Institute for Social Research
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February 24, 2022
Russel lecturer Donald Kinder to address democracy and prejudice
U-M psychology and political science professor Donald Kinder will deliver the 97th Henry Russel Lecture March 14 in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union.
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February 7, 2022
Obituary — Jerome Martin Clubb
Jerome Martin Clubb, professor emeritus of history and research scientist emeritus, died Dec. 15, 2021, in Vancouver, Washington.
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February 4, 2022
U-M to head up $38M NSF data infrastructure initiative
The Institute for Social Research will oversee a $38 million NSF investment to create a new data platform to help researchers across scientific disciplines access, collect, store and secure vital information.
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January 26, 2022
20 U-M scientists, engineers named AAAS fellows for 2021
U-M led the nation with 20 faculty members elected as 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.
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January 25, 2022
Neighborhoods play role in older adults’ pandemic experience
U-M researchers found that some older adults reported less social interaction and diminished relationships with their neighbors during the pandemic, while others reported more.
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December 15, 2021
Teen use of illicit drugs decreased in ’21 amid pandemic
Declines in adolescent use of illicit drugs reported in 2021 were the largest and most sweeping recorded in the past 46 years, according to the Monitoring the Future study.
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December 14, 2021
Pandemic stress weighs heaviest on least-healthy older adults
A poll based at the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation showed many people over 50 have found joy and stayed resilient amid the prolonged public health crisis, but a sizable number report stress, too.
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December 7, 2021
U-M receives $4M to study U.S. wealth inequality, transmission
A U-M research team at the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics has received a $4 million grant to map the unequal distribution of wealth and opportunity across the United States.
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October 12, 2021
Latest survey on sustainability going out to campus community
More than 20,000 U-M students and 7,000 faculty and staff members across the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses will be surveyed about sustainability and carbon neutrality in October as part of an ongoing initiative.
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September 28, 2021
U-M lab gets $13.2M to address substance abuse disorders
A U-M lab focused on developing cutting-edge methods to inform effective interventions for drug abuse, HIV and other chronic conditions has been awarded a $13.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
