ISR Studies
Studies? We've got studies, and these are just some of those produced by Institute for Social Research people.

What Happens to the Data
Housed at ISR is the country's largest archive of social science survey data, containing everything from penal code citations in American felony courts to the US Bureau of the Census current population surveys.

ISR Calendar Events
ISR celebrates its 50th anniversary starting this fall.

Inauguration Day 1997
In a humorous, emotional and reflective inaugural address following his official installation as U-M's 12th president, Lee C. Bollinger, cited five principles that "ought to guide us and inform our choices in the years ahead."

Campaign for Michigan is Over the Top
Largest ever for a public university.

Bollinger Assembles Key Members of Team
University of Michigan President Lee C. Bollinger and the Board of Regents have selected and approved key members of the new president's administration.

Lawsuit Targets University Admissions Policy
A lawsuit challenging the University's undergraduate admissions policy was filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Oct. 14.

U-M's GuideCane Steers the Blind
To the visually impaired, the GuideCane could give new meaning to the phrase "man's best friend."

Pencil Her In
Pulitzer Prize winner and Chicago Tribune Managing Editor Ann Marie Lipinski got her start at the Michigan Daily.

Outspoken, Outraged and Outrageous
Prof. Carl Cohen is challenging the influence of affirmative action on student enrollment.

Putting Flu to Flight
Public Health Prof. Hunein Maassab's vaccine sprays a dangerous virus.

We Love(s) You Porgy (at Least Most of Us Do)
Despite worldwide consensus that it is the greatest American opera, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, set in the African American ghetto of Catfish Row, remains a constantly assailed icon.

John Dewey at Michigan
The Birth of Pragmatism: The philosopher's second Ann Arbor period, 1889-1894.

Turning the Field
The University's Department of Anthropology--ranked at or near the top of its field in official and unofficial rankings for years--is open to diverse approaches to theory and fieldwork.

Chasing the Orphan Angell
Nesta Spink has learned the secrets behind the painting of James Burrill Angell.