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Institute for Social Research (ISR) — a global leader in social science.
Exploring politics, health, inequality, and more at the University of Michigan.
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TODAY AT NOON: What do chronic viruses reveal about our health and social lives? ISR’s Grace Noppert shares her research on how infections like herpes reflect the impact of inequality and early-life environments.

Learn more: events.umich.edu/event/136462
graphic for the ISR Insights Speaker Series featuring a circular headshot of Grace Noppert on the left. Large yellow and white text on the right reads: “Let’s Talk About Herpes: What Chronic Viruses Reveal About Our Lives.” Below that, it says “Grace Noppert,” followed by “Thursday, December 4 | 12PM ET” and “ISR-Thompson, Room 1430.” The ISR logo appears in the bottom right corner.
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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What do chronic viruses say about our lives? TOMORROW: Join ISR researcher Grace Noppert as she explores how chronic infections, like herpes, reveal the long-term effects of our social environments.

Watch the preview: youtube.com/watch?si=54hVuSKsV9klUzbu&v=UYCfPaR5F3s&feature=youtu.be
ISR Insights preview: Grace Noppert talks about herpes
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Last week, we hosted ISR’s Ethan Kross for a fireside chat on emotion science and his book "Shift" Kross explored how we can use science to manage our emotions and improve our lives.

Watch now: myumi.ch/e3q3A

Like this event? Don’t miss the next ISR Insights talk: events.umich.edu/event/136462
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Suzanne Perkins, research assistant professor at ISR’s RCGD, is using neuroscience to understand how childhood maltreatment impacts learning.

Learn more about Suzanne and her incredible work in this feature by Future of Learning: myumi.ch/3RXZ1
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November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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🔍 Discover the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science at the University of Michigan, with Sunghee Lee, research professor and director of MPSDS.

📊 Ready to shape the future with data? Learn more at: surveydatascience.isr.umich.edu

Watch the video: myumi.ch/VVZmN

#GoBlue #SurveyScience
🔍 Discover the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science
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November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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#LookToMichigan and the University of Michigan @umisrcps.bsky.social Center for Political Studies for leading work on democracy, civic, and global engagement. Repost & follow our research on *both* Bluesky and LinkedIn! @umisr.bsky.social

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University of Michigan Center for Political Studies (CPS): democratic engagement. Follow us on LinkedIn and Bluesky, and find us at cps.isr.umich.edu. (The image shows Josh Pasek giving a presentation on US voters)
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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ISR’s Noura Insolera explains how PSID’s decades of data reveal when and how families fall into or out of food insecurity.

Watch here: myumi.ch/rAMm6
Real world impact of ISR research: Noura Insolera | Institute for Social Research
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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This May 6-8 (2026), I will be offering a three-day online short course on practical tools for the analysis of complex sample survey data (with weights, strata, clusters, replicate weights, etc.) via Statistical Horizons:

statisticalhorizons.com/seminars/ana...

Click the link for additional info!
Complex Survey Data | Online Seminar | Statistical Horizons
Brady West, Ph.D. teaches this online seminar on complex survey data. Learn design-based methods to analyze weighted, stratified, and clustered samples.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Does health insurance save lives? Our member Helen Levy of @umisr.bsky.social has done original research and research reviews on this exact question and is quoted in this new @washingtonpost.com story: wapo.st/3XmmT3I
Is health insurance a matter of life and death? Scientists may have an answer.
The surprisingly tricky question stumped researchers for decades. But they think they finally have an answer.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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A new Wall Street Journal article highlights growing divergence in economic sentiment. ISR's Joanne Hsu explains why stock market gains lift wealthy Americans’ confidence and spending, while others feel left behind.

Read more in the Wall Street Journal: myumi.ch/79kyz
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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A recent Forbes article features ISR’s Joanne Hsu on signs of a “K-shaped” economy.

Hsu notes growing frustration as consumers face persistent high prices, with many low-income households reporting worsening personal finances while higher earners continue to spend.

Read more: myumi.ch/rAzxx
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Join us Nov. 11 at ISR for Laura Tach's in-person talk hosted by @umichstonecid.bsky.social on the impact of federal place-based policies and neighborhood inequality.

RSVP now to attend: inequality.umich.edu/laura-tach/
CID event graphic with ISR logo and Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics branding; title reads: “The Cumulative Impact of Federal Place-Based Policies on Neighborhood Inequality, 1990–2019”; yellow label says “CID Speaker Series”; event details: Laura Tach, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM, ISR 1430 BD (426 Thompson St.); bottom right corner reads “Learn more: inequality.umich.edu” with headshot of Laura Tach inside a circular frame on a blue gradient background.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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DMACS finds Detroiters who are optimistic about the city are more likely to vote, with key priorities including schools, safety, and housing.

