"'If you can increase the diversity of the scientific workforce, there’s some evidence that you can increase the trust in scientists,' Druckman explained... [diversity] encompassing not just race and gender but also rurality, religiosity, and class background."
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WEBINAR:
Supporting Family Caregivers: New Data, New Resources
Wed May 06, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
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🎡 Do siblings influence marriage timing and spouse choice? With 14 years of data from Nepal, PSC trainee Emma Banchoff yielded a striking finding: marriage of a younger sibling doubled men's odds of marrying a spouse that his parents were involved in choosing. Don't miss this poster at #PAA2026!
Every Ann Arborite's goal is to get covered by the @annarborobserver.bsky.social - really appreciate the care that @drew-journalist93.bsky.social took in describing our work. And thrilled that it resonated with @ypsicity.bsky.social!
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🎡 At #PAA2026, PSC's Maggie Frye, trainee Erika-Ann Kim, and Sara Lopus present on cross-national variation in the amount of women's lives devoted to mothering.
Announcement slide for PSC Brown Bag Series 2026 featuring a talk on US divorce trends by Christine Schwartz from University of Wisconsin on April 20, 2026.
TODAY: Christine Schwartz joins the PSC Brown Bag series April 20 to discuss what's happening with divorce trends in the United States. https://psc.isr.umich.edu/events/schwartz26/
👀 @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social detail what "The Pitt" gets right about health policy. Follow @umisr.bsky.social for leading research on administrative burden, care avoidance, the fragility of rural health and the human costs of cutting Medicaid.
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Americans are more polarized in their trust in scientists than in virtually any other societal institution. Jamie Druckman shared insights on the state of America's distrust in science at the @umisrcps.bsky.social Miller-Converse Lecture: cps.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...
🎡 Data from the Chitwan Valley Family Study provide rare insights bridging adolescent life source trajectories and adult mental health. PSC's Emma Banchoff presents with Emma Labovitz and Rene Iwo at #PAA2026.
🎡 🇺🇦 Focusing on Ukraine, PSC's Cynthia Buckley et al present at #PAA2026 on challenges and approaches for measuring internal displacement.
PSC POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT: postgraduate trainee Isabel Brooks. We are proud of their research with Maggie Frye on how people respond to climate change/environmental changes vis a vis their family formation, preferences for childbearing, and contraceptive use. Congratulations 🎓💐
PSC POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT: postgraduate trainee Cayley Ryan-Claytor will go to Purdue. We are proud of their research with Sarah Burgard on social determinants of health and health services use – how we use the resources and information we have to shape our health across the life course. Congrats!🎓
Top view of a latte with heart-shaped foam art on a purple background promoting PSC Coffee Chats event that meets Tuesdays at 10 in the PSC Director's Bay 2116. Event is 4/21
Join us for our final PSC Coffee Chat of the semester, with special guest Alex Adames. And stay tuned for more treats and brief interviews as we keep it POPpin all summer. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psc-coffee-hour-a...
PSC POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT: postgraduate trainee Isabel Brooks. We are proud of their research with Maggie Frye on how people respond to climate change/environmental changes vis a vis their family formation, preferences for childbearing, and contraceptive use. Congratulations 🎓💐
OVPR Research Administrator Recognition Award: Melissa Wallace, ISR Administrative Core RA Lead
🎊 Research administrators are fundamental to powering great research. Congratulations to our own Melissa Wallace, recipient of OVPR's Research Administrator Recognition Award. Richly deserved! #AdminCore @umisr.bsky.social @umisrcps.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social record.umich.edu/articles/ovp...
Latinos make up nearly 1 in 5 people in the U.S. and have longer life expectancy than average, but that “survival advantage” masks health disparities. New research by Anne Pebley & Noreen Goldman explores why.
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There are reasons to believe the record-low U.S. birthrate could be only temporary as today’s young women postpone pregnancy. Several PAA Members featured in @nytimes.com piece: buff.ly/848YtKB
@karenguzzo.bsky.social @philipncohen.com
@alisongemmill.bsky.social @marthajbailey.bsky.social
Research shows declining divorce rates since the late 1970s, but does this mean that marriages have become more stable? Christine Schwartz joins the PSC Brown Bag series April 20 to discuss what's happening with divorce trends in the United States. https://psc.isr.umich.edu/events/schwartz26/
A squirrel in front of the Institute for Social Research
Proposed budget cuts for FY2027 and moves to dismantle the Social, Behavioral & Economic directorate of the NSF threaten social science and research that serves the public interest. Register for @cossa.bsky.social's virtual town hall tomorrow to advocate for social science! cossa.org/a-note-from-...
🇰🇷 Divorce rates have risen in South Korea over the past few decades, and women's educational attainment has risen sharply. PSC trainee Kyungeun Song and Pamela Smock present a 🎡 #PAA2026 poster on gendered economic impacts following divorce in South Korea.
Do school board members mean what they say?
Research from Minseon Park shows:
• Fiscal conservatives cut ~$1,000 per pupil
• Equity-focused members boost low-income test scores by ~0.04
Campaign promises → real outcomes.
CCPR Director Martha Bailey discusses how the declining U.S. fertility rate could still reverse course with the New York Times. @marthajbailey.bsky.social #UCLA #CCPR
Join "Analysis of Complex Survey Data" w/ @bradytwest.bsky.social, May 6-8. Get a thorough intro to techniques that account for multistage sampling designs' unique weighting, stratification, & cluster sampling properties, as well as practical, hands-on experience w/ #Stata & #Rstats.
Fewer women give birth by 30, but most catch up The share of women in the U.S. who are mothers, by age 100% 90 Age 45 80 70 60 50 Age 30 40 1980 2000 2020 Source: Philip Cohen analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. By The New York Times
I'm very glad Claire Cain Miller was able to include my figures in this NYT story: "Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will," including @karenguzzo.bsky.social, @alisongemmill.bsky.social, and @marthajbailey.bsky.social.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
🎡 🇳🇵 Using panel data from Nepal, Anoushka Patel, @emilytreleaven.bsky.social and Dirgha Ghimire explore child-level characteristics within households and neighborhoods may impact parental migration-- with findings that could inform strategies for fathers who migrate.
Justin Heinze, Elyse Thulin, and Brian Jacob include recommendations and tradeoffs to consider. For example, “classroom collection” and “no show” policies allow for parents and students to stay in touch, but require teachers to monitor students and enforce the rules throughout the school day.
What's the best way to handle cell phones in schools? Michigan educators will determine the best way to implement a new K-12 ban. ISR researchers share policy insights in @us.theconversation.com today, based on cellphone policies for every school district in MI. theconversation.com/we-collected...
Julie Maslowsky et al: Medication abortion pills would meet the safety and efficacy criteria for the FDA to make them available over the counter. @jama.com www.npr.org/2026/04/06/n...
In Session: Neighborhood Influences on Health and Wellbeing Thursday, May 7, 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Room 261 Neighborhood Social, Physical, and Network Conditions Shape Older Adults’ Everyday Safety May 6-9, 2026 | #PAA2026 Liang Cai Chunwu Zhu Kathleen Cagney
🎡 Older adults' sense of safety in environments beyond the home are understudied. PSC's Kate Cagney and colleagues use geolocation and real-time data to assess perceptions of safety in later life, which are situational and racialized. #PAA2026 UM SRC https://myumi.ch/XywAe
New with @pamherd.bsky.social: While never mentioning Trump or political parties, the show’s second season offers an almost-real time commentary on how policy changes are affecting health.
Lets take one particular example of Medicaid coverage loss. 🧵
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