Mark your calendars! Submissions for the 2027 APS Annual Convention in Seattle (May 27–30) open October 15 and close December 1. In the meantime, check out @umpamdk.bsky.social's Presidential Plenary Sessions: www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...

Shinobu Kitayama will lead the Research Center for Group Dynamics, with a new focus on applications of advanced technologies to the study of social science. Find out more and follow us on LinkedIn for @umich.edu-powered insights on people, culture, and society. ⏩ www.linkedin.com/pulse/shinob...

Shinobu Kitayama Named New Director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics

The Institute for Social Research has announced that Shinobu Kitayama will serve as the next director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), one of the nation's premier research centers for...

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Run by RCGD's Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, the Brain Candy Lab investigates the impact of trauma, stress, and childhood maltreatment on the developing brain. Learn more about this research group on the lab's new website: myumi.ch/wwMr7 @umisr.bsky.social

Excited to talk about my research next month with Big Brain SF! luma.com/uow63b4o

Suzanne Perkins's @20thofmay.bsky.social research will shape the future of education for children who have been neglected or abused. Her profile is now in the spring magazine, the Marsal Educator, featuring UM's contributions to the #FutureOfLearning. marsal.umich.edu/magazine/spr...

My first Presidential Column for the Association for Psychological Science is live! I have lots of questions on "Making APS Conventions Work for You". Please have a look and let me know your thoughts. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

Making APS Conventions Work for You

In her first presidential column, Pamela Davis-Kean opens a dialogue about how APS can make the annual meetings something for members to look forward to each year.

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Honored to be among the fellows inducted into SESP this year, and equally honored to chair a symposium on institutional interactions with talks from @cydneydupree.bsky.social , Greg Walton, and Nao Hagiwara at SESP 2026. See you in Montreal!

"One thing at @umisr.bsky.social that really stands out to me is how incredibly interdisciplinary it is by its very nature. There aren’t many units on our campus – or any campus – that function quite this way."

Seeing @umpamdk.bsky.social as president of @psychscience.bsky.social, along with some fantastic recent editorial decisions (e.g. Nick Eaton at CPS; @simine.com at Psych Science) gives me a lot of hope for the future of the organization.

Do you stay home or go out when you're sick? This week, we talk to @joshackman.bsky.social about the psychology of pathogens. youtu.be/Jq3K_Ck0EQY podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... www.podbean.com/eas/pb-29ph7...

Pathogens with Josh Ackerman

YouTube video by Evolutionary Psychology (The Podcast)

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James Jackson left a lasting legacy in his research and all the lives he touched with his mentoring and research. Always great to hear how he has inspired others. @rcgd-isr.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 APS James S. Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Scholarship 🎉 Jennifer L. Eberhardt and Diane L. Hughes #APS26BCN

Enjoying the Barcelona APS and seeing all the @um-src.bsky.social data being presented @psychscience.bsky.social

Read more about the research and what makes the Berlin Philharmonic great myumi.ch/7JAQr

After decades of partnership, U-M studies what makes Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra great – Concentrate

Since 2023, University of Michigan researchers have been studying how the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is structured, how it operates, and what it brings to audiences in Ann Arbor and around the worl...

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Something you can do right now, to advocate for social science. If you're at U-M, ready-to-mail postcards are available at the @umisr.bsky.social front desk, and in the ISR atrium you'll find pre-addressed, stamped cards ready for you to add your own words. We've sent >500 so far-- join us!

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Social science serves every state. Tell your reps to reject drastic cuts to the NSF and science funding that serves the public interest. Use the link below to: 🇺🇸 Find resources and postcard templates 🇺🇸 RSVP for our Ann Arbor event tomorrow 🇺🇸 Or get cards at the front desk of ISR! myumi.ch/wwAM9 🧪

📌 The University of Michigan Program for Research on Black Americans has transformed the way that researchers understand the lives of African American and African descendant communities. Join us in celebrating 50 years of research and mentorship at PRBA's reunion, June 25-26.

PSID Assistant Director @ninsolera.bsky.social describes the Data Structure and Analytic Methods using PSID for the 2026 Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCFAD) Summer Data immersion.

