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....
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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...
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
Media Mention: UConn ARMS holds meeting about extreme risk protection orders
Gun violence: a widespread issue across the United States making news headlines daily. Ranging from mass shootings to homicide or suicide, guns are often tied to tragic events. However, laws known...
Media Mention: Fronteras: ‘It’s a devastating effect’ — The role U.S. weapons play in immigrants fleeing firearm-related threats
Push factors like gang violence, poverty, and even climate change can drive immigrants to leave their home countries to seek a better life in the United States. Millions of immigrants across Central...
Media Mention: Michigan legislature passes school safety bills three years after Oxford shooting
More than two years after the 2021 Oxford High School shooting killed four students, the Michigan legislature proposed a package of bills in March to enhance school safety protocols during...
Twenty U-M faculty leaders named Innovation Champions
A new program providing research commercialization support throughout the University of Michigan’s three campuses has named 20 faculty innovators to serve as “champions” in their schools, colleges...
Early adolescent attitudes toward the police post-Floyd
Rogers, E. M., Melde, C., Williams, J., & Heinze, J. (2024). Early adolescent attitudes toward the police post-Floyd. Journal of Crime and Justice, 1–11....
The recent rise in homicide: An analysis of weekly mortality data, United States, 2018-2022
Degli Esposti, M., Schell, T. L., & Smart, R. (2024). The recent rise in homicide: An analysis of weekly mortality data, United States, 2018–2022. Epidemiology. Advance online publication....
Media Mention: Violence Flows in Parts into Mexico from the United States
US and Mexican government delegations met in October in Mexico City to discuss security issues. Despite bilateral efforts to control the trafficking of whole or parts of arms to Mexico, this flow...
Podcast: Beyond Metal Detectors: Dr. Stilwell on Truly Comprehensive School Safety
In this eye-opening episode, we dive into the hidden layers of school safety with Dr. Sarah Stilwell, a leading researcher from the University of Michigan’s National Center for School Safety. Dr....
Media Mention: Michigan lawmakers pass gun safety bills
Lawmakers in Lansing worked through a long agenda during the last few weeks of session. The Capitol was filled with protestors, advocates, and groups like End Gun Violence Michigan, calling for...