Nationwide protests over death of George Floyd: U-M experts can discuss
June 1, 2020
The recently broadcasted video recording deaths of African American men, including George Floyd in Minneapolis, has sparked protests nationwide. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss related issues.Alford Young is a professor of sociology and Afroamerican and African studies. His...
ISR Insights Speaker Series – The Kids are Not All Right: Educational Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19
May 14, 2020
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series will be a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR.The first speaker in this webinar series is Dr. Pam Davis-Kean, Professor of Psychology and Research Professor at ISR. In her talk, she discusses the following: With schools closed...
Coping with COVID-19: Adults turn to alcohol, marijuana
April 22, 2020
ANN ARBOR—Orders to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic have led to more adults consuming alcohol and drugs to cope with stress.More than one in four adults (28%) said they have used alcohol or drugs to feel better, according to a new University of Michigan study that tracked behaviors...
How Covid-19 Is Impacting the Student Achievement Gap
April 17, 2020
ANN ARBOR – There are many ways that the socioeconomic status and education level of parents relates to the cognitive outcomes of their children, and an achievement gap could be seen when schools return to face-to-face learning because of it, according to Pamela Davis-Kean, professor of...
Mandated TB vaccination predicts flattened curves for COVID-19 spread
April 13, 2020
ANN ARBOR—If the United States had mandatory tuberculosis vaccination in place several decades prior, the total number of coronavirus-related deaths might not have reached triple digits by late March.In fact, according to a new University of Michigan report, the U.S. would have suffered an...
African Americans and COVID-19 in Michigan: U-M experts available
April 9, 2020
ANN ARBOR – COVID-19 appears to be hitting minority communities especially hard across the country. In Michigan, African Americans account for 33% of COVID-19 cases and 40% of the deaths, according to state data, though they make up 14% of the state’s population.Several possible...
Coronavirus and K-12 education: U-M experts can discuss
April 7, 2020
ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan leaders’ responses to the Michigan governor’s plan to close schools for the remainder of the year while continuing to educate students points out the issues impacting school districts nationwide. Education is not equitable, and students in homes...
Michigan Minds: Stress and Parenting During the Covid-19 Pandemic
April 2, 2020
ANN ARBOR – In March, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that face-to-face learning this school year in Michigan is officially over. The announcement, which came three weeks after schools were temporarily closed to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, means that parents and children...
People seek immediate solutions to cope with fear – Faculty Q&A
April 2, 2020
ANN ARBOR – The COVID-19 pandemic has evoked many emotions among people worldwide—none more prevalent than fear. These fears, according to University of Michigan psychology professor Joshua Ackerman (Faculty Associate, RCGD), can be managed by finding activities that improve well-being...
Coronavirus causing conflict between parents, children
April 1, 2020
ANN ARBOR—The stress and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus has taken its toll on parents—and children are feeling the psychological and physical brunt of it, say University of Michigan researchers.More parents have shouted, yelled or screamed at their children at least once in the...
