U-M report finds gaps in access to career and technical education programs
January 30, 2020
ANN ARBOR—A new University of Michigan report detailing access to career and technical education programs in Michigan has found that while CTE courses are popular among high school students, there’s a gap in access to them.Career and technical education courses prepare students to work in specific careers. Some enter the…
Interdisciplinary team of researchers receive $3.4M convergence grant from NSF
January 9, 2020
ANN ARBOR – A group of University of Michigan researchers has been awarded a $3.4 million collaborative National Science Foundation convergence grant to develop and test methodologies for sampling, validating, and analyzing social media.A collaboration between U-M and Georgetown University, the project, “The Future of Quantitative Research in Social Science,”…
Iran attacks show social media fueling deep deceptions during crisis
January 9, 2020
“You have a system where the potential for people to spread misinformation that gets believed on a wide landscape is huge,” said Josh Pasek, an associate professor of communication, media and political science at the University of Michigan, who has studied the issue.
Chen & students work on a website to make it easier for the public to create Michigan district maps
December 30, 2019
“Most people, even those who are politically active, may think they’re not an expert on redistricting. ‘What can I contribute?'” said Jowei Chen, a political science professor at the University of Michigan.¶¶Chen and students in U-M’s School of Information are now working on a website to make it easier for…
Trump ramps up Facebook ads against impeachment ‘WITCH HUNT’
December 11, 2019
That could change if the Republican-led Senate takes up the impeachment matter next month and dismisses the charges, said Nicholas Valentino, a political scientist at the University of Michigan.¶¶”Dismissal will be a highly mobilizing tool” for Democrats, Valentino said.¶¶House Democrats unveiled formal impeachment charges on Tuesday that accuse Trump of…
22 U-M scientists, engineers named 2019 AAAS Fellows
November 26, 2019
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan led the nation with 22 faculty members elected as 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.The U-M researchers are among 443 newly elected fellows announced today by AAAS.The scientists and engineers were chosen as AAAS Fellows by their peers for their…
U-M study finds no discrimination in issuing same-sex marriage licenses
November 19, 2019
ANN ARBOR—After same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide in 2015, then-county clerk Kim Davis famously refused to issue licenses to same-sex couples. Then-State Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore followed suit, demanding Alabama county officials to cease issuing marriage licenses altogether.Curious about whether these cases reflected a wider trend, Kenneth Lowande, an…
Leo Sarkisian’s ‘Music Time in Africa’: U-M Archivist, Anthropologist Revive Popular Voice of America Show
November 18, 2019
ANN ARBOR—In September 2014, two University of Michigan professors received a phone call that would set them on a race to save more than a half century of African music.Heather Maxwell, a U-M alumna and current host of the Voice of America’s “Music Time in Africa” program, had phoned to…
Leo Sarkisian’s ‘Music Time in Africa’: U-M Archivist, Anthropologist Revive Popular Voice of America Show
November 14, 2019
Conway had already been working with Kelly Askew, U-M professor of anthropology and Afroamerican and African studies, on a project to digitize a small selection of “Music Time in Africa” shows-an effort that was made possible by a long-standing partnership with VOA, and funding from various U-M sources, including the…
The New White Flight: Are White Democrats Turning on Presidential Candidates Due to Latino Outreach?
November 13, 2019
he paper, published in September in the journal Political Behavior, argues efforts to court Latinos drove white Democrats to reassess their position relative to the U.S. political parties. The author, University of Michigan assistant professor of political science Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, says this could be a watershed moment in U.S.…