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New U-M research from ISR’s Sasha Killewald finds that women now earn about 85% of men’s hourly wages, up from 65% in the mid 1980s, and about 8% of that narrowing is linked to having fewer children. Learn more: myumi.ch/kPWeG

ISR gathered yesterday for our annual winter party, bringing colleagues together to reflect on the past year, celebrate our shared work, and enjoy time together outside of the day to day. It was a great opportunity to connect across centers and mark the season together!

New U-M survey led by ISR’s Bob Marans and Noah Webster with the Graham Sustainability Institute found that nearly 6,000 students, faculty, and staff across all three campuses report strong engagement with sustainable behaviors and climate awareness. Read more: myumi.ch/y1Wy8

Despite steady spending, consumer sentiment has dropped sharply in 2025. ISR’s Joanne Hsu, director of the Surveys of Consumers, notes that Americans are still anchored to pre-pandemic prices and “haven’t collectively come to grips” with lasting increases. Read more: myumi.ch/3RJEz

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

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

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

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

🔍 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

#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 www.linkedin.com/company/1066...

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

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!

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSmD...

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

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

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 myumi.ch/qZEp1 #AcademicSky #sociology #umich @um-src.bsky.social

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

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

ISR research makes a difference! Carina Gronlund shows how weatherizing homes can improve health, cut ER visits, and reduce exposure to extreme temps and pollution. Her findings support policies that make everyday environments safer and healthier for families! Learn more: myumi.ch/P3Aby

Today’s annual ISR Picnic brought together colleagues from across the Institute to celebrate community, connection, and collaboration. We’re especially grateful to those whose work, energy, and curiosity drive ISR’s mission forward every day.

The new ISR VR Lab gives U-M researchers a shared space to explore virtual reality’s role in social science. Now a U-M core facility, the lab supports projects like social VR and interdisciplinary collaboration. Learn more: myumi.ch/xwnWg

I spoke to @michiganpublic.bsky.social about threats to our federal data infrastructure: www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...

ISR’s Monitoring the Future Panel Study finds record highs in adult vaping, cannabis, nicotine pouch use, and more. @meganepatrick.bsky.social says the data helps shape public health response. See some of the data highlights below. Read more: myumi.ch/15png #Druguse #newdata #Science

U-M’s Joanne Hsu explains how low consumer sentiment is fueling “recession special” branding. Read more in CNBC’s latest feature: myumi.ch/MkDen

The percente of young & midlife adults using nicotine pouches significantly increased last year, while cannabis use, vaping & psychedelic drugs are at or near all-time highs, according to the latest data from @umisr.bsky.social's Monitoring the Future. myumi.ch/VVn4x h/t @meganepatrick.bsky.social

Get to know our faculty associate & @umpsid.bsky.social Asst. Dir. Noura Insolera @ninsolera.bsky.social‬ whose #research explores how income #inequality affects health & educational outcomes over the life course & across generations. #econsky #academicsky inequality.umich.edu/iss-noura-in...

Meet @nickprieur.bsky.social from Research Administration. He shares how his role helps faculty focus on research by ensuring they have the support they need. His work is integral to ISR, ensuring faculty have the support and resources they need to drive groundbreaking social science research!

Gallup finds U.S. drinking at a record low. U-M’s @meganepatrick.bsky.social says this reflects trends tracked by Monitoring the Future. A shift in alcohol perceptions may be underway. Read more in The New York Times: myumi.ch/VVnq5 #Science #Alcohol #Newdata #UofM #NYT

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um_psychology @um-src.bsky.social affiliates Toni C. Antonucci Kristine J. Ajrouch in J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sc Filial Closeness and Attitudes on Intergenerational Familial Care in Lebanon: Implications for Future Care Policy for Older Adults

Data the public relies on is vanishing. In a new article, ISR researchers @maggielevenstein.bsky.social and @johnkubale.bsky.social explain what’s happening, how it affects public trust, and what can be done to preserve critical data. Read more: myumi.ch/D8XdE #DataPreservation #ProtectScience

New work led by my colleagues Esther Friedman and Sarah Patterson using #PSID. Did you know 4 in 10 extended families of older adults have an older relative with dementia?

From the ANES 2020: Should federal spending on #SocialSecurity be increased, decreased, or kept the same? Weighted totals: 55.8% increased, 4.4% decreased, and 39.9% kept the same. See the ANES Question Search: electionstudies.org/data-tools/a...

The Monitoring the Future survey, a national poll of substance use, has shown a significant decline in young people’s drinking over the last decade, said Megan Patrick (@meganepatrick.bsky.social), research professor and the MTF panel survey’s principal investigator. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w...

Dr. Sunghee Lee (@sungheelee.bsky.social‬) featured in this NYT article examining the consequences of deep NIH cuts on health disparities research. Her work on dementia in underrepresented populations was defunded despite its critical value. Read more: myumi.ch/W6dZb #HealthEquity #SocialResearch

The Full Release of the ANES 2024 Time Series Study is now available! The data and documentation can be downloaded from the ANES website at: electionstudies.org/data-center/...

Meet Amanda Ajrouche, a project coordinator at ISR. In part two of our video series, she shares what it’s like supporting complex research at U-M! #Science #Socialscience #behindthescenes #datadriven

It’s a wrap! ASPIRE participants delivered insightful final presentations on their research projects. Their hard work culminated in a vibrant showcase attended by faculty and staff from YPL, Ford School, @umisr.bsky.social, mentors, speakers, and family and friends. Congratulations, ASPIRE 2025!

🧪Links btwn immune aging & mortality vary by sex & race/ethnicity: the strongest links are seen in Hispanic & Black females, but the lack of expected links in some subgroups, notably Black males, highlight the complexity of immune aging myumi.ch/g3rP6 ‪@kduchowny.bsky.social‬ @umisr.bsky.social