With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters
August 13, 2025
Sunghee Lee is featured in this NYT article examining the consequences of deep NIH cuts on health disparities research. Her work on dementia in underrepresented populations was defunded despite its critical value.
In Memory of Jane Rafferty, Program for Research on Black Americans and Panel Study of Income Dynamics
August 1, 2025
Jane Rafferty, who devoted her career to social research and was vital to signature projects at the University of Michigan, including the Program for Research on Black Americans and the Panel Study for Income Dynamics, died Monday, July 21st after a brief illness.Rafferty completed her BA in...
Sentiment inches up, consumers remain downbeat
August 1, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment improved for the second time in six months, inching up less than 2% from last month, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. It remains about 17% below December 2024, when sentiment had exhibited a post-election bump. Current conditions...
Dementia’s broad reach: 1 in 4 families of older adults at risk for providing care
July 31, 2025
ANN ARBOR—About 26% of both households and immediate families of older adults include an individual with dementia—often requiring relatives to step into unexpected caregiving roles, according to a new University of Michigan study.This figure rises to 37% among extended families of...
Care beyond kin: U-M study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care
July 29, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Friends, ex-spouses and neighbors are playing a growing role in caring for older adults with dementia—yet surveys and policies still act as if only spouses and children matter.A new University of Michigan study, supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National...
Solo drinking surge among young adults, especially women: A red flag for public health
July 28, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Solitary drinking has soared among young adults, climbing to rates not seen since the late 1970s. This trend, found in a University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University study, is especially evident in young women, shrinking the historical gender gap in this...
Institute for Social Research and University of Michigan College of Engineering select three projects for 2025 Rural Life Program grants
July 21, 2025
ANN ARBOR — Now in its third year, the joint Rural Life Program maintained by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and College of Engineering has selected three new projects aimed at an in-depth look at key issues of rural life. “The Rural Life Program is a highlight of...
SRC Researchers at the European Survey Research Association 2025 Conference
July 10, 2025
The 11th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will take place from 14th July to 18th July 2025. The conference will be hosted by Utrecht University in Utrecht, The Netherlands.Tuesday, July 15, 20259:00-10:30 – Yongchao Ma (Presenting...
4 Trends Marketers Should Keep in Mind Heading Into Prime Day
July 9, 2025
Adweek points out trends marketers should keep in mind during the 4 day Amazon Prime sale event, the first of which is consumer anxiety. While sentiment rose in June, consumers are still anxious. Joanne Hsu, director of the Surveys of Consumers, says, “Consumer views are still broadly...
Sentiment up for the first time this year, consumers remain guarded
June 27, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment improved for the first time in six months, climbing 16% from last month but remaining about 18% below December 2024, when sentiment had exhibited a post-election bump. These trends were unanimously visible across age, income, wealth, political party and...
