Back-to-school concerns: U-M experts available
August 10, 2021
ANN ARBOR—Students head back to in-person education across the country, some this month, amid questions about health and safety, learning loss and educational disparities caused by a COVID-19 pandemic year. University of Michigan education and health experts can address these and other...
Toni Antonucci Receives Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from APA
July 20, 2021
Ann Arbor – Researcher Toni Antonucci has been awarded the 2021 Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award from Division 20 of the American Psychological Association.Toni AntonucciThis award was established to honor researchers with distinguished careers that have featured exceptional...
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...
