Join us for the 2023 Institute for Social Research lecture in honor of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Thursday, February 9, 2023. Elizabeth Hinton will present “Riot or Rebellion?: The Meaning of Violent Protest from the 1960s to George Floyd.” Event details.
Our Centers
ISR consists of five separate but interdependent research centers, each with a particular focus and capabilities.
Projects & Grants
We conduct research in a wide variety of areas. View some of our recent project highlights or explore them all by topic area.
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Social Psychology
Poverty & Inequality
Population Health
Human Development
Transdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Racism & Health Inequities (RacismLab)
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Data & Methods
Social Psychology
Demonstration of a feasibility of improving scientific literacy and lifelong learning through a just-in-time dissemination process: NASA 5-4-2015
Topics
Faculty Profiles
ISR’s faculty experts conduct groundbreaking and wide-ranging social science research — representing more than 20 academic disciplines. Included below are two examples of the type of work being done by members of our team.
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Allyson Flaster
Assistant Research Scientist, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research
Allyson Flaster manages research activities for the College and Beyond II study at ICPSR, including survey development and data infrastructure … more -
Trivellore E Raghunathan
Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Trivellore Raghunathan (Raghu) is a Research Professor in the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. He is … more
Latest News
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February 2, 2023
ISR launches new research career opportunity for recent college grads
ISR is pleased to announce a new cohort-based program for recent college graduates who have a passion for social science Read more
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January 31, 2023
17 U-M faculty members named 2022 AAAS Fellows
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, jwadley@umich.edu ANN ARBOR—The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected 17 University of Michigan faculty Read more
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January 30, 2023
High-intensity drinking escalates among teens within two years of first drink
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-77109, jwadley@umich.edu ANN ARBOR—For some teenagers, heavy drinking begins well before they accept their high school diploma, Read more
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January 27, 2023
Growing borrowing costs offset easing inflation
Contact: Bernie DeGroat, 734-647-1847, bernied@umich.edu U-M Surveys of Consumers, 734-763-5224 ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment lifted for the second straight month in Read more
