ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR), the largest university-based social research unit in the world, has launched a new publication highlighting recent findings.

The first issue of ISR Update covers research on several subjects related to aging. Among the reports of findings are articles dealing with—

work and retirement,

costs of caring for elders with dementia,

private investment accounts,

the aging mind,

prescription costs for older Black Americans and

aging in Asia.

[Online .PDF version of ISR Update—requires Acrobat or other .PDF reader]

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Established in 1948, the Institute for Social Research (ISR) is among the world’s oldest survey research organizations, and a world leader in the development and application of social science methodology. ISR conducts some of the most widely-cited studies in the nation, including the Survey of Consumer Attitudes, the National Election Studies, the Monitoring the Future Study, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the Health and Retirement Study, and the National Survey of Black Americans. ISR researchers also collaborate with social scientists in more than 60 nations on the World Values Surveys and other projects, and the Institute has established formal ties with universities in Poland, China, and South Africa. Visit the ISR Web site at www.isr.umich.edu for more information.