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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ISR project selected to receive funding from U-M Strategic Initiative Fund

ISR buildings in the Summer of 2024.
ANN ARBOR – A joint project between the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received a grant from the University of Michigan’s Strategic Initiatives Fund (SIF).The project, titled “Monitoring Food Hardship in the US,” is helmed by Helen Levy of ISR’s Survey Research Center (SRC) and Natasha Pilkauskas of the Ford School’s Poverty Solutions initiative. The project will track food insufficiency in… Learn more about ISR project selected to receive funding from U-M Strategic Initiative Fund >

August 31, 2026

Food Insecurity Later in Life Linked to Nearly 4 Times Higher Dementia Risk

Newsweek discussed a Panel Study of Income Dynamics study which finds that older adults who struggle to afford… >>

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When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver

The New York Times cited the National Health and Aging Trends Study in an article about the ways… >>

August 28, 2026

Penn State bust put focus on cocaine but on most campuses the big risk is alcohol

While an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State University has drawn national headlines, cocaine use among young adults… >>
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Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS)

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The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) is the core data facility of a national consortium of universities. IRIS brings social and information scientists interested in topics pertaining to science policy together with university administrators to build a scientific framework and national data infrastructure that enable research on the process, products, and social and economic impact of research conducted on university campuses.

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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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