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Robin Jacob

November 15, 2024

Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants

Sarah Patterson

November 15, 2024

Older Americans living alone often rely on neighbors or others willing to help

November 11, 2024

SRC Researchers at the 2024 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

Joanne Hsu

October 31, 2024

Americans are feeling better about the economy after the Fed’s jumbo rate cut

PSID

October 25, 2024

Panel Study of Income Dynamics largest grant awarded at University of Michigan in September

Sarah Patterson

October 22, 2024

Double duty: Multiplex helpers are key to older adults’ health and happiness

October 21, 2024

Kenneth Langa elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2024

How solitude can help your mind flourish

Joanne Hsu

October 10, 2024

Inflation is falling, but consumers aren’t celebrating yet

October 8, 2024

Sustainability Survey launched on October 7

Joanne Hsu

October 8, 2024

Consumers’ support for trade and immigration declines, small change on higher taxes for wealthy

Kate Duchowny

October 4, 2024

Trauma at Life’s Beginning Can Mar Its End, Study Finds

Health and Retirement Study

October 3, 2024

Genomics for Social Scientists – Epigenetics, applications open

Jason Owen-Smith

September 30, 2024

Sorry, Harvard. Everyone Wants to Go to College in the South Now.

September 30, 2024

Survey of Munger Graduate Residences students reveals opportunities for improvement

Joanne Hsu

September 11, 2024

Food inflation: As grocery prices continue to soar, see which states, cities have it worse

Stateside, Michigan Public

September 10, 2024

Joanne Hsu on Michigan Public’s Stateside

August 28, 2024

Why child maltreatment could cause lasting epigenetic changes

Sarah Patterson

August 13, 2024

Almost 30% of Michiganders over 50 are caregivers, survey finds

Sarah Patterson

August 5, 2024

When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily

Narayan Sastry

July 31, 2024

Why Social Science? Because Improving the Lives of Children is Complicated

Joanne Hsu

July 30, 2024

Consumer Sentiment Dips in July. Inflation Is Still Weighing on Americans.

Catherine Asher

July 24, 2024

Paper explores impact of family engagement with educational technology

Pam Davis-Kean

July 17, 2024

Pam Davis-Kean named Director of ISR’s Survey Research Center

Helen Levy

July 15, 2024

Older Adults More Stressed About Inflation, Hold Off on Health Care

Monitoring the Future

July 15, 2024

Not tonight: Study explores reasons young adults choose not to drink

Brooke Arterberry

July 2, 2024

Not drinking today? Study reveals why young adult drinkers choose alcohol-free days

Joanne Hsu

June 17, 2024

Consumer Sentiment Ticks Lower in June

Health and Retirement Study

June 5, 2024

Health and Retirement Study renewed through 2029 thanks to largest research grant in U-M history

May 10, 2024

SRC Researchers at the 2024 American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference

Alexandra Killewald

April 30, 2024

Alexandra Killewald Joins the AAAS

James Wagner

April 29, 2024

The scourge of customer satisfaction surveys

April 11, 2024

SRC Researchers at the 2024 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

March 29, 2024

Partners May Live Longer When They Drink Together

Jason Owen-Smith

March 29, 2024

The UM Board of Regents named Jason Owen-Smith associate vice president to lead research intelligence strategy

March 26, 2024

77th Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Joanne Hsu

March 21, 2024

America has a ‘trapped in place’ economy

Sarah Patterson

March 12, 2024

Sarah Patterson writes about Gov. Whitmer’s proposed caregiver tax credit

Surveys of Consumers

February 19, 2024

Consumer sentiment edges higher as economic growth accelerates and inflation fades

Joanne Hsu

February 16, 2024

Low inflation doesn’t relieve the pain of high prices

February 16, 2024

Dementia has no cure. But there’s hope for better care.

Jason Owen-Smith

February 5, 2024

UM, MSU, Wayne State communities could suffer if feds scale back on research funding

Sarah Patterson

February 2, 2024

More Americans support government assistance for care of older adults

Joanne Hsu

February 2, 2024

How Americans feel about the economy

February 1, 2024

Built environment shapes public health in unexpected and important ways

Joanne Hsu

January 31, 2024

Joe Biden’s Inflation Claims Challenged

Jason Owen-Smith

January 16, 2024

Jason Owen-Smith discussed Congress’ failure to deliver on research spending

Joanne Hsu

January 12, 2024

Biden Sells Economic Strength, But Voters Aren’t Buying Yet

Richard Miech

December 14, 2023

Teen drug use remains at lower level than before the pandemic, U of M survey finds

Joanne Hsu

December 12, 2023

Fed meets this week to assess inflation fight

December 4, 2023

IRIS is part of project to identify science funding models that will encourage innovation and disruption

Joanne Hsu

December 4, 2023

Increased prices are making people angry — but they’re still breaking spending records

Sarah Patterson

November 22, 2023

New paper explores the impact of family ties on older adults

Joanne Hsu

November 21, 2023

Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody’s happy.

