Double the Danger – Firearm Violence Among Latinos Español Abajo Ron Ellis never got the chance to meet his grandmother, Marita Reasonover. She emigrated to the United States

@maraceci.bsky.social recently offered insight in an El Central Hispanic News article on firearm violence among Latinos in Southwest Detroit.

Read more: https://myumi.ch/5k8rG

Mornings w/ Patti (Hosted By Pauly Suba) August 13, 2025 YouTube video by Wave 105.1 FM Guam

Some 4 million Americans in US territories face democratic limitations. CPS affiliates @maraceci.bsky.social and Ignangeli Salinas-Muñiz are on Guam radio-- speaking on their work to understand how residents of US territories think about political possibilities.
www.youtube.com/live/pEV2P7W...

New survey aims to better understand public opinion in Puerto Rico The Puerto Rico Public Opinion Lab has launched a new survey across the island of Puerto Rico as part of a project to better understand the political opinions and experiences of Puerto Ricans.

🇵🇷 @umichnews.bsky.social spotlights the Puerto Rico Public Opinion Lab, a CPS-affiliated project led by @maraceci.bsky.social that's launched a new survey across the island of Puerto Rico to understand the political opinions and experiences of Puerto Ricans.

news.umich.edu/new-survey-a...

Current and Historical Challenges to Birthright Citizenship The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect, even as the initial executive order is blocked nationwide by three federal a...

I'll be moderating a panel on Birth Right Citizenship at @umfordschool.bsky.social (and try to bring a comparative perspective). The panel includes legal scholars and historians (see below), join us on FRIDAY March 28th!

fordschool.umich.edu/event/2025/c...

Climate & Conflict: Measurement Challenges with Forced Migration. Year of Democracy event at University of Michigan, Palmer Commons, Atrium 4 North on Thurs, Feb. 20, from 4 to 6 pm. With Cinnamon Carlarne; Beth Gibbons; Maria Carmen Lemos; Gabriella Soto; Xiao Hui Tai; and Mara Ostfeld

Both climate and conflict contribute to forced migration, but what is this phenomenon and how do we measure it? RSVP for this #UMich Year of Democracy roundtable. @maraceci.bsky.social myumi.ch/Erqn3

Mara Osfeld, UM Center for Political Studies: “While we saw support for the Republican candidate increase among many groups, support for many extreme policies associated with his campaign was actually quite low.”

Our @maraceci.bsky.social on the 2024 election: The results were heavily driven by frustrations with the state of the economy. "The large majority [of Americans] support legal access to abortions, and support a legal pathway to citizenship." More from the Ford School: fordschool.umich.edu/state-hill

Talk to him: How a conversation can shape public support for women's rights A single conversation with a close family member may not change a young woman's views on policies protecting their rights, but it can strongly influence young men's attitudes.

Boys receive less information about gender inequality-- so family conversations may make a difference. @maraceci.bsky.social and @smorell93.bsky.social present research explaining the gender gap in support for the protection and advancement of women's rights. #PoliSky
news.umich.edu/talk-to-him-...

EGEN The Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Working Group

HUGE AMAZING news. Please share!!!

EGEN, the Empirical Study of Gender Research Network, announces its 2025 prize competition, up to $5000, for cutting edge research on gender and politics.

Due Feb 1, 2025

www.egenpolisci.org

#gendersky #polisky @egenpolisci.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Engendering equality: Unraveling the influence of family cues on young men's attitudes toward women's rights What explains the gender gap in support for the protection and advancement of women's rights? We argue that because boys receive less and more delayed information outside the home about gender inequa...

Really proud of this article just published in Political Psychology with @maraceci.bsky.social and Lauren Hahn:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thanks Muniba!!