Institute for Social Research

University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research

Exploring the social impact of a rising prison population

The U.S. imprisons more people than any other nation in the world. U-M profs Jeff Morenoff and Buzz Alexander discuss why this is an undeclared national crisis.

FOCUS ON ISR

	America's Changing Families
The ISR Panel Study of Income Dynamics has been tracking the changes for 40 years.

GettyImages	How common 'senior moments' really are A special supplement to the ISR Health and Retirement Study finally provides some answers

NEWS & EVENTS

Walking to School

How the physical environment affects whether kids hike and bike to school

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OTHER STORIES

Consumer confidence falls again in March

Identifying achievement gaps within racial groups

Why disability rates are dropping among older Americans