UWSC Senior Project Director Ken Croes will take part in an upcoming online panel held by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at the UW–Madison. Organized and moderated by Nora Jacobson of ICTR, …
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UWSC’s Jennifer Dykema Awarded H.I. Romnes Fellowship Award
Thirty-two University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25, including UWSC’s Jennifer Dykema. The awardees span the four research divisions on campus: arts and …
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study rolls out new online portal to enhance data exploration and analysis experience for researchers
The WLS team recently announced the rollout of a new online portal that is designed to enhance the data exploration and analysis experience for researchers and data users. The updated portal supports integrated documentation of longitudinal datasets like the WLS, and will replace the study’s older system of online codebooks, offering richly-described metadata, summary statistics, and data visualizations for all 27,000 WLS variables.
From WisconSays: What Says Wisconsin?
In June of 2023, the Supreme Court voted to disband the use of race in college admissions. About half of American adults disapprove of considering race and ethnicity in college admissions, with opinions varying considerably by party identification (PEW 2023). Results from a recent WisconSays survey show attitudes are similar among Wisconsin adults: 47% oppose affirmative action in college admissions, 31% support it, and 22% say they don’t know. These results, however, vary substantially by political party.
UWSC’s Kerryann DiLoreto awarded Distinguished Status by the UW-Madison
UWSC is proud to announce that Kerryann DiLoreto, Senior Project Director with UWSC for over 24 years, has been awarded Distinguished Status by the UW-Madison. Distinguished status is awarded to academic staff members with extensive experience, and advanced knowledge and skills.
Wisconsin State Journal: Here’s why 5,000 Madison households just received $1 in the mail
The City of Madison Parks and Open Space Plan Resident Questionnaire was mailed last week and was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal in an article written by Lucas Robinson. The study uses a small …
Survey finds many Wisconsin residents struggle with personal finances, inflation
Going into 2024, financial resolutions were likely popular across the state. After several years of inflation, finances remain a major concern for Wisconsinites. This comes from a new survey effort at UW-Madison’s Survey Center called WisconSays, which is a new panel of nearly 4,000 people answering regular survey questions.
La Follette and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel partner to highlight what matters to Wisconsin with UWSC’s WisconSays Panel
The La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel are collaborating to share insights on how Wisconsinites feel about important policy topics through a yearlong project called the Main Street Agenda. The WisconSays/La Follette Survey being used for the Main Street Agenda is a subset of the new WisconSays opinion panel based out of the UW-Madison Survey Center.
Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin’s ‘Happy Days cohort’ is helping researchers understand aging
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study was featured on the front page of the Wisconsin State Journal, in an article written by David Wahlberg. The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, spanning over 65 years, uncovers diverse insights into aging and cognition.
New publication by team that includes UWSC researchers describes how they adapted to the challenges of COVID-19 to recruit hard-to-reach population
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges for conducting research, particularly for studies that use community-based sample generation strategies to recruit hard-to-reach populations. In a recently published “In-Brief Note” in the AAPOR online journal Survey Practice, UWSC staff members Graduate Assistant Jacob Boelter and Senior Project Director Ken Croes teamed up with University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty Research Scientist Lisa Klein Vogel and University of Wisconsin–Madison Sociology Doctoral Candidate Alexis M. Dennis to describe how they adapted their studies’ recruitment strategies to accommodate the manifold effects of social distancing of COVID-19.