Israeli, Palestinian youth exposed to deadly conflict become antisocial, violent later in life
February 11, 2019
ANN ARBOR—The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which spans many decades, has left numerous youths who see the violence around them struggling with their own behavior and mental health outcomes.A new University of Michigan study shows that as a result of their persistent exposure to...
U-M Professor and ISR Founder, Jerry Gurin, dies at age 96
January 29, 2019
Gerald (Jerry) Gurin, a professor and research scientist at the University of Michigan throughout his career, died on January 20, 2019 at the age of 96.Jerry was raised in the Bronx as the third child of Russian-Jewish immigrants Morris and Sarah Gurin. He grew up with siblings Ann, Arnie,...
MCCFAD Community Health Learning Event
January 22, 2019
ANN ARBOR— NIA grant will fund new Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD).The National Institute on Aging has awarded University of Michigan researchers $3,480,980 to fund a new center that will focus on the social and behavioral factors associated with...
Work by Tang, Davis-Keane et al. finds maternal education predicts childrenâs school success
August 29, 2018
This story on evidence-based factors in raising successful children refers to a 2014 U-M study by Sandra Tang, Pamela DavisâKean, Meichu Chen, and Holly Sexton. Looking at adolescent mothers, they found a link between maternal education and the school success of their offspring. Specifically,...
Davis-Kean Accepts Appointment as Senior Fellow in Michigan Society of Fellows
May 30, 2018
Pamela Davis-Kean accepted an appointment to serve as a Senior Fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows beginning in the fall of 2018. The Society of Fellows provides a unique interdisciplinary community which allows for junior and senior fellows to share and discuss each other’s research,...
Older Black Lives Matter
April 30, 2018
James Jackson spoke at the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research conference in April at the University of California, Davis. His comments were noted in The June 9, 2015 New America Media: Elders titled Older Black Lives Matter – Says Top Researcher
Eric Dubow to be the next Editor of Developmental Psychology
April 30, 2018
The American Psychological Association just announced that Eric Dubow (Research Professor, RCGD and Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University) will be the next Editor of Developmental Psychology succeeding Jacque Eccles on January 1, 2016!
Special Issue of Work, Aging, and Retirement devoted to Health and Retirement Study
January 16, 2018
In December, Gwenith G. Fisher (Colorado State University) and Lindsay H. Ryan (SRC) published 'Overview of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Introduction to the Special Issue' in the Oxford journal Work, Aging and Retirement. This introduction article describes the HRS and highlights...
1/10/18: ISR panel on effects of gentrification on inequality
January 9, 2018
1/10/2018: ISR invites the community to a discussion on how gentrification maintains and deepens inequities (both racial and socioeconomic), particularly with regard to unequal access to high-quality education. Panel moderator: Dr. Kesha Moore, Associate Professor of Sociology at Drew University...
ISR Presents: Examining the Effects of Gentrification, a U-M MLK Symposium Event
November 6, 2017
Examining the Effects of Gentrification: A Panel Discussion January 10, 2018, 2:00-4:00 PM Institute for Social Research 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Room 1430The Institute for Social Research invites the community to a discussion on how gentrification maintains and deepens inequities...