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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: Reed DeAngelis

Traveling the United States as a touring musician in my teens and twenties exposed me to the legacies of mid-century urban planning. On the one hand, I witnessed starkly segregated and impoverished communities with interstate highways tearing through them, and people having to get around isolated in cars. On the other, I saw a few favored communities with access to all the amenities conducive to health and longevity: clean air, walkable infrastructure covered in lush greenspace, gourmet restaurants, museums, parks, the list goes on. Reed DeAngelis, Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
A Musician’s Guide to Population HealthTouring the United States as a musician in his teens and twenties exposed Reed DeAngelis to the lasting effects of mid-century urban planning. He witnessed segregated, impoverished neighborhoods divided by interstate highways, alongside favored communities offering conditions that support health and longevity: clean air, walkable streets, green space, restaurants, museums, and parks.These experiences revealed how far the United States remains from realizing its potential. DeAngelis… Learn more about Faculty Spotlight: Reed DeAngelis >

October 5, 2026

Abortion bans make healthcare more expensive  

ANN ARBOR—Research finds abortion bans are associated with higher out-of-pocket health insurance premium costs for women, particularly among… >>

September 29, 2026

ISR heads discussion on risks of AI to social surveys

ANN ARBOR — Representatives from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR), the NORC Center on… >>

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… >>
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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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Social Environment & Health

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Social Environment & Health (SEH), founded in 1962, is a leader in the development of theory and research on the role of psychosocial factors in the etiology and course of both mental and physical health and illness. SEH specializes in integrating knowledge from across multiple disciplines and using cutting-edge methods to characterize the social and environmental contexts in which people live their lives.

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