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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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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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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