Press Releases

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

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2008

• Consumer confidence falls again as the holiday shopping season gets underway
  12/1/08
• In sickness and health: Caring for ailing spouse may prolong your life
  11/25/08
• Jackson named to new MacArthur Network
  11/21/08
• Study shows that whites are not colorblind in deciding where to live
  11/20/08

• Mortgage mess may affect college enrollments
  11/18/08
• October brings largest drop in consumer confidence in more than half a century
  10/31/08
•  Values and voting
  10/08
•  Political attack mode
  10/08
• Michigan strongly favors Obama
  10/23/08
• Public supports stem cell research
  10/20/08
• At age 8, belief synchs with behavior
  10/20/08
• National Children's Study moves ahead in Michigan
  10/3/08
• ISR partners with Qatar University on new research institute
  9/26/08
•  Step back to move forward emotionally
  9/23/08
• Consumer confidence falls in September
  9/08
• Big Ten Poll Results: Obama and McCain in a tight race
  9/18/08
• Step on a crack: Cracked sidewalks and potholes create disability
  9/9/08
•  College Roommates
  8/25/08
•  Teen Literacy
• Energy and Behavior
  9/8/08
• Survey of Consumers: Finances Dismal Despite Lower Gas Prices
  9/08
• Economist Helen Levy discusses the national health insurance crisis
  8/21/08
• Women and War: The toll of deployment on physical health
  8/14/08
• The U.S. presidential election
  8/4/08
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• "Dead cat" bounce in consumer confidence in July
  7/25/08
• Senior bankruptcies soar
  7/23/08
• Consumer confidence tumbles in June
  7/08
• ISR World Values Survey identifies happiest nations in the world
  6/30/08
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• New project probes values behind political decisions
  6/27/08
• Late-life remarriage: Stepfamilies complicate care-giving
  6/24/08
• If it's hard to read, is it hard to do?
  6/19/08
• Urban transportation: an emerging market
  6/9/08
• Consumer confidence sinks in May
  6/08
• Powerful emotions affect how voters seek information
  5/27/08
• Panel on Sustainable Urban Transportation
  5/14/08
• Divine intervention: Blacks use prayer to cope with stress
  4/23/08
• No place like home: Katrina's lasting impact
  4/18/08
• Alcohol abuse after Katrina
  4/18/08
• Work hassles hamper sleep
  4/17/08
• America's changing families
  4/08
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  • "Time, Money, and Who Does the Laundry"
• How common "senior moments" really are
  4/3/08
• How the physical environment affects whether kids hike and bike to school
  4/2/08
• Rising prison population an undeclared national crisis
  4/1/08
• Consumer confidence falls again in March
  4/08
• Why don't kids walk to school anymore?
  3/25/08
• Why disability rates are dropping among older Americans
  3/10/08
• Identifying achievement gaps within racial groups
  3/4/08
• Unusual brand names and logos work well
  3/4/08
• Do co-workers engage or estrange after hours?
  2/11/08
• Seeing our spouses more negatively might be a positive
  2/4/08
• Voters respond favorably to touch screen voting equipment
  1/14/08
• Public opinion is not always so popular
  1/10/08
• Consumer confidence stabilizes in December
  1/08