Affecting STEM Professionals
ANN ARBOR – In this episode of Michigan Minds, Erin Cech, assistant professor in the department of sociology in the College of Literature, Science, & the Arts, and faculty associate at the Population Studies Center, explains her research examining cultural processes of inequality. She also explores the importance of studying inequities in STEM, and her… Continue reading Michigan Minds: Studying Social Inequities Affecting STEM Professionals
ISR Insights Speaker Series – Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR. Ethan Kross (Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics; Professor, Management & Organizations Area, Ross School of Business; Professor, Department of Psychology, LSA) Wednesday, March 3: https://youtu.be/jleW_eTWVHA Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you’re likely… Continue reading ISR Insights Speaker Series – Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
New virtual U-M exhibition reexamines photography of midwest Native people, tribes
ANN ARBOR – Photography can be a tool of colonialism, as well as a tool of sovereignty and self-identification. With this principle at heart, the student creators of a new online exhibition investigate the complex balance between violation of privacy and the quest for self-identification felt by Native peoples during the early era of photography.… Continue reading New virtual U-M exhibition reexamines photography of midwest Native people, tribes
Systems administrator captures beauty of national parks
In one of Joe Braun’s favorite photos, the rising sun casts soft pink light over the rocky shoreline of Little Hunters Beach in Acadia National Park. Braun has captured thousands of stunning images over the years. But he’s not just a talented photographer — he has used his vast knowledge of U.S. national parks to… Continue reading Systems administrator captures beauty of national parks
Passing of James Jackson, a giant in ISR and the social sciences
Dear ISR Community, I am very sorry to pass along the news that after a long and heroic battle with pancreatic cancer, James Jackson passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2020. With him at his side were his wife Toni Antonucci, Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Research Professor, Survey Research Center, and… Continue reading Passing of James Jackson, a giant in ISR and the social sciences
Depression worsens over time for older caregivers of newly diagnosed dementia patients
ANN ARBOR—Caring for a partner or spouse with a new diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or related dementia is associated with a 30% increase in depressive symptoms, compared to older adults who don’t have a spouse with dementia—and these symptoms are sustained over time, a new University of Michigan study found. This sustained depression over time is… Continue reading Depression worsens over time for older caregivers of newly diagnosed dementia patients