BioSocial Methods and the Research Center for Group Dynamics are proud to offer two ICPSR summer workshops in 2024: An introduction to psychophysiology, to explore the relationship between the human mind and body (hybrid) and a 3-day in-person session at the U-M HomeLab, where participants will learn to design and conduct research on human subjects in a… Continue reading Register now for BioSocial Methods ICPSR Summer Workshops
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ICPSR to facilitate researcher access to Meta’s API Products
ANN ARBOR–Meta Content Library API, used by researchers to analyze real-time public-facing data from Facebook and Instagram, is now integrated with the Social Media Archive (SOMAR) at ICPSR. Meta Content Library is accessible through two interfaces: a graphical user interface and a programmatic API. The library includes content from pages, posts, groups and events on… Continue reading ICPSR to facilitate researcher access to Meta’s API Products
U-M releases data from Facebook, Instagram study on 2020 presidential election
The Social Media Archive at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research has released data focusing on the impact of Facebook and Instagram on key political attitudes during the U.S. 2020 elections. The U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study is a partnership between Meta researchers and independent external academics. The project is led… Continue reading U-M releases data from Facebook, Instagram study on 2020 presidential election
ISR hosts reception at Population Association of America annual conference
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Representatives of the Institute for Social Research welcomed guests to a reception at the Population Association of America’s (PAA) annual meeting in New Orleans on April 13. More than 200 students, faculty members, and friends gathered to meet colleagues and share new and exciting ideas sparked by the… Continue reading ISR hosts reception at Population Association of America annual conference
ICPSR to host data on social media’s impact on US 2020 elections
ANN ARBOR–The data from a study of social media’s impact on key political attitudes and behaviors during the US 2020 elections will be archived at ICPSR, part of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. Since early 2020, a group of independent academic researchers, in partnership with Meta, has been studying some of the… Continue reading ICPSR to host data on social media’s impact on US 2020 elections
Now available from College and Beyond II: Big data, rich perspectives on college experience
ANN ARBOR—Researchers have known for decades that attending college is associated with wide-ranging benefits to individuals and society. What is not entirely clear are the mechanisms that connect these beneficial outcomes with the undergraduate experience. For instance, how much do the courses students take matter to these outcomes? What about the peers they interact with?… Continue reading Now available from College and Beyond II: Big data, rich perspectives on college experience
ICPSR Receives Award to Provide Dataset Communicating Public Library Programming Outcomes
Contact: Dr. A.J. Million, [email protected] ANN ARBOR ‒ The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is pleased to announce an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) award to aggregate and disseminate a one-of-a-kind dataset documenting public library programming outcomes. Funded under the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program, this effort is a… Continue reading ICPSR Receives Award to Provide Dataset Communicating Public Library Programming Outcomes
ICPSR Summer Program Welcomes New Director Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr.
Contact: Dory Knight-Ingram, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), in the midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary, is excited to announce another milestone: Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr. will be the 10th director of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. Franzese is Professor and Associate Chair… Continue reading ICPSR Summer Program Welcomes New Director Robert (Rob) J. Franzese Jr.
ICPSR, Millennium Challenge Corporation launch interactive platform offering access to MCC data
Contact: Sara Srygley, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) has partnered with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to develop a new, interactive data platform for sharing MCC’s evaluation catalog of data. The Millennium Challenge Corporation Evidence Platform is now live, offering access to important data on MCC’s… Continue reading ICPSR, Millennium Challenge Corporation launch interactive platform offering access to MCC data
$38M NSF data infrastructure initiative will improve access to social and behavioral research
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research will oversee a $38 million investment from the National Science Foundation to create a new data platform that will help researchers across the gamut of scientific disciplines access, collect, store and secure vital information. Data-intensive scientific research on human behavior and society can help improve community… Continue reading $38M NSF data infrastructure initiative will improve access to social and behavioral research