Health and Retirement Study

November 15, 2023

Dying Broke: the Health and Retirement Study in New York Times

November 13, 2023

Aging study in Kenya to help Sub-Saharan Africa navigate major shifts in its population

October 24, 2023

SRC Researchers at the 2023 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

The Indicator from Planet Money

October 13, 2023

Taking the temperature of the US consumer

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics

October 10, 2023

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics Visiting Fellowship

Carina Gronlund

October 6, 2023

Devastating floods leave Detroiters with toxic mold

October 5, 2023

2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program

October 3, 2023

$81M NIH grant to help answer need for dementia care

Brady West

September 21, 2023

‘This is not OK’: UMich research finds increased reports of forced intercourse in US during pandemic

September 1, 2023

How self-checkout kiosks may be making Americans lonelier

Joanne Hsu

August 30, 2023

Consumer sentiment holds as personal finances remain stable

August 30, 2023

Young women report higher rates of forced sexual intercourse during pandemic

August 18, 2023

Middle-Aged Adults Are Binge Drinking and Using Marijuana at Record Levels

Matthew Shapiro

August 15, 2023

A Retirement Puzzle: Turning Over Control of Your Money

Helen Meier

August 11, 2023

Covid-19 Wasn’t the Great Equalizer

Joelle Abramowitz

August 11, 2023

Older ‘sandwich generation’ Californians spent more time with parents and less with grandkids after paid family leave law took effect

Josh Ehrlich

July 14, 2023

Get your eyes checked to keep your brain healthy, study says

Joanne Hsu

July 13, 2023

Consumer price data suggest the Federal Reserve has inflation under control

Fabian Pfeffer

June 14, 2023

Fabian Pfeffer discussed wealth inequality with BBC

June 9, 2023

Daniel Keating testified about adolescent brain development in the case of a juvenile lifer

Megan Patrick

June 9, 2023

Hallucinogen use other than LSD on the rise among young adults

Robin Jacob

May 16, 2023

A Local High Schooler Has Become a Voice for Mental Health

Joanne Hsu

May 15, 2023

Joanne Hsu’s monthly appearance on Bloomberg Markets

May 11, 2023

Chronic Food Insecurity Trends in the United States

Raphael Nishimura

May 11, 2023

Why Brazilians Are Not Considered Latino in the US

nhats: National Health & Aging Trends Study. nsoc: National Study of Caregiving

May 3, 2023

Linked Studies of Aging U.S. Population Recognized with Policy Impact Award

Wealth Inequality and Redistribution

May 3, 2023

Wealth Inequality and Redistribution

AAPOR Annual Conference The Essential Role of Public Opinion Research in Collaborative Science

April 27, 2023

SRC Researchers at the 2023 American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference

April 26, 2023

The Strength of Weaker Ties

Trivellore E Raghunathan

April 20, 2023

Kassandra Messer and Trivellore Raghunathan Won a NIHCM Research Award

Joanne Hsu

April 18, 2023

Joanne Hsu discussed consumer sentiment and spending

PAA 2023

April 3, 2023

SRC Researchers at the 2023 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

March 28, 2023

Noura Insolera talked to the Data Skeptic podcast about the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Richard Miech

March 28, 2023

Richard Miech discussed teen alcohol and drug use with The Hill

Richard Curtin

March 20, 2023

Richard Curtin discussed bank bailout in Newsweek

March 3, 2023

Noura Insolera spoke with Healio about the increasing number of families facing food insecurity

February 28, 2023

Daniel Keating wrote about adolescent mental health

Noah Webster

February 22, 2023

Projects selected for grants focusing on rural life

Jessica Faul

February 21, 2023

Epigenetic and social factors both predict aging and health – but new research suggests one might be stronger

Sarah Patterson

February 20, 2023

Balancing work and care linked to better emotional well-being for those caring for older adults

Joanne Hsu

February 20, 2023

Consumers say they’re worried about the economy, but retail sales are strong

John Schulenberg

February 15, 2023

John Schulenberg passed away February 9, 2023

Jessica Faul

February 8, 2023

Grip Strength as a Predictor of Aging Well

Carina Gronlund

February 7, 2023

Carina Gronlund joins inaugural class of NIH Climate and Health Scholars

Joanne Hsu

January 17, 2023

Consumers around the world remain uncertain, even as U.S. consumer sentiment is at its highest level since April

Joelle Abramowitz

December 8, 2022

Research on self-employment and the transition to retirement by Joelle Abramowitz & Jinseok Kim cited by MarketWatch

