Research Shows How and When Police Car Stops Escalate
June 7, 2023
ANN ARBOR—The first moments of police interactions with drivers can tell us about what happens next—with officers often giving orders rather than providing reasons for traffic stops, according to a new study that analyzed law enforcement encounters. Nationwide, the public has highlighted the...
Celebrating the Robert Zajonc Centennial
May 31, 2023
The upcoming celebration of the Robert Zajonc Centennial in Warsaw, June 18-19, 2023, marks a 30-year collaboration between the Institute for Social Research and its sister institute, the Zajonc Institute for Social Studies (ISS) in Poland. The eminent social psychologist Robert Zajonc, who served...
Robert Sellers Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
May 9, 2023
Robert Sellers was named a 2023 inductee into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest distinctions for a scientist or engineer in the United States. Sellers and one other U-M professor were 2023 inductees into the NAS in “recognition of their distinguished and continuing...
Shinobu Kitayama Explains Cultural Psychology
May 3, 2023
The preeminent cultural psychologist Shinobu Kitayama had studied cognitive dissonance and attribution theory at Kyoto University, but when he arrived at the University of Michigan in 1982 he experienced cultural shocks that made him feel “something more profound might be going on in terms of...
The Significance of Digesta– an Overlooked Source of Ice Age Carbs
April 24, 2023
ANN ARBOR – Until about 10,000 years ago, all people relied on hunting and gathering for subsistence, and many scholars believe they divided that labor by sex– with men doing the bulk of the hunting and women gathering plant foods. Raven Garvey– an associate professor of Anthropology at the...
RCGD’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 20, 2023
Stephanie Fryberg will be named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions to her scholarly and professional fields. Fryberg, a professor of psychology in U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, holds an appointment within Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) at...
ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 19, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Stephanie Fryberg will be named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions to her scholarly and professional fields. Fryberg, a professor of psychology in U-M’s College of...
The Family Safety Net Project led by RCGD’s Lisa Wexler builds on community strengths to prevent suicide in rural Alaska
March 27, 2023
While suicide is a dire public health problem in rural Alaska, building on the strength of Alaska Natives’ family ties and the value they place on providing safe environments for young people may be more effective for preventing deaths than emphasizing the risks firearms pose in the home. From...
Build on community strengths to prevent suicide in rural Alaska, research says
March 27, 2023
Contact: Tevah Platt, 734-660-4999; Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—While suicide is a dire public health problem in rural Alaska, building on the strength of Alaska Natives’ family ties and the value they place on providing safe environments for young people...
How Households Adapt to Water Scarcity: A New Study in Mexico City Sheds Light on Hidden Costs of a Global Issue
March 8, 2023
Contact: Tevah Platt, [email protected]; Morgan Sherburne, [email protected] ANN ARBOR– As climate change and population growth make water scarcity increasingly common, a much larger share of the global population will be forced to reckon with the costs of urban water scarcity. A new study in PLOS...
