Institute for Social Research
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December 10, 2020
$1M gift to PSC establishes fund to support demographic training
U-M’s Population Studies Center has received a $1 million gift from alumnus Marshall Weinberg to support a specialized demographic apprenticeship for predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars.
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November 23, 2020
Majority of Detroiters unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine
Sixty-one percent of Detroiters say they are unlikely or very unlikely to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, according to U-M’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study.
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November 2, 2020
Obituary — Barbara Gail Murphy (Steinberg)
Barbara Murphy of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 10, 2020, at the University of Michigan Hospital after a sudden and brief illness. Her 33-year career with U-M began in 1967.
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October 26, 2020
Systems administrator captures beauty of national parks
Joe Braun, a senior systems administrator at the Institute for Social Research, enjoys hiking and exploring, has written hiking guides for three national parks and is also a talented photographer.
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October 12, 2020
Obituary — George Wieland
George Wieland, a retired study director at the Institute for Social Research and associate research scientist at the School of Public Health, died Sept. 29, 2020, at the age of 84.
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September 14, 2020
Obituary: James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson, the Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology and professor emeritus of psychology in LSA, and research professor emeritus in ISR’s Research Center for Group Dynamics, died Sept. 1.
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May 7, 2020
ICPSR launches new repository for COVID-19 data
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research has created a new archive for data examining the social, behavioral, public health and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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February 5, 2020
Report finds gaps in access to career, technical ed programs
A new U-M report detailing access to career and technical education programs in Michigan has found that while CTE courses are popular among high school students, there’s unequal access.
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January 22, 2020
Committee will help with search for next ISR director
An advisory committee is being tasked with conducting a broad search and presenting an unranked slate of recommended candidates for a new director of the Institute for Social Research.
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January 20, 2020
New center to focus on ethical, equitable computing practices
U-M leaders at the forefront of research on the opportunities and pitfalls surrounding society’s expansive use of technology are part of the new Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing.
