Survey Research Center

The Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is a community of faculty, staff and students that serves the public interest by conducting research integrated with state-of-the-art data collection and analysis, developing social and behavioral research methods, and training leaders in survey and data science.

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Ice Cream Social Hosted by the Health and Retirement Study

Ice Cream Social with the SRC Director, hosted by Health and Retirement Study. Pam Davis-Kean and Ken Langa.
In June, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) program hosted an ice cream social with the SRC Director. Pamela Davis-Kean and Ken Langa chatted about the Health and Retirement Study, its many sister studies, and the declining rate of Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more about Ice Cream Social Hosted by the Health and Retirement Study >

June 16, 2026

Consumer sentiment rises for the first time in three months

CNN reports that consumer sentiment may finally be recovering after falling to historic lows due to wartime price… >>

June 15, 2026

Faculty Spotlight: Josh Ehrlich

Advancing Global Aging and Sensory Health ResearchJosh Ehrlich‘s interest in population health came long before medical and public… >>

June 1, 2026

Most people over 50 have LGBTQ+ friends or family, but LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges, poll finds 

University of Michigan team explores connections between non-LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ people of all ages, and the health and… >>
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SRC Programs

Social Environment & Health

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Social Environment & Health (SEH), founded in 1962, is a leader in the development of theory and research on the role of psychosocial factors in the etiology and course of both mental and physical health and illness. SEH specializes in integrating knowledge from across multiple disciplines and using cutting-edge methods to characterize the social and environmental contexts in which people live their lives.

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Youth Policy Lab

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The University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab is a partnership between Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. The Youth Policy Lab helps community and government agencies make better decisions by measuring what really works.

Learn more about Youth Policy Lab >
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Featured Faculty

Megan Patrick

Megan E Patrick

COLLEGIATE RESEARCH PROFESSOR, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH...

Lindsay Ryan

Lindsay H Ryan

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

Colter Mitchell

Colter Mitchell

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER AND RESEARCH...

David Rigby

David Lee Rigby

ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

David Weir

David R Weir

RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

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