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Media Mention: The Roundup: Catch Up on the Latest Research Illuminating the Effects of Gun Violence
Trace analysis published last year found that the federal government had invested more than $137 million in gun violence research since 2020 — an unprecedented amount. In 2025, there have already...
Media Mention: Students aim to prevent school violence with help from Sandy Hook Promise
One day before prom, in an advanced placement government classroom at Oakdale High School southeast of Frederick, Maryland, a group of students gathered to film the school’s morning announcement....
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Bringing Activist Conversations to Academic Spaces A New SPSSI Graduate Student Committee Webinar Series
Join the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues for a conversation on "Gun violence prevention: Defining the crisis and identifying solutions". Institute co-director Dr. Marc Zimmerman...
Media Mention: Opinion: Seeking a Better Alternative to Active-Shooter Drills
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...
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...
Gaslighting in Teen Dating Violence: Links to Anxiety and Depression
Thulin, E. J., & Heinze, J. E. (2025). Gaslighting in Teen Dating Violence: Links to Anxiety and Depression. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251331523...
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...
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among gender-minority adolescents in the emergency department
Mesznik K, King CA, Horwitz A, et al. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among gender-minority adolescents in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2025; 00: 1-13. doi:10.1111/acem.15090 Abstract...