Sarah Patterson

December 6, 2022

Sarah Patterson discussed the effect of changing family dynamics on caregiving

Esther Friedman

December 2, 2022

Esther Friedman discussed elder-care preparedness in the New Yorker

Joanne Hsu

December 1, 2022

Joanne Hsu says inflation is changing our behavior

Jennifer A. Smith

November 14, 2022

University of Michigan’s Precision Health is building a biorepository of genetic data for future research

Joanne Hsu

November 14, 2022

Joanne Hsu spoke with Bloomberg Markets about consumer sentiment

November 4, 2022

Study shows one in 10 older Americans has dementia

October 31, 2022

SRC Researchers at the 2022 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

Joanne Hsu

October 21, 2022

Joanne Hsu was a panelist on Bridge Michigan’s Lunch Break

Vicki Freedman

September 26, 2022

Are Adult Children Close with their Stepparents?

Josh Ehrlich

September 22, 2022

Josh Ehrlich discussed the connection between vision impairment and cognitive health

Bob Schoeni

September 20, 2022

The ties that bind: Joint children may strengthen stepfamily ties to older parents

Raphael Nishimura

September 16, 2022

Raphael Nishimura discussed the elections in Brazil with BBC News Brazil

Surveys of Consumers

September 7, 2022

U.S. consumers feel worse now than they did during Covid lockdowns

August 24, 2022

Marijuana, hallucinogen use at all-time high among young adults

TRAILS and Youth Policy Lab

August 19, 2022

U-M Youth Policy Lab and TRAILS to study effectiveness of student mental health programming

Trivellore E Raghunathan

August 11, 2022

Trivellore Raghunathan won 2022 ASA Monroe Sirken Award

Brady West

August 5, 2022

NIA R24 grant to fund five-year methodological research network

Joanne Hsu

July 28, 2022

Why Consumer Confidence Is Key to Fighting Inflation

Josh Ehrlich

July 5, 2022

Josh Ehrlich’s research on the connection between vision impairment and dementia was cited in the New York Times

Joelle Abramowitz

June 28, 2022

Joelle Abramowitz discussed the impact of the Roe v. Wade decision on health insurance coverage

June 28, 2022

Ken Langa discusses the falling rate of dementia in Scientific American

Richard Curtin

June 28, 2022

Richard Curtin’s work on inflationary psychology was cited in Inc.

Joelle Abramowitz

June 27, 2022

Joelle Abramowitz discusses the impact of the reversal of Roe v. Wade

June 27, 2022

Monitoring the Future and Richard Miech cited in Senate Majority Whip’s investigation of youth vaping

Vicki Freedman

June 10, 2022

Journals of Gerontology special issue co-edited by Vicki Freedman and Judith Kasper features the National Health and Aging Trends Study

Josh Ehrlich

June 10, 2022

Josh Ehrlich is co-principal investigator of an NIH grant in Kenya which will enhance understanding of aging in Africa

Coinbase

June 9, 2022

Survey Research Center to partner with Coinbase Institute on cryptocurrency survey

Joelle Abramowitz

May 6, 2022

Joelle Abramowitz comments on how an abortion ban could impact Michiganders

Joanne Hsu

May 3, 2022

U-M Surveys of Consumers marks leadership change

Robin Jacob

April 18, 2022

Youth Policy Lab developed the High 5s program to help close the math achievement gap

Richard Curtin

April 15, 2022

Richard Curtin wrote about inflationary psychology in Barron’s

April 4, 2022

SRC Researchers at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

Richard Curtin

March 29, 2022

Inflation worries drive US consumer confidence to 11-year low

Richard Miech

March 25, 2022

Richard Miech discusses adolescents’ failed attempts at quitting nicotine

March 25, 2022

Helen Levy discusses how inflation affects retirees on fixed incomes

Richard Curtin

March 17, 2022

Richard Curtin discusses how the war in Ukraine could affect the Federal Reserve

March 9, 2022

Ken Langa comments on a study finding more evidence that education may protect against dementia

February 28, 2022

U-M research contributed nearly $100M to state’s economy in 2021

Joelle Abramowitz

January 25, 2022

Joelle Abramowitz discussed the future of abortion rights in Michigan

Surveys of Consumers

January 20, 2022

Inflation is a bigger concern for American consumers than Omicron or Delta variants

Pamela Davis-Kean

January 11, 2022

Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss

Michael Traugott

January 10, 2022

Michael Traugott discussed the fragility of American democracy on WYXZ’s Upfront

December 21, 2021

Ken Langa comments on the FDA’s approval of a controversial drug to treat Alzheimer’s

Surveys of Consumers

December 16, 2021

Surveys of Consumers finds inflation is central concern for American consumers

December 16, 2021

Monitoring the Future study finds teen drug use dropped significantly in the past year

