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
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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
Making the US Census an Accessible Classroom Resource, SSDAN Fosters Data Literacy
Data analysis has long been the coin of the Social Science realm, but the drive to prepare the next generation to use and make sense of data has never been more zealous. Higher education is adapting to wide and deep demands to train students, adding new programs in data science and shifting curricula across the… Continue reading Making the US Census an Accessible Classroom Resource, SSDAN Fosters Data Literacy
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
Detroiters say quality K-12 schools is top policy priority for November elections
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] DETROIT—Detroit residents say the quality of K-12 schools is their top priority for the November elections, followed closely by inflation, affordable housing, affordable health care and crime. That’s according to a new representative survey of Detroiters by the University of Michigan’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study. The survey—which took place… Continue reading Detroiters say quality K-12 schools is top policy priority for November elections
Relocation later in life and contact frequency with friends: Do contact modes matter?
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—When older adults move to a new location far from their residence, their friends should not expect too many telephone calls or visits, according to a new University of Michigan study. U-M researchers examined changes in the frequencies of in-person, telephone and written or email contact with friends among… Continue reading Relocation later in life and contact frequency with friends: Do contact modes matter?