The Robert W. Marans Fellows fund was created to support study in survey research to incoming doctoral students in Urban + Regional Planning and the Doctoral Program Architecture. Doctoral Program of Architecture student Anirban Adhya was the first to receive this fellowship. Interested students should submit applications to the doctoral program coordinator and include a detailed description of their interest in the statement of purpose.

For more information on the Certificate in
Survey Methodology, see http://www.isr.umich.edu/gradprogram/certificate.htm

About Robert W. Marans
Robert Marans, B.Arch.'57, Ph.D.'71, is an emeritus professor of architecture and urban planning, as well as a research professor at the UM Institute for Social Research. In the latter capacity, Marans served as principal investigator for the Detroit Area Study in 2001 and 1980. Conducted annually for nearly 50 years, the study surveys Detroit metro-area residents to produce high-quality data that assist in public policy formation, support scholarly research, and train students. His extensive body of research is firmly grounded in his equally extensive community involvement, including serving as commissioner of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks and as a board member of the Washtenaw Land Trust, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and the Michigan Land Use Institute.