Ken Langa is one of 22 UM scientists elected to AAAS
November 26, 2019
ANN ARBOR&The University of Michigan led the nation with 22 faculty members elected as 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.The U-M researchers are among 443 newly elected fellows announced today by AAAS.The scientists and engineers were chosen as AAAS Fellows...
Kira Birditt provides some advice on defusing tension during the holidays
November 21, 2019
In an article in the New York Times, How to Defuse Tension at the Dinner Table During the Holidays, Kira Birditt has some advice: ''We all have tension, but it's how we cope with it that is most important…Take a pause before you react because oftentimes, we're re-enacting roles from our...
Jennifer Barber discusses ways in which pharmacies fall short in serving young Black women
November 20, 2019
While young Black women tend to live closer to pharmacies than young White women, those pharmacies tend to be open fewer hours, have fewer female pharmacists, and are less likely to provide easy access to condoms or information about birth control. Jennifer Barber says, “When women have more...
Stephen G. Schilling passed away November 5, 2019
November 15, 2019
Stephen G. Schilling, an Associate Research Scientist in the Survey Research Center, died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Ann Arbor on November 5, 2019. He was 61 years old.
After growing up in Bellmore, NY, and attending Chaminade HS on Long Island, Steve graduated with a B.A. from...
SRC Researchers at 2019 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
November 12, 2019
SRC faculty, staff and student papers and posters at the 2019 Gerontological Society of America Annual MeetingWednesday, November 1312:30pm-2:00pm, Ken Langa, Ryan McCammon, and Kara Zivin (Co-Authors), Changes in Health Care Utilization for Low-SES Adults Near Retirement After the ACA Medicaid...
Felix Kabo on the interplay between physical space and company culture
October 3, 2019
As Ford unveils its plans to remake its Dearborn campus, Felix Kabo says they would do well to make sure they are paying attention to the ways physical spaces impact teamwork: “Many organizations throw billions into building magnificent buildings, but they don't hear this very simple idea: If...
What a government shutdown costs
September 27, 2019
According the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, the last three government shutdowns cost tax payers $4 billion dollars. Matthew Shapiro says this “understates the cost of a shutdown because of all the indirect effects” such as lost revenue to restaurants.Hear more on the September...
Monitoring the Future finds teen vaping has doubled in the last two years
September 19, 2019
Monitoring the Future researchers, Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman, and Megan Patrick (now at University of Minnesota) assessed whether teen vaping of nicotine had continued to rise in 2018-2019 after the previous year’s record increase. According to an...
Richard Miech on banning flavored e-cigarettes
September 13, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration is working on a plan to ban flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine pods. In an article in Popular Science, Richard Miech says flavoring is one of the main reasons teens vape and, “It seems likely to me that if you banned flavoring, kids might still experiment...
Matthew Shapiro to become director beginning September 1, 2019
July 29, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Matthew Shapiro will become the new director of the Survey Research Center beginning September 1, 2019.
Dr. Shapiro is the Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics and Research Professor in the Survey Research Center. He has been at UM since 1989 and has...
