Posts Tagged ‘School of Social Work’

Pregnant women risk early delivery from medications to treat depression

The odds triple for early child delivery among pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, a new study showed. Researchers at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and University of Washington found that a combination of medication use and depression—either before or during pregnancy—was strongly linked to delivery before 35 weeks' gestation. "Medication use may be an indicator of depressive symptom severity, which is a direct or indirect contributing factor to pre-term delivery," said Kristine Siefert, the study's co-author and U-M professor of social work. [Read more...]

Biomedical, Social Sciences

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U-M joins other leading research universities to launch futurity.org

A group of leading research universities has launched Futurity (www.futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more. The University of Michigan is one of 35 partners supporting the project. Given the changes occurring in the news business, the partner universities are looking for ways to share important breakthroughs with the public in a new and direct way. [Read more...]

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U-M exceeds $1 billion in annual research spending for the first time

Research spending at the University of Michigan in 2008-09 exceeded $1 billion for the first time, a milestone that highlights the university’s role as an economic resource benefitting the entire state. In the midst of the most severe recession since the Great Depression, research spending at the university rose 9.4 percent over the previous fiscal year, totaling $1.02 billion. The federal government provided 64.4 percent of the funds, and federal research spending at the U-M rose 7.1 percent over 2007-08. [Read more...]

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Children in unsafe neighborhoods risk sedentary lifestyle and obesity

Kids living in unsafe neighborhoods face barriers to getting exercise, which could lead to them becoming overweight, a new University of Michigan study indicates. If parents think their neighborhood is unsafe, they tend to restrict their children's outdoor activities, which often leads to a more sedentary lifestyle, said Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, associate professor in the U-M School of Social Work.[read more...]

Public Health, Public Policy

New screening developed to offer intervention to dementia caregivers

Researchers have developed a new system that helps provide intervention to caregivers of patients with dementia. Family caregivers play a pivotal role in managing the health and care of dementia patients, but the needs of these caregivers are not often assessed, researchers say. "Although providing care can be rewarding, it often places caregivers at great risk for negative outcomes that also compromise the well-being of the patients with dementia," said Louis Burgio, a professor in the U-M School of Social Work and research professor at the Institute of Gerontology. Burgio was one of eight authors of a new study. [read more...]

Public Health, Social Sciences

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Finances can shape kids’ intentions about college

If college seems too expensive, what is the point of doing homework? That's a question some teens in poor families ponder, prompting them to spend less time and effort on school, according to a new University of Michigan study. "When the path to college feels closed because of a lack of financial assets, school-focused aspirations suffer," said Daphna Oyserman, a professor in the School of Social Work and the U-M Institute for Social Research. [read more...]

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2008-09 Fulbright Scholars named

Faculty member from the School of Social Work, College of Engineering and the Ford School of Public Policy have been awarded 2008-09 Fulbright Scholar grants and another four educators from abroad will travel to the University as scholars. [read more...]

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