New paper tracks changes to food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic
November 13, 2025
New paper tracks changes to food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemicANN ARBOR — The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into chaos in wide-ranging and unexpected ways. The virus affected elements of societal infrastructure, both large and small, and disrupted key services and systems as...
All in the family: U-M expert reflects on 5 decades focused on Nepal, from youth to leading 30-year study
November 7, 2025
ANN ARBOR—When Bill Axinn‘s parents took him to Nepal in 1976 for their own work in agricultural and social development, he was “pretty upset to be missing seventh grade.” Axinn’s parents brought him to the then-isolated Chitwan Valley, and he went from being sad...
Remembering Jerry Bachman
November 6, 2025
Jerald (Jerry) Bachman passed away on October 31, 2025. He had just celebrated his 89th birthday.Jerry was one of the founding members and principal investigator of the Youth in Transition study (YIT), which preceded Monitoring the Future. Youth in Transition surveyed male students entering the...
SRC Researchers at the Gerontological Society of America 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting
October 31, 2025
Schedule of SRC researchers at the 2025 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 12-15 in Boston, MA.Visit Survey Research Center and Institute for Social Research booths: Monitoring the Future (MTF) (Booth 222), Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (Booth 300), National Archive...
Bride pauses first dance to let Mom and her dad finally have the dance they never got to have at her wedding
October 29, 2025
Work by Bill Axinn, Sarah Brauner-Otto, and Dirgha Ghimire was cited in a sweet Upworthy article about a first dance. Their work showed that stronger emotional connections between parents can positively influence their children, helping them view marriages positively https://myumi.ch/g3PDQIn the...
Friendships could ease loneliness for dementia caregivers
October 29, 2025
ANN ARBOR — Caring for a family member with a significant illness is a difficult burden to bear, and certain ailments can exact an especially heavy toll. Dementia, in its many forms, can be one such illness, and dementia caregivers can be especially vulnerable to loneliness. This can be a...
High prices remain key concern; sentiment holds steady
October 24, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged this month, slipping a scant 1.5 index points from September, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.A modest increase in sentiment among younger consumers was offset by decreases among middle-aged and older...
Kenneth Langa honored A. Regula Herzog with named Distinguished University Professorship
October 24, 2025
The UM Board of Regents honored Kenneth M. Langa with a Distinguished University Professorship. The professorships bear the name chosen by the appointed professor in consultation with their dean. Dr. Langa chose A. Regula Herzog, who was a senior research scientist at the Institute for Gerontology...
U-M launches training program to advance adaptive cancer interventions
October 23, 2025
The Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center will launch a new training program to prepare scientists to design and evaluate adaptive, patient-centered interventions across the cancer care continuum.The d3center at the Institute for Social Research, in partnership with the Rogel...
UM Board of Regents Honors Kenneth M. Langa with a Distinguished University Professorship
October 17, 2025
The Board of Regents established the Distinguished University Professorship in 1947 to recognize senior faculty for their academic excellence, creative achievements, and for their outstanding teaching, mentoring, and service. The professorships bear the name chosen by the appointed professor in...
