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SRC Researchers at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

Here is a schedule of SRC researchers at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting in Atlanta. ISR is hosting a casual reception April 7 at PAA in Atlanta! Join us 6:45-8pm at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Room L507. Please RSVP. Thursday, April 7 8:00-9:15, Emily Treleaven, Discussant, Session: Migration, Gender, and Families, M105… Continue reading SRC Researchers at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

Vincent Hutchings receives the Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award

Vincent Hutchings will receive the Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award. This award recognizes tenured faculty from any discipline who are outstanding mentors of doctoral students, who have a sustained record of mentoring and advising doctoral students, and are active in the direction of dissertations. Congratulations, Vincent!

Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time

ANN ARBOR – In order to track and share data on events unfolding in Ukraine, Yuri Zhukov, Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Associate Professor at the Center for Political Studies, launched VIINA: Violent Incident Information from News Articles on the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. VIINA is a near-real time multi-source event data… Continue reading Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time

Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war – Faculty Q&A with Dan Slater

Contact: Fernanda Pires, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Russian President Vladimir Putin has the world on edge. “Research in political science teaches us that dictators like Putin are especially likely to be belligerent against their neighbors,” said Dan Slater, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, and faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies. “But… Continue reading Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war – Faculty Q&A with Dan Slater

Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss

ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts can discuss Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official. “Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will have many dimensions and create… Continue reading Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss

ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”

ANN ARBOR – Stanford University named 42 ISR researchers on their “Top 2% Scientists” list, representing the most-cited scientists with career and single-year impact in various disciplines. The faculty researchers join over 180,000 scientists worldwide. ISR researchers that make both the single-year and career impact lists include: Arun Agrawal Toni Antonucci Deborah Ball Sarah Burgard… Continue reading ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”

Arthur Lupia receives the Charles E. Merriam Award

Skip Lupia will receive the Merriam Award at the 2021 American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting. The Charles E. Merriam Award was established by the Association to recognize a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research. Congratulations, Skip!

Majority of Detroiters want police reform, many also want increased police presence

DETROIT—Competing concerns about police brutality and high crime rates are reflected in Detroiters’ attitudes toward the police, according to University of Michigan research. A recent U-M survey finds that about 6 in 10 adult Detroit residents believe police killings of both Black and Latino people are part of a broader pattern of mistreatment of people… Continue reading Majority of Detroiters want police reform, many also want increased police presence