Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, Michigan Workforce Development Board, Advisory Board for the Michigan...
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A latent profile analysis of at-risk first-year undergraduate students
Al-Dajani, N., Czyz, E. K., Eisenberg, D., Zheng, K., & King, C. A. (2023). A latent profile analysis of at-risk first-year undergraduate students. Journal of American College Health, 1–8....
Association Between the SaFETy Score and Self-reported Firearm Violence Among Young Adults Presenting to Emergency Departments in Three Cities: A Cross-Sectional Study
Goldstick JE, Carter PM, Whiteside L, Delgado MK, Cunningham RM. Association Between the SaFETy Score and Self-reported Firearm Violence Among Young Adults Presenting to Emergency Departments in...
U-M Livestream: Back to School: The Research Behind School Safety Strategies
Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Michigan Medicine and the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention will discuss a topic that concerns many educators, policymakers,...
Media Mention: Michigan gun buyback program turns unwanted guns into art
An effort to reduce the number of unwanted guns in Michigan is growing thanks to numerous gun disposal events by St. David's Church. The church chopped up guns and turned them into art in Bloomfield...
Firearm ownership for protection in the USA, 2023: results from a nationally representative survey
Degli Esposti, M., Sokol, R. L., Lee, D. B., Wiebe, D. J., Cunningham, R. M., Hawryszkiewycz, A., & Carter, P. M. (2024). Firearm ownership for protection in the USA, 2023: Results from a...
Safe firearm storage toolkit developed by the University of Michigan now available online
A digital toolkit designed to support adherence to Michigan’s newly enacted safe firearm storage law is now available through the University of Michigan. Developed by the U-M Institute for Firearm...
Associations between perceived threats and firearm behaviors among US adults
Sokol, R., Oliphant, S., Bhatia, S., Thulin, E. J., Degli Esposti, M., & Hans, Z. (2024). Associations between perceived threats and firearm behaviors among US adults. American Journal of...
Students’ and Caregivers’ Attitudes and Preferences Toward Screening for Negative Social Determinants of Health in a Predominantly Latinx High School
Sokol, R., Clift, J., Mitchell, L., Martinez, J. J., & Rusnak, C. (2023). Students’ and caregivers’ attitudes and preferences toward screening for negative social determinants of health in a...
The Problem With ICD-Coded Firearm Injuries-Reply
Kaufman EJ, Wiebe DJ, Delgado MK. The Problem With ICD-Coded Firearm Injuries-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Aug 1;181(8):1133-1134. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0385. PMID: 33779696. No abstract...
Media Mention: State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
The Michigan Legislature passed a 2024-25 general fund and education omnibus budget June 27, allocating a modest increase for the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus’ operations and significant...
Media Mention: How to store guns safely to prevent unintentional shootings
A person is killed or injured almost every day in the U.S. because a child has unintentionally fired a gun, according to reports from 2015 to 2022 compiled by Everytown, an advocacy group for...