The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) convenes its spring conference April 9, 2025. Presenters will discuss several issues including: residential racial segregation and suicidal risk, attitudes towards familial vs. governmental assistance for older Black adults, racial code switching, and financial exploitation of older Black adults. The speaker lineup includes Eskira Kashay and… Continue reading MCUAAAR Convenes Spring Conference
Project: Research Center for Group Dyamics
Negative sentiment in environmental advocacy emails boosts engagement
ANN ARBOR—People find it hard to resist negative messages. A recent University of Michigan study reveals that recipients are more likely to engage with emails containing negative sentiment sent by the Environmental Defense Fund, a U.S. based nonprofit organization. Specifically, emails with a negative tone were more frequently opened, and recipients were more likely to… Continue reading Negative sentiment in environmental advocacy emails boosts engagement
ISR affiliate Ethan Kross named AAAS fellow
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Ethan Kross, Ph.D., a faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research’s Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), has been named a 2023 fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Kross is one of twelve University of Michigan faculty and staff members to receive… Continue reading ISR affiliate Ethan Kross named AAAS fellow
ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) honored the life, career, and memory of James S. Jackson with a research symposium on Friday, December 1, 2023. ISR also renamed its atrium in Jackson’s honor, paying tribute to his long career as a pioneering researcher in the… Continue reading ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
Katrina R. Ellis named as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
ANN ARBOR — Katrina R. Ellis, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, has been named the next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar by the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). Dr. Ellis is an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics at… Continue reading Katrina R. Ellis named as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Stephanie Fryberg will be named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions to her scholarly and professional fields. Fryberg, a professor of psychology in U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, holds an appointment within ISR’s Research Center for… Continue reading ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
U-M’s HomeLab allows researchers to observe and test interventions for seniors’ home life
In a fully functional mock apartment called HomeLab at the Institute for Social Research, U-M researchers use personal observation, cameras, microphones, and wearable sensors to record data as participants perform ordinary daily living activities. They can also collect and analyze biomarker data from blood and saliva. An important potential for HomeLab, a collaboration involving several… Continue reading U-M’s HomeLab allows researchers to observe and test interventions for seniors’ home life