Institute for Social Research
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December 16, 2015
Cigarillo use increases estimates of teen smoking rates by half
The percentage of teens who smoked tobacco in the past 30 days increased by more than half when cigarillos — small cigars or little cigars — are included with regular cigarettes as a form of tobacco use. The finding supports concerns in the public health community that cigarillos are attracting new youth to tobacco use.… -
December 16, 2015
Most youth use e-cigarettes for novelty, flavors — not to quit smoking
In 2015, more than half of all students in eighth, 10th and 12th grades who used vaporizers such as e-cigarettes report that a primary reason for use was curiosity to see what they were like. About 40 percent said that they used them because they tasted good. Far fewer — about 10 percent — said… -
December 7, 2015
New federal support enhances ISR Health and Retirement Study
The U-M Health and Retirement Study has received significant support from the National Institutes of Health to carry out new enhancements to the resource for aging research.
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October 28, 2015
Economics professor gets $2.1M from NSF for big data project
An economics faculty member has received a National Science Foundation grant to help determine how individuals and families have changed across the 20th century.
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September 24, 2015
ISR helps create new survey tool on sexual harassment, assault
The Institute for Social Research has partnered on a project to provide the nation’s college campuses with a scientifically designed survey on student sexual assault and harassment.
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September 1, 2015
Daily marijuana use among college students highest since 1980
Daily marijuana use among the nation’s college students is on the rise, surpassing daily cigarette smoking for the first time in 2014, a U-M survey shows.
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June 18, 2015
Economist David Lam will lead Institute for Social Research
David A. Lam, one of the world’s leading scholars in economic demography, is the new director of the Institute for Social Research.
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May 22, 2015
U-M part of report on how to support collaborative research
Two U-M researchers have contributed to a new report from the National Science Foundation that analyzes how to create the most effective scientific teams.
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April 30, 2015
Premature deaths of black Americans alter politics, health care
If a million black Americans who died prematurely had been alive to vote in the 2004 elections, the outcome in several key races would have been very different, U-M research shows.
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April 30, 2015
U-M pitches in with relief work after Nepal earthquake
After surviving the massive earthquake, U-M researchers and staff in Nepal are providing tents, food and other aid to hard-to-reach communities near the epicenter.
