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Media Mention: Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University and the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation held a briefing on Capitol Hill this week to review what research has shown. Depending on […]
Media Mention: Which Veterans Have the Highest Risk of Dying by Suicide? New Study Sheds Light
In the ongoing effort to reduce the number of veterans who die by suicide, a new study identifies key factors that predict whether veterans who received a Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation, the standardized suicide risk assessment implemented nationally in the Veterans Health Administration, will go on to die by their own hands. The findings could […]
Media Mention: Experience is the best teacher
A significant portion of students in America lack access to experiential learning, and it’s up to educators to rectify this problem. We need to shift our attention to the experience gap, which refers to the idea that many students do not have the ability to develop real-world experiences outside of the bubble of their community. The community should […]
Media Mention: 300 Gun Purchases Stopped Last Year With New Michigan Law
What is the new law and how did it prevent potentially dangerous gun sales? Sources are taking a look at just how effective Michigan’s Red Flag Law has been one full year after being implemented. The Michigan gun law went into effect February 14, 2024 on the eve of the Michigan State University shooting that killed three and injured five. According to the Associated Press Michigan […]
Media Mention: Gun safety bill would add firearm education for middle and high school students
LANSING – A new firearm safety bill by Sen. Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, is intended to bring gun education into schools for students between 6th and 12th grade. When crafting the bill, Bumstead worked with the Department of Education and agreed there would be no live rounds or weapons brought onto school grounds during training. […]
Media Mention: U-M aims to defend title in Big Ten Data Viz Championship
Voting is now open in the Big Ten Academic Alliance 2025 Data Visualization Championship as the University of Michigan aims to defend its title. Faculty, staff and students may vote for the top data visualizations in the student and faculty/staff categories. The deadline for casting votes is 1 p.m. Feb. 14. U-M’s contenders in this year’s […]
Media Mention: ‘Our goal is to empower the community’: UMich’s active attacker protocol
Of the potential emergencies that could occur on a college campus, the incident of an active attacker is a common fear for those attending any university. As gun violence in school settings continues to rise, the University of Michigan’s Division of Public Safety and Security provides students with alerts, safety information and an active attacker protocol to follow when […]
Media Mention: This AI technology was supposed to detect guns in school. Here’s what happened outside Nashville
A Nashville school district invested about $1 million in AI gun identification software, the school district said, leaving some to wonder what went wrong in detecting a school shooter in the halls. Dr. Marc Zimmerman spoke with CNN about the importance of a comprehensive school safety plan that includes upstream, prevention strategies
Media Mention: Stateside: Friday, Jan. 31, 2025
Dr. Sarah Stilwell, research investigator for the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, spoke with Stateside about legislation Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law regarding school safety measures, whether some schools already had these changes implemented, and how to measure their effectiveness. Listen to the interview here
Media Mention: Strategies to reduce gun violence in schools
Dr. Sarah Stilwell spoke with Fox2 KTVU about evidence-based school safety strategies and how to formulate a comprehensive school safety plan
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