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May 8, 2012
Many U.S. families are underwater with debts: U-M study
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—As the country emerges from the Great Recession, a substantial number of U.S. families are underwater – and Read more
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May 3, 2012
How much money parents give to college-age kids: U-M study
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—More than 60 percent of young adults between the ages of 19 and 22 received some financial help Read more
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May 2, 2012
Retirement plans after the Great Recession: U-M study tracks the changes
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—New research shows that 40 percent of older Americans postponed retirement in the wake of the Great Recession.
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May 1, 2012
Global warming: New research emphasizes the role of global economic growth
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—It’s a message no one wants to hear. To slow down global warming, we’ll either have to put Read more
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April 27, 2012
Job slowdown in April halts growth in overall confidence
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Consumer confidence remained largely unchanged at improved levels in April as consumers were still hopeful about future job Read more
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April 26, 2012
The Generation X Report: Food in the lives of GenXers
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Generation X adults prepare an average of 10 meals a week, and eat out or buy fast food Read more
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April 25, 2012
Small ‘neural focus groups’ predict anti-smoking ad campaign success
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Brain scans of a small group of people can predict the actions of entire populations, according to a Read more
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April 18, 2012
Productivity? For Brady West it’s a slam dunk
Brady West is the winner of the 2011-2012 Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology.
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April 18, 2012
Lisa Marchiondo: Researching rudeness in the workplace
Lisa Marchiondo is the winner of the 2011-2012 Robert Kahn Fellowship for the Scientific Study of Social Issues.
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April 18, 2012
Project readies video data on effective teaching
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded U-M two grants totaling more than $4.7 million over four years. Two Read more