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4/21/2021
How is the pandemic impacting the mental health of older adults?
Three pre-med students started a research project exploring how the global pandemic affects the mental state of patients ages 65+. Their on-going research project is among the 22 virtual student presentations in CASL's 2021 Sargon Partners Undergraduate R...
4/14/2021
A new car safety feature: better text for infotainment systems
A UM-Dearborn master’s student is investigating how things like typefaces, text size and line spacing impact drivers’ abilities to use increasingly complex dashboard touchscreens....
4/4/2021
$4+ trillion in COVID packages: Can we really afford it?
Looking at the federal government’s recent stimulus and relief packages, COB Faculty member Mercedes Miranda relies on economics research, history and her financial expertise to put the debt into perspective and share what the long-term economic effects m...
3/29/2021
Would free college reduce income inequality?
Access to post-secondary education has been listed as a government priority. Is this the answer to reducing the country's wealth gap? Economics Professor Patricia Smith shares what the research says....
3/22/2021
Do undocumented immigrants pose a criminal threat?
Assistant Professor Maya Barak shares her “crimmigration” research to give a better understanding of why deviant behavior and immigration are connected in political rhetoric, media messages and the American consciousness — and what the evidence says about...
3/22/2021
UM-Dearborn researchers land $475K automotive cybersecurity grant
Hafiz Malik and Alireza Mohammadi are in a race against hackers to build a comprehensive threat detection system for connected and autonomous vehicles....
3/17/2021
With inflation, the Fight for $15 should now be the Fight for $17
Looking at this and what academic research says about the economic impact of paying workers more per hour, Economics Professor Bruce Pietrykowski provides insight into the federal minimum wage debate....
3/15/2021
2021 Faculty Award Recipients Named
See who is named the best of the best for the 2020-2021 academic year....
3/10/2021
How to onboard — and keep — new hires when the office is remote
Human Resource Management expert Junghyun (Jessie) Lee shares best practices on how to get new employees out of home office isolation by building bridges of connection to their team....
3/8/2021
Pioneering LGBTQ+ psychology research wins competition
Graduate student Charlie Giraud noticed identity concealment, particularly among members of the LGBTQ+ community, is an area that’s lacking in academic research. So he set out to change that....
