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ISR in the News
Consumer Sentiment Was Weaker in August, per Michigan Survey
08/28/26 | Wall Street Journal | Surveys of Consumers
US Consumer Sentiment Drops, Year-Ahead Inflation Views Fall
08/28/26 | Bloomberg | Surveys of Consumers
Your favorite park may be near a Superfund site: Here’s how to check
08/26/26 | The Hill | Elliott Chemberlin, Robert Melendez, Philippa J. Clarke, Kate A. Duchowny, Lindsay Gypin & Grace A. Noppert
Rolling Over 401(k) to an IRA? This ‘Irreversible’ Move Could Cost Retirees $30,000
08/25/26 | International Business Times | Asher Dvir-Djerassi, SRC
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Events
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Sep
14
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture & Health (Shinobu Kitayama)
From Culture to Community Ecology: How Social Interdependence Shapes Mind, Brain, and Health
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Sep
16
Democracy Week at U-M: Data Preservation Hackathon
Institute For Social Research @ 10:00am -
Sep
16
International Research Hub Lunch
Institute For Social Research @ 12:00pm -
Sep
24
Body Camera Footage as Data
Nick Camp, part of the ISR Insights Speaker Series
Institute For Social Research @ 12:00pm -
Sep
27
Harvest Fest 2026
Campus Farm @ 1:00pm -
Sep
28
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Wendy Ellis)
Closing the Wealth Gap: Bridging Social Divides, Creating Actionable Research
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30am -
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