Read more: myumi.ch/e3dnM

#Detroit #voting #science #survey #housing
Detroiters’ optimism about city tied to likelihood of voting in mayoral election, U-M survey finds - Detroit Metro Times
Detroiters who believe the city is moving in the right direction are far more likely to vote in next week’s mayoral election than those who say it’s on the wrong track, according to a new University o...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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johnkubale.bsky.social, Research Assistant Professor at ISR’s ICPSR, shares how new data sources, like cell phone mobility and wastewater surveillance, can improve infectious disease tracking in rural areas.

Watch now: myumi.ch/XyDWR
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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ISR economist Dean Yang joins NPR’s Planet Money to unpack the surprising surge, and looming drop, in U.S. remittances to low-income countries. His insights reveal how U.S. immigration policy changes could ripple across global economies, especially in Central America.

Listen now: myumi.ch/A1m8J
The remittance mystery : Planet Money
For decades, the U.S. has been the single biggest source of remittances worldwide. A remittance is a transfer of money, typically from an immigrant to their family in their country of origin. But we a...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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From idea to adaptive intervention: ISR’s @d3center.bsky.social and Rogel Cancer Center launch MAPCI, an NCI-funded program training researchers to design adaptive cancer studies. Free Feb 24–27 2026 institute in Ann Arbor.

Apply by Nov 14: www.mapci.space
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October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Despite limited federal data due to the shutdown, ISR’s Surveys of Consumers continues offering critical insights into the U.S. economy.

In a new Q&A, ISR's Joanne Hsu explains why consumer sentiment has remained stable and what to watch moving forward.

Read more: myumi.ch/Mk574
Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least
Consumer sentiment remained flat in October, compared to the previous month. But history shows a prolonged federal shutdown can impact how people feel about the economy.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Happening now at ISR: The two-day conference Complexity in the Social World - The Challenging Case of Structural Racism.

Day 1 brings together interdisciplinary scholars to explore new frameworks for understanding complex social phenomena.

#ISRComplexity2025
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October 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A new study from ISR’s Joelle Abramowitz links high pollen days to increased suicide risk, especially among those with mental health conditions. Findings suggest pollen may trigger deeper vulnerabilities than just allergies.

Read more: myumi.ch/QwkND
High pollen count: The last straw effect on suicide risk
ANN ARBOR—Beyond the sneezing and itchy eyes, high pollen seasons are now linked to a significant increase in suicide risk. A new University of Michigan study found a 7.4% jump in deaths, suggesting t...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I gave a talk at ISR yesterday on declining response rates in surveys, and why we should not automatically assume that this means our survey estimates will be subject to nonresponse bias. Here is the recording for anyone interested! Thanks again to ISR Insights. 🙏

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Moving Beyond Response Rates to Understand Nonresponse Bias with Brady West
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September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Flavored cannabis vaping is now the top method of cannabis use among teens.

ISR’s Richard Miech says the shift raises serious public health concerns.

Learn more from Monitoring the Future's latest findings: myumi.ch/g3ExG
Cannabis Vaping Surges Among U.S. Youth" over a blurred background photo of teens sitting and vaping near a brick building. A yellow upward-pointing arrow overlays the image. Two yellow pie charts show increases in flavored cannabis vape use among 8th graders: 47% in 2021 and 63% in 2024. The ISR logo appears at the top left. Text at the bottom reads: "Flavored cannabis vapes now dominate use among 8th grade users, MTF study shows.
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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What do rural neighborhoods reveal about respiratory health risks?

ISR researcher, Grace Noppert, explores how community conditions shape outcomes, and why these overlooked areas matter.

Learn more: myumi.ch/z96j8
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Did you know that declining birth rates help explain U.S. women's progress toward pay #equality with men? Learn more in the new article out now from our own @sashakillewald.bsky.social in the @us.theconversation.com

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#AcademicSky #sociology #umich @um-src.bsky.social
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September 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Women now earn 85% of what men do, up from 65% in the ‘80s.

ISR’s Sasha Killewald finds fewer children per family helped narrow the gap. But parenthood still impacts women’s pay more than men’s.

Read more: myumi.ch/qZEp1
Graphic showing a diverse group of smiling women in the background with a translucent overlay. At the top left is the University of Michigan ISR logo. Main text reads: "Women now earn 85% of men’s hourly wages —". In the center, a comparison chart shows two female icons: one labeled “1980s” standing on a block labeled “65%,” and one labeled “2024” standing on a taller block labeled “85%.” Below, bold text asks: "Could fewer kids be the reason?" Source listed at the bottom reads: “Source: Pew Research Center, 2025.”
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Why are fall-related deaths rising in older adults?

ISR’s Donovan Maust urges us to look beyond medications to better understand this troubling trend. Data shows deaths among adults 85+ have tripled since 1990.

Read more: myumi.ch/618R1
graphic of an elderly person grabbing a wooden hand rail. the white text overlay reads "Why are more seniors dying from falls?" with the ISR logo appearing in the top right corner.
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM