Institute for Social Research

  1. December 13, 2018

    URC universities receive $3.5M renewal to study minority aging, health

    The Institute for Social Research is one of three research organizations to share a $3.5 million federal grant renewal to extend the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research.

  2. October 17, 2018

    Social media buffers depression among older adults with pain

    With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell phone, seniors with pain can reduce the risk of depression when visiting social media sites, according to a newly published U-M study.

  3. July 16, 2018

    Political scientist Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program

    The National Science Foundation has selected U-M researcher Arthur Lupia to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.

  4. June 7, 2018

    U-M researchers building system to safeguard confidential data

    A new report from a team of U-M researchers describes a new process to safeguard the research community’s access to and management of confidential data.

  5. May 14, 2018

    Medicaid expansion leaves more money in recipients’ pockets

    Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act reduced out-of-pocket medical expenses, allowing the poorest Americans to allocate their money for other life necessities, a new U-M study shows.

  6. February 6, 2018

    ISR program offers support for cross-campus collaborators

    The new Population Dynamics and Health Program, within the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research, will be an incubator for young researchers across U-M.

  7. January 10, 2018

    Obituary: James N. Morgan

    James N. Morgan, an economist who created the longest-running intergenerational household survey in the world, died Jan. 8 at University of Michigan Hospital. He was 99 and lived in Ann Arbor.

  8. May 24, 2017

    Political violence gets under kids’ skin — and may stay

    When children are victims of political violence, they tend to become more aggressive with their peers, and that aggression tends to linger as they age, according to a U-M study.

  9. May 24, 2017

    Black youth, teen girls, see slower decline in frequent binge drinking

    U-M researchers have found the proportion of teens who frequently binge drink has declined, but that decline is slower among black youth, adolescent girls and adolescents of a low socioeconomic status.

  10. April 4, 2017

    UMOR to honor six staff members for outstanding research service

    Six U-M staff members will be recognized for outstanding research service with the Research Technical Staff Recognition Award, Research Administrator Recognition Award and Office of Research Exceptional Service Award.