ANN ARBOR – UM-ATLAS, a team of University of Michigan faculty and students studying U.S. suicide risk over the lifespan, has won third prize in a recent Driven Data challenge to improve the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), the nation’s most comprehensive registry of suicide mortality. The NVDRS is a key resource for researchers… Continue reading U-M Team Wins Third in Challenge to Improve Data on Youth Suicide
Project: Center for Political Studies
How can alcohol affect the quality of a marriage?
ANN ARBOR — Can having the same drinking habits as your spouse actually improve your marriage? It appears to be possible according to the Institute for Social Research’s Kira Birditt — but exactly how that works and why it works that way are complicated questions that are difficult to decipher. In December 2024, Birditt presented… Continue reading How can alcohol affect the quality of a marriage?
What does partisan political hostility mean for America?
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Partisan politics in the United States are nothing new, but the way in which the two major American political parties are hostile to one another could have serious consequences. What do those consequences look like? And how do they play out in the lives of everyday Americans? Yanna… Continue reading What does partisan political hostility mean for America?
Talk to him: How a conversation can shape public support for women’s rights
ANN ARBOR—A single conversation with a close family member may not change a young woman’s views on policies protecting their rights, but it can strongly influence young men’s attitudes. A University of Michigan study found that family opinions heavily shape male youth’s views on women’s rights, while female youth are less affected. This finding builds on evidence… Continue reading Talk to him: How a conversation can shape public support for women’s rights
U-M study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides
Narratives behind numbers point to need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially mental health ANN ARBOR—In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, University of Michigan researchers dug deeper into the numbers-only data of COVID-19-era suicides and evaluated the narratives contained in reports… Continue reading U-M study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides
How our view of science changes: Study tracks attitudes from adolescence to adulthood
ANN ARBOR—Science fascinates us as children and challenges us as adults, a 33-year study by University of Michigan researchers reveals. From the spark of curiosity in middle school to nuanced understanding in midlife, our attitudes toward science and technology shift dramatically, shaped by education, career paths and life experiences. The study, part of the Longitudinal Study… Continue reading How our view of science changes: Study tracks attitudes from adolescence to adulthood
What is ISR’s role in the future of the social sciences?
ANN ARBOR — In October, the Institute for Social Research celebrated its 75th anniversary. At a symposium in honor of the occasion, Kate Cagney, director of ISR, and Laurie McCauley, provost of the University of Michigan, held a fireside chat discussing ISR’s past, present, and future. Arthur Lupia, U-M’s interim vice president for research and… Continue reading What is ISR’s role in the future of the social sciences?
What can we learn from ISR’s past while preparing for its future?
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, marking the occasion with a research symposium in October. Now three quarters of a century old, ISR has plenty of history from which to draw. What can we learn from that history as ISR turns to its next… Continue reading What can we learn from ISR’s past while preparing for its future?
Minority voters likely to determine presidential outcome
ANN ARBOR—If history repeats previous elections’ behaviors, race and ethnicity will be the critical determinant of how people vote this year, according to a University of Michigan expert. The polls indicate a tight race between the two candidates in a hotly contested battle for the White House. History is likely to repeat: Many minority voters… Continue reading Minority voters likely to determine presidential outcome
Does an increasingly partisan political environment have negative consequences for democracy?
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Is a hostile political environment damaging America? Contentious debates between Democrats and Republicans have led many to say yes. Strong partisan views, including hostility toward the opposing party, has field concerns that divisions in American politics could be harmful to the country as a whole. But is that… Continue reading Does an increasingly partisan political environment have negative consequences for democracy?