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Black progress in real time—public art from Rick Lowe informed by U-M social research
September 25, 2026
Trade tensions, high prices and interest rates drive slip in consumers’ outlook
September 17, 2026
Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging
September 15, 2026
Gerontological Society of America recognizes ISR faculty member
SRC Programs
Landscapes of Population Health
Landscapes of Population Health ("Landscapes") is an interdisciplinary research team of historians, social-behavioral scientists , and statisticians, merging expertise in the study of American society, population health, and cutting-edge data science. Through our collaborations, we aim to clarify the social drivers and biological mechanisms that underlie variation in population health.
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Founded in 1968, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics PSID is the world’s longest-running household panel survey. It has made way for the study of dynamism in social and behavioral processes, resulting in over 4,000 peer-reviewed publications. The National Science Foundation, the study’s lead sponsor, named PSID as one of its 60 most significant innovations.
Events
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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
26
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Lindsay Kobayashi)
How Culture Shapes the Measurement of Cognitive Aging: Lessons from the HCAP International Network
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm
Featured Faculty

Robin Tepper Jacob
RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY...
James Robert Wagner
RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
Emily Treleaven
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER AND FACULTY...
Carina Gronlund
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...
Lindsay H Ryan
RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH