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....
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Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
Stilwell, S. M., Guzmán, P., Varela, J., McMahon, S. D., Bare, K., Heinze, J., & Zimmerman, M. (2025). Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher...
Media Mention: New Michigan laws make storing firearms safely more important than ever
Several new laws are now in effect in Michigan that aim to reduce the toll of firearm injuries and deaths across the state, by requiring guns to be stored securely in any location where young people...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...