We are excited to formally announce that Mosi Ifatunji, assistant professor of African American Studies and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a faculty associate in PRBA at the University of Michigan, has been awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award for the 2022-2023 academic year. Mosi previously served as the instructor… Continue reading Mosi Ifatunji is awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award
Project: RCGD
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”
Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss
In an article on WXYZ Detroit, Pamela Davis-Kean discussed a United Nations backed report which finds pandemic-related school closures could cost children $17 trillion in lifetime income: “If we don’t overcome some of this, there are groups of people who probably will not be in the economic situation that they might have been in two… Continue reading Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss
James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
ANN ARBOR – Dr. James S. Jackson, the Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Research Professor Emeritus at the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), and former ISR Director (2005-2015) has been posthumously awarded the 2021 Kurt Lewin Award from The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). According to the… Continue reading James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
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
Toni Antonucci Receives Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from APA
Ann Arbor – Researcher Toni Antonucci has been awarded the 2021 Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from Division 20 of the American Psychological Association. This award was established to honor researchers with distinguished careers that have featured exceptional theoretical and empirical contributions to the psychological science of aging. The award is sponsored by the Margret… Continue reading Toni Antonucci Receives Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from APA
Environmental actions are motivated by personal experiences
ANN ARBOR—People’s personal experiences with nature may work better than dire warnings to motivate environmental action, a new University of Michigan study found. Researchers wanted to know what motivates people to take action about preserving the environment, so they analyzed a conservation campaign focusing on monarch butterflies. The Environmental Defense Fund, like many other organizations,… Continue reading Environmental actions are motivated by personal experiences
Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Safe Firearm Storage with Lisa Wexler
ANN ARBOR – This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from the University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention. Download this episode As part of the Michigan Minds Firearm Injury Prevention Series, Lisa Wexler, PhD, joins… Continue reading Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Safe Firearm Storage with Lisa Wexler
Michigan Minds Special Series: Firearm Injury Prevention
ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan will launch a new Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to generate knowledge and advance innovative solutions that reduce firearm injury, a public health crisis that leads to more than 100 deaths per day across the United States. “Firearm violence led to nearly 40,000 deaths nationwide last year, and… Continue reading Michigan Minds Special Series: Firearm Injury Prevention