Contact: Dory Knight-Ingram, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Despite the massive amount of information created by social media, social scientists have not been able to reliably access the underlying data, undermining attempts to understand the impact of social media on society. As someone who studies how people use social media to organize, discuss, and enact social change, University… Continue reading Democratizing social media data for research impact
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COVID-19 Pandemic Research Fueled by MIDAS Grant Yields Further Funding
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Research on the COVID-19 pandemic funded in part by a Michigan Institute for Data Science grant has earned further funding from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jacob Fisher and Dr. Yajuan Si of the Institute for Social Research received a Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) grant in… Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic Research Fueled by MIDAS Grant Yields Further Funding
Survey Research Center to partner with Coinbase Institute on cryptocurrency survey
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – The Survey Research Operations unit (SRO) at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center (SRC) is partnering with the newly launched Coinbase Institute for a comprehensive survey on cryptocurrency. Working in conjunction with Vikramaditya S. Khanna, William W. Cook Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law… Continue reading Survey Research Center to partner with Coinbase Institute on cryptocurrency survey
NIH Grant in Kenya to Enhance Understanding of Aging in Africa
ANN ARBOR – With support from Center for Global Health Equity, an international team of researchers has received a $338k grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address major gaps in population-level data on aging in Kenya, one of Africa’s most populous nations. The NIH grant supports pilot work to lay groundwork for… Continue reading NIH Grant in Kenya to Enhance Understanding of Aging in Africa
Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers. A new U-M study analyzed the connection between spanking and physical abuse in 56 low- and middle-income countries, as well as… Continue reading Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
U-M Researchers Promote Communication and Collaboration on the Social Effects of COVID-19
Contact: Megan Chenoweth, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan research team is leading a five-year project to define standards for research on the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Housed at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at U-M’s Institute for Social Research, the new Social, Behavioral,… Continue reading U-M Researchers Promote Communication and Collaboration on the Social Effects of COVID-19
Walter Dempsey Focuses on Adaptive Intervention Technology in Latest Insight Speakers Series Talk
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – The Institute of Social Research turned its attention to health disorder research with the latest edition of the Insights Speaker Series on Thursday, May 19. Walter Dempsey, research assistant professor at Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-making Center (d3c), presented research on experimental designs and new data analytics… Continue reading Walter Dempsey Focuses on Adaptive Intervention Technology in Latest Insight Speakers Series Talk
Researchers Use National Study to Enhance Understanding of Late-Life Disability and Care
Contact: Todd Kluss [email protected] (202) 587-2839 A new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences features papers examining outcomes from 10 years of the seminal National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). NHATS, funded by the National Institute on Aging, is designed to foster a deeper understanding of… Continue reading Researchers Use National Study to Enhance Understanding of Late-Life Disability and Care
Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes
Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected] Jeff Karoub, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Math achievement for school-age children in Flint decreased and the proportion of children with special needs increased as a result of the Michigan city’s water crisis during 2014-16, according to a new University of Michigan study. Those are the main conclusions from research that for the first… Continue reading Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes
U-M Museum of Natural History takes closer look at social, health inequities that fueled pandemic
Contact: Jamie Sherman, [email protected] Lori Dick, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History’s latest exhibit, “Facing the Pandemic,” dissects the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different communities and shares stories of personal experiences from early in the pandemic. Compiling data documenting these disparities and tapping into research on racial and… Continue reading U-M Museum of Natural History takes closer look at social, health inequities that fueled pandemic