politics
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March 12, 2024
Political rage on social media is making us cynical
Political anger and cynicism are rising in the U.S. and in many democracies worldwide, and both are associated with exposure to political attacks on social media, a new U-M study shows.
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January 17, 2023
Winter seminar series examines political polarization
The Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research will host an interdisciplinary winter seminar series to deepen understanding of why political polarization in the United States is so high.
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January 12, 2022
Expert: Views on politics, science drive public response to pandemic
Political persuasion and trust in science have weighed heavily on mask use and compliance with shelter-in-place policies in the U.S. during the pandemic, according to studies co-authored by a U-M doctoral student in economics.
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April 29, 2021
U-M task force aims to help corporations act responsibly
Corporations like to make statements about their responsibility to society, but follow-through is sometimes lacking. The Erb Institute has launched an effort to bridge that gap.
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November 1, 2020
Artist invites community to write letters to the future POTUS
An ongoing project by Detroit-based artist Sheryl Oring, and which involves U-M students, has been capturing the feelings of first-time voters and others as part of her project titled “I Wish to Say.”
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September 27, 2019
C-SPAN Bus visiting U-M for first time since 2014
C-SPAN’s 45-foot interactive bus featuring C-SPAN programming and various political and educational resources will be at the Rackham Graduate School from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 30.
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April 18, 2019
Panel explores how scholars can influence policy amid politics
A panel of scholars Thursday addressed ways to overcome some of the challenges faculty members can face when they attempt to share their knowledge and research in shaping public policy.
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October 16, 2017
Course promotes search for political common ground, solutions
Can Republicans and Democrats agree on anything at all? That’s one of the questions being explored in a new undergraduate course at LSA.
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January 24, 2017
Big Data research projects to seek insights from social media
Two recently funded U-M research projects will use Big Data from social media to gain new insights into economics and the way people communicate about parenting and politics.
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September 6, 2016
Political reporter to speak on election, disruption of American politics
Molly Ball, national political reporter for The Atlantic, will address upheaval in the U.S. political establishment when she delivers the Graham Hovey Lecture on Monday.
