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Digital Behavioral & Social Science Data Archive with 800+ member institutions worldwide. ICPSR is a unit within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Web: icpsr.umich.edu Help: icpsr-help@umich.edu

Save the date! 🎉Join ICPSR Aug. 11, 12:45–1:30 p.m. ET on Zoom as we celebrate Director Maggie Levenstein’s decade of leadership and look ahead to continued stewardship with Trent Alexander, interim director beginning Sept. 1. Register at myumi.ch/qwGVZ.

Colorful disco ball and microphones with music notes announcing a Zoom party to celebrate ICPSR's Director Maggie Levenstein on August 11 from 12:45 to 1:30 PM.

Researchers find that younger Black and Latino Americans are more interested in running for office, due to having been disproportionately engaged in recent movements advocating racial justice. Find this and more articles using ICPSR data: https://myumi.ch/pVDWq

New publication: Race, Protest, and Political Ambition: Exploring How Age Intersects with Race to Shape Office-Seeking Ambitions

Meet Sarah Young, one of our ICPSR representatives, a social sciences librarian and the Director of the Evidence Synthesis Program at Carnegie Mellon University. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys gardening and rockhounding. To learn more about Sarah visit: https://myumi.ch/ICPSR-SarahY

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👀 The Search continues! Will we find those Sage Green Books? 🤔 Come with us as we unearth Rob's sacred collection of Sage Little Green Books! Alt: Person, along with three others, looks through piles of boxes of books in an office.

I consider myself an interdisciplinary scientist. A post on LinkedIn challenged the idea that we should mentor our students to be more interdisciplinary. Here are my thoughts on what that means in my new APS Presidential column. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

Is Interdisciplinary Science Worth It?

"You don't want scholars answering to two or more disciplines. You want them to enrich and integrate their own discipline with ideas drawn from others."

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Oops! Looks like we had a technical error posting Part 2! Catch up now! We traverse Angell Hall, seeking the Sage Little Green Books!📗 They'll soon be within our grasp... right?😅 Alt: A group of four people walk though a building, ride an elevator, and end up at the entrance to an office.

Congratulations to ICPSR's Shelly Petrinko, ICPSR's 2026 Innovator of the Year! Petrinko was selected for developing a scalable, AI-assisted video audit process designed to meet the rigorous new ADA digital accessibility standards. More: https://myumi.ch/bDyD9

Petrinko is surprised as she is announced as the 2026 ICPSR Innovator of the Year

We’re pleased to share this announcement that Dr. Courtney Bell of UW–Madison has been named chair of the ICPSR Council. We look forward to Bell’s leadership in advancing ICPSR’s mission to support data access, curation, and research across disciplines. Learn more at https://myumi.ch/pgZVr

Image of Courtney Bell who is smiling with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a blue satin blouse and a necklace against a light background.

ICPSR Representatives, join us for a virtual planning session happening tomorrow to plan your events and outreach for the academic year! Attendees will receive resources to develop a customized checklist for the year. Register here: https://myumi.ch/WD2xw

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Check out the latest ICPSR Bulletin! In this edition: ➡️ Leadership updates, ➡️ Frodo-level data sharing, ➡️ Faster search, … and more. Check it out! https://myumi.ch/zNwG4 Alt text: Preview of July 2026 ICPSR Bulletin. Lead story highlights leadership transition. Up-tempo electronic background music.