Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — A new data dashboard developed at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research will give an unprecedented look into the effects and outcomes of the United States’ criminal justice system. The Justice Outcomes Explorer, or JOE, makes millions of statistics available in an accessible, easy-to-navigate format that… Continue reading Justice Outcomes Explorer data dashboard sheds new light on US criminal justice system
Project: Population Studies Center
New paper explores declining income mobility around the world
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Upward mobility is a key measure of both objective and subjective economic success. Researchers use indicators of upward mobility to compare the economic success of one generation to the next, and in countries around the world, parents often express the desire to see their children achieve greater success… Continue reading New paper explores declining income mobility around the world
In sickness and in health, older couples mostly make Medicare moves together
This story was first posted by the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Coauthor Helen Levy is an affiliate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. Older Americans who enroll in Medicare, or change their coverage, do so as individuals, even if they’re married or live with a… Continue reading In sickness and in health, older couples mostly make Medicare moves together
Connect with The Abstract, a new podcast from ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has launched a new podcast. “The Abstract,” a brief look at presentations and talks given by social researchers at ISR, released its first three episodes this week. Intended to highlight lectures given through ISR’s Insights Speaker Series and elsewhere, episodes… Continue reading Connect with The Abstract, a new podcast from ISR
Remembering Social Demographer, Demographic Historian John Knodel
John Knodel, who extended the boundaries of population science, died, at 83, on January 10, in Ann Arbor. The Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Population Studies Center (PSC) at the University of Michigan changed the way demographers think about fertility change, HIV/AIDS, aging, historical demography, and mixed methods research, and paved the… Continue reading Remembering Social Demographer, Demographic Historian John Knodel
The Population Studies Center Year in Review: 2023
As we celebrate and look ahead to the new year, we’d like to share some of the highlights we’ve seen at PSC in 2023, and toast the excellence in population research and training that they represent. Thanks to the Population Studies Center’s thriving community and cheers to these 12 accomplishments and many more. 1. Research… Continue reading The Population Studies Center Year in Review: 2023
Losing a parent early in life impacts a person’s immune system as they age
Ongoing COVID pandemic could have ripple effects Contact: Morgan Sherburne When a person loses a parent or a caregiver at a young age, their immune system suffers later in life, according to University of Michigan research. A group of researchers led by Grace Noppert found that if the parents or caregivers of a child under… Continue reading Losing a parent early in life impacts a person’s immune system as they age
U-M Professor Amanda Kowalski Receives Econometrics Award
ANN ARBOR—Health economist Amanda Kowalski, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan and a faculty associate of the Population Studies Center and the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research, received the Willard G. Manning Memorial Award for the Best Research in Health Econometrics June 12 from the… Continue reading U-M Professor Amanda Kowalski Receives Econometrics Award
Gun control measures associated with reduced police use of force
Contact: Jared Wadley As police departments and activists look for strategies to reduce excessive use of force by police, new research from the University of Michigan shows limited data, lack of transparency and irregular implementation of reforms make it difficult to determine which approaches are effective. The Black Lives Matter movement, which gained worldwide attention… Continue reading Gun control measures associated with reduced police use of force
The Branches and Roots of the Chitwan Valley Family Study
Dirgha Ghimire likes to use a tree as a metaphor for the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS), the comprehensive family panel study launched in 1995 in the Chitwan Valley in Nepal and tracking individuals (wherever they move), households, and communities over decades – one of the most detailed longitudinal studies of its kind in the… Continue reading The Branches and Roots of the Chitwan Valley Family Study