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ISR in the News
Americans still feel worse about the economy than at almost any point in modern history
10/25/26 | Cnn | Joanne Hsu, SRC
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom
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Is the “shameful” vote of Bolsonaro supporters a myth or a reality? A research expert from the University of Michigan explains.
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Global health research makes America richer and healthier
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Events
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Oct
6
CoderSpaces - Tuesdays
weekly data science hubs
Off Campus Location @ 9:30am -
Oct
6
SRC Seminar Series Presents: From Evidence to Action: Precision Implementation of Classroom Physical Activity Breaks
Rebecca Hasson, Victor L. Katch Collegiate Professor of Kinesiology
Institute For Social Research @ 1:00pm -
Oct
7
MPSDS / JPSM Seminar Series - Partisan Nonresponse All the Way Down
Marc Trussler - Director of Data Science at the University of Pennsylvania’s Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and a Senior Elections Analyst on the NBC News Decision Desk.
Institute For Social Research @ 12:00pm -
Oct
7
CoderSpaces - Wednesday
weekly data science hubs
Off Campus Location @ 1:30pm -
Oct
8
Place as Method, Theory, and Responsibility: Rethinking Scientific Inquiry for Complex Social Issues
Institute For Social Research @ 8:00am -
Oct
9
Place as Method, Theory, and Responsibility: Rethinking Scientific Inquiry for Complex Social Issues
Institute For Social Research @ 8:00am -
Oct
12
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Massy Mutumba)
When Culture Disappears from the Model: Measurement and Unintended Harm in Global Health Intervention Research
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Oct
13
CoderSpaces - Tuesdays
weekly data science hubs
Off Campus Location @ 9:30am