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High pollen count: The last straw effect on suicide risk ANN ARBOR—Beyond the sneezing and itchy eyes, high pollen seasons are now linked to a significant increase in suicide risk. A new University of Michigan study found a 7.4% jump in deaths, suggesting t...

A new study from ISR’s Joelle Abramowitz links high pollen days to increased suicide risk, especially among those with mental health conditions. Findings suggest pollen may trigger deeper vulnerabilities than just allergies.

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Yale Sociology is hiring an associate or full professor in quantitative sociology. Come work with me! Applications open tomorrow. Details available here:

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Performance of Three Conversational Artificial Intelligence Agents in Defining End-of-Life Care Terms - PubMed <span><b><i>Background:</i></b> Conversational artificial intelligence agents, or chatbots, are a transformational technology understudied in end-of-life care. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> OpenAI's ChatGPT,...

We compared ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing on palliative care terms found ChatGPT most accurate (9/10) and comprehensive (8.5/10). Credibility was low (3/10) across all. Readability was poor (FRE 41.7; grade 14.1). Clinician oversight is needed to avoid misinformation.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40138176/

Working at The Skillman Foundation | The Skillman Foundation The Skillman Foundation is proud of its staff and the exciting job opportunities that exist at the Foundation. From time to time we have job openings, which will be posted below.

Learning and Impact Manager job at The Skillman Foundation in Detroit:

Learning & Impact Manager www.skillman.org/working-at-s...

#PAA2026 deadline in less than two weeks

Introduction to the CMS Limited Data Set

Attention IHPI and CHOP members: Want to use Medicare data in your research, but lacking in time and/or funding? Check out this event Friday on the CMS data set available to all IHPI and CHOP members: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

1 year left of my @erc.europa.eu grant on siblings and social mobility! It has been a blast. Below some of the reserach conducted by the outstanding postdocs

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I had this issue even on my computer last week with all things Google!

Today’s annual ISR Picnic brought together colleagues from across the Institute to celebrate community, connection, and collaboration.

We’re especially grateful to those whose work, energy, and curiosity drive ISR’s mission forward every day.

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Love research and communications? Check out this job. #SciComm

It also includes my article on women's education and marriage/cohabitation in Colombia :) Check it out!

Caring for an older adult with dementia is a family and community affair - read more about our study here:

(Tinned) Salmon patties for life!

My forced co-pilot AI “assistant” still changes my name to Trusty.

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Happy "go to the store while everyone else in town is at the stadium" to all who celebrate!

Care: The Highest Form of Capitalism In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—one that begat many a mommy thinkpiece, many a motherhood memoir, almost all of which decried and valorized the hard work of mothering—Premilla Nadasen…

My mom, upon reading the introduction to this book last week: "Why did you wait so long to tell me about this book?"

Congratulations! I just recommended it to the UM library and look forward to reading it.

Friends! Inherited Inequality makes its debut Sept 16 🎉

Join me for an open & honest conversation about the power & limits of the two-parent family for improving child outcomes & addressing one of America’s most intractable problems: racial inequality

Hope to see you there!

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Communications Coordinator position working with @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and @micda-umisr.bsky.social at @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

More info here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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Love data? Good at #scicomm? Check out this job opportunity!

Communications Coordinator position working with @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and @micda-umisr.bsky.social at @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

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The surprising findings that led Christina J. Cross, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, to write her critical new book, Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist Between ... TikTok video by Harvard University Press

I never planned on writing a book. Few demographers do. But 9yrs ago, I unearthed a puzzling finding that upended everything I thought I knew about race and family structure. And I knew I had to share it with the world.

Check out this video to learn more: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BxtCBd/

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social affiliates Kira Birditt @vafreedman.bsky.social @spattersearch.bsky.social in Journal of Aging & Social Policy

A Perspective on Making “Invisible” Care Visible Through Time Use Data

I will not be able to function.