Lifetime of stress takes toll on cardiovascular health of Black Americans
March 28, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Structural inequities and systemic racism in the United States has had long-term implications for marginalized racial and ethnic groups. Black Americans, in particular, experience higher rates of hypertension and cardiovascular...
Sentiment holds steady amid confidence in slowing inflation
March 28, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Sentiment remained essentially unchanged since January 2024, solidifying the large gains from December and January, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.Consumers exhibited confidence that inflation will continue to soften, said U-M economist Joanne Hsu,...
Jason Owen-Smith named AVP to lead research intelligence strategy
March 28, 2024
Jason Owen-Smith, a sociologist who launched a national university data consortium designed to understand, explain and improve the public value of research, has been named an associate vice president for research at the University of Michigan.The Board of Regents approved his three-year appointment...
New paper explores declining income mobility around the world
March 28, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Upward mobility is a key measure of both objective and subjective economic success. Researchers use indicators of upward mobility to compare the economic success of one generation to the next, and in countries around the world, parents...
Couples with similar drinking habits may live longer, according to a new paper
March 27, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — The couple that drinks together might live longer together, too, at least according to new research. Findings in “Alcohol Use and Mortality Among Older Couples in the United States: Evidence of Individual and Partner...
Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders
March 12, 2024
Use of the psychoactive cannabis product is higher in states without existing delta-8 regulations or cannabis legalization, NIH-funded study finds. ANN ARBOR—The first ever national estimates of teen delta-8 use indicate that 11% of 12th grade students across the United States used it in the...
Consumer sentiment solidifies sharp gains
March 1, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment was virtually unchanged in February, slipping just two index points and solidifying the large gains from December and January, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.Consumers continue to express more confidence about the economy than they...
Partisan attitudes toward economy creates ‘substantial economic uncertainty’
February 23, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Consumer attitudes and expectations are harshly divided along partisan lines, and the divide is wide enough to generate substantial economic uncertainty, according to a special report released by the University of Michigan.Joanne Hsu, director of U-M’s Surveys of Consumers,...
Consumer sentiment climbs amid split views on business outlook
February 2, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment soared 13% in January to reach its highest level since July 2021—continuing the sharp increase seen in December—primarily on the basis of an improving outlook over inflation and personal incomes, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of...
More Americans support government assistance for care of older adults
January 29, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Prior to the pandemic, the majority of American adults thought that families should be responsible for the daily care of older adults—and that families should cover the cost of this care.But there is a small sea change in that way of thinking, says a University of Michigan...
