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Survey Research Center is an international leader in research involving the collection and analysis of sample surveys, administrative and other non-survey data. https://src.isr.umich.edu/
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Celebrating 80 years of social science in the public interest.

SRC’s founders believed social behavior could be understood in terms of attitudes and motivational behaviors, and links could be formed between an academic culture & the applied research of business and government. youtu.be/giSsP7o4PZg
We Are SRC
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Join us, Tuesday, February 24 at 1:00 for Jim Sullivan: The Impact of Temporary Rental Subsidies on Homelessness: A Randomized Controlled Trial
More information & zoom link: events.umich.edu/event/145099
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SRC Seminar Series Presents: The Impact of Temporary Rental Subsidies on Homelessness: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Happening @ Michigan
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February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
TODAY: Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social for Monica Prasad (@jhu.edu): Solving the Biggest Problems: Problem-Solving Sociology and American Populism
Tuesday, February 10, 10:30am-12:00pm EDT
RSVP to save your seat: myumi.ch/kPEMp
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February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Join Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science for Sofi Sinozich & @moynihanpatrick.bsky.social (@pewresearch.org): Rethinking Methods in the Global Attitudes Project: Explorations in Australia and Sweden
Wednesday, February 18, 12:00-1:00pm EDT
Information/zoom: events.umich.edu/event/139829
MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series - Rethinking Methods in the Global Attitudes Project: Explorations in Australia and Sweden | Happening @ Michigan
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February 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is our new quarterly newsletter that will share Survey Research Center research, media mentions, and publications. Sign up here: myumi.ch/G2pXR
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February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The latest issue of Serving the Public Interest: Insights & Innovations into the Human Lifetime is out! myumi.ch/g3m32

We feature Noah Webster of Life Course Development program and Urban & Environmental Studies program. His interest is in the impact of the environment on our social relationships.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
@jameswagner254.bsky.social is co-organizing the @aapor.bsky.social 2026 Survey Costs Workshop Feb 9-10 in Bethesda, MD

Wagner will present Cost Estimation Problems

Stephanie Chardoul will present Dashboards for Survey Cost Monitoring

Both will be part of the plenary panel: Why discuss cost?
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Join us TODAY, February 3 at 1:00 for @arielhasell.bsky.social: The Way We News Now: How information abundance, news negativity, and media distrust are changing the way Americans engage with journalism
More information & zoom link: myumi.ch/JPVze
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SRC Seminar Series Presents: The Way We News Now: How information abundance, news negativity, and media distrust are changing the way Americans engage with journalism | Happening @ Michigan
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February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Celebrating 80 years of social science in the public interest.

SRC’s founders believed social behavior could be understood in terms of attitudes and motivational behaviors, and links could be formed between an academic culture & the applied research of business and government. youtu.be/giSsP7o4PZg
We Are SRC
YouTube video by Survey Research Center, University of Michigan
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January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The @umisr.bsky.social celebration of #MLK Day highlighted the 25-year follow-up of the National Survey of American Life. Stephanie Chardoul said, "We learned lots of really valuable lessons on implementing this large, complex study of a special population and we are better for it" myumi.ch/w9Gwe
January 28, 2026 at 9:46 PM
January's Coffee and Donuts with the SRC Director was hosted by the #LifeCourseDevelopment program. Noah Webster chatted with SRC director @umpamdk.bsky.social chatted about the work LCD does and how important all social ties are to healthy aging youtu.be/1GX_M-dQY-s?...
Coffee with LCD
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January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Join us, Tuesday, February 3 at 1:00 for @arielhasell.bsky.social: The Way We News Now: How information abundance, news negativity, and media distrust are changing the way Americans engage with journalism
More information & zoom link: myumi.ch/JPVze
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SRC Seminar Series Presents: The Way We News Now: How information abundance, news negativity, and media distrust are changing the way Americans engage with journalism | Happening @ Michigan
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January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Join us, TODAY at 1:00 for Luke Hyde: Parents, Neighborhoods, and the Developing Brain
More information: myumi.ch/4mPDn
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Zoom: myumi.ch/Z2EqZ
Meeting ID: 993 5134 5515
Passcode: 265270
SRC Seminar Series Presents: Parents, Neighborhoods, and the Developing Brain | Happening @ Michigan
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January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
SRC director, @umpamdk.bsky.social, says, "This generous support allows us to continue to address some of the most pressing research questions of our time."
@umichstonecid.bsky.social at ISR has received a 5 million dollar gift from the Stone Foundation to advance research on wealth inequality and mobility.

