Detroit Metro Areas Community Study: COVID-19 Results
A rapid-response survey asked Detroiters about the difficulties they are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and what actions they would like to see from policy and decision makers to help Detroit during this time.
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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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Paula Fomby
Research Associate Professor, SRC-PSID Research Associate Professor, PSC
Paula Fomby's research focuses on family structure change, family complexity and child well-being. Her perspective considers families as … more -
Kira S. Birditt
Research Associate Professor, SRC - Aging&Biopsychosoc Innov
Kira Birditt is a Research Associate Professor in the Life Course Development Program. Her research focuses on how people react … more
Latest News
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May 4, 2020
How COVID-19 is Impacting Older Adults
ANN ARBOR – As the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading across the US, two University of Michigan researchers realized the significant Read more
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April 27, 2020
ICPSR launches new repository for COVID-19 data
ANN ARBOR – ICPSR has created a new archive for data examining the social, behavioral, public health, and economic impact Read more
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April 27, 2020
U-M survey: 1 in 5 Detroiters will be out of money in 3 months because of COVID-19
DETROIT—About half of Detroiters say they are more likely than not to run out of money in the next three Read more
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April 24, 2020
Depth and length of coronavirus recession mount
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment tumbled 17.3 index points in April, the largest one-month decline in nearly a half century, according to Read more
