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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 announced in February that indirect-cost funding for National Institutes of Health grants would be capped at 15 percent. Twenty-two state attorneys general — including Michigan Attorney […]
$998K awarded to U-M researchers to evaluate effectiveness of school-based firearm storage campaign
In February 2024, Michigan enacted a safe storage law mandating secure firearm storage when minors are present, seeking to prevent children’s unintended access to firearms and ultimately curb firearm injury and death, the top cause of death in children in the United States. Evidence-based interventions are needed to address this pressing public health issue, and researchers from the University […]
Media Mention: How public health focuses on gun safety and reducing firearm violence
The Yours, Mine, and Ours — Public Health series highlights how our state’s public health agencies keep us healthy, safe, and informed about issues impacting physical and mental health in our communities, homes, workplaces, and schools. The series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Association for Local Public Health. Gun violence continues to take a toll […]
Two firearm injury prevention research faculty members honored with recognition and achievement awards
The Office of the Vice President for Research will honor six research faculty members from across the University of Michigan for their significant contributions and leadership, including two from the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. Dr. Hsing-Fang Hsieh, co-director of the Training and Education Core at the Institute, will receive the Research Faculty Recognition Award, […]
U-M faculty member participates in White House roundtable discussions around the impact of firearm violence among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities
This summer, Institute faculty member Hsing-Fang Hsieh was invited to participate in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable hosted by the The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. This event marked the second anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and coincided with the U.S. Surgeon General […]
Media Mention: Tip Lines Can Lower Violence Exposure in Schools
The most visible school security measures — police officers, cameras, metal detectors — have dominated research and public debate on school safety for decades. School administrators looking for the best ways to protect students and reassure families now have evidence for another, less visible tool: anonymous reporting systems. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded […]
Media Mention: University of Michigan study engages parents in protecting young children from unintentional shootings
After teens, young children from birth to 5 years old are the largest age group impacted by unintentional shootings and have the highest number of firearm fatalities in the United States. And an estimated 30 million US children lived in households with firearms. Research is limited on firearm safety perspectives and practices of parents with young children, and […]
Media Mention: Dr. Hsieh and Firearm Injury Prevention Among Asian Americans
In November, NINR participated in the 2023 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms, held in Chicago. Dr. Hsing-Fang Hsieh, research assistant professor in the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan, presented her NINR-supported work on “Mental Distress as a Mediator between Racism Experience and Firearm Behavior among Asian […]
Compounded effects of racism on mental distress, alcohol use, firearm purchases among Asian Americans during pandemic
Racism provoked during the COVID-19 pandemic is directly tied to increased firearm purchases among Asian Americans, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, is believed to be the first to examine the relationship between […]
Media Mention: Easy to conceal, harder to detect: Knives more prevalent than guns in schools
Students are reported for possession of non-firearm weapons about 20 times as often as they are for firearms. But schools are still relatively safe places, and many crime statistics in schools have been improving for years, experts say. The fatal stabbing at Southeast Raleigh High School on Monday is spotlighting a security problem that’s an […]
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