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Research
Mar 11, 2026
This study evaluates the adoption of municipal policies promoting green stormwater infrastructure within the Rouge River Watershed in southeast Michigan.
Jan 22, 2026
Reading improvements among flagged students result from added help rather than retention, exposing flaws in RD analyses and emphasizing careful evaluation of policy effects.
Dec 5, 2024
The authors evaluate the Positive Emotional Development and Learning Skills program, a social-emotional learning program being implemented in prekindergarten classrooms in Western and Central New York and Southeast Michigan.
Research Summary
Sep 20, 2024
This brief presents implementation findings from an evaluation of the Positive Emotional Development and Learning Skills, a social-emotional learning program in prekindergarten classrooms in western and central New York and southeast Michigan.
Aug 21, 2024
We conducted a study using qualitative research methods comparing the system of care across sites in Michigan communities with varying OHCA survival outcomes, measured by return to spontaneous circulation with pulse upon emergency department arrival.
Using data from Michigan Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (MI-CARES) for years 2014-2017, we calculated rates of sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) upon emergency department arrival across EMS agencies in Michigan.
This study aims to evaluate rates of fire or police first responder-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use, as well as their associated impact on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes.
This study includes three aims. The first two will inform the development of a survey instrument in aim III that will be administered to all EMS agencies in Michigan, testing factors associated with increased OHCA survival to build an EPOC Toolkit.
Jul 3, 2024
The 2014 water crises in Flint and Detroit brought renewed attention to the inadequacies of U.S. drinking water policy. Ten years later, we reflect on how the politics of U.S. water policy have shifted, and what remains to be done.
Jun 28, 2024
This report presents initial implementation findings of the Positive Emotional Development and Learning Skills (PEDALS) program, a social-emotional learning program in prekindergarten classrooms in Western and Central New York and Southeast Michigan.
Apr 17, 2024
This report presents an assessment of the ability of government agencies and the private sector to collectively respond to Great Lakes oil spill scenarios relating to Area Contingency Plans while characterizing capabilities and gaps.
Commentary
Dec 13, 2022
Voter laws, civic education opportunities, and trust in government are all important aspects of democracy that impact individuals' civic participation. If policymakers had better ways to measure and monitor this “civic infrastructure” beyond just voter turnout, a different, more complicated but complete picture of our democracy would likely emerge.
