Threats of violence can be highly disruptive for schools, even if they aren’t linked to credible plans for an attack. Administrators must know how to investigate reports of threats, quickly...
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Media Mention: Springfield students suffer collateral damage over anti-immigrant conspiracy theory
The students of Springfield, Ohio, are caught in a mess they had nothing to do with. Schools had to shut down for multiple days after 33 separate bomb threats, and two universities moved classes...
Two Dads Defending Democracy: A Conversation Across Differences
Join the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy for a conversation between two high-profile advocates from opposite ends of the political spectrum who found common ground on contentious issues...
Media Mention: LETTER: How much longer will we delay conversation about guns and community safety?
Explore questions surrounding the need for evidence-based firearm injury prevention solutions. Read the full letter
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...
Conversations between clinicians and their patients about firearms could save lives
Health care providers who counsel their patients about firearm safety and prevention could prevent future injury or death, including suicides, violent injuries and unintentional injuries resulting...
Media Mention: Georgia Tests a Novel Tactic in School Shootings: Putting Parents on Trial
“I don’t think there’s ever been an incident that I’ve learned about or read about that has somebody waking up — whether it’s in a school or a workplace — and saying, ‘Oh, this is a good day to pick...
Media Mention: How do MI gun laws protect students?
The Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia has been a reminder of the rare but devastating threat of gun violence in schools. With the recent shootings that occurred in Oxford High School and...
Media Mention: MSU Extension works to prevent school violence by addressing youth mental health challenges
Michigan State University Extension has been awarded a $1.55 million federal grant to fund a program aimed at equipping Michigan youth with vital mental health skills and preventing school violence....
Media Mention: Where the suspected Georgia school shooter got the gun, and more questions answered
A day after the fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, authorities are releasing more information about the gun used in the incident that killed two students and two teachers...
Study suggests gun-free zones do not attract mass shootings
Gun-free zones have often been blamed for making schools, malls and other public areas more attractive to shooters; however, there have been no quantitative studies examining those claims. Now, in a...
Media Mention: Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, Michigan Workforce Development Board, Advisory Board for the Michigan...