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June 16, 2025

Early-life weight gain boosts adult height without increasing obesity risk

ANN ARBOR—In children with undernutrition, increasing weight in a child’s first decade of life can lead to significantly… >>

June 4, 2025

Grace Noppert recognized with research award

Congratulations to Grace Noppert – she has been awarded with a Research Faculty Recognition Award from the University of… >>

June 3, 2025

International Research Hub to be created at the Institute for Social Research

Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) and… >>

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Inclusive Research Matters

This seminar series reflects ISR’s ongoing commitment to transparently and intentionally exploring the role of inclusion in the research process. The series was developed following discussions within the Educational Programs Working Group, which focused on integrating inclusion into research methodology.

ISR Insights Speaker Series

Discover groundbreaking research on timely social issues at the ISR Insights Speaker Series. Join us as ISR researchers take the stage to share their insights in captivating talks.

Research


ISR serves as a national laboratory advancing understanding of human behavior through empirical research. More than 300 scientists are affiliated with one or more of our research centers. Their work provides the foundation for the Institute’s legacy of social science in the public interest.

Alexandra Achen Killewald

Alexandra Achen Killewald

ROBERT F SCHOENI RESEARCH PROFESSOR, RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH...

Linda   Chatters

Linda Chatters

PAULA ALLEN-MEARES COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK, PROFESSOR OF...

Rowell Huesmann

L_Rowell Huesmann

AMOS N TVERSKY COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND...

Shawna Jo Lee

Shawna Jo Lee

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FACULTY AFFAIRS, PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK, SCHOOL OF...

Sandra Tang

Sandra Tang

ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST, INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL...

Training & Opportunities


ISR is committed to training the next generation of social scientists, and to providing the highest quality continuing education to professionals working in the fields of survey research and data analysis.

Organizational Projects


Maggie Hicken with the interns
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