Learn more about this gift to the Stone Center: myumi.ch/Nr4pD
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Join us, Tuesday, January 27 at 1:00 for Luke Hyde: Parents, Neighborhoods, and the Developing Brain
More information: myumi.ch/4mPDn
1430 ISR-Thompson
Zoom: myumi.ch/Z2EqZ
Meeting ID: 993 5134 5515
Passcode: 265270
SRC Seminar Series Presents: Parents, Neighborhoods, and the Developing Brain | Happening @ Michigan
Presented By: Survey Research Center Ask a Question About This Event
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Today at 12 EST at #umich @umisr.bsky.social! We’re thrilled to host our own @joelabriola.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social faculty as he presents, “The Tax Treatment of Housing as a Source of Racial Inequality.” Join us in person or Zoom – 📧 DM us for the link.🥳

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January 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
TOMORROW: Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social for @johnvoorheis.bsky.social (US Census Bureau): Housing Capital and Intergenerational Mobility in the United States
Tuesday, January 13, 10:30am-12:00pm EDT
RSVP to save your seat: myumi.ch/15erV
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January 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Chulalongkorn University noted the joint meeting "paved the way for collaboration in demographic research and the development of innovations in population data collection, with the aim of enhancing research quality and strengthening the capacity of the college’s faculty members and researchers.”
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Bill Axinn and Stephanie Chardoul visited Chulalongkorn University’s College of Population Studies in Bangkok to discuss future collaborations in demographic research and innovations in population data survey methods myumi.ch/E8Qm7
Chula Welcomes University of Michigan for Collaboration – Chulalongkorn University
The visit aimed to discuss potential collaboration in demographic research and innovations in population data survey methods.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Join the @umichstonecid.bsky.social for @johnvoorheis.bsky.social (US Census Bureau): Housing Capital and Intergenerational Mobility in the United States
Tuesday, January 13, 10:30am-12:00pm EDT
RSVP to save your seat: myumi.ch/15erV
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January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
We invite applications for a Research Assistant Professor in the Survey Methodology Program. We are seeking candidates who are developing methods for acquiring & integrating non-traditional sources & applying AI & emerging technologies to survey methodology myumi.ch/R3AWy @umisr.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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"For the fifth year in a row, use of most substances among teenagers in the United States continues to hover around the low-water mark reached in 2021."

More results from the #MonitoringtheFuture study released today: myumi.ch/MkGNE
Reported use of most drugs remains low among US teens
For the fifth year in a row, use of most substances among teenagers in the United States continues to hover around the low-water mark reached in 2021.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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"The home is not just background; it's a key shaper of risk." PSC & SRC postdoc Shu Xu et al share 5 concrete tips to prevent falls for older adults with vision loss: myumi.ch/D8Q5M @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @umichnews.bsky.social
Poor vision plus unsafe homes drive higher fall risk in seniors
Older adults with severe vision loss are three to four times more likely to fall when they live in homes with hazards such as missing grab bars, tripping risks or broken flooring.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
December's Coffee and Donuts with the SRC Director was hosted by the Survey Research Center. Pamela Davis-Kean, SRC director, and Mary Mangum, SRC assistant director, discuss the wide breadth of the research SRC does and the work SRC staff do to support that research
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December's Coffee and Donuts with the SRC Director was hosted by the Survey Research Center. Pamela Davis-Kean, SRC director, and Mary Mangum, SRC assistant director, discuss the wide breadth of the…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🧪With global mental health challenges rising, rigorous data tools matter more than ever. @yajuansi.bsky.social, James Wagner & Ronald Kessler urge combining online panel surveys with high-quality probability samples for valid, practical studies. Details: myumi.ch/dgDP1
Surveys in Psychiatric Epidemiological Research
This Special Communication examines the biases and operational problems of surveys used in psychiatric epidemiological research to develop a standard for using nonprobability and probability-based onl...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
On a scale of 1-5, how charming do you find this? 😉
First Director of the @um-src.bsky.social with the current Director’s new mug.
December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM