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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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Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors

Rear view shot of an LGBTQI+ lesbian couples a bike ride together in a public park in Hexham, North East England. They are cycling side by side along a rivers edge.
ANN ARBOR—More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study.About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory. In addition, nearly 27,000 parks are close to a toxic waste site requiring emergency federal cleanup, known as a Superfund site. Of those parks, more than 2,400 contain land that directly… Learn more about Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors >

August 11, 2026

Shifting incomes lead to new map of racial inequality in America

ANN ARBOR — The map of racial inequality in America is changing. While the income gap between Black… >>

July 28, 2026

What Americans are telling economists about AI, inflation and the economy

ANN ARBOR—The stock market may be soaring, but many Americans aren’t celebrating. As the country heads toward another… >>

July 10, 2026

Ice Cream Social Hosted by the Health and Retirement Study

In June, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) program hosted an ice cream social with the SRC Director.… >>
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Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3c)

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The Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3c) is an interdisciplinary collective of data scientists revolutionizing the design and delivery of interventions in healthcare and education.

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Monitoring the Future

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Monitoring the Future (MTF) is a study founded in 1975, focusing on epidemiological and etiological research. In addition to being a basic research study, MTF is one of the nation's leading sources for information on tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use in adolescents and young adults.

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