Rate of dementia on the declineâbut beware of growing numbers
April 16, 2018
Contact Morgan Sherburne, Michigan News
ANN ARBOR&The good news? The rate of older Americans with dementia is on the decline.
The bad news? The number of Americans 85 and older will roughly double in the next 20 years, so even with a decline in the rate of dementia among older...
Miech & Monitoring the Future cited in New York Times on the growth of vaping among high school students
April 5, 2018
While some studies find that vaping is not likely to lead to smoking tobacco, the 2016 Monitoring the Future study found that 12th graders who vaped but had never smoked cigarettes were 4 times more likely to have taken up smoking a year later. Richard Miech pointed out that of...
Margaret Hicken’s work on the link between constant vigilance & obesity was featured in the Michigan Daily
April 5, 2018
The Michigan Daily profiled Margaret Hicken‘s study on the effects of constant vigilance on black women’s health. Hicken defines vigilance as the constant stress of worry, “That burden of not being seen as an individual but being just seen as a member of your race & I argue...
The Growing Gap in College Graduation
March 27, 2018
Fabian Pfeffer‘s forthcoming article in Demography – Growing Wealth Gaps in Education (PDF) – was featured in David Leonhart’s column, The Growing College Graduation Gap. Pfeffer found that while college attendance has been growing, graduation rates among the lowest wealth...
Frank Stafford Discusses 401(k) Plans on Stateside
February 23, 2018
Frank Stafford was on Michigan Radio’s Stateside to discuss 401(k) plans, how we use them, and the future of Social Security: “401(k) plans never meant to be a complete retirement plan. Where does that leave future retirees?“
Listening to the same songs on a loop
February 19, 2018
In a study published in Psychology of Music, Fred Conrad, et al. explored why and how participants in a survey listen to the same songs over and over. Approximately 86% of the participants listened to their favorite song daily or a few times a week and 60% listened to it...
Social scientist and historian of survey research Jean Converse dies at 90
February 16, 2018
Jean McDonnell Converse, a social scientist, historian of survey research, and expert in interview techniques, died on January 25, 2018, in Park Ridge, Ill.Converse’s work served two very important roles in the field of survey research, according to research professor Michael Traugott of the...
Howard Schuman accepts the 2017 Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research
February 8, 2018
Howard Schuman, former SRC director and Research Scientist Emeritus, has been selected by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research as this year's recipient of the Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research.The Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research is...
2018 IRIS Researcher Awards
January 29, 2018
ANN ARBOR, MI – The Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 IRIS Researcher Awards:The 2018 Dissertation Award recipients are Douglas Guilbeault, a PhD student in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of...
Marans says despite increased awareness of sustainability on UM campus, behavior changes have been slower
January 22, 2018
The 5th annual survey for the Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program has been launched. The survey tracks sustainability culture at the University of Michigan. The survey has found increases in awareness around sustainable food, but decreases in awareness of sustainable travel and...