November 16, 2021

Young adults report fewer sexual partners, higher abstention rate

November 9, 2021

Aging baby boomers face a long-term-care crisis

PSID

November 9, 2021

Data from Panel Study on Income Dynamics links discrimination at a young age to future health

Surveys of Consumers

November 9, 2021

Despite their good financial position, Americans believe the economy is terrible

Bob Schoeni

October 18, 2021

Bob Schoeni passed away October 13, 2021

Richard Curtin

October 4, 2021

Richard Curtin comments on inflation

October 4, 2021

Ken Langa discusses new Alzheimer’s drug

John Schulenberg

September 30, 2021

Marijuana and hallucinogen consumption rose, alcohol intake fell among college students

d3lab

September 30, 2021

The Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Lab (d3lab) gets $13.2M to address substance abuse disorders

Richard Curtin

July 7, 2021

Richard Curtin comments on the polarization of consumer sentiment

Robin Jacob

June 23, 2021

Robin Jacob comments on the need for mental health support for students in Detroit

Richard Curtin

June 15, 2021

Richard Curtin on Bloomberg Markets

Felix Kabo

June 3, 2021

Felix Kabo spoke with WDET about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Jason Owen-Smith

May 26, 2021

Jason Owen-Smith contributes a piece to The Hill arguing for NSF grant funding

May 24, 2021

Helen Levy discussed economic benefits of Medicaid expansion on Marketplace

May 17, 2021

Steven Heeringa featured in the May editions of the UM Federal Relations newsletter

PAA 2020 Annual Meeting

April 21, 2020

SRC Researchers and Population Association of American 2020 Annual Meeting

April 21, 2020

William Axinn suspects marriage could become independent risk factor for depression

Matthew Shapiro

February 12, 2020

Matthew Shapiro comments on the Fed’s use of privately produced economic data

January 23, 2020

John Laitner comments on the reliance on Social Security for retirement

January 21, 2020

Helen Levy discusses recently repealed health care taxes

December 12, 2019

Kira Birditt’s study on tensions in the parent/adult child relationship cited in New York Times

Margaret Hicken

December 12, 2019

Updated – Margaret Hicken comments on the long-term health effect of police shootings on black infants

November 26, 2019

Ken Langa is one of 22 UM scientists elected to AAAS

November 21, 2019

Kira Birditt provides some advice on defusing tension during the holidays

November 20, 2019

Jennifer Barber discusses ways in which pharmacies fall short in serving young Black women

November 15, 2019

Stephen G. Schilling passed away November 5, 2019

November 12, 2019

SRC Researchers at 2019 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

Felix Kabo

October 3, 2019

Felix Kabo on the interplay between physical space and company culture

Matthew Shapiro

September 27, 2019

What a government shutdown costs

September 19, 2019

Monitoring the Future finds teen vaping has doubled in the last two years

Richard Miech

September 13, 2019

Richard Miech on banning flavored e-cigarettes

Matthew Shapiro

July 29, 2019

Matthew Shapiro to become director beginning September 1, 2019

July 26, 2019

SRC Researchers at 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings

Charles Brown

July 17, 2019

Charles Brown says it is difficult to know how raising minimum wage alone affects earnings and employment

Colter Mitichell

July 8, 2019

Colter Mitchell is a recipient of an Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

June 19, 2019

Kira Birditt and Lindsay Ryan Received the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award

Jacqui Smith

June 12, 2019

Jacqui Smith Awarded Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award

Surveys of Consumers

June 5, 2019

U.S. consumer confidence critical to economic outlook

May 29, 2019

Kira Birditt on Drinking and Marital Quality

May 28, 2019

Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program 2019 Short Course Schedule

Inbal Nahum-Shani

May 16, 2019

Inbal Nahum-Shani cited in Bustle article on digital detoxing

May 15, 2019

SRC Researchers at 2019 American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference & International Field Directors and Technologies Conference

May 1, 2019

HRS at American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting

April 19, 2019

It can be smart to get a tax refund, and to spend it

April 15, 2019

SRC-SRO Researchers at the Federal Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection Workshops

April 15, 2019

Toni Antonucci Recipient of the 2020 APS Mentor Award

April 9, 2019

SRC Researchers at the 2019 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

March 28, 2019

New book by Richard Curtin: Consumer Expectations: Micro Foundations and Macro Impact

March 13, 2019

Pfeffer’s research on wealth gaps in education is cited in Quartz

March 8, 2019

Women who Made HERstory at ISR

Jason Owen-Smith

February 27, 2019

Jason Owen-Smith on Amazon and the perils of partnerships between higher education and business

February 14, 2019

Antonucci, Ajrouch, and Webster write about the trait which could be a key to a lasting romance

