Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The nine scholars in the 2024 Junior Professional Researcher (JPR) cohort at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) are now at work, each joining one of nine different projects that represent many different research disciplines. The JPRs are joining these projects for the next two years, and will… Continue reading 2024 Junior Professional Research cohort joins nine projects at ISR
Project: CPS
RCGD to Explore Political Polarization
The U.S. is experiencing unprecedented levels of political polarization, especially in terms of affective polarization, or feelings of dislike and distrust towards members of the opposing political party. This winter, the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research is hosting an interdisciplinary Winter Seminar Series, free and open to the public,… Continue reading RCGD to Explore Political Polarization
CPS launches SUNGEO project to assist in merging data across different scales
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Center for Political Studies (CPS) has launched a new project to address a common challenge for social researchers: misalignment that arises when data are collected at varying levels of scale. The Subnational Geospatial Data Archive (SUNGEO) went live in its beta form on… Continue reading CPS launches SUNGEO project to assist in merging data across different scales
Sarah Burgard and Team Win LSA Meet the Moment Initiative Grant for Health Equity Research
U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts has awarded $4.7 million to five new faculty research projects that are seeking to enact global change across multiple fields and disciplines. Known as the LSA Meet the Moment Research Initiative, LSA Dean Anne Curzan notes the initiative’s efforts to combat “generational challenges that impact us socially,… Continue reading Sarah Burgard and Team Win LSA Meet the Moment Initiative Grant for Health Equity Research
How strong are American political institutions?
ANN ARBOR — The United States government relies on the strength of its political institutions to govern effectively. But what if Americans lose faith in those institutions? Many political commentators have argued that the 2020 election gave us the chance to see that question play out, given the actions of Donald Trump and his supporters.… Continue reading How strong are American political institutions?
New study finds more than one billion people worldwide live in energy poverty
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — More than a billion people around the world live without access to sustainable, reliable, and affordable electricity according to a new paper. “Lost in the Dark: A Survey of Energy Poverty from Space,” published this month in the scholarly journal Joule, used nighttime satellite imagery to survey energy… Continue reading New study finds more than one billion people worldwide live in energy poverty
Michael Traugott Wins Roper’s 2024 Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research
Michael Traugott, Research Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Social Research’s Center for Political Studies, has been recognized with the 2024 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research. “I am deeply honored by this recognition from the Roper Center Board of Directors,” said Traugott, who was a friend and colleague of the… Continue reading Michael Traugott Wins Roper’s 2024 Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research
ISR Presentations at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting
Numerous ISR Faculty members will share their reseach at the The Population Association of America’s (PAA) annual meeting, April 18-20, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. The PAA annual meeting is the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. Please join us at PAA Reception on Thursday, April 18th,… Continue reading ISR Presentations at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting
ANES wins AAPOR’s 2024 Policy Impact Award
ANN ARBOR – The American National Election Study (ANES) has received a significant honor for its long-running, highly successful work on American politics. On Friday, April 12, 2024, the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) granted ANES its annual Policy Impact Award, which recognizes projects making a clear impact, improving policy decisions, practice, and… Continue reading ANES wins AAPOR’s 2024 Policy Impact Award
The evolving attitudes of Gen X toward evolution
ANN ARBOR—As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged. The study, led by Jon D. Miller, research scientist emeritus in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, found that while students… Continue reading The evolving attitudes of Gen X toward evolution