University of Michigan federal grants supported more than 16,000 jobs and generated nearly $396 million in research-related spending nationwide in fiscal year 2025. According to a recent report produced by the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, spending reached vendors in more than 600 U.S. counties and more than 400 congressional districts, highlighting the nationwide footprint… Continue reading U-M research spending generates $164M for Michigan businesses
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AI analysis of police body-camera footage raises Constitutional concerns, racial disparities
ANN ARBOR—Thousands of officer-worn camera recordings found evidence of underreported police stops, troubling racial disparities in officer interactions, and widespread use of unclear language during consent searches, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Michigan, University of California-Davis and Stanford University say their findings raise constitutional concerns under both the Fourth and Fourteenth… Continue reading AI analysis of police body-camera footage raises Constitutional concerns, racial disparities
Research Experiment: Sharing a Family Photo Helps Migrant Workers Elicit Employer Empathy
Could sharing a family photo with an employer make workplace mistreatment less likely to occur? Researchers studying Filipino domestic workers, in collaboration with the Philippine government through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, found that small gestures– providing a small gift of dried mangos and showing a family photo to new employers overseas– reduced mistreatment, increased… Continue reading Research Experiment: Sharing a Family Photo Helps Migrant Workers Elicit Employer Empathy
Family-led firearm strategy goes ‘beyond the screen’ to curb suicide risk
ANN ARBOR—A family-centered approach to firearm safety can change how guns are kept in homes and may offer a new path to reducing suicide risk. A new University of Michigan study, published in Injury Prevention, tested a method called the Family Safety Net in Alaska, which shifts suicide prevention away from individual screening and toward household… Continue reading Family-led firearm strategy goes ‘beyond the screen’ to curb suicide risk
States of Distrust: Science and Politics in America
James Druckman presented the Center for Political Studies 2026 Miller-Converse Lecture At the University of Michigan’s most distinguished lecture series on American electoral politics, political scientist James N. Druckman presented a striking feature of US partisanship in the 21st century: Americans are more polarized in their trust in scientists than in virtually any other societal… Continue reading States of Distrust: Science and Politics in America
Convoys of Caregiving: Arab American Families Living with Dementia
Listen to the Michigan Medicine podcast, Minding Memory, interview with Kristine Ajrouch, PhD Jump to Transcript In this episode, Matt & Lauren speak with Kristine Ajrouch, PhD – a new member of our CAPRA leadership team. Kristine is a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research whose work focuses on aging, health, immigration and family in the United Statues and… Continue reading Convoys of Caregiving: Arab American Families Living with Dementia
International migration drives long-run economic development back home
ANN ARBOR — A common fear about international migration is “brain drain,” that when workers leave for opportunities abroad, their home communities lose out. New research finds the opposite: international migration can be a powerful engine of long-run economic development in the places migrants come from. In “Abundance from Abroad: Migrant Income and Long-Run Economic… Continue reading International migration drives long-run economic development back home
The real world impact of ISR research: Jeremy Levine
In this video, Jeremy Levine, Faculty Associate in the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at ISR, explains why victim compensation laws often fail to benefit victims of crime. I study the inequalities in the criminal legal system. Specifically, I study laws that are supposed to benefit crime victims. But what I find in my research… Continue reading The real world impact of ISR research: Jeremy Levine
Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation
ANN ARBOR—Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, deepen justice system inequities and compound trauma. The absence of police verification of a crime is the primary reason for rejection, representing 34.4% of disapproved requests—which account for roughly 8 out of every 100 applicants, according to a… Continue reading Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation
U-M, ASICS to launch groundbreaking sport innovation initiative
Japan-based sportswear company to commit $25M in funding through the program ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan and ASICS will establish the ASICS x Michigan Sport Innovation Center, a pioneering research effort aimed at advancing human performance and sport science, through a new multiyear research collaboration. ASICS will commit $25 million in funding to support the… Continue reading U-M, ASICS to launch groundbreaking sport innovation initiative