firearm injuries

  1. September 27, 2023

    Projects share $2.1M to aid firearm-injury prevention research

    Five U-M research teams received grants totaling $2.1 million to launch projects designed to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, important issues surrounding firearm injury.

  2. May 25, 2022

    President Coleman issues statement on Texas school shooting

    President Mary Sue Coleman has issued a statement in reaction to the May 24 shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two teachers.

  3. May 23, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  4. May 18, 2022

    $1.5M grant to support firearm injury prevention research

    U-M has been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant to launch a postdoctoral research training program focusing specifically on the prevention of firearm injuries among children and teens.

  5. February 11, 2022

    Applications sought for grants to support firearm injury prevention

    The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is seeking applications for its inaugural round of pilot grants to generate knowledge and advance innovative solutions that reduce firearm injury.

  6. November 4, 2021

    School of Public Health invests $1M in multidisciplinary initiative

    The School of Public Health has announced a $1 million investment to establish the Public Health IDEAS initiative to advance research, engagement in key areas, and achieve meaningful, lasting impact.

  7. September 24, 2020

    Firearms research at U-M gets $4.6M boost with CDC grants

    In a milestone of research funding, three teams of U-M researchers have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address issues related to firearm injury.

  8. February 4, 2020

    Firearm-injury prevention effort launches central website

    The Firearm Injury Prevention Research Initiative has launched a new website to serve as a central hub for U-M’s effort to generate new knowledge and advance solutions toward reducing firearm injuries.

  9. October 3, 2019

    U-M launches Firearm Injury Prevention Research Initiative

    U-M will launch an initiative that encourages and coordinates research across disciplines to develop new knowledge and data on firearm violence, which causes about 100 deaths per day across the United States.