DEI Guiding Principles
We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion should be actively cultivated and celebrated at the Institute for Social Research. #WeAreISR
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.
Dirgha J. Ghimire
Faculty Associate, Society, Population, & Environment Research Professor, PSC
Dirgha Ghimire studies the relationship among social context, social change, family organization, marriage arrangement and first birth timing in Nepal. … moreMelvin Stephens Jr.
Faculty Associate, PSC Faculty Associate, SRC-HRS Professor, Economics Professor, Ford School of Public Policy
Melvin Stephens is a labor economist with research interests in displaced workers, household consumption decisions, aging and retirement, and how … more
Latest News
January 21, 2020
16,000+ U-M employees supported by research grants, report shows
ANN ARBOR—More than 16,000 employees at the University of Michigan are supported each year by research grants, including about 5,000 Read more
January 21, 2020
New U-M research center to focus on ethical, equitable practices in computing technology
Jan. 24 event will launch the Center for Ethics, Society and Computing ANN ARBOR – Conduct an internet news search Read more
January 15, 2020
ISR panelists to discuss King’s impact on their research
ANN ARBOR – Three scholars will use an upcoming panel discussion, part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more
January 9, 2020
4th Genomics for Social Scientists (GeSS): UM genomic workshop for social and behavioral scientists June 2020
ANN ARBOR – Researchers from the University of Michigan invite you to apply to the 4th annual Genomics for Social Read more
