The University of Michigan Risk Science Center (UMRSC) is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to supporting science-informed decision-making on existing and emerging human health risks that is responsive to today's rapidly changing social, economic and political global landscape. Drawing on expertise spanning public health, risk assessment, medicine, business, engineering, public policy, social research, economics and communication, the Center brings a unique and integrative approach to the increasingly complex challenges of addressing health risks associated with technological, social and economic change, while balancing the need for sustainable social and economic growth.