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March 31, 2011
Monitoring the Future Study identifies 2010 teen drug use and smoking trends
Marijuana use is rising, ecstasy use is beginning to rise, and alcohol use is declining among U.S. teens, according to Read more
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March 31, 2011
Resolved to quit smoking? Brain scans reveal likely success
Brain scans showing neural reactions to pro-health messages can predict if you’ll keep that resolution to quit smoking more accurately Read more
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March 31, 2011
It’s all in a name: ‘Global warming’ versus ‘Climate change’
More people believe in “climate change” than in “global warming,” according to a University of Michigan study published in Public Read more
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March 31, 2011
Many U.S. women have children by more than one man
The first national study of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility shows that 28 percent of all U.S. women with Read more
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March 31, 2011
To Russia, for data
ISR political scientist Ronald Inglehart was among the winners of an international grant competition from the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Read more
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March 31, 2011
What to do with all the data
Early this year, ICPSR Acquisitions Director Amy Pienta conducted a webinar on creating a data management plan, and more than Read more
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March 30, 2011
Fifty years of change in population studies
Fifty years ago, when the ISR Population Studies Center was founded, the burning issues in population studies looked starkly different Read more
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March 25, 2011
Study illuminates the ‘pain’ of social rejection
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Physical pain and intense feelings of social rejection “hurt” in the same way, a new study shows.The study Read more
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September 8, 2010
Building for the Future
In 1965, after years of wandering from one temporary location to another, the Institute for Social Research (ISR) opened the Read more
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May 28, 2010
Two U-M ISR studies named to NSF “Sensational 60” list
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two long-term studies conducted by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) have been Read more