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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Kenneth M. Langa
Research Professor, SRC-Health Econ & Publc Policy Professor, Int Med-General Medicine Research Professor, Institute Of Gerontology Professor, Health Management And Policy
Dr. Langa’s research focuses on the epidemiology and costs of chronic disease in older adults, with an emphasis … more -
Colleen M. Seifert
Faculty Associate, RCGD Professor, Psychology
Dr. Seifert's research interests lie in complex human cognition, including memory, learning, problem solving, and creativity. With her collaborators, … more
Latest News
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May 26, 2020
More than 4 in 10 Detroiters have lost jobs during pandemic
DETROIT—Forty-three percent of Detroiters who were working before the COVID-19 pandemic have since lost their jobs, either on a temporary Read more
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May 19, 2020
Divorce drives early withdrawal from retirement accounts
ANN ARBOR—Divorce—not buying granite countertops for a remodel—is what drives people to withdraw from their retirement funds well before they Read more
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May 14, 2020
ISR Insights Speaker Series – The Kids are Not All Right: Educational Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series will be a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR. The Read more
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May 14, 2020
U-M Alumna Christina Cross Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
ANN ARBOR – Christina Cross, a former PSC predoctoral trainee and a 2019 graduate of the joint PhD program Sociology Read more
