A jaw-dropping statistic published last March in JAMA Open Network: One in 15 American adults has witnessed a mass shooting. Fear of mass shootings drove American public schools to establish...
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Schools with higher attendance rates see fewer firearm-related expulsions, study finds
Higher student attendance coincides with fewer illegal gun-related expulsions in Michigan public K-12 schools, according to research led by the University of Michigan. A new study published in the...
Gun Violence Task Force makes recommendations to address gun violence, reduce firearm-related deaths, injuries
The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, housed within the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, released its first report today, sharing recommendations designed to address...
Media Mention: Prescott, Zeoli receive IHPI honor for impact on health policy and practice
The recipients of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation (IHPI)’s 2025 policy impact awards — Hallie Prescott, M.D., M.Sc., and April Zeoli, Ph.D., M.P.H. — have...
Media Mention: Michigan universities have lost millions in grant funding. They could lose billions more.
When university researchers receive federal grants, the schools take a percentage for overhead costs, typically around 30% of the total, though it can be far higher. The Trump administration...
Media Mention: What Generation Is Most Affected by Gun Violence?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s WONDER database, which collects mortality information from death certificates at the state level, firearms were indeed the leading cause...
Media Mention: Zeoli, Dus receive 2024 public engagement awards
University of Michigan associate professors April Zeoli and Monica Dus have made far-reaching impacts through their work in firearm safety and supporting the U.S. Navy on science and education,...
Media Mention: Flint study links community engagement with lower crime rates
Capital News Service LANSING – Community-engaged environmental projects helped reduce crime in Flint, a new study found. Researchers looked at Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design as...
Media Mention: Youth gun homicides doubled during second half of pandemic while adult rates returned to pre-COVID level
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, firearm violence surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death among US children. A new study led by Boston University School of Public...
Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention pilot awards granted to 13 projects
The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has awarded pilot grant awards to 13 interdisciplinary research projects led by teams representing seven schools and 15 departments...
Media Mention: Opinion | The case for thoughtful cellphone restrictions in schools
Cellphone access among adolescents is ubiquitous. Youth ages 13-17 spend on average 4-5 hours a day in digital spaces, with grave consequences for their academic engagement, mental health and...
Media Mention: Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis
In 1999, Connecticut became the first state in the country to pass what is commonly known as a red flag law, which allows family members, law enforcement and sometimes health care workers, friends...