UWSC staff continued to provide a strong presence at the annual International Field Directors & Technologies Conference (IFD&TC) held in Delray Beach, Florida in May. A large group of UWSC actively participated and presented at …
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UWSC staff participate in the 64th annual AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference
A large group of UWSC staff presented at the annual meeting of the 2009 conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in Hollywood, Florida, on May 14-17. As in previous years, UWSC …
The National Children’s Study
The NCS is the largest study ever done to examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of over 100,000 children nationwide, following them from before birth, to age 21.
UWSC Associate Director, John Stevenson, is awarded the prestigious Mid-Career Award
Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Science, announced the winners of the 2008-09 College of Letters and Science Academic Staff Excellence Awards. John Stevenson, associate director, UW Survey Center received the Mid-Career …
Vicki Lein joins the UWSC as a senior Project Director
Vicki Lein has joined UWSC as a senior Project Director. She brings decades of experience in conducting research in the social sciences. Prior to joining UWSC, Vicki worked as a Research Scientist for the Wisconsin …
Outcomes of Women Undergoing Breast Surgery
This longitudinal survey of senior women who have undergone breast surgery related to cancer was fielded between 2005 and 2008. The survey design involved 4 waves of telephone surveys with women over age 65 in the states of New York, Florida, Illinois, and California.
WiscAid
WiscAid is a team of researchers committed to understanding the factors affecting student success in college. A better understanding of how much financial aid is needed and the ways aid should be allocated is vital to improving the financial aid system in Wisconsin.
Resource Utilization Focus Groups
The UWSC has conducted ten focus groups on people’s experiences as they decide how to handle economic or legal problems in their lives.
Controversial Issues Discussion Survey
This telephone survey is conducted with students from midwestern high schools, who participated in an in school research project during their civics classes.
Nanotechnology Survey II – Public Awareness of Nanotechnology
The purpose of this survey is to further explore the linkages among various aspects of public response to new technologies and scientific developments, such as nanotechnology, and to track how public awareness of these technologies is changing over time.