February 11, 2019

The U-M Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program (SCIP) 2018 Report Has Been Released

February 8, 2019

Health spending growth has slowed, thanks in part to healthier hearts

Matthew Shapiro

February 6, 2019

Matthew Shapiro Testifies Before the House Subcommittee on Small Business

February 5, 2019

Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program announces its 2019 short course schedule

January 29, 2019

Freedman finds older caregivers report worse well-being when providing less than an hour of assistance than those reporting 2 hours or more

January 22, 2019

Matthew Shapiro discusses the potential ongoing effects of the government shutdown

Matthew Shapiro

January 16, 2019

Matthew Shapiro co-authored a piece in New York Times on the financial damage the government shutdown is doing to federal workers

Margaret Hicken

January 15, 2019

Margaret Hicken et al. examine the effects of neighborhood living conditions on black people with chronic kidney disease

Michigan Radio Stateside

January 11, 2019

Richard Miech on Michigan Radio’s Stateside

Robert Kahn

January 9, 2019

Social Psychologist, Research Scientist, and ISR Founding Member Bob Kahn dies at 100

Margaret Hicken

January 3, 2019

Hicken comments on racial & ethnic differences in loss of sleep

Richard Miech

December 17, 2018

Richard Miech Comments on Vaping

Jason Owen-Smith

November 30, 2018

Jason Owen-Smith Discusses the Value of Research Universities on Michigan Minds Podcast

November 30, 2018

Raghunathan Q&A Featured on UM’s Public Engagement Site

November 29, 2018

Willard Rodgers named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow

Jason Owen-Smith

November 20, 2018

Jason Owen-Smith discusses his new book with Inside Higher Ed

Richard Miech

November 1, 2018

Miech comments on rise in marijuana use by U.S. youth

October 26, 2018

SRC Researchers at BigSurv18

October 10, 2018

Fusaro, Helen Levy & H. Luke Shaefer Study on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Homelessness Featured in Washington Post

October 4, 2018

New book co-edited by Beth-Ellen Pennell: Advances in Comparative Survey Methods: Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC)

October 3, 2018

SRC Researchers at DEVSEC18

September 28, 2018

SCIP survey finds students more concerned about climate change

Richard Miech

September 18, 2018

Richard Miech discusses new study finding 1 in 11 students have vaped cannabis

September 17, 2018

Pfeffer quoted in New York Times

John Schulenberg

September 5, 2018

2017 Monitoring the Future Study finds college students use marijuana more often than previous generations

Richard Miech

August 13, 2018

Miech cited in Forbes piece on e-cigarettes

August 10, 2018

SRC Researchers at the American Sociological Association 113th Annual Meeting

Richard Miech

August 6, 2018

Miech comments on a new study showing teens who vape are more likely to use marijuana later

July 26, 2018

New Book by Raghunathan, Berglund & Solenberger: Multiple Imputation in Practice

Brady West

July 24, 2018

Alarming Prevalence of Errors in Survey Analyses

Toni Antonucci

July 2, 2018

Psychology Today Discusses Antonucci’s Social Convoy Model

June 25, 2018

Daniel Keating Wrote an Op-Ed for CNN on the Psychological & Biological Impact of Separating Kids from Parents

June 21, 2018

Call for Proposals: 2019 IRIS Researcher Awards

June 18, 2018

Ken Langa cited in Washington Post

small boy playing math game

June 14, 2018

Small Groups Narrow Math Gap for Low-Income Kindergartners

June 8, 2018

Vaping held steady among teens, but CDC study may have missed a growing e-cigarette brand

Richard Miech

June 7, 2018

Growing Number of Teens Would Try Marijuana If It Were Legal

June 7, 2018

Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program announces its 2018 short course lineup

June 4, 2018

David Weir says those who retire early have lower rates of satisfaction

Pamela Davis-Kean

May 30, 2018

Davis-Kean Accepts Appointment as Senior Fellow in Michigan Society of Fellows

May 29, 2018

Dan Keating Awarded 2019 Eleanor Maccoby Book Award

David Johnson

May 24, 2018

Johnson finds a redistribution of wealth from to 20% to bottom 80% could increase consumption rate

May 24, 2018

Langa’s research featured in Washington Post

Charles Brown

May 22, 2018

Charles Brown comments on minimum wage debate

May 16, 2018

SRC Researchers at American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference

Joelle Abramowitz

May 15, 2018

Medicaid Expansion Reduced Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Americans Near or Below Poverty Level

May 15, 2018

Survey Methodology Program Students Win Awards at AAPOR Conference

April 25, 2018

SRC Researchers Presenting at the 2018 Population Association of America Annual Meeting

