Colleges Were Sweating a Major Compliance Deadline. Now the Justice Dept. Has Delayed It. Most of public higher ed was supposed to meet federal website-accessibility standards by Friday. The Trump administration pushed the requirement back a year.

Everybody loves a deadline extension, but the goal hasn’t changed: digital accessibility for everyone. This gives a lot of us some breathing room, not a pause. www.chronicle.com/article/coll...

The University of Michigan has been measuring consumer sentiment since 1952. We just got the first Iran-afflicted measure for April, and it's at the lowest level ever recorded.

INFORMATION SICK with subtitle How Journalism’s Decline & Misinformation’s Rise Are Harming Our Health and What We Can Do About It; text lists panel discussion featuring Joanne Kenen and Joshua Sharfstein, date April 16, 2026, time Program at 3:30 p.m. with reception to follow, and location Institute for Social Research, Room 1430; right side shows a pink book cover image with the title Information Sick

How does misinformation impact public health? Join ISR for Information Sick, featuring journalist @joannekenen.bsky.social and public health expert Joshua M. Sharfstein.

They will explore how changes in journalism and the rise of misinformation are affecting health. April 16 at ISR. RSVP below!

A cautionary tale about measuring public opinion. The study in question used an opt-in online survey, not a random sample. Concerning that cases like this could erode trust in surveys overall.
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These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that.

Worth a read/listen - this story is a great illustration of the real burden students with disabilities carry when schools don’t provide accessible digital content www.npr.org/2026/04/06/n...

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Calling all research communicators! Join @umichstonecid.bsky.social at the Survey Research Center at the #Umich @umisr.bsky.social. We're now accepting applications for a full-time, Engagement Manager. #NowHiring #ApplyNow #MarketingJobs

Learn more and apply by April 14: myumi.ch/9pdkb

Come and join us this summer and learn all about the PSID! I can’t wait to meet you all!

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ISR is launching a new phase of statistical consulting modeled on CSCAR @ the University of Michigan, expanding access to data analysis and research support across campus.

Led by ISR researchers @bradytwest.bsky.social and @sungheelee.bsky.social, the program supports innovation across disciplines

An important (and positive!) update on CSCAR and statistical consulting at Michigan. Thankful for @umisr.bsky.social’s leadership in this effort!

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We are now recruiting participants for a series of upcoming focus groups that will discuss the impacts of AI on health and well-being. If you or any friends/colleagues are interested, please visit the study site:

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All focus groups will be 100% online (via Zoom).

The persistence of hunger in America YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

A good reminder that our work isn’t done.

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ISR researcher @jeremylevine.bsky.social studies why victim compensation laws often fail survivors.

His new project evaluates a New York policy change removing the police report requirement to see if it improves access for victims and informs reforms nationwide.

Really excited to present work on tax base fragmentation at @umisr.bsky.social tomorrow! Come check it out!

Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

Excited to share the findings from Therese Christensen's and my article! In a nutshell: living in Denmark doesn't prevent you from experiencing a motherhood earnings penalty, but it does give you access to government benefits that help offset those financial losses.

How do sidewalks and neighborhood design affect aging? ISR researcher Philippa Clarke shows how curb cuts and uneven pavement shape mobility, safety, and aging in place.

Watch the video to hear Philippa Clarke explain how community design shapes everyday aging experiences!

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Who should care for older adults, especially when dementia is involved?

New ISR research led by @spattersearch.bsky.social finds strong expectations for family caregiving, even as families shrink and needs grow.

Learn more about this study on caregiving expectations: myumi.ch/kPEqj

The program provides mentorship to early career scholars interested in behavioral & social aspects of aging related to MiCDA’s themes. Fellows receive funding for a pilot project, are mentored by a MiCDA affiliate, & attend workshops in manuscript development, grant preparation & science comms.

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@umichstonecid.bsky.social at ISR has received a 5 million dollar gift from the Stone Foundation to advance research on wealth inequality and mobility.

Learn more about this gift to the Stone Center: myumi.ch/Nr4pD

I'm so grateful to the Stone Foundation for their continued support of @umichstonecid.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to the next 5 years!

They're not on Bsky, but we can still shout out the phenomenal Nicole Bonomini and Melissa Bora!

It’s exciting to have this continued commitment from the Stone Foundation for the work done by @umichstonecid.bsky.social’s community of researchers, under the stellar leadership of @sashakillewald.bsky.social, to better understand social inequalities & the policies impacting them.

So thrilled to help announce that the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social here @umich.edu will continue to produce research and train the next generation of inequality scholars

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The world folds into itself.

(I resonate. I had a submission dinged when the editor claimed I had mismeasured the Dunning-Kruger effect. Umm.)

Everyone in America should have to see these cases and think about what they mean for the kind of society we are becoming. They killed a mom in her minivan. And now they have grabbed this poor sweet kid, used him as bait to grab his dad, and sent him to a detention center in Texas.

The real world impact of ISR research: Richard Miech In this video, Richard Miech, research professor in the Survey Research Center and the Principal Investigator of the Monitoring the Future (MTF) main study, discusses recent trends in adolescent drug ...

What teens think their peers are doing can shape their behavior.

ISR researcher Richard Miech explains how @mtfstudy.bsky.social data helps schools, families, and communities better understand teen drug use and support healthier outcomes.

Watch now: myumi.ch/P3Rw5

Universities Need a New Defense The authoritarian threat is growing. The old playbook won’t work.

This piece by the former @umich.edu and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social president is worth a read for all of us in academia (free login required): www.chronicle.com/article/univ...

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Reported use of most drugs remains low among U.S. teens @mtfstudy.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

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