US families experience more chronic food insecurity now than 20 years ago
May 5, 2023
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—More families are chronically food insecure than they were 20 years ago, according to a study led by a University of Michigan researcher. The finding comes at a time when SNAP and similar benefits may decrease because of the...
Linked Studies of Aging U.S. Population Recognized with Policy Impact Award
May 3, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) will be recognized for their policy impact by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) this month AAPOR will confer its 2023 Policy...
Multidisciplinary team blends data and tools to improve vaccine equity in eastern Africa
May 1, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — A multidisciplinary team is taking steps to improve vaccine equity in eastern Africa. The team, which includes researchers from the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the University of Michigan, will blend high-quality...
Next-Generation Vaccine Cards: New Technology for Improved Equity in East Africa
May 1, 2023
The University of Michigan Center for Global Health Equity has awarded $1.1 million to the Next Generation Vaccine Project co-led by Kenyan health researcher Gershim Asiki and Emily Treleaven of the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. The...
Video uses art to envision a different world, fight social inequality
May 1, 2023
Contact: Nicole Bonomini, [email protected] Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Today, the International Day of the Worker, wealth inequality in the United States is higher than in any other rich country in the world. On one side, immense amounts of wealth, such as the...
Consumer sentiment unmoved amid persistent high prices
April 28, 2023
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, [email protected] U-M Surveys of Consumers, 734-763-5224 ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged this month, edging up less than two index points from March, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Sentiment is now about 3% below a...
U-M Youth Policy Lab to evaluate state child welfare and safety program
April 26, 2023
Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected] Fernanda Pires, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—In Michigan, 140,000 cases of suspected child abuse or neglect are investigated each year—with many of these youth ending up in foster care, where they can be especially vulnerable to long-term difficulties. In...
ISR hosts reception at Population Association of America annual conference
April 25, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Representatives of the Institute for Social Research welcomed guests to a reception at the Population Association of America’s (PAA) annual meeting in New Orleans on April 13. More than 200 students, faculty members, and friends gathered to...
Health surveys, studies exclude trans people and gender-diverse communities, impacting health care
April 25, 2023
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Health surveys and clinical studies have a data collection problem: Because of the way they record sex or gender, they often exclude transgender and gender-diverse people, according to University of Michigan research. Most...
ISR’s d3center creates new network for data analysts working in mobile health
April 24, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3center) is working with the Depression Center to create a new network for data analysts working in the field of mobile health. Studies that...
