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"At the meeting of the Regents on June 21, 1946 (p. 418), approval was given to the establishment of the Social Science Surveys Project. The Board changed the name of this project to the Survey Research Center, to be administered under the direction of Dr. Rensis Likert": myumi.ch/J4Wm8

The gap between the number of years women and men spend caring for aging family and friends is growing: since 2011, women's lifetime caregiving increased to 7, while men's held steady at 4 myumi.ch/X8rVD

💡Join us at the @rcgd-isr.bsky.social symposium highlighting methods studying for studying complex socio-cultural dynamics💡

Congratulations to Stephanie Chardoul, director of SRC's Survey Research Operations! #AASRO awarded her the 2026 John M. Kennedy Achievement Award. "[She] embodies the values of AASRO through her leadership, generosity, and unwavering commitment to advancing academic survey research." myumi.ch/RQyNG

LOSHAK's work shows that "standard" approaches often aren't measuring people's health but rather their Western education. Josh Ehrlich and Anthony K. Ngugi urge researchers to consider language, culture when assessing cognition, including concepts of time and place myumi.ch/Axexg

The @umichstonecid.bsky.social open house is one of the best on campus and they have great swag (not that we're biased)!

🇧🇷 In an interview with Fernanda Pires of @umichnews.bsky.social, Edgar Franco-Vivanco and @rnishimura.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social discuss voter sentiment, polling and the implications of the Brazil election heading into a run-off Oct. 25. Read the Q&A: cpsblog.isr.umich.edu?p=3685https:...

In 2012, NIH estimated that the return on investment in global health research is more than double. And Josh Ehrlich says, "The benefits of global health research go far beyond economic gains. This work also improves health and medicine in the U.S. and worldwide."

We are so pleased that Shu Xu will be continuing her research at SRC's Demography of Aging, Disability and Care (DADC), which houses @micda-umisr.bsky.social

Join us, Tuesday, October 6 at 1:00 for Rebecca Hasson: From Evidence to Action: Precision Implementation of Classroom Physical Activity Breaks More information & zoom link: events.umich.edu/event/152406 6050 ISR-Thompson

Broadly negative views about the economy are seen across the political spectrum. Joanne Hsu, director of @umich.edu Surveys of Consumers, tells Newsweek the survey uses "a random sample of consumers from across the country and all walks of life." myumi.ch/NXyyD

Join us, Tuesday, September 29 at 1:00 for Pawel Krolikowski: Reservation Wages Revisited: Empirics with the Canonical Model More information & zoom link: events.umich.edu/event/151996 6050 ISR-Thompson

ISR’s NaNDA has received an $11M National Institute on Aging award to expand its neighborhood data collection by about 30%. Led by Philippa Clarke and Grace Noppert, the project will support new research on respiratory illness, environmental hazards and healthy aging.

This month's SRC Director's Chat was hosted by @umpsid.bsky.social. @ninsolera.bsky.social and @umpamdk.bsky.social chatted about the many ways PSID's data can be used, from income dynamics to family life over decades to health outcomes. youtu.be/3AoedIUiY4I

We are thrilled to share that Rick Lowe’s public art project, Black Wall Street Journey, opens in less than 2 weeks at the #Umich Museum of Art Taubman Gallery. The exhibit includes “Kinship Networks,” a reimagining of the PSID’s own Family Tree. Don’t miss your chance to see it! myumi.ch/7JX91

@npr.org #SundayMorningEdition story about a Colorado softball team whose members' ages range from 60 to 92 discussed the importance of #SocialConnection for #HealthyAging (myumi.ch/RQVXk). Noah Webster chatted with SRC director @umpamdk.bsky.social about his work on social connection myumi.ch/y1RnD

@newsweek.com discussed a @umpsid.bsky.social study which finds older adults struggling to afford food face a higher risk of developing #dementia. @ninsolera.bsky.social says the generosity of #SNAP benefits during the #pandemic was very beneficial to American families myumi.ch/RQQ6W

@nytimes.com cited @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social research in an article about the ways which friends & neighbors help older adults with tasks like transportation or shopping, but @crystal5ng.bsky.social says "There are some tasks friends might not be well equipped to provide" myumi.ch/4xxV6

While an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State University has drawn national headlines, cocaine use among young adults has been decreasing over the last 5 years. @meganepatrick.bsky.social tells @npr.org the prevalence of cocaine use is about 5% in the last year myumi.ch/qww4E

@umpamdk.bsky.social about this important award: "Given the emphasis on nutrition that we are seeing at the HHS, this research will provide an important source of data on food inefficiencies and hardship in the U.S. I look forward to seeing the important data that comes out of this project."

