Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell read a statement honoring the Institute for Social Research (ISR) into the Congressional Record on Friday, October 15, 2024 in recognition of ISR’s 75th anniversary. “As one of the world’s largest and oldest academic survey research organizations, the ISR has paved the way for modern… Continue reading US Representative Debbie Dingell enters ISR’s 75th anniversary into the Congressional Record
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Why study the social sciences? To improve the lives of children
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Why study the social sciences? Researchers at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and elsewhere often face versions of this question when the social sciences are compared to some of the “hard” sciences. The answer can come in many forms, as the Consortium of Social Science Associations attempts… Continue reading Why study the social sciences? To improve the lives of children
Making the US Census an Accessible Classroom Resource, SSDAN Fosters Data Literacy
Data analysis has long been the coin of the Social Science realm, but the drive to prepare the next generation to use and make sense of data has never been more zealous. Higher education is adapting to wide and deep demands to train students, adding new programs in data science and shifting curricula across the… Continue reading Making the US Census an Accessible Classroom Resource, SSDAN Fosters Data Literacy
ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) honored the life, career, and memory of James S. Jackson with a research symposium on Friday, December 1, 2023. ISR also renamed its atrium in Jackson’s honor, paying tribute to his long career as a pioneering researcher in the… Continue reading ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication