ANN ARBOR—Material hardship in the United States rose significantly in the final months of 2020 and was particularly high for households with children, according to new research from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. The rise in hardship occurred at a time when the income supports from the first COVID-19 relief bill, the Coronavirus… Continue reading U-M research on material hardship in 2020 offers guidance for next economic relief package
News Tag: Poverty & Inequality
U-M, community partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
ANN ARBOR—Some Detroiters spend up to 30% of their monthly income on home energy bills, a sky-high rate that places the city among the Top 10 nationally in a category that researchers call household energy burden. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation, adding financial challenges that make it increasingly difficult for many low-… Continue reading U-M, community partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
Latest poverty statistics: U-M experts can discuss
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 report on poverty and income statistics, to be released Sept. 15. All of the experts are affiliated with U-M’s Poverty Solutions, an initiative that aims to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research that informs policymakers, community organizations, government entities and… Continue reading Latest poverty statistics: U-M experts can discuss
ISR Insights Speaker Series – The Kids are Not All Right: Educational Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series will be a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR. The first speaker in this webinar series is Dr. Pam Davis-Kean, Professor of Psychology and Research Professor at ISR. In her talk, she discusses the following: With schools closed due to the COVID19 virus, the teaching… Continue reading ISR Insights Speaker Series – The Kids are Not All Right: Educational Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19
How Covid-19 Is Impacting the Student Achievement Gap
ANN ARBOR – There are many ways that the socioeconomic status and education level of parents relates to the cognitive outcomes of their children, and an achievement gap could be seen when schools return to face-to-face learning because of it, according to Pamela Davis-Kean, professor of psychology at the College of Literature, Science, and the… Continue reading How Covid-19 Is Impacting the Student Achievement Gap
Building an Interdisciplinary Science on Racism
In conjunction the University of Michigan’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2020 programming, the U-M RacismLab held its annual symposium entitled, “Building and Interdisciplinary Science on Cultural & Structural Racism.” Directed by Maggie Hicken, and housed within ISR’s Survey Research Center, the RacismLab is a transdisciplinary research collective that brings together doctoral students, post-doctoral… Continue reading Building an Interdisciplinary Science on Racism
Grant will allow U-M researchers to study how poverty affects the brain
ANN ARBOR—Researchers know that adversity—especially poverty-related adversity—increases the risk for anxiety and depression. Now, University of Michigan researchers have won a $6.7 million grant to study how poverty-related adversity might affect the development of threat and reward systems in the brain, and how that developmental process might increase the risk for people to develop anxiety… Continue reading Grant will allow U-M researchers to study how poverty affects the brain
1/10/18: ISR panel on effects of gentrification on inequality
1/10/2018: ISR invites the community to a discussion on how gentrification maintains and deepens inequities (both racial and socioeconomic), particularly with regard to unequal access to high-quality education. Panel moderator: Dr. Kesha Moore, Associate Professor of Sociology at Drew University and UM alumna. Discussants: Dr. Tam Perry (Assistant Professor of Social Work at Wayne State… Continue reading 1/10/18: ISR panel on effects of gentrification on inequality
ISR Presents: Examining the Effects of Gentrification, a U-M MLK Symposium Event
Examining the Effects of Gentrification: A Panel Discussion January 10, 2018, 2:00-4:00 PM Institute for Social Research 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Room 1430 The Institute for Social Research invites the community to a discussion on how gentrification maintains and deepens inequities (both racial and socioeconomic), particularly with regard to unequal access to… Continue reading ISR Presents: Examining the Effects of Gentrification, a U-M MLK Symposium Event
Women in finance less likely to recommend their field to other women when stereotyped
ANN ARBOR—Gender stereotypes negatively affect women in male-dominated professions such as finance and banking, resulting in reduced well-being at work and less interest in recommending their field to young women. Researchers at the University of Michigan and University of Queensland in Australia said stereotyping women as weak, emotional or lacking in leadership skills on the… Continue reading Women in finance less likely to recommend their field to other women when stereotyped