{"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":"2026-07-08T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:45:51","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.\u00a0<\/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\u00a0<\/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.\u00a0<\/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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-brand-maize-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-brand-maize-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\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\">The IST is currently fielding a study of gig work in Flint and Genesee County. The survey includes a representative sample of 1500 respondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with our partners at the Michigan Metro Area Communities Study (UM-Ann Arbor), we aim to examine the prevalence of gig work and its demographic reach. The study likewise explores gig work\u2019s socio-economic impacts on educational outcomes, social mobility, labor precarity and protections, gig workers\u2019 struggles with discrimination and safety, and attitudes toward education and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preliminary results, along with IST white papers, will be available in fall 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\" data-leading-icon=\"external\"><a data-leading-icon=\"external\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-brand-blue-color has-brand-maize-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button fb-button-has-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKbZlNrfBJq6QyNNdxcrpvyzSUl_MAHKicLmQn8SseU_SeQw\/viewform\"><svg class=\"fb-button-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19.5 4.5h-7V6h4.4l-5.7 5.7 1.1 1.1L18 7.1v4.4h1.5v-7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4.5 8.5v11h11V13H14v5H6V10h5V8.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>Join Our Mailing List for Updates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Initiatives and Opportunities The IST aims to coordinate research on society and technology through the following initiatives:&nbsp; Contact Institute for Society and Technology526 French HallFlint-IST@umich.edu Funding Opportunities The IST aims to support faculty research and grant funding through the following opportunities.&nbsp; Flint Gig Work Study The IST is currently fielding a study of gig [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}