April 23, 2018

Wealth inequality among the 99%

April 16, 2018

Rate of dementia on the declineâbut beware of growing numbers

Margaret Hicken

April 5, 2018

Margaret Hicken’s work on the link between constant vigilance & obesity was featured in the Michigan Daily

April 5, 2018

Miech & Monitoring the Future cited in New York Times on the growth of vaping among high school students

March 27, 2018

The Growing Gap in College Graduation

February 23, 2018

Frank Stafford Discusses 401(k) Plans on Stateside

February 19, 2018

Listening to the same songs on a loop

February 16, 2018

Social scientist and historian of survey research Jean Converse dies at 90

February 8, 2018

Howard Schuman accepts the 2017 Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research

January 29, 2018

2018 IRIS Researcher Awards

two women at sustainability town hall meeting

January 22, 2018

Marans says despite increased awareness of sustainability on UM campus, behavior changes have been slower

January 16, 2018

Special Issue of Work, Aging, and Retirement devoted to Health and Retirement Study

January 10, 2018

James Morgan, ISR Founding Member and Creator of Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Passed Away at 99

January 9, 2018

Michigan Daily Finds the Monitoring the Future Results Resonate with UM Students

January 3, 2018

Langa comments on links between Alzheimer’s disease and education attainment

December 15, 2017

Xu finds long term cognitive consequences of early life exposure to famine

December 15, 2017

U.S. Adolescent Drug Trends

December 6, 2017

Miech comments in a CNN piece about links between smoking and marijuana use

November 27, 2017

Women with little to no college experience at greater risk of sexual assault

November 16, 2017

Gift to Barger Leadership Institute will establish the Richard H. Price Founders Fund at LSA

Joelle Abramowitz

November 16, 2017

Abramowitz on the Young Adult Provision in the Affordable Care Act

Fabian Pfeffer

November 14, 2017

Pfeffer says decline in wealth started decades ago

November 8, 2017

Daniel Keating on Wisconsin Public Radio’s The Morning Show

November 1, 2017

Daniel Keating on the rise of stress in teens and how to break the cycle

October 30, 2017

Kids’ Self-Perception of Ability in Math & Reading Predicts Later Achievement

October 16, 2017

Birditt comments on parent/child relationship in an article on Starts at 60

October 9, 2017

Morenoff discusses the long- and short-term effects of imprisonment on recidivism

October 9, 2017

Inbal (Billie) Nahum-Shani Given 2017 Research Faculty Recognition Award

September 25, 2017

Langa et al. Find Widening Gaps in Seniors’ Health

September 20, 2017

Students’ self-concepts of ability in math and reading predict later math and reading attainment

September 15, 2017

Sastry’s 2014 Study of Displaced New Orleans Residents Quoted in Wired

September 14, 2017

Call for Proposals: IRIS Researcher Awards

Pamela Davis-Kean

September 1, 2017

Pamela Davis-Kean on gender switching Lord of the Flies

August 28, 2017

Carey Wexler Sherman comments on similarities between caring for family members with developmental disabilities & caring for those with dementia

August 14, 2017

Birditt quoted in Brides

August 9, 2017

Sherman quoted in NY Times

July 31, 2017

1967 Survey Discussed in Detroit Free Press Column

July 21, 2017

Mitchell, et al. find the loss of a father is associated with a child’s increased stress at a cellular level

July 20, 2017

Langa comments on new National Academies report on preventing cognitive decline

June 26, 2017

Robert Willis Study Cited in Forbes Column

photo of Howard Schuman

June 23, 2017

Howard Schuman is this year’s recipient of the Mitosky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

June 13, 2017

Li and Stafford find women’s move into higher paid fields drives higher wages across current generation of workers

June 5, 2017

Survey researcher Eleanor Singer dies at 87

May 24, 2017

Joy Bohyun Jang on Teen Binge Drinking

May 22, 2017

Retirees spending less, saving more

May 12, 2017

Megan Patrick quoted in a Christian Science Monitor commentary on changing college drinking culture

May 2, 2017

Keating on Anxiety and Why Some of Us Are Wired to Worry

April 21, 2017

First-time Marijuana Use in College at Highest Level in 30 Years

Colter Mitichell

April 18, 2017

Colter Mitchell awarded a 2017-2019 Jacobs Foundation Fellowship

April 4, 2017

UM Office of Research to Recognize Nicholas Prieur with the Research Administrator Recognition Award

March 22, 2017

Innovations in Federal Statistics

March 20, 2017

Overall level of consumer sentiment remained favorable in early March

March 2, 2017

Helen Levy on Marketplace

February 28, 2017

Consumer sentiment dipped in February

February 23, 2017

Birditt comments on new study linking stress hormone and health advantages of marriage

