Congratulations to Grace Noppert – she has been awarded with a Research Faculty Recognition Award from the University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research. Arthur Lupia, interim VP for research and innovation, says, “The outstanding achievements of these faculty demonstrate the impact and importance of the work that takes place throughout the University… Continue reading Grace Noppert recognized with research award
Project: PSC
ISR to Launch International Research Hub
The Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center Program will be Housed at PSCANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) and Population Studies Center (PSC) are teaming up to launch the International Research Hub, a new resource that will support and expand social research worldwide. Sited at PSC, the… Continue reading ISR to Launch International Research Hub
International Research Hub to be created at the Institute for Social Research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) and Population Studies Center (PSC) are teaming up to launch the International Research Hub, a new resource that will support and expand social research worldwide. Sited at PSC, the Hub will support University of Michigan faculty and staff… Continue reading International Research Hub to be created at the Institute for Social Research
Brain drain or brain gain? New evidence points to benefits of skilled migration
ANN ARBOR—The emigration of high-skilled professionals from small or lower-income countries can prompt concerns of “brain drain” in their countries of origin, but it can also lead to “brain gain,” says a University of Michigan researcher. A new review published in Science reveals evidence that high-skilled migration opportunities can increase, rather than decrease, a country’s overall stock… Continue reading Brain drain or brain gain? New evidence points to benefits of skilled migration
ISR Study Links Vision Problems in Older Adults to Higher Mortality Risk, Highlights Role of Falls
A recent national University of Michigan study confirms that aging adults who have trouble with their vision are at a higher risk of mortality, and suggests a key factor is their high risk of falling. The study, published in Innovation in Aging, uses longitudinal data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) to… Continue reading ISR Study Links Vision Problems in Older Adults to Higher Mortality Risk, Highlights Role of Falls
Honoring Her Heritage: JPR Scholar Ritsa Giannakas Conducts Research for the Public Good
It’s Mother’s Day this week in the US and other parts of the globe, and Ritsa Giannakas is wearing a necklace that honors her matrilineage on both sides. In gold Arabic script, it bears the name she took from her Greek grandmother, Ritsa ريتسا, in the language of her maternal grandmother, Kowkab, in Lebanon. Ritsa’s… Continue reading Honoring Her Heritage: JPR Scholar Ritsa Giannakas Conducts Research for the Public Good
Transportation Insecurity: America’s Overlooked Hardship
Millions of households in the United States lack safe and reliable transportation to get where they need to go. But while transportation insecurity is a very common form of material hardship experienced by US adults, only recently have researchers had a validated instrument to measure it. A new study out in Social Indicators Research uses… Continue reading Transportation Insecurity: America’s Overlooked Hardship
Transportation insecurity: A common and consequential American hardship
ANN ARBOR—Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. lack access to reliable transportation, making it one of the country’s most common forms of material hardship, say University of Michigan researchers. In a new study published in Social Indicators Research, the researchers found that 19% of adults reported experiencing transportation insecurity in the past month—compared with 16%… Continue reading Transportation insecurity: A common and consequential American hardship
50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans
ANN ARBOR—Fifty years of economic change have taken a heavy toll on some Americans, especially those with less education who not only have been left behind but are sicker and living shorter lives, according to new research. The study published in Epidemiology and led by Arline Geronimus, professor at the University of Michigan School of… Continue reading 50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans
Off the road: 1 in 4 seniors quit driving due to sight issues
Research indicates an urgent need for updated vision screening policies and safer infrastructure to protect aging drivers ANN ARBOR—Older drivers with vision impairment are dramatically more likely to stop driving or avoid challenging road conditions—with severe cases four times more likely to give up driving altogether, a national University of Michigan study finds. Driving is… Continue reading Off the road: 1 in 4 seniors quit driving due to sight issues