ICPSR 101: What is ICPSR?
Founded in 1962, ICPSR is one of the world’s oldest and largest social science data archives. ICPSR’s mission is to advance and expand social and behavioral research, acting as a global leader in data stewardship and providing rich data resources and responsive educational opportunities for present and future generations.
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.
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.
Inbal Nahum-Shani
Research Associate Professor, SRC-Quantitative Methods
Dr. Inbal's research focuses on using behavioral theory and novel methodologies to develop adaptive interventions, namely interventions that use … moreRichard E. Nisbett
Research Professor, RCGD Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, LSA
Nisbett is Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor; Co-Director of the UM Culture and Cognition Program; and Research Professor … more
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November 14, 2019
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink: Black women face a ‘contraceptive desert’
ANN ARBOR – Young African American women tend to live closer to pharmacies than white women, but those pharmacies are Read more
November 13, 2019
New Health Insurance Benefit at U-M Led to Increased Rates of IVF
ANN ARBOR – For couples wanting to have a baby, a diagnosis of infertility can be devastating. And while infertility Read more
November 12, 2019
U-M research shows how wealth begets educational disparity
ANN ARBOR—It’s no secret that students whose families have more money typically perform better in school than those who come Read more
November 8, 2019
Voters agree with polls that favor their candidates
ANN ARBOR—With the presidential election a year away, pollsters will barrage the country with poll questions to get the pulse Read more
