Who holds the keys to paradise? Residents of Puerto Rico fear being displaced from their home
August 17, 2026
ANN ARBOR—Puerto Ricans are deeply concerned about displacement, rising housing costs and the future of land ownership across the archipelago, according to a new report from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research.The findings from a recent report from El Laboratorio Puertorriqueño de Opinión Pública (Puerto Rican Public Opinion Lab, or…
American National Election Studies finding ways to listen to American political voices
August 10, 2026
Americans have strong opinions about politics but don’t really want to talk about them. The researchers at the American National Election Studies (ANES) are trying to get them to talk anyway. Democrats and Republicans, the two major political parties in the United States, have been developing hard feelings toward each…
Edgar Franco-Vivanco Wins REPAL’s Best Paper Award
July 29, 2026
University of Michigan researcher recognized for groundbreaking study on colonial institutions and Indigenous identity in MexicoEdgar Franco-Vivanco, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan and affiliate of the Center for Political Studies, has received the Best Paper award from the Red para el Estudio de la…
Who holds power? Puerto Ricans’ distrust runs deep
July 23, 2026
ANN ARBOR—Puerto Ricans share deep skepticism toward elected officials and a widespread sense of limited self-governance, according to a new study from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras.The findings from the Laboratorio Puertorriqueño de Opinión Pública (Puerto Rican Opinion Lab)—housed within the Center…
Vincent Hutchings named a U-M Distinguished University Professor
July 17, 2026
ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan board of regents has named Vincent L. Hutchings a Distinguished University Professor. Hutchings, a research professor at the Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Center for Political Studies (CPS) is one of six U-M faculty members to receive this prestigious honor this year.Hutchings has…
U-M research spending generates $164M for Michigan businesses
May 11, 2026
University of Michigan federal grants supported more than 16,000 jobs and generated nearly $396 million in research-related spending nationwide in fiscal year 2025.According to a recent report produced by the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, spending reached vendors in more than 600 U.S. counties and more than 400 congressional districts,…
Ceren Budak earns fellowship to understand, reduce political polarization online
May 7, 2026
ANN ARBOR—At a time when political division increasingly shapes online conversations and daily life, a University of Michigan researcher has been selected as one of the nation’s newest Andrew Carnegie Fellows to study how technology might help bridge those divides instead of deepen them.Ceren Budak, associate professor of information and of…
Ceren Budak is among 24 scholars Awarded Carnegie Fellowship to Address Political Polarization
May 6, 2026
Ceren Budak, an affiliate of the University of Michigan Center for Political Studies, is among the 2026 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows announced yesterday by the Carnegie Corporation of New York: 24 scholars will each receive a $200,000 research stipend to explore the causes of political polarization and identify possible…
3 U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 29, 2026
ANN ARBOR—Three University of Michigan professors are among 120 new members elected into the National Academy of Sciences for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.Those elected—Ruma Banerjee, Nancy Burns and Elizaveta (Liza) Levina—bring the total number of active members to 2,705 and international members to 557, of which 25 were chosen this…
How this U-M professor is using AI to fight political inequality
April 27, 2026
In this pivotal election year, political maps could decide this fall’s winners and losers. Gerrymandering, the practice of drawing electoral districts to favor specific political parties or demographic groups, remains one of the most powerful yet invisible forces determining whose voices and votes truly count. At the University of Michigan, Tyler…