Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 10 for our 2nd Annual Research Day! Throughout the event, attendees heard from Institute faculty, staff and students about the latest in firearm injury...
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Media Mention: Michigan church’s gun buyback and disposal efforts featured on ‘The Daily Show’
An Episcopal church in Michigan was featured on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” for a humorous segment about a very serious issue: gun violence. Desi Lydic, a correspondent on the satirical news...
Media Mention: Montana legislators consider ban on future local Red Flag gun laws
Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun...
Media Mention: Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University...
Media Mention: Amplify your reporting with these public health and crime datasets
Data on gun violence can be notoriously hard to find and compile. There is no comprehensive national plan for gathering and disseminating firearms use and injury data, according to NORC. Operations...
Media Mention: 300 Gun Purchases Stopped Last Year With New Michigan Law
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....
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...