Racial disparities in police officers’ tone of voice can undermine trust
July 14, 2021
ANN ARBOR—Racial disparities have hindered police-community relations. Now research shows that they originate in a surprising place: an officer’s tone of voice.A new University of Michigan study showed that officers communicate in a friendlier, more respectful and less tense manner to...
Environmental actions are motivated by personal experiences
June 29, 2021
ANN ARBOR—People’s personal experiences with nature may work better than dire warnings to motivate environmental action, a new University of Michigan study found.Researchers wanted to know what motivates people to take action about preserving the environment, so they analyzed a...
How conversations about race can help Black parents improve adolescents’ psychological outcomes
June 16, 2021
ANN ARBOR—Black parents’ experiences of racial discrimination can negatively affect their children’s psychological outcomes—but talking about these experiences and improving racial socialization competency could help prevent these negative outcomes, according to a new study...
Michigan Minds – Firearm Injury Prevention Series: Safe Firearm Storage with Lisa Wexler
June 7, 2021
ANN ARBOR – This episode of Michigan Minds is part of a special series from the University of Michigan Public Engagement & Impact in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research on firearm injury prevention.Download this episodeAs part of the Michigan Minds Firearm...
Michigan Minds Special Series: Firearm Injury Prevention
June 7, 2021
ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan will launch a new Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to generate knowledge and advance innovative solutions that reduce firearm injury, a public health crisis that leads to more than 100 deaths per day across the United States.“Firearm...
Data Science and AI funding supports Healthcare, Environment, Anti-Racism and Other Research
June 1, 2021
ANN ARBOR – The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) announced the awardees of the 2021 round of Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) Grants. 17 teams receive funding support for a wide range of exciting projects with data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the common...
Schools, parents should use summer to prepare their K-12 students for fall in-person classes
May 27, 2021
ANN ARBOR—Now that many schools nationwide have announced plans to hold in-person sessions this fall, questions have been raised about what’s next for students who spent much of the last year learning virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.Pamela Davis-Kean, a University of Michigan...
Don’t be modest. It’s OK to brag.
April 8, 2021
ANN ARBOR—If something positive happens in your life, don’t be modest by keeping the news to yourself—brag about it to your close friend or family member, or risk having them feel devalued when they find out second hand, say researchers at the University of Michigan.People are...
Panel explores disproportionate impact of pandemic on women
March 31, 2021
ANN ARBOR – In recognition of Women’s History Month, and one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, University of Michigan faculty have shared diverse insights and expertise on how the pandemic has disproportionately impacted women.From mothers working...
U-M awarded $4.8M grant from Mellon Foundation to study digital inequality
March 17, 2021
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan received a major grant in humanities from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a multi-institutional digital futures collaborative led by a professor whose research involves digital inequality.This $4.8 million award is the ninth grant from Mellon to U-M in...