This story was first posted by the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Coauthor Helen Levy is an affiliate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. Older Americans who enroll in Medicare, or change their coverage, do so as individuals, even if they’re married or live with a… Continue reading In sickness and in health, older couples mostly make Medicare moves together
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Connect with The Abstract, a new podcast from ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has launched a new podcast. “The Abstract,” a brief look at presentations and talks given by social researchers at ISR, released its first three episodes this week. Intended to highlight lectures given through ISR’s Insights Speaker Series and elsewhere, episodes… Continue reading Connect with The Abstract, a new podcast from ISR
Americans’ trust in scientific expertise survived polarization, Trump attacks on science
ANN ARBOR—Americans’ basic confidence in science and scientific expertise was unshaken by the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific expertise, and has remained high during the last six decades, according to an analysis led by the University of Michigan. Trump’s attacks on scientific experts—exemplified by criticism of Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of… Continue reading Americans’ trust in scientific expertise survived polarization, Trump attacks on science
New paper explores why college graduates end up clustering in certain cities
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — College graduates in the United States have become more and more concentrated in a few select cities, but that may not be because those cities are the best places for them to be. A new paper suggests that college graduates don’t necessarily pick their post-graduate cities because they… Continue reading New paper explores why college graduates end up clustering in certain cities
Behavioral science recommendations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic have now been tested
RCGD affiliate Shinobu Kitayama contributes to a landmark evaluation ANN ARBOR — Behavioral science recommendations made early on in the COVID-19 pandemic were largely correct. In April 2020, a hugely influential paper (Van Bavel et al) proposed 19 policy recommendations describing how insights from behavioral science could reduce the impacts of the pandemic. The paper received… Continue reading Behavioral science recommendations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic have now been tested
Meta-analysis examines long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — A meta-analysis of 150 empirical studies on the cardiac symptoms of COVID-19 has found that higher-quality studies report a lower prevalence of long-term cardiac symptoms. “Identifying patterns of reported findings on long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis” was published this month in BMC Medicine.… Continue reading Meta-analysis examines long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19
Public health resources: Striving for equality among vulnerable communities
U-M study examines measures used to inform how researchers, policymakers identify areas in need of health resources ANN ARBOR—Over the course of the pandemic, COVID-19 hit Black communities and communities of color particularly hard. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander… Continue reading Public health resources: Striving for equality among vulnerable communities
The psychological consequences of political violence
ANN ARBOR—Thousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence unfold are Palestinian and Israeli children. Researchers Rowell Huesmann and Eric Dubow of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research have studied the effects of exposure to political conflict and war violence in Israeli… Continue reading The psychological consequences of political violence
Aging study in Kenya to help Sub-Saharan Africa navigate major shifts in its population
ANN ARBOR—The population of Africa is the youngest in the world—but that is expected to change, rapidly, in the coming decades. Over the next three decades, the proportion of older Africans will triple across the continent. This population will nearly quadruple in Kenya, one of the most rapidly aging countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. And yet… Continue reading Aging study in Kenya to help Sub-Saharan Africa navigate major shifts in its population
IRIS receives grant for new project assessing strategic investments for regional jobs
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has received a $4.5 million grant to study how strategic investments have impacted the creation of jobs in key technological areas. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) granted the pilot… Continue reading IRIS receives grant for new project assessing strategic investments for regional jobs