We invite applications for an Assistant Research Scientist to join the faculty of the Survey Methodology Program within SRC and serve as an expert sampling statistician on multiple SRC projects. Apply by Sept. 7 apply.interfolio.com/191980

Richard Curtin, professor emeritus and former director of Surveys of Consumers, was inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame. He was honored for his lasting contributions to how the RV industry tracks unit sales and consumer sentiment. myumi.ch/yk14V

🌳 Over half of U.S. public parks sit within 2 miles of a toxic release site. 2,442 overlap a Superfund site outright. New in Scientific Reports, from the NaNDA team 📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #OpenData #EnvironmentalHealth @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social

Self-employment increases with age and takes many forms. Joelle Abramowitz & Andrew Joung use machine learning and Health and Retirement Study job narratives to reveal older workers’ self-employment arrangements and transition patterns that were previously unobservable. myumi.ch/wwyGk

Using @mtfstudy.bsky.social panel study data, Yvonne Terry-McElrath & @meganepatrick.bsky.social find high-frequency cannabis use—medical or nonmedical—is associated with cannibus use disorder risk myumi.ch/RQmbm

Shu Xu, Josh Ehrlich & Lindsey De Lott review evidence on visual impairment and driving safety in older adults, finding safety depends on many factors. A multidomain approach -- visual, cognitive, and functional assessments -- is essential for clinical decision-making myumi.ch/X8G4P

New research from @reeddeangelis.bsky.social & @mhicken.bsky.social examines whether residential context helps explain Black–White disparities in epigenetic age acceleration, pointing to concentrated privilege in mostly White areas as a driver of health and aging inequities. myumi.ch/2j3ez

Studies suggest substance use may be underreported by teens & young adults. @yajuansi.bsky.social and coauthors designed an observational cohort longitudinal study compare self-reports with hair-sample testing to estimate prevalence of the 3 most reported substances among adolescents myumi.ch/G74Z7

More older Americans are cohabitating. Using @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social researchers find cohabitation functions similarly to marriage when the partners need care, but cohabitors, especially women, receive fewer hours of care than spouses myumi.ch/bDEN9 @spattersearch.bsky.social @vafreedman.bsky.social

The New CSCAR@ISR is Open for Business! U-M faculty, staff, and students can schedule statistical consultations, explore workshops, ask research questions and learn about support for funded projects. Connect with CSCAR@ISR: cscar.isr.umich.edu

Historic redlining’s harms persist. Researchers find early evidence linking the practice to teen brain networks, a pathway by which structural racism may shape socioemotional risk. myumi.ch/mVZpE @helenmeier.bsky.social @eneblett.bsky.social @colterm.bsky.social @christophermonk.bsky.social

The answer is B. Research shows that those who spend longer hours at non-strenuous jobs are more likely to have an increase in BMI. The same relationship was not found for those who work strenuous jobs. myumi.ch/Axwkx

For individuals in non-strenuous jobs, what physical impacts are shown when the time spent working increases by 10 hours?

We are hiring Survey Technicians (on-site, temp) to support important social research projects. Survey Technicians conduct computer-assisted telephone interviews and assist with other survey operations, including customer support, coding, mail survey tasks, and quality control. myumi.ch/Z83M5

A. While residential segregation explains part of why Black individuals experience epigenetic age acceleration, researchers are still attempting to uncover why Black Americans live shorter lives on average than their white peers. myumi.ch/VDMjV @reeddeangelis.bsky.social

The #FridayQuiz is back! This month we are looking at #environment, both physical space and #weather: Regardless of living environment, how do Black and white individuals differ when it comes to accelerated epigenetic aging?

@umpamdk.bsky.social is right! The answer is A. Research shows that warmth/responsiveness and learning experience are factors that influence mathematical fluency in children, and are more often found in parents with higher attainment myumi.ch/bDRZe

The #FridayQuiz is back! This month we are looking at #environment, both physical space and #weather: Parents' educational attainment impacts home environments. In which ways does this impact a child's mathematical skills?