Institute for Social Research
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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.
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October 17, 2018
Social media buffers depression among older adults with pain
With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell phone, seniors with pain can reduce the risk of depression when visiting social media sites, according to a newly published U-M study.
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July 16, 2018
Political scientist Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program
The National Science Foundation has selected U-M researcher Arthur Lupia to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
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June 7, 2018
U-M researchers building system to safeguard confidential data
A new report from a team of U-M researchers describes a new process to safeguard the research community’s access to and management of confidential data.
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May 14, 2018
Medicaid expansion leaves more money in recipients’ pockets
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act reduced out-of-pocket medical expenses, allowing the poorest Americans to allocate their money for other life necessities, a new U-M study shows.
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February 6, 2018
ISR program offers support for cross-campus collaborators
The new Population Dynamics and Health Program, within the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research, will be an incubator for young researchers across U-M.
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January 10, 2018
Obituary: James N. Morgan
James N. Morgan, an economist who created the longest-running intergenerational household survey in the world, died Jan. 8 at University of Michigan Hospital. He was 99 and lived in Ann Arbor.