February 16, 2017

“Generational Forgetting” and Out of Fashion Drugs

photo of bottles of various kinds of alcohol

February 15, 2017

High intensity drinking rates highest among college students

February 9, 2017

Teens, Vaping, and Future Cigarette Smoking

February 2, 2017

Post-election consumer confidence continues to grow

Aging in the 21st Century book cover

January 31, 2017

HRS Data Book

Medicaid expansion image

January 30, 2017

Governor Snyder Cites IHPI Report in CNN Interview

January 20, 2017

NIDA Honors Lloyd Johnston

January 12, 2017

Ken Langa on Stateside to discuss trends in dementia

January 5, 2017

Medicaid expansion created jobs & economic activity in Michigan

December 14, 2016

Ecstasy use trending down among U.S. teens

December 14, 2016

Life expectancy declines in U.S. for the first time since 1993

December 13, 2016

Richard Curtin says consumer confidence surge due in large part to Trump victory

December 13, 2016

2016 Monitoring the Future Study Finds Drops in Teen Drug Use

December 7, 2016

Burgard on the persistence of job insecurity and psychological distress in later life

November 30, 2016

Findings from the Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program survey shows slow progress with sustainability efforts

November 22, 2016

Study by Langa et al. finds increase in education may lead to improved population brain health

November 18, 2016

Pfeffer & Schoeni Edit Special Issue of RSF Journal

November 1, 2016

Eleanor Singer Receives Monroe G. Sirken Award in Interdisciplinary Survey Methods Research

October 21, 2016

Shaefer and collaborators proposal on alleviating child poverty cited in New York Times

October 13, 2016

New study from Birditt et al. finds associations between chronic stress, negative marital quality and waist circumference

October 11, 2016

Corning & Schuman work on generations & collective memory cited in WaPo column

October 6, 2016

Shaefer Inaugural Director for New UM Poverty Solutions Initiative

September 30, 2016

Burden from dementia may be less than feared, say Albin & Langa

September 29, 2016

UM is part of a new research initiative to investigate environmental influences on child health

September 16, 2016

Levy says Medicaid expansion is not a silver bullet

September 15, 2016

Survey Research Center to Create a Nationally Representative Sample of Tweens for the ABCD Study

September 15, 2016

Curtin says U.S. consumers are split on whether Clinton or Trump would improve economic outcomes

September 1, 2016

Miech, Patrick, O’Malley, and Johnston find more teens vape for flavor than for nicotine

August 15, 2016

Differences in Active Life Expectancy Persisted Between 1982 and 2011

August 15, 2016

Racial Differences in Depression as a Predictor of Heart Disease

August 8, 2016

HRS data used in study finding reading books is associated with longevity

July 15, 2016

Richard Curtin says Brexit vote had an effect on lower than expected Index of Consumer Sentiment preliminary reading

July 15, 2016

Birdett, et al. on Partner Drinking Habits and Relationship Satisfaction

June 22, 2016

Lauren Schmitz & Dalton Conley find that losing your job after the age of 50, but before retirement, may result in weight gain and worsen overall health

June 21, 2016

Kimball interviewed on CNBC

June 14, 2016

Miles Kimball cited in BloombergView

June 9, 2016

Brady West & collaborators find youth who take medication for ADHD for an extended period of time early in life are no more at risk for substance abuse than teens without ADHD

June 2, 2016

Luke Shaefer Quoted in Slate Article

June 2, 2016

According to Brilliant Q3 Hiring Forecast & Richard Curtin, Hiring for Accounting, Finance & Information Technology Stays Strong

May 23, 2016

Shannon Mejia finds longtime couples sync up in health and sickness

May 16, 2016

Early Data from the Index of Consumer Sentiment Shows Shift Towards Spendings

May 16, 2016

Sandra Tang on mother/child relationships

May 16, 2016

Fomby finds mothers with children by different partners more likely to be depressed and stressed

May 13, 2016

75% of opioid misuse begins with medications not prescribed to the users, according to Richard Miech

May 12, 2016

Army STARRS find genetic variants may put soldiers at a higher risk of PTSD

May 12, 2016

Shapiro was quoted in a Washington Post column about the drag savings put on the U.S. economy

May 11, 2016

Shaefer’s work on extreme poverty cited in Washington Post

May 11, 2016

Pfeffer on why Americans are angry

May 9, 2016

Nahum-Shani’s research featured in NIH blog

May 6, 2016

Susan Murphy inducted into the National Academy of Sciences

May 3, 2016

Index of Consumer Sentiment Examined in Washington Post

April 28, 2016

Margaret Levenstein appointed next director of ICPSR

April 27, 2016

SRC formalizes long-standing relationship with Statistics Netherlands

April 27, 2016

David Johnson was quoted in a column about middle-class Americans’ lack of savings.

