University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Research Center for Group Dynamics

 

Since its establishment in 1948, the research Center for Group Dynamics' mission has been to advance the understanding of human behavior in social contexts; making clear the linkages between an individual's psychological life and the life of the society to which the individual belongs.

RCGD News Notes

  • Michael Slater - will speak on "A reinforcing Spirals Model of Selective Exposure and Media Effects"
    Monday, October 6th,  3:30 - 5:00 P.M.  6050 ISR

Dorwin (Doc) Cartwright, the first director of Michigan’s RCGD, passed away on July 18 after a long illness. We will all miss him and never forget his outstanding contributions to RCGD and ISR. Doc is survived by his wife Barbara of Santa Barbara, California.To honor him and commemorate his contributions, RCGD will be holding a memorial event for him this fall. We will announce the details later and distribute a formal obituary that is under preparation shortly.

Not only do we remember “Doc” as one of the founders of the field of group dynamics, but also as a brilliant colleague and great friend to RCGD. His obituary appeared in the July 28, 2008 issue of the UM Record.

  • RCGD concludes Self-Assessment, a process undertaken every ten years. In addition to a Self-Assessment Report, the center is visted by external and internal review committees of distinguished social scientists selected by the provost.
  • "How to Get a College Roommate You Can Live With", an article & podcast, highlights research by Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello.
  • Jennifer Crocker has been elected president of the Society for the Personality and Social Psychology. Jenny will serve as President-elect in 2009, President in 2010, and Past-President in 2011.
  • Jacque Eccles received the Distinguished Lifetime Career Award from the Society for the Study of Human Development. She also delivered an invited address at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development.

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