{"id":34,"date":"2026-07-08T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/ist\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:19:05","slug":"research-and-data-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/research-and-data-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Data Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/mellon-grant\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Mellon Cracks in the Pavement Initiative<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Research Initiatives and Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IST aims to coordinate research on society and technology through the following initiatives:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a research program on how emerging media and technology changes and challenges political, psychic, and social life.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a regional repository of data and research on technology\u2019s role in local economic development (e.g. automation, robotics) by undertaking research on the changing nature of work in the region or technology\u2019s role in reshaping local manufacturing&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Institute for Society and Technology<br>526 French Hall<br><a href=\"mailto:Flint-IST@umich.edu\">Flint-IST@umich.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Funding Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IST aims to support faculty research and grant funding through the following opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide regular feedback, working groups, and interdisciplinary support for research in the Institute\u2019s areas of focus.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Institute will act as an incubator for promising research at the intersection of society and technology 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This will come in the form of small grants to fund proof-of-concept projects and smaller research-related endeavors as well as larger grant funding opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Flint Gig Work Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In spring 2026, IST\u00a0fielded a study of gig work in Flint and Genesee County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working with our partners at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/detroitsurvey.umich.edu\/mimacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan Metro Area Communities Study<\/a>, we examine\u00a0the prevalence of gig work and its demographic reach. We explore\u00a0gig work\u2019s socio-economic impact\u00a0on educational outcomes, social mobility, labor precarity and protections, gig workers\u2019 struggles with discrimination and safety, and attitudes toward education and training. 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