Call out your cores! #UMich has a new tool for citing Research Cores, including @rcgd-isr.bsky.social's Zajonc Labs, @umisr.bsky.social VR-LAB, and the HomeLab. Copy-paste acknowledgements using Research Resource Identifiers from OVPR's Research Cores Office. 🔗 cores.research.umich.edu/directory/

First the transmission line paper and now this one. @catiehausman.bsky.social's research is by far the most likely to make me go "hell yeah" to the research question and what it is showing followed quickly by "damn it!"

University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy@fordschool.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A NBER working paper co-authored by economist @catiehausman.bsky.social shows that larger oil & gas firms are passing environmental risks on to smaller firms. 🛢️⚠️ The result? #OilWells are left unplugged, leading to: ☠️ Air & water pollution 💥 Explosion risks Read: https://myumi.ch/5wN9A

Social science serves every state. Tell your reps to reject drastic cuts to the NSF and science funding that serves the public interest. Use the link below to: 🇺🇸 Find resources and postcard templates 🇺🇸 RSVP for our Ann Arbor event tomorrow 🇺🇸 Or get cards at the front desk of ISR! myumi.ch/wwAM9 🧪

📢 CFP Deadline Extended: Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology Special Section: Open Science in Multicultural Psychology Empirical, conceptual, tutorial & methodological contributions welcome 📅 LOI due June 15, 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/CDEMP-OpenScience #OpenScience #MulticulturalPsychology

CDEMP Special Section CFP - Open Science

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (CDEMP) Call for Papers Special Section on Transparency, Credibility, and Accountability in Context: Open Science as Psychological Inquiry in Ethnic M...

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How do we learn from mistakes? Novel findings on how we process errors shows that our brains don't just caution us to slow down, but prepare specific actions to anticipate and correct our errors. Anna Foerster, Daniel Weissman et al: psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...

Ageism impacts health, but it is unclear if all groups of older adults experience the same amounts, types, and outcomes of ageism. Julie Ober Allen et al explore Black-White differences with findings from the Experiences of Aging in Society project. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Black-White Differences Related to Ageism and Health: Evidence from the Experiences of Aging in Society Project - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Background Age-based stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination (ageism) are implicated in poor health, yet it is unclear if all groups of older adults experience the same amounts, types, and outcome...

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SRCD wants to spotlight the SRCD Black Caucus and their Members. To learn more about Eleanor K. Seaton and her work visit our SRCD Member spotlight webpage here: https://www.srcd.org/news/member-spotlight-eleanor-k-seaton-ph-d

Deadline approaching for Summer Institute courses May 18 is the registration deadline for some courses. Courses are taught by experts in the field and offered via Zoom throughout the summer. View all Summer Institute courses and register below!

Save the dates: RCGD's seminar series, "Global Perspectives on Culture and Health," will kick off Mondays this fall at ISR. Stay tuned for the full lineup for this series organized by Kristine Ajrouch and Sela Panapasa. rcgd.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...

Happy to share that University of Michigan PhD students Ha Bui, Nia Holland and I were interviewed for the Journal of Career Assessment podcast regarding a Critical Quantitative perspective & MIMIC modeling. See 👇 journals.sagepub.com/home/JCA -> podcasts tab

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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An exciting new opportunity at ICPSR for researchers who are interested in conducting educational research using AI with classroom videos. Application: myumi.ch/8Jzzk Deadline: June 8, 2026

Application for Access to MET Video Data

Cloud-based High-computing Enclave

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Appreciated chatting with Spectrum News about our recent analysis of NYPD body camera footage (available at www.nypdmonitor.org/resources-re...)

AI study uncovers gaps in police stops and consent searches, racial disparities

Using machine learning and natural language processing, researchers reviewed thousands of recorded encounters to determine whether officers followed legal standards for stops and detentions.

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New report led by @robvoigt.bsky.social analyzing NYPD body cam footage. As part of the federal monitorship of the NYPD, we analyze language in over 6,000 BWC recordings to identify under-documented stops and how officers request consent to search. (1/6)

ISR at the Research Administration Conference! A big thank you to @nickprieur.bsky.social for his engaging session on proposal project management and to everyone who joined our panel discussion. We were excited to highlight how ISR supports research administrators and partners across campus!