Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse. In a new report published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, University of Michigan researchers… Continue reading Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
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Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers. A new U-M study analyzed the connection between spanking and physical abuse in 56 low- and middle-income countries, as well as… Continue reading Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
ANN ARBOR – Stanford University named 42 ISR researchers on their “Top 2% Scientists” list, representing the most-cited scientists with career and single-year impact in various disciplines. The faculty researchers join over 180,000 scientists worldwide. ISR researchers that make both the single-year and career impact lists include: Arun Agrawal Toni Antonucci Deborah Ball Sarah Burgard… Continue reading ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
Black Michiganders: Key findings from U-M Poverty Solutions
ANN ARBOR—Black History Month, celebrated every February, highlights the experiences and honors the achievements of Black Americans throughout history. Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan highlights key data from its research that relates to Black Michiganders. 59% The percentage of Black Detroiters who were wearing masks early in the pandemic (March-April 2020). A representative… Continue reading Black Michiganders: Key findings from U-M Poverty Solutions
Neighborhoods play important role in older adults’ pandemic experience
ANN ARBOR—How have older adults adjusted to living under the pandemic? There’s no one-size-fits-all experience, according to University of Michigan researchers. In spring and summer 2020, U-M researchers Jessica Finlay and Lindsay Kobayashi launched a study to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed neighborhood environments and the way older adults age in place.… Continue reading Neighborhoods play important role in older adults’ pandemic experience
Grants from OVPR, NCID advance anti-racism research, scholarship
ANN ARBOR – The Office of the Vice President for Research, in partnership with the National Center for Institutional Diversity, has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to eight research teams from across the University of Michigan to explore complex societal racial inequalities that ultimately inform actions to achieve equity and justice. This is the first… Continue reading Grants from OVPR, NCID advance anti-racism research, scholarship
Back-to-school concerns: U-M experts available
ANN ARBOR—Students head back to in-person education across the country, some this month, amid questions about health and safety, learning loss and educational disparities caused by a COVID-19 pandemic year. University of Michigan education and health experts can address these and other back-to-school issues. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHILDREN Christina Weiland is an associate professor at the… Continue reading Back-to-school concerns: U-M experts available
President-elect Biden’s first 100 days in office: U-M experts available
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts can discuss the many issues that await president-elect Joe Biden, particularly in his first 100 days in office beginning Jan. 20, 2021. More experts can be found here: U-M faculty. VACCINE DEVELOPMENT/DISTRIBUTION Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and global health at the School of Public Health, is an expert on… Continue reading President-elect Biden’s first 100 days in office: U-M experts available
Miller notes impact on household finances and coverage for people of color if Affordable Care Act is dismantled
If the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is dismantled, the communities it helped the most stand to lose the most – people of color. “It’s been well-established at this point that one of the biggest impacts that health insurance has is that it improves your household finances and protects you from unexpected medical bills, which can… Continue reading Miller notes impact on household finances and coverage for people of color if Affordable Care Act is dismantled
New funding opportunity aids research to combat racism
ANN ARBOR – Poverty Solutions and the Center for Social Solutions have announced an inaugural faculty grants competition to pursue action-based research aimed at ending systemic and institutional racism. The awards, which range from $10,000 to $50,000, are open to faculty at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. Successful action-based research… Continue reading New funding opportunity aids research to combat racism