Voters must wade through political information for accuracy
October 26, 2022
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ARBOR—Voters can easily find endless information about political issues and candidates from various sources, from the internet to media outlets.The challenge, however, is determining the information’s accuracy and the reason why the content is shared, said Arthur Lupia, the Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor…
Mara Ostfeld explains how skin color is more than skin deep in ISR Insights talk
October 12, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Insights Speaker Series returned on Thursday, October 6 with a look at the impact of skin color in the United States.Mara Ostfeld, a faculty associate at ISR’s Center for Political Studies, spoke on the different ways that a person’s…
Mark Tessler’s new guidebook to kindle social science research in the Arab world
October 10, 2022
Contact: Tevah Platt [email protected] ARBOR – The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan is the world’s largest academic social science survey and research organization, and the torch it carries, “social science in the public interest,” reflects a determined commitment to educating future generations of social scientists. A…
Hakeem Jefferson continues to pursue questions he first asked at ISR
September 28, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Hakeem Jefferson’s academic career has been centered around two constants: a deep interest in politics, and the Institute for Social Research (ISR).Now an assistant professor at Stanford, Jefferson started his academic journey as a graduate student in ISR’s Center for Political Studies (CPS). Working…
‘Seeing Us in Them’ Collects ISPP, APSA Awards
September 14, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR – A book exploring the factors that lead to cooperation between different political and social groups is drawing critical praise and awards.Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy has been recognized with four awards since its publication in the spring…
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…