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The IPUMS Center for Data Integration is the leading provider of census and survey data from around the world.

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The Minnesota Population Center is an interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research.

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Minnesota Research Data Center provides researchers access to non-public versions of federal data.

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The Life Course Center provides an intellectual forum to support research related to the life course.

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ISRDI Director Steven Ruggles Named MacArthur Fellow

Dr. Steven Ruggles, Regents Professor of History and Population Studies and Director of the Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation at the University of Minnesota, has been honored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows. Commonly known as the “genius grant”, the fellowship is regarded as one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for intellectual and artistic achievement. Ruggles is being recognized for founding IPUMS, the world's largest publicly available population database that also harmonizes data to facilitate comparative analysis across time and space.

FOUNDING PRINCIPLES

INNOVATION

Deliver innovative social science and population data and tools to researchers worldwide.

EXPLORATION

Foster new interdisciplinary research projects and training opportunities

SUPPORT

Provide exceptional services to support research projects and applications for external funding.

TECHNOLOGY

Maintain a cutting-edge technical environment for data analysis and data infrastructure development.