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
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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
ICPSR Summer Program Welcomes New Director Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr.
Contact: Dory Knight-Ingram, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), in the midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary, is excited to announce another milestone: Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr. will be the 10th director of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. Franzese is Professor and Associate Chair… Continue reading ICPSR Summer Program Welcomes New Director Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr.
The American National Election Studies (ANES) awarded $14 million to study 2024 elections
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – A multi-university team has been awarded $14 million by the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of the 2024 elections in the United States. The award extends the American National Election Studies (ANES), a widely-used research data series that began in 1948 and is a preeminent source… Continue reading The American National Election Studies (ANES) awarded $14 million to study 2024 elections
Nicholas Valentino receives APSA Best Book Award
Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy by Cigdem V. Sirin, Nicholas A. Valentino, and José D. Villalobos will receive the American Political Science Association (APSA) best book award at the 2022 APSA meetings. This award is given annually for the best book on government, politics, or international affairs.
Ted Brader receives Philip E. Converse book award
Ted Brader’s book, Campaigning for Hearts and Minds: How Emotional Appeals in Political Ads Work, will receive the Philip E. Converse Book Award for his book at the 2022 American Political Science Association (APSA) meetings. The Converse Award recognizes the author(s) of an outstanding book published at least five years ago. Congratulations, Ted!
New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
Contact: Brittany Smith, 734-936-4903, [email protected] Jared Wadley, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan continues its tradition of groundbreaking research with the investment of nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four new innovative faculty research projects. The winning proposals address climate change, the carceral state, systemic… Continue reading New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes
Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected] Jeff Karoub, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Math achievement for school-age children in Flint decreased and the proportion of children with special needs increased as a result of the Michigan city’s water crisis during 2014-16, according to a new University of Michigan study. Those are the main conclusions from research that for the first… Continue reading Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes