Sarri receives Civil Liberties Champion Award
January 1, 1970
Rosemary Sarri has received the Civil Liberties Champion Award from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for her work in juvenile justice, family and child welfare.
Scott Page receives the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award
January 1, 1970
Scott Page has received the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award, which is given to faculty members at the University of Michigan who have exhibited outstanding leadership in the area of cultural diversity. Much of Scott’s current research has been on the topic of diversity; you can read more about…
An evaluation of the methdology of the 2008 Pre-Election Primary Polls
January 1, 1970
The AAPOR Ad Hoc Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling has released their report “An Evaluation of the Methdology of the 2008 Pre-Election Primary Polls.” The committee was chaired by Michael W. Traugott
Jim Morrow selected as President-Elect of The Peace Science Society International
January 1, 1970
Jim Morrow has been selected to be President-Elect of The Peace Science Society International, beginning in October 2008. The Peace Science Society describes itself on its website as “a scientific association of individuals developing theory and methods for the study of peace.”
Jim Morrow awarded 2009 CICS International Development and Security Fellowship
January 1, 1970
Jim Morrow has been awarded a 2009 International Development and Security Fellowship from the University of Michigan Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS). Jim’s research “addresses international relations theory, explanations for why conflict and cooperation occur in international politics, and the application of noncooperative game theory, drawn from economics,…
Hanes Walton (with Tasha Philpot) receives the Best Paper Award from the American Journal of Political Science
January 1, 1970
Hanes Walton has received the 2008 Best Paper award from the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS), for the best paper appearing in the journal in the previous year. Professor Walton received the award for his paper with Tasha Philpot of the University of Texas at Austin, titled “One of…
Sarri receives mentoring award
January 1, 1970
Rosemary Sarri, Professor Emerita of Social Work and Research Professor Emerita at the Institute for Social Work, has been selected to receive a 2007 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award.Sarri completed her graduate work at the Universities of Minnesota and Michigan. Her research focuses on juvenile justice and child welfare, as…
Lupia to receive AAPOR Innovation Award
January 1, 1970
Skip Lupia (along with co-PI, Diana Mutz at the University of Pennsylvania) will be recognized at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) as recipient of the Warren Mitofsky Innovators Award, (formerly the the AAPOR Innovators Award). The award recognizes accomplishments in the fields of…
Bednar and Page awarded fellowships
January 1, 1970
Jenna Bednar has been awarded a W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellowship at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, CA for the 2007-08 academic year. She will focus on her research on the coevolution of culture and institutions. Scott Page will be visiting the Center for Advanced Studies in…
Page’s book, The Difference, is published
January 1, 1970
In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to each other. The Difference is about how we think in groups, about how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone?…