Passing of James Jackson, a giant in ISR and the social sciences
James personified exceptional leadership. We were honored to work alongside him at ISR. He will be dearly missed, as his impact continues onward.
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.
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Alexandra K. Murphy
Faculty Associate, PSC Assistant Professor, Sociology Director Academic Program, Sociology Assistant Professor, Ford School Of Public Policy
Dr. Murphy's research uses ethnographic methods to examine how poverty and inequality are experienced, structured, and reproduced across and … more -
Deborah L. Ball
Research Professor, SRC - Education & Well Being Professor, School Of Education
Dr. Ball's research focuses on the work of teaching mathematics in ways that disrupt the reproduction of inequity and … more
Latest News
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September 24, 2020
Firearms research at U-M gets a $4.6M boost with three new grants from CDC
ANN ARBOR—In a milestone of research funding, three teams of University of Michigan researchers have received funding from the Centers Read more
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September 17, 2020
Dunham’s Data – A Unique Fragment of Dance History and Movement
ANN ARBOR – Just in time for National Dance Day (Sept. 19), The National Endowment for the Arts has Read more
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September 16, 2020
Parents get ‘incomplete’ grade on pandemic homeschooling
ANN ARBOR—The pandemic homeschooling report card for many parents isn’t good. As schools nationwide suspended in-person education, many parents felt Read more
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September 15, 2020
Dramatic increases in vaping marijuana, nicotine among US college students, young adults
ANN ARBOR—Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine have increased dramatically among 19-to-22-year-olds, with both more than doubling between 2017 and 2019, Read more
