President-elect Biden’s first 100 days in office: U-M experts available
December 9, 2020
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts can discuss the many issues that await president-elect Joe Biden, particularly in his first 100 days in office beginning Jan. 20, 2021. More experts can be found here: U-M faculty.VACCINE DEVELOPMENT/DISTRIBUTIONArnold Monto, professor of epidemiology...
Election anxiety: U-M expert says stay civil, take breaks to lessen angst
October 22, 2020
ANN ARBOR—Are you feeling angst and frustrated about politics—just counting the days until Election Day? You’re certainly not alone.The contentious political environment has created “election anxiety” among many voters nationwide, leading to broken relationships among...
When stuck in a rut, it may be time to try ideas from others
October 9, 2020
ANN ARBOR—When attempting to solve a problem, people often fall back on prior experiences that worked, sometimes without considering other solutions.In other words, they stay in their comfort zone, which psychologists call “fixation.”Researchers at the University of Michigan,...
Firearms research at U-M gets a $4.6M boost with three new grants from CDC
September 24, 2020
ANN ARBOR—In a milestone of research funding, three teams of University of Michigan researchers have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address issues related to firearm injury.The new multiyear grants, totaling $4.6 million, come from a new source of CDC...
Parents get ‘incomplete’ grade on pandemic homeschooling
September 16, 2020
ANN ARBOR—The pandemic homeschooling report card for many parents isn’t good.As schools nationwide suspended in-person education, many parents felt overwhelmed and stressed about teaching their child at home, according to a new University of Michigan report.The COVID-19 pandemic...
Passing of James Jackson, a giant in ISR and the social sciences
September 10, 2020
Dear ISR Community,I am very sorry to pass along the news that after a long and heroic battle with pancreatic cancer, James Jackson passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2020. With him at his side were his wife Toni Antonucci, Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Research...
James Jackson (1944-2020)
September 4, 2020
Our dear friend, colleague, mentor, scholar, visionary, and titan at the University of Michigan, Professor James S. Jackson, passed away Tuesday evening, September 1st, in Ann Arbor after a long battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully with his wife, Toni, and daughters Ariana and Kendra by...
Early COVID-19 news coverage amplified political divide
September 1, 2020
ANN ARBOR—Newspaper coverage of COVID-19 is at least as politicized and polarized as climate change coverage, say University of Michigan researchers.Both newspaper and network news COVID-19 stories were polarized in early coverage of the pandemic, which may have shaped pandemic attitudes,...
Families are restricted from visiting hospitalized loved ones. What does this mean for at-home care?
August 20, 2020
ANN ARBOR—While necessary to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, an unintended side effect of barring hospital visitors during the pandemic has been families’ loss of learning how to care for ill or injured loved ones at their bedside.Richard Gonzalez, Director of RCGD. Photo by Philip...
Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris: U-M experts can discuss
August 12, 2020
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to discuss presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his vice presidential running mate. The historic announcement makes Harris the first Black woman and the first Asian American on...