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July 15, 2026

Shinobu Kitayama Named New Director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics

The Institute for Social Research has announced that Shinobu Kitayama will serve as the next director of the… >>

July 9, 2026

Shinobu Kitayama to serve as next director of RCGD

ANN ARBOR — Shinobu Kitayama will serve as the next director of the Institute for Social Research’s (ISR)… >>

June 9, 2026

From Alaska to Michigan: Translating research into practical community tools

For decades, our national approach to substance use prevention was delivered as a lecture and focused on abstinence:… >>

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The Research to Practice Lab (R2P)

ANCHRR Researchers deplaning in rural Alaska

Led by Dr. Lisa Wexler, the Research to Practice (R2P) Lab reflects a participatory research program that is animated by community and interdisciplinary collaboration, scientific, cultural and local knowledges, and reciprocal relationships. Learn more about R2P

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The Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences: It has been running uninterruptedly since it was founded by Kurt Lewin in the 1920’s in Berlin. The series organizer/s and theme rotate every semester on a theme chosen by faculty organizer/s who are affiliated with the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research, with seminars held Mondays from 3:30 to 5. Read more about Group Dynamics Seminar Series >

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