University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research

Press Releases

Following are links to news releases featuring ISR research, programs, and people. They appear in reverse chronological order.

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2009

The Economy: Consumer Outlook for 2010 (pdf)
11/19/09

Public Sneezes, Private Fears
11/2/09

Ana Diez-Roux elected to Institute of Medicine
10/12/09

George Alter Becomes Acting Director of ICPSR
10/8/09

Memorial for Irene Hess
10/09

Retired NFL players: ISR studies their health and well-being
9/30/09

Life and Death in the Great Depression: Economic woes increase longevity
9/28/09

Older Americans expect to work longer
9/16/09

Lagging consumer spending ushers in a new economic era
9/16/09

Older Americans expect to work longer
9/16/09

Arab Americans after 9/11
9/9/09

Consumers expect U.S. economy to improve
9/09

Job insecurity leads to health problems in U.S. workers
8/27/09

William Axinn appointed SRC Director
8/24/09

Trends in exercise and eating habits
8/20/09

Living together
8/19/09

video available Educate yourself to boost achievement in kids
8/6/09

Consumer confidence slips in July
8/09

God and College Major: Study shows how college major and religious faith affect each other
7/31/09

Myron Gutmann to head NSF SBE Directorate
7/27/09

video available U-M Center for Global Health: Sandro Galea discusses why global health matters
7/09

Irene Hess dies at 98
7/16/09

Military Suicide: ISR joins $50 million study to develop interventions
7/16/09

Robert Groves confirmed as U.S. Census chief
7/14/09

video available Impact of recession on families and children
7/09

video available U.S. seniors "smarter" than their English peers
6/24/09

video available Playing video games for better, not worse
6/17/09

Older black men achieve prestige at church
6/8/09

Dishing with friends: Why it does us good
6/2/09

Consumer confidence: Upward climb continues in May
6/09

College bound: How money affects aspirations
5/12/09

Adult children and their parents: Still irritating after all these years
podcast available  5/5/09

Why bad jobs make some women bad moms
5/1/09

Consumer confidence stays near record lows
3/30/09

What went wrong with the presidential primary polls?
3/30/09

Consumer confidence declines in February
3/1/09

video available USA Learns helps immigrants learn English
2/26/09

podcast available Violent Media Numb Viewers to the Pain of Others
2/19/09

Guilty pleasures are all in the mind
2/11/09

Most seniors have drug coverage, study shows
2/10/09

Poor people suffer disproportionately from chronic infections
2/5/09

podcast available Getting Smart: Environment trumps genes
1/28/09

Tax rebates not a quick fix
1/22/09

Violence and values in the Middle East
1/13/09