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Black, Hispanic populations among hardest hit during COVID-19 pandemic, according to U-M research

ANN ARBOR—Deaths from all causes combined increased dramatically early in the COVID-19 pandemic for certain demographic groups in the U.S.—particularly for Black and Hispanic people, even when accounting for socioeconomic factors, according to new University of Michigan research. In fact, the study—which focused on groups of adults under age 65—found the wealthiest non-Hispanic Black residents… Continue reading Black, Hispanic populations among hardest hit during COVID-19 pandemic, according to U-M research

New website answers Michiganders’ questions about expanded Child Tax Credit

ANN ARBOR — A new website from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan offers step-by-step guidance for parents to ensure they receive the expanded Child Tax Credit, which is worth up to $3,600 per child, per year. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increased the Child Tax Credit to $3,600 per year for… Continue reading New website answers Michiganders’ questions about expanded Child Tax Credit

Michigan Minds: How Cultural and Structural Racism Relates to Health Inequalities

ANN ARBOR – In this episode of Michigan Minds, Maggie Hicken, research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research, discusses the RacismLab at U-M, which she directs, and the work they conduct. She also talks about her research to understand how cultural and structural racism relate to health inequities. Download the full episode Hicken… Continue reading Michigan Minds: How Cultural and Structural Racism Relates to Health Inequalities

U-M awarded $4.8M grant from Mellon Foundation to study digital inequality

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan received a major grant in humanities from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a multi-institutional digital futures collaborative led by a professor whose research involves digital inequality. This $4.8 million award is the ninth grant from Mellon to U-M in the past two years. “I’m absolutely thrilled that the Mellon… Continue reading U-M awarded $4.8M grant from Mellon Foundation to study digital inequality

U-M’s partnerships, initiatives in Detroit on the rise during pandemic

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan ramped up its collaborations on a multitude of projects in the city of Detroit during the pandemic, including outreach to residents on issues ranging from unemployment to the COVID-19 vaccine. Initiatives such as Poverty Solutions, which created an Economic Mobility Partnership with the city of Detroit, and a partnership with… Continue reading U-M’s partnerships, initiatives in Detroit on the rise during pandemic

Segregation, income disparity fueled high Covid-19 numbers

A new study says metropolitan areas such as Detroit, Chicago and New York would have seen significantly lower Covid cases and deaths if racial segregation and poverty had not been factors. ANN ARBOR—The growth rate of COVID‐19 cases and deaths was higher for U.S. metropolitan areas that exhibited greater Black and white or Hispanic and… Continue reading Segregation, income disparity fueled high Covid-19 numbers

Study underscores need for stimulus support to vulnerable groups

ANN ARBOR—Workers who are most vulnerable to pandemic layoffs are more likely people of color, underscoring the need for stimulus funding in order to keep racial inequality from growing, according to a new University of Michigan study. U-M researcher Brooke Helppie-McFall and colleague Joanne Hsu of Howard University and the Federal Reserve Board were interested… Continue reading Study underscores need for stimulus support to vulnerable groups