SRC Researchers at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting
April 4, 2022
Here is a schedule of SRC researchers at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting in Atlanta.ISR is hosting a casual reception April 7 at PAA in Atlanta! Join us 6:45-8pm at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Room L507. Please RSVP.Thursday, April 78:00-9:15, Emily Treleaven, Discussant, Session: Migration, Gender, and…
Vincent Hutchings receives the Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
March 25, 2022
Vincent Hutchings will receive the Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award. This award recognizes tenured faculty from any discipline who are outstanding mentors of doctoral students, who have a sustained record of mentoring and advising doctoral students, and are active in the direction of dissertations. Congratulations, Vincent!
Lupia Participates in PCAST Meeting
March 25, 2022
ANN ARBOR – On Thursday, March 24th, Arthur (Skip) Lupia, Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies and Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, participated in a White House President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) meeting. His section, titled “Improving Science Communication,” focused…
Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time
March 9, 2022
ANN ARBOR – In order to track and share data on events unfolding in Ukraine, Yuri Zhukov, Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Associate Professor at the Center for Political Studies, launched VIINA: Violent Incident Information from News Articles on the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. VIINA is a…
Jule Krüger and Ragnhild Nordås win the 2021 MIDAS Reproducibility Challenge
March 8, 2022
Jule Krüger and Ragnhild Nordås won the 2021 Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) Reproducibility Challenge for their work “Data Processing Principles for Auditable and Reproducible Research.” Learn more about the challenge.
Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war – Faculty Q&A with Dan Slater
March 4, 2022
Contact: Fernanda Pires, [email protected] ARBOR—Russian President Vladimir Putin has the world on edge.“Research in political science teaches us that dictators like Putin are especially likely to be belligerent against their neighbors,” said Dan Slater, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, and faculty associate at the Center for…
Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss
February 24, 2022
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts can discuss Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale.Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official.“Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will have many…
ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
February 7, 2022
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…
Arthur Lupia receives the Charles E. Merriam Award
September 27, 2021
Skip Lupia will receive the Merriam Award at the 2021 American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting. The Charles E. Merriam Award was established by the Association to recognize a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science…
Majority of Detroiters want police reform, many also want increased police presence
September 20, 2021
DETROIT—Competing concerns about police brutality and high crime rates are reflected in Detroiters’ attitudes toward the police, according to University of Michigan research.A recent U-M survey finds that about 6 in 10 adult Detroit residents believe police killings of both Black and Latino people are part of a broader pattern…