Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
August 31, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])Five researchers with appointments at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) have received grants from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at the University of Michigan for their work on anti-racism projects.Mara Ostfeld, Ken Kollman, Julia Lippman, Vincent Hutchings, and Stephanie Fryberg all contribute…
Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director
July 27, 2022
Contact: Alex Piazza, [email protected] ARBOR – Arthur Lupia, a political scientist whose federal service spans two U.S. presidential administrations, will become executive director of Bold Challenges, leading collaborative research efforts across the University of Michigan to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health, infrastructure and sustainability. His two-year appointment begins…
Institute for Social Research remembers Rosemary Sarri, trailblazing social scientist and researcher
July 25, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ARBOR – Rosemary A. Sarri, a long-time University of Michigan researcher and professor, passed away on Monday, July 25. She was 95.A leading expert in child and family welfare policy and the criminal justice system, Sarri worked to improve social welfare programs throughout the world. She…
ICPSR Summer Program Welcomes New Director Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr.
July 22, 2022
Contact: Dory Knight-Ingram, [email protected] ARBOR—The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), in the midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary, is excited to announce another milestone: Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr. will be the 10th director of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research.Franzese is Professor…
The American National Election Studies (ANES) awarded $14 million to study 2024 elections
July 14, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ARBOR – A multi-university team has been awarded $14 million by the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of the 2024 elections in the United States. The award extends the American National Election Studies (ANES), a widely-used research data series that began in 1948 and…
Nicholas Valentino receives APSA Best Book Award
June 22, 2022
Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy by Cigdem V. Sirin, Nicholas A. Valentino, and José D. Villalobos will receive the American Political Science Association (APSA) best book award at the 2022 APSA meetings. This award is given annually for the best book on government,…
Ted Brader receives Philip E. Converse book award
June 22, 2022
Ted Brader’s book, Campaigning for Hearts and Minds: How Emotional Appeals in Political Ads Work, will receive the Philip E. Converse Book Award for his book at the 2022 American Political Science Association (APSA) meetings. The Converse Award recognizes the author(s) of an outstanding book published at least five years…
New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
June 21, 2022
Contact: Brittany Smith, 734-936-4903, [email protected] Jared Wadley, [email protected] ARBOR—The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan continues its tradition of groundbreaking research with the investment of nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four new innovative faculty research projects.The winning proposals address climate change, the…
Flint water crisis: U-M study examines effects on academic outcomes
May 19, 2022
Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected] Jeff Karoub, [email protected] ARBOR—Math achievement for school-age children in Flint decreased and the proportion of children with special needs increased as a result of the Michigan city’s water crisis during 2014-16, according to a new University of Michigan study.Those are the main conclusions from research that…
Two U-M faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 4, 2022
Contact: Jim Erickson, 734-647-1842, [email protected] ARBOR—Two University of Michigan professors are among the most recent inductees into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest distinctions for a scientist or engineer in the United States.The academy announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of…