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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Faculty Spotlight: Josh Ehrlich

Photo of Josh Ehrlich, Paul R Lichter Research Professor, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School, Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research and Associate Director, Global Health Equity. With quote:
Advancing Global Aging and Sensory Health ResearchJosh Ehrlich‘s interest in population health came long before medical and public health school. His undergraduate education was in anthropology which fundamentally challenged his views on issues like illness and well-being. Where he previously assumed these constructs had universal meaning, he came to understand that they are heavily shaped by culture, language, and politics.Ehrlich brought this heterodox perspective with him to medical school, which… Learn more about Faculty Spotlight: Josh Ehrlich >

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 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… >>

May 26, 2026

ISR welcomes the 2026 Junior Professional Researcher cohort

ANN ARBOR — Six young researchers will join the Institute for Social Research as the 2026 Junior Professional… >>
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics

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The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) was founded at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research in 2019. The mission of CID is to: produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, especially wealth inequality, train the next generation of inequality scholars, and build data infrastructure and increase data accessibility.

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Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations

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Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations (ABI) is a research program founded in 2019, which aims to understand how stress and social contexts affect health. ABI also examines the biophysical factors that account for these links, using a multidisciplinary research approach.

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