@adriennewood.bsky.social: Successful social exploration hinges not just on who we meet, but how we perceive them: perceived similarity, more than actual similarity, predicts outcomes like belonging and even shared laughter. Hear more at the next RCGD @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar! buff.ly/eSVuAL4

Tatum Jolink presents "Dating and Relationships from a Challenge and Threat Perspective" at today's @rcgd-isr.bsky.social RCGD seminar on the Science of Social Relationships. Join us! buff.ly/eSVuAL4

This methodology is an exemplar of the innovative field research for which the Research Center for Group Dynamics is famous, but the streetscapes fashion panache is all @ncamp.bsky.social. 👏🚦🛣️🎃🚗

Submissions are open for @psychscience.bsky.social APS 2026 meeting in Barcelona. #APS26BCN Please watch the video to hear about all the new and exciting programming that will be available for the first Annual Convention to be in an international location!!

The way fathers engage in parenting has been changing worldwide; a special issue of Parenting this month is devoted to fathering behaviors (not just involvement) and father-child relationships. Mark Bornstein and Brenda Volling co-edit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hpa...

🤡 Thank you to @msapple70.bsky.social for presenting at the RCGD series on the science of social relationships-- arguing that attending to caregiving goals and strategies can help us better understand parenting behavior.

Older adults living alone are at especially high risk of experiencing social isolation. Does Facebook communication serve as a protective resource? Kristine Ajrouch presents work with Jess Francis-Levin at the upcoming #GSA2025. @um-src.bsky.social

TeKisha Rice Wallace presents at the @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series TODAY -- on racism-related stress and Black Americans' romantic relationships. Join us! buff.ly/eSVuAL4

A @us.theconversation.com piece on "Rethinking Polygamy" puts Beverly Strassmann's study of the Dogon of Mali in the news this week; her research found higher risks of death and slower growth for children in polygynous families compared to monogamous ones. nz.news.yahoo.com/rethinking-p...

👀 With this brief visual overview, take a look at the recently completed ANCHRR project that will continue to serve as a model for decolonizing research-- centering Indigenous leadership and shifting the narrative in youth suicide prevention from risk to resilience. 💓 myumi.ch/y1PkW

Don't miss TeKisha Rice Wallace, joining the next RCGD Seminar to present on racism-related stress and Black Americans' romantic relationships. The lecture series runs Mondays at 3:30 at ISR.

Really looking forward to this discussion with the incredible folks at @rcgd-isr.bsky.social next week!!

Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:

@msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships *today* to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS

Missed Dr. Sara Konrath’s seminar on the science of sustainable giving? Catch the recording on our YouTube! Learn how empathy and generosity improve well-being—and how to give meaningfully without burnout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6VHXkdzBY #Empathy #Wellbeing #Generosity #MentalHealth

This coming Monday, @msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS

PSC alum @angabridged.bsky.social, who presents in our brown bag series next month, has new CHARLS analysis out with Anqi Chen: Age moderates the social participation-mental health association differently in urban and rural areas. academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...

👀 PSC experts Brian Jacob & Justin Heinze, RCGD's Elyse Thulin, and Youth Policy Lab's Triana Kazelah Sirdenis @um-ypl.bsky.social to examine effects of cell phones in Michigan Schools. @umisr.bsky.social @rcgd-isr.bsky.social @jkaroub.bsky.social news.umich.edu/u-m-experts-...

👀 You can now watch @darbysaxbe.bsky.social's talk on the transition to fatherhood, presented at this semester's RCGD series on the science of social relationships: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnL2...

Our paper is finally out @darbysaxbe.bsky.social @genesisflores.bsky.social! Expectant fathers raised in riskier environments show lower white matter integrity in limbic regions and less effective parenting, even controlling for depressive symptoms. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

some thoughts, with folk like Barry Lam, Ethan Kross, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michele Tugade, and Dave DeSteno in mind! @hiphination.bsky.social @lisafeldmanbarrett.com @micheletugade.bsky.social @daviddesteno.bsky.social @vassar.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mirr...

Does misery love company? Brett Peters @theloveconsortium.bsky.social joined RCGD's seminar series to talk about the trade-offs of co-rumination. Watch the talk from and subscribe to our series playlist: youtu.be/D2_4NWxGCkM?...

Feed: "Big Think" By: Agustín Fuentes, Daniel Dennett, Ethan Kross on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

🎊 Lisa Wexler is one of the 20 visionary scholars invited to the Summit for Research sponsored by Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation-- an annual 'meeting of the minds' to innovate to address suicide and support mental health. The event will be in March 2026. @umichsocialwork.bsky.social

Why are some people more secure in their relationships than others? Today at 3: @rcfraley.bsky.social joins the RCGD Series on the Science of Social Relationships! buff.ly/92KtRNS

Some people are relatively secure in their relationships, while others are uncomfortable with opening up and depending on others. Why are some people more secure than others? Learn Monday as @rcfraley.bsky.social joins the RCGD Series on the Science of Social Relationships. buff.ly/92KtRNS

Dating app data is hard to access, so RCGD's Amie Gordon and PSC's Elizabeth Bruch made their own app. Gordon tells @npr.org: "People have been doing this research for decades, but we still can’t reliably predict whether any given couple is going to stay together." www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Don't miss @darbysaxbe.bsky.social speaking in the RCGD seminar series on the transition to fatherhood. The talk will review studies on hormone and brain changes across the transition to parenthood in first-time human fathers. buff.ly/92KtRNS

@falklab.bsky.social wrote a nice summary of our hyperscanning work on how people form social connection and find agreement through conversation: www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...

Overconfidence (and Dunning-Kruger) in chess-players, who typically rate themselves 89 points higher than their ELO rating. “If I was matched against someone [like that], I would not feel good about that match,” Heck said. www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2025-se...

#LooktoMichigan for innovation in survey research! A great talk on the future of survey research.

The RCGD series on the Science of Social Relationships continues Monday with a talk from @darbysaxbe.bsky.social on the transition to fatherhood. The talk will review studies on hormone and brain changes across the transition to parenthood in first-time human fathers. buff.ly/92KtRNS

This will be the first time that I’m talking about this brand new work with @randridge.bsky.social; please join!

Are you sharing memes, jokes, and reels incessantly? Guess what, so do I. Somebody called it "pebbling," and I am here for it! open.substack.com/pub/mediated...

Today! Brett Peters @theloveconsortium joins the RCGD seminar series with insights on how we should seek and provide support through challenging times.The series is open to the public: buff.ly/92KtRNS

A colleague made an inspiring point earlier today: The work of social scientists may never be more important. Whatever the current administration destroys doesn't just provide a chance to rebuild, but a blank slate to build something better. There's a lot of important work to do.

Co-rumination– discussing and rehashing negative feelings with another person– comes with tradeoffs. Findings from Brett Peters @theloveconsortium may help improve recommendations on how people should seek and provide support through challenging times. Join the next RCGD seminar: buff.ly/92KtRNS

@rcgd-isr.bsky.social has launched the VR Lab-- UM's premier facility specifically dedicated to supporting VR/AR for research. Explore their new website and resources: vrlab.isr.umich.edu

New in JSI (OA): Reckless speeding or tinted windows? We look at racial disparities in reasons why drivers are stopped, their disparate impacts on community trust, and how police departments exacerbate —or mitigate— their impacts through policy. (1/7) spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Today!! @Jaimiekrems.bsky.social joins RCGD's public seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships, with a talk on the dynamics and study of FRIENDSHIP: buff.ly/92KtRNS

Join us for RCGD's public seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships. Don't miss @Jaimiekrems.bsky.social Monday to speak on the science and study of FRIENDSHIP: buff.ly/92KtRNS

🌅 We're thrilled to share the news that the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF) will support the implementation of PC CARES with community-led programming to combat elevated youth suicide rates in Michigan’s tribal communities. @elizabeth-evans.bsky.social More on the grant: myumi.ch/9p3r9

How do we create and maintain high-quality relationships? Amie Gordon is kicking off the RCGD fall seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships.

Despite decades of research, relationship scientists have yet to fully unpack the mysteries of dating and compatibility. Amie Gordon kicks of the RCGD series on the Science of Social Relationships with insights on leveraging modern tech to gather large-scale data on romantic relationships. TODAY!

The cachet of CASBS fellowship works its magic very quickly Congrats to 2025-26 fellow @profpjones.bsky.social, named the next director of the @umisrcps.bsky.social 🙌👏 Announcement: cps.isr.umich.edu/2025/08/29/c...

Definitely ask to be nominated especially if you are from outside the U.S. but also from Universities that you often don’t normally see award recipients. Look at the APS fellows list for names to ask

Looking forward to working with @pbost.bsky.social !

👀 New "dad brain" research from @darbysaxbe.bsky.social; Darby Saxbe will join RCGD's fall seminar series on the science of social relationships-- with a talk on the transition to fatherhood 9/29. Check out the series that kicks off next week! rcgd.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...

myumi.ch/8qy5b "Our results underscore the importance of considering contextual and situational factors that relate to older adults' attitudes for care. They suggest that parents' attitudes and beliefs may relate to their desire to decrease strain on family members and increase solidarity"

Ending the summer having submitted five first-author manuscripts and a response to a published paper. This K01 and the protected time are the best! Thank you #NIH #NICHD Thank you @rcgd-isr.bsky.social #ISR #psychology @umich.edu