April 25, 2016

Brady West On Complex Sampling in Wall Street Journal

April 18, 2016

Sunghee Lee questioned the reliability of a new poll of British Muslims that revealed attitudes on homosexuality and terrorism sharply out of step with broader public opinion in the U.K.

April 18, 2016

Richard Curtin decreases his spending forcast

April 13, 2016

STARRS in San Antonio Express-News

April 4, 2016

Fomby finds that children who live with step- or half- siblings are more likely to be aggressive

April 4, 2016

Consumer Sentiment Remains Stable According to the Index of Consumer Sentiment

March 23, 2016

Paper by McFall, Sonnega, Willis, and Hudomiet shows some jobs lead to early retirement while others lead to work longevity

March 22, 2016

Monitoring the Future Study Finds Declining Alcohol Consumption Among Teens and College Students

March 22, 2016

Vicki Freedman Finds Women’s Longer Life Expectancy Means More Years With Disability

March 10, 2016

Health and Retirement Study Genetic Data Now Available

February 24, 2016

Frank Stafford says that having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework a week for women â but a wife saves her husband an hour of chores around the house each week.

February 15, 2016

Dr. Kenneth Langa was interviewed by NPR about his research on dementia risk.

February 12, 2016

Richard Miech quoted in Scientific American

February 4, 2016

Robin Jacob quoted on NPR on “The Science Of Getting Kids Organized”

February 3, 2016

“Consumer confidence has remained largely unchanged…” – Richard Curtin

January 28, 2016

Jason Owen-Smith and IRIS Center highlighted on PBS

December 22, 2015

Monitoring the Future (MTF) series show the use of both alcohol and cigarettes by U.S. teenagers reached their lowest points since the study began in 1975.

December 22, 2015

Lloyd Johnston shows cigarette use among teens is at an all-time low, but their fascination with e-cigarettes remains strong.

December 7, 2015

New federal support enhances Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

December 2, 2015

Health and Retirement Study (HRS) highlighted on WSJ.com

December 2, 2015

James Lepkowksi was quoted in a story about the redesign of the National Health Interview Study, which has monitored the health of Americans since 1957.

November 20, 2015

Miles Kimball was interviewed about the Federal Reserve’s anticipated hike in interest rates.

November 9, 2015

Comments by David Weir were featured in an article about a steep rise in the death rates of middle-aged white Americans.

October 12, 2015

Jim House talks alternative approaches to health care

October 12, 2015

William Axinn, who coordinated the team that designed the U-M campus climate survey comments on AAU survey results for the U-M campus.

Richard Curtin

October 12, 2015

Richard Curtin was quoted in the Wall Street Journal about the potential impact of higher interest rates on the auto industry.

October 12, 2015

Lylod Johnston quoted by Time on marijuana use in college students.

October 12, 2015

Monitoring the Future finds marijuana use has increased among college students in recent years, surpassing tobacco as the primary inhalable substance of choice in that group for the first time.

October 12, 2015

Frank Stafford quoted in The Wall Street Journal on recent market swings.

October 12, 2015

Margaret Levenstein, executive director of the Michigan Census Research Data Center, was quoted throughout an article about the reliability of synthetic datasets that allow researchers to study social systems without compromising individual identities.

October 12, 2015

Richard Curtin, director of the U-M Surveys quoted in Bloomberg Business on income gains.

June 24, 2015

William Axinn highlighted for UM campus climate survey results.

May 28, 2015

Richard Miech says people who earn a college degree before getting married are less likely to become obese than those who graduate from college after getting married.

May 21, 2015

John Laitner was quoted in a column about the biggest problems facing those saving for or living in retirement, and how to solve those problems.

May 1, 2015

Richard Curtin, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers, says the increase in last month’s national consumer sentiment was due to optimism over consistently low inflation and low interest rates, and improving prospects for jobs and incomes.

April 8, 2015

Kira Birditt finds that husbands with stressed wives are more likely to have increased blood pressure.

March 28, 2015

Robin Jacob quoted in the New York Times on tutoring.

March 28, 2015

Robin Jacob comments on study that suggests volunteers in schools can help kids read more proficiently.

March 7, 2015

Miles Kimball on negative interest rates and when robots will set monetary policy.

February 9, 2015

Fred Conrad states people are more likely to disclose sensitive information via text messages than in voice interviews.

December 16, 2014

Monitoring the Future study finds alcohol, cigarette use, number of illicit drugs declines among teens.

November 28, 2014

Helen Levy and Kenneth Langa found that too few seniors check their health records online.

November 11, 2014

Rich Curtin finds consumers are becoming more confident in their own economic situation and that of the economy as a whole.

October 30, 2014

Jason Owen-Smith Director of new Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS).

November 20, 2013

ISR Survey Research Center partners with Indian think tank NCAER.