Mission: Scientific investigation and research in social, physical and biological sciences and engineering to advance and improve welfare and the environment. Programs: Isa studies social problems and applies research findings in the service of solutions to those problems. Isa also contributes to policy debates on social issues including poverty, social welfare, education, crime and delinquency, mental health, race and ethnicity, gender, child development, aging, violence, aids, substance abuse, and health disparities among different groups in our society.
