Mitchell, et al. find the loss of a father is associated with a child’s increased stress at a cellular level
July 21, 2017
The results of Father Loss and Child Telomere Length by Colter Mitchell, et al. have been reported by worldhealth.net, among other sources. The researchers found dramatically shortened telomeres in children who lost their fathers by the age of 9. These results occurred most significantly in...
Langa comments on new National Academies report on preventing cognitive decline
July 20, 2017
A new report, Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward, from the NASEM Committee on Preventing Dementia and Cognitive Impairment recommends strategies which may help delay dementia or cognitive decline. In a WRAL.com article, Committee member, Ken Langa, recommends staying fit and...
Robert Willis Study Cited in Forbes Column
June 26, 2017
A 2010 article, Mental Retirement, by Susann Rohwedder and Robert Willis was cited in a Forbes column about the benefit of a longer working life to boosting cognitive health. Rohwedder and Willis’ article found that retirement “had a significant negative impact on the cognitive ability...
Howard Schuman is this year’s recipient of the Mitosky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
June 23, 2017
Howard Schuman, SRC former director and Research Scientist Emeritus, has been selected by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research as this year’s recipient of the Mitosky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research. The Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion...
Li and Stafford find women’s move into higher paid fields drives higher wages across current generation of workers
June 13, 2017
Using employment data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Ping Li of the South China Normal University and Frank Stafford find that pay among the current generation of 30 to 55 year olds has risen by about 22% over their parents, thanks in large part to women entering higher...
Survey researcher Eleanor Singer dies at 87
June 4, 2017
ANN ARBOR – Eleanor Singer, academic survey researcher and research professor emerita of the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR), died on June 3, 2017. She was 87.“Eleanor was a major figure in the field of survey methodology and she...
Joy Bohyun Jang on Teen Binge Drinking
May 24, 2017
New research from the Youth and Social Issues program finds that binge drinking among American teenagers is down compared to 25 years ago. But according to postdoctoral fellow Joy Bohyn Jang, this downward trend does not apply to all teens equally: “First, black youth have experienced slower...
Retirees spending less, saving more
May 22, 2017
The Health and Retirement Study was cited in a CNBC story on retirees lower rate of consumption, which may be due a higher rate of pessimism about their future economic prospects.
Megan Patrick quoted in a Christian Science Monitor commentary on changing college drinking culture
May 12, 2017
Patrick & Terry-McElrath’s study, High-intensity drinking by underage young adults in the United States, was cited in a Christian Science Monitor commentary on ways in which colleges should reframe the issue of alcohol use among students. Patrick says, “College attendance is...
Keating on Anxiety and Why Some of Us Are Wired to Worry
May 2, 2017
A portion of Daniel Keating's book, Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early Life Adversity and How to Break the Cycle, was adapted for a column on the NBC News website:
We’re all feeling much more stressed out these days, showing up as increases over the last few decades in...