Leading the way in social science research
University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono featured the Institute for Social Research in his latest video address. View President Ono’s video here.
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ISR consists of five separate but interdependent research centers, each with a particular focus and capabilities.

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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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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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Jinseok Kim
Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, Research Assistant Professor, Information and Adjunct Lecturer in Information, School of Information
Jinseok Kim received his doctorate degree in Library and Information Science from the School of Information Sciences at the University … more -
Yuri Zhukov
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Associate Professor, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research
Yuri’s research interests include international security, civil war, insurgency and counterinsurgency, policy diffusion, civil-military relations, Russian and Eurasian … more
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May 5, 2023
US families experience more chronic food insecurity now than 20 years ago
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, morganls@umich.edu ANN ARBOR—More families are chronically food insecure than they were 20 years ago, according to Read more
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May 3, 2023
Linked Studies of Aging U.S. Population Recognized with Policy Impact Award
Contact: Jon Meerdink (meerdink@umich.edu) ANN ARBOR — The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving Read more
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May 1, 2023
Multidisciplinary team blends data and tools to improve vaccine equity in eastern Africa
Contact: Jon Meerdink (meerdink@umich.edu) ANN ARBOR — A multidisciplinary team is taking steps to improve vaccine equity in eastern Africa. Read more
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May 1, 2023
Video uses art to envision a different world, fight social inequality
Contact: Nicole Bonomini, bonomini@umich.edu Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, morganls@umich.edu ANN ARBOR—Today, the International Day of the Worker, wealth inequality in the Read more




