Projects & Grants
We conduct research in a wide variety of areas. View some of our recent project highlights or explore them all by topic area.
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Social Psychology
Pathways to Science and Engineering Professions: Persistence and career choice for bachelors and masters graduates' research experiences, decision points and labor market transitions
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Aging & Retirement
Economic Behavior
Population Health
Health, Wealth, and Time Use Over the Life Course and Across Generations
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Faculty Profiles
ISR’s faculty experts conduct groundbreaking and wide-ranging social science research — representing more than 20 academic disciplines. Included below are two examples of the type of work being done by members of our team.
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Beverly I. Strassmann
Faculty Associate, RCGD Professor, Anthropology
Beverly Strassmann's research focuses on evolution and human behavior. Her current projects include a longitudinal study of the influence … more -
Daniel Howard Weissman
Faculty Associate, RCGD Professor, Psychology
Daniel Weissman's research uses a combination of behavioral methods and non-invasive brain imaging techniques to study how human … more
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January 6, 2021
Black business owners, entrepreneurs left out of small business coronavirus support
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December 18, 2020
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December 17, 2020
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ANN ARBOR—Congress has not taken action to extend or replace the federal unemployment pandemic assistance, which expires at year’s end. Read more
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December 14, 2020
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial “symptoms” up to six years before diagnosis
ANN ARBOR – A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University Read more