Field interviewers have now completed over 7,000 in-person interviews for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). This is a major milestone for the landmark study of 1957 Wisconsin high school graduates and their siblings. Interviews for …
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The Wisconsin Financial Aid Study (WiscAid) featured in the Wisconsin State Journal
A new article in the Wisconsin State Journal about the effects of financial aid on college persistence features data from the WiscAid study. Click here to read the article.
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) featured in TIME Magazine
A new article in TIME Magazine features the landmark Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). According to author Annie Murphy Paul, “We’re obsessed with those four years, but new research shows we’re not defined by them.” Click …
UWSC staff to participate in the annual IFD&TC (International Field Directors and Technologies Conference
UWSC staff will continue to provide a strong presence at the annual International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC) to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona in May. A large group of UWSC staff are presenting …
UWSC staff to participate in the 66th annual AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference
Several UWSC staff will present at the annual meeting of the 2011 conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in Phoenix, Arizona on May 12-15. As in previous years, UWSC staff will …
UWSC will be presenting a poster on “Successful Surveys … It’s All in the Details (Improving Program Evaluation and Academic Research)” at the 12th Annual UW Showcase the morning of Wednesday, March 23
Associate Director, John Stevenson, and Survey Methodologist, Jen Dykema, will be presenting a poster on “Successful Surveys … It’s All in the Details (Improving Program Evaluation and Academic Research)” at the 12th Annual UW Showcase …
Faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and survey methodologist, Jen Dykema to serve as guest editors for POQ on a special issue devoted to “Measurement”
Guest editors Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema seek submissions to Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) for a special issue of the journal devoted to “Measurement”. Measurement in survey research refers to the process of defining …
UWSC is excited to announce the arrival of a new Project Director, Tara Piché
Tara Piché, currently a Survey Research Supervisor in the UWSC Call Center is joining the project directing team. Tara will be managing a wide variety of projects, with a specific focus on working on our …
Findings from UWSC survey continue to indicate that “Madisonians still like it here”
The third annual resident satisfaction survey conducted by UWSC for the City of Madison’s Office of the Mayor reveals that about 94 percent of those responding find the quality of life in Madison is good …
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a “Survey that maps the life of a generation” according to a featured article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features the groundbreaking Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). Click here to read the article.