ANN ARBOR – The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare how widely human reactions vary over the threat of germs. Where we fall on the spectrum of “germ aversion” impacts how we react to slobbery kisses or stains on a drinking cup, and this anxiety can be shaped by both evolution and culture. A new study has… Continue reading Avoiding germs in our daily lives could provide a false sense of security when real threats arise
News Tag: Research
Matthew Diemer: Teen activism is associated with higher achievement
Young people who challenge social injustice and are politically active show high life satisfaction and better academic performance, says a University of Michigan researcher. A new study by Matthew Diemer of U-M’s Marsal Family School of Education, along with Miriam Schwarzenthal of the University of Wuppertal and colleagues in Germany and the U.K., sheds new light on the importance… Continue reading Matthew Diemer: Teen activism is associated with higher achievement
Team led by U-M receives $7.5M to aid flood predictions
A University of Michigan-led team is bringing together researchers in science, technology and the humanities for better flood-risk predictions and better decision-making in response to those risks to reduce the human and economic costs of extreme flooding events, which are on the rise due to climate change. They are supported with a five-year, $7.5 million… Continue reading Team led by U-M receives $7.5M to aid flood predictions
RCGD’s Elizabeth Roberts to Present Anthropology’s 2023 Rappaport Lectures
Elizabeth F.S. Roberts, Professor of Anthropology and RCGD affiliate, will give the 2023 Roy A. Rappaport Lectures this fall– a four-part lecture series titled “In Praise of Addiction.” This lecture series offers an ethnographic counternarrative to the never-ending U.S. Drug Wars that are justified by our profound disdain for dependency. Roberts juxtaposes this disdain with… Continue reading RCGD’s Elizabeth Roberts to Present Anthropology’s 2023 Rappaport Lectures
Report outlines direct economic impact of sponsored research
Grants awarded to University of Michigan faculty members were used, in part, to purchase $400 million worth of research-related goods and services last year from companies nationwide, accelerating innovative projects and supporting employment across large and small businesses. That is according to the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, which recently released a report… Continue reading Report outlines direct economic impact of sponsored research
New paper explores the career impact of ISR’s James Jackson
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — James Jackson had a tremendous impact on the social sciences throughout his long and distinguished career. At his passing in 2020, he was recognized as a “giant” at the Institute for Social Research and in the larger research community for his work within the Research Center for Group… Continue reading New paper explores the career impact of ISR’s James Jackson
With paid leave, older adults care for parents instead of grandchildren
ANN ARBOR—In 2004, California passed a law requiring employers above a certain size to provide paid family leave to their employees. Much of the research looking at this policy has examined its impact on the work, income and leave-taking of new parents and women of childbearing age—but less research has focused on how paid leave… Continue reading With paid leave, older adults care for parents instead of grandchildren
Research Shows How and When Police Car Stops Escalate
ANN ARBOR—The first moments of police interactions with drivers can tell us about what happens next—with officers often giving orders rather than providing reasons for traffic stops, according to a new study that analyzed law enforcement encounters. Nationwide, the public has highlighted the need for police officers to deescalate routine car stops, where Black drivers… Continue reading Research Shows How and When Police Car Stops Escalate
Officers less likely to provide reasons for traffic stops
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The first moments of police interactions with drivers can tell us about what happens next—with officers often giving orders rather than providing reasons for traffic stops, according to a new study that analyzed law enforcement encounters. Nationwide, the public has highlighted the need for police officers to deescalate routine… Continue reading Officers less likely to provide reasons for traffic stops
Shinobu Kitayama Explains Cultural Psychology
The preeminent cultural psychologist Shinobu Kitayama had studied cognitive dissonance and attribution theory at Kyoto University, but when he arrived at the University of Michigan in 1982 he experienced cultural shocks that made him feel “something more profound might be going on in terms of culture and its influence on psychological processes.” Kitayama, an affiliate… Continue reading Shinobu Kitayama Explains Cultural Psychology