ANN ARBOR—More local law enforcement agencies are using military equipment, such as tear gas, armored vehicles and rubber bullets, to handle social justice protests—calling into question police militarization. But if police no longer used weapons and tactics previously connected to the military, there is little evidence that this would impact violent crime or officer safety,… Continue reading Seizing military weapons does not increase violent crime nor risk police safety
News Tag: Research
Smoking, tobacco use among teens continues to drop even as use of e-cigs grows
ANN ARBOR—Despite the increase in use of e-cigarettes among adolescents, cigarette and smokeless tobacco prevalence declined more rapidly between 2012 and 2019 than in previous periods, according to a new study. The analysis by the University of Michigan and Georgetown University shows that past 30-day and daily use of both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco fell… Continue reading Smoking, tobacco use among teens continues to drop even as use of e-cigs grows
MDHHS and University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab announce selection of agencies to participate in evaluation of Maternal Infant Health Program
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab have announced the selection of 11 provider agencies to participate in a rigorous impact evaluation of Michigan’s Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP), the state’s largest evidence-based home visiting program. Participating providers will receive funding and technical… Continue reading MDHHS and University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab announce selection of agencies to participate in evaluation of Maternal Infant Health Program
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
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
Majority of Detroiters say they’re unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine, U-M survey says
DETROIT—Sixty-one percent of Detroiters say they are unlikely or very unlikely to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study. The latest wave of the representative survey of Detroit residents was open Oct. 14-28. This is the fifth rapid-response… Continue reading Majority of Detroiters say they’re unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine, U-M survey says
ISR Insights Speaker Series: Research Universities and the Public Good in the Time of COVID-19
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR. Jason Owen-Smith (Executive Director, Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS); Executive Director, Research Analytics; Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan; Research Professor, Institute for Social Research) Wednesday, December 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6S3We5UDx4 America’s most research intensive universities represent… Continue reading ISR Insights Speaker Series: Research Universities and the Public Good in the Time of COVID-19
IRIS receives $500,000 grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study effect of COVID pandemic on university research
ANN ARBOR – The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) has received a $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the effects of COVID-19 on university-based scientific research. IRIS collects administrative data on research spending and employment from more than 30 member institutions that account for approximately 40 percent of… Continue reading IRIS receives $500,000 grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study effect of COVID pandemic on university research
$1.62B in FY20 research volume spurs U-M innovation, drives economy
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan reported $1.62 billion in research volume during fiscal year 2020, which led to important advancements in areas ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to driverless vehicle technology, social justice and carbon neutrality. U-M was able to maintain the same total research volume as FY19 during a fiscal year in which the… Continue reading $1.62B in FY20 research volume spurs U-M innovation, drives economy
From pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin
ANN ARBOR—Nearly one-third of students who reported misusing prescription opioids as high school seniors between 1997 and 2000, but did not have a history of medical use, later used heroin by age 35, according to a University of Michigan study. The research also found that 21% of seniors in the same period, who misused prescription… Continue reading From pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin