Institute for Social Research
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January 9, 2020
Researchers get $6.7M to study poverty’s effect on brain systems
U-M researchers have won a $6.7 million grant to study how poverty-related adversity increases risk for anxiety and depression, especially for low-income and African-American people.
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November 5, 2019
Racial discrimination linked to suicidal thoughts in black men
Suicide deaths among African-American men have risen dramatically during the last 20 years, and racial discrimination may be a contributing factor in many cases.
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September 4, 2019
Study looks at responses to negative, positive news
Research regularly finds that Americans respond more strongly to negative news content, but a recent study suggests it’s a global occurrence.
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September 3, 2019
Matthew Shapiro named director of Survey Research Center
Matthew D. Shapiro has been named director of the Survey Research Center, the world’s leading university-based center for survey research in the social sciences.
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July 9, 2019
Five from U-M win PECASE awards for research contributions
Five U-M researchers have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on early-career scientists and engineers.
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June 5, 2019
U-M research projects contribute $4.77B to economy over 15 years
U-M contributed $4.77 billion to the national economy through vendor contracts and subcontracts between 2002 and 2017, according to a new report.
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May 6, 2019
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the university.
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April 25, 2019
U-M research data supports value of college degree
U-M has released a report detailing the value of a college degree with data on how much its graduates earn over time. It provides detailed information for students and families, and a platform to help improve teaching and learning.
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January 14, 2019
Mcubed trifecta funds first wave of projects on all three campuses
For the first time, Mcubed has distributed funding to faculty from all three U-M campuses, where faculty have been mapped onto a common set of disciplinary units.
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December 13, 2018
URC universities receive $3.5M renewal to study minority aging, health
The Institute for Social Research is one of three research organizations to share a $3.5 million federal grant renewal to extend the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research.
