📢 SRC Seminar Series Presents: The Unsettled Science of Early Childhood Education, Jade Marcus Jenkins. Tuesday, April 1, 2:00-3:30. myumi.ch/JPW8b

Maggie Levenstein, Director of ICPSR, has been named a 2024 AAAS Fellow for her contributions to industrial organization, historical economics, and social science data policy. A leader in data stewardship, Levenstein continues to advance access and equity in research. Read

How has wealth inequality reshaped household finances? In the New York Times, ISR’s Joanne Hsu discusses growing gaps in cash reserves and what they reveal about consumer behavior and economic vulnerability. Read more: myumi.ch/Mk9MA #wealthinequality

Congrats to Pauline Jones, professor of political science and ISR affiliate, on being named a 2025–26 CASBS Fellow at Stanford. Her work on institutional change and authoritarianism continues to shape the field of political science. Read more: myumi.ch/NrmEQ

.Joe LaBriola (Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics) & Steve Tomkowiak (Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit) will report on their findings regarding Racial Inequality in Homeowner Proximity to Appraisers in the United States at #PAA2025. Friday, 4/12, 8:00am More details: myumi.ch/bVZx6

The University of Michigan leads in federal research funding, powering discoveries that fuel innovation, policy, and progress. At ISR, support from NIH and NSF helps tackle key social issues. Read more: myumi.ch/NrmN9 #researchfunding #InnovationInAction #umich

🚗 Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience transportation insecurity, impacting access to work, healthcare, and more.​ UMich ISR researchers developed the Transportation Security Index to shed light on this overlooked issue.​ Learn more: myumi.ch/e3gdj #umich #GoBlue

A new study led by @UMISR postdoctoral fellow Shu Xu highlights a dangerous link between untreated vision impairment, repeated falls and increased mortality. myumi.ch/9ppqA

Tim Alberta named inaugural James S. House and Wendy Fisher House Social Science Fellow, a joint initiative of the Institute for Social Research and Wallace House Center for Journalists at the University of Michigan. As a Knight-Wallace Fellow at U-M, he’ll work with ISR to examine the erosion of

Meet ISR’s 2025 Junior Professional Researchers! These six scholars will spend the next two years contributing to research across ISR’s five centers while gaining skills for careers in social science. Learn more: myumi.ch/R3Qp4

Big news! ISR is launching the International Research Hub to expand global partnerships, data sharing, and population research. William Axinn will lead as inaugural Freedman Director. Learn more: myumi.ch/kPVRZ

“Michigan, in my estimation, is the best and greatest university, not in America, but in the world.” From presidential priorities to favorite spots on campus, and how he met his wife in a Michigan Engineering class, get to know President Domenico Grasso. Full video: myumi.ch/9p4GW

Juneteenth honors Black liberation, resilience, and community. At ISR, the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) advances research centered on African American and African descendant communities, amplifying their experiences through data and scholarship. Learn more:

Consumer sentiment is down sharply in 2025. ISR’s Joanne Hsu explains why Americans' economic fears like tariffs, inflation, uncertainty, are key signals we shouldn’t ignore. Read more: myumi.ch/D8z1D *Photo credit: Peter Hoffman for Bloomberg Businessweek #inflation

New York City teams up with U-M’s ISR for the 2026 Housing and Vacancy Survey. A historic partnership to strengthen data, access, and equity in housing policy. Read more: myumi.ch/pVdkJ #NYCHVS #SocialScience #UMich

We’ve joined Bluesky! Follow us for the latest in social science research, insights from our community, and more: @ umisr.bsky.social

Meet a few of our ISR research assistants and learn what it's like behind the scenes at one of the world’s leading social science research institutions. This is the first in a new video series spotlighting the people behind ISR’s work. #Science #SocialScience #Behindthescenes