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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Black progress in real time—public art from Rick Lowe informed by U-M social research

Rick Lowe,
20 new works in Lowe’s largest U.S. solo exhibit to-date, ‘Black Wall Street Journey: Re and De Imagining Black Progress,’ which opens Sept. 26ANN ARBOR—”The narrative around Black people, for me, is very problematic; it’s all about the deficit, the wealth gap … and to me that’s not inspiring to people,” said artist Rick Lowe on a recent episode of the University of Michigan Arts Initiative’s Creative Currents podcast.Lowe, a… Learn more about 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

ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment ticked down less than four index points in September, reaching the lowest reading in four… >>

September 17, 2026

Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging

ANN ARBOR—With an $11 million award from the National Institute on Aging, University of Michigan researchers will build… >>

September 15, 2026

Gerontological Society of America recognizes ISR faculty member

ANN ARBOR  — Seoyoun Kim of the Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Population Studies Center (PSC) and ICPSR… >>
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International Research Hub

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The International Research Hub is a joint program between the Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center. It was created in 2025 to support University of Michigan faculty and staff working on international research, with an emphasis on data collection and representative studies of general populations.

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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.

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Christopher S Monk

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