Vince Hutchings has been elected as a leader by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He will be inducted at a ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 6, 2012. This is a wonderful and well-deserved honor. Congratulations, Vince!
Project: Center for Political Studies
Arthur Lupia nominated as President-Elect of MPSA
Skip Lupia has been nominated President-Elect of Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), effective April, 2012. This is great news. Congratulations, Skip!
Arthur Lupia elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Skip Lupia has been named Chair of the Section on Social, Economic, and Political Sciences at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This is a well-deserved and major honor. Congratulations, Skip!
Walter Mebane announced winner of Best Statistical Software Award
Walter Mebane (along with Jas Sekhon) has been announced as the winner of the Best Statistical Software Award by the Political Methodology Section of APSA. The award is for genoud (Genetic Optimization using Derivatives), a free software package that Walter and Jas developed. Congratulations, Walter!
Donald Kinder receives EPOVB Miller Award
Don Kinder received the honor of the APSA Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior (EPOVB) Warren E. Miller Award honoring a career of outstanding intellectual contribution and service to the profession. He will be honored at the APSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans at a dinner following the business meeting reception. Congratulations, Don!
CLEA wins 2012 Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award
Ken Kollman, Allen Hicken, and Jill Wittrock along with David Backer (one of our PhDs, currently at Maryland) and Daniele Caramani have just been awarded this year’s Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award from APSA’s Comparative Politics section. Established in 1999, the Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Data Set Award is presented annually to the best data set in comparative politics. They’re… Continue reading CLEA wins 2012 Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award
‘Seeing Us in Them’ Collects ISPP, APSA Awards
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR – A book exploring the factors that lead to cooperation between different political and social groups is drawing critical praise and awards. Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy has been recognized with four awards since its publication in the spring of 2021, three… Continue reading ‘Seeing Us in Them’ Collects ISPP, APSA Awards
Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) Five researchers with appointments at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) have received grants from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at the University of Michigan for their work on anti-racism projects. Mara Ostfeld, Ken Kollman, Julia Lippman, Vincent Hutchings, and Stephanie Fryberg all contribute to projects selected… Continue reading Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director
Contact: Alex Piazza, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Arthur Lupia, a political scientist whose federal service spans two U.S. presidential administrations, will become executive director of Bold Challenges, leading collaborative research efforts across the University of Michigan to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health, infrastructure and sustainability. His two-year appointment begins Sept. 1. Bold Challenges,… Continue reading Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director
Institute for Social Research remembers Rosemary Sarri, trailblazing social scientist and researcher
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Rosemary A. Sarri, a long-time University of Michigan researcher and professor, passed away on Monday, July 25. She was 95. A leading expert in child and family welfare policy and the criminal justice system, Sarri worked to improve social welfare programs throughout the world. She collaborated with universities… Continue reading Institute for Social Research remembers Rosemary Sarri, trailblazing social scientist and researcher