Social Psychologist, Research Scientist, and ISR Founding Member Bob Kahn dies at 100
January 9, 2019
Social psychologist Robert L. Kahn, a founding member of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR), died on Sunday, January 6, 2019 in Burlington, Vermont at age 100. He will be remembered for his pioneering work on organizational theory and for his research on – and...
Hicken comments on racial & ethnic differences in loss of sleep
January 3, 2019
New research finds U.S. adults are reporting getting less sleep, a trend which began in 2013. While Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks were more likely to report less sleep, the difference was not explained by markers of social advantage. Margaret Hicken says, “It is likely that there are...
Richard Miech Comments on Vaping
December 17, 2018
In a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine, Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick O'Malley, Jerald Bachman, and Megan Patrick describe a rapid increase of vaping among adolescents in the 2018 Monitoring the Future study. Richard Miech says this increase translates to an additional 1.3...
Raghunathan Q&A Featured on UM’s Public Engagement Site
November 30, 2018
Trivellore Raghunathan spoke to UM’s Public Engagement about his role on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, for which he provided guidance on major surveys, vital statistics programs, and gathering...
Jason Owen-Smith Discusses the Value of Research Universities on Michigan Minds Podcast
November 30, 2018
In the November 30, 2018 episode of the Michigan Minds podcast, Jason Owen-Smith discusses the importance of research universities:There's nothing else in our society that maintains as broad a range of knowledge, that has as much longevity and stability, and is as committed to openness and teaching...
Willard Rodgers named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
November 29, 2018
Willard Rodgers, research professor emeritus, was named an AAAS fellow for his distinguished contributions to the study of cognitive, social and economic factors in happiness, health and aging, and for developing the Health and Retirement Study. This is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their...
Jason Owen-Smith discusses his new book with Inside Higher Ed
November 20, 2018
Jason Owen-Smith discusses his book, Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future, with Inside Higher Ed.
On why it is necessary to make the case that research universities promote the public good:
We may think the idea is so obvious that we don't bother to make...
Miech comments on rise in marijuana use by U.S. youth
November 1, 2018
In a Detroit News article regarding the nascent research on the risks and benefits of long term marijuana use, Richard Miech says an increase in use among youth was expected because historically as adolescents perceive less risk in marijuana use they use it more.
SRC Researchers at BigSurv18
October 26, 2018
SRC researchers at the BigSurv18: Big Data Meets Survey Science conference, October 25-27, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.Friday, October 2611:30-1:00, Zeina Mneimneh (presenting author), Colleen McClain, Lisa Singh, Trivellore Raghunathan, Evaluating Survey Consent to Social Media Linkage2:15-3:45,...
Fusaro, Helen Levy & H. Luke Shaefer Study on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Homelessness Featured in Washington Post
October 10, 2018
Vincent Fusaro, Helen Levy, and H. Luke Shaefer’s study, Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Lifetime Prevalence of Homelessness in the United States, is featured in a Washington Post article emphasizing the number of baby boomers overall – and African American boomers specifically...
