UWSC staff will continue to provide a strong presence at the annual International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC) to be held in Chicago, Illinois in May. A large group of UWSC staff are presenting …
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The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study begins a new round of interviews in March 2010
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) began a new round of interviews on Friday, March 19, 2010. WLS interviews will be done in person, across the U.S., over the next 18 months. More information about the …
UWSC Badger Poll Faculty Director Katherine Cramer Walsh among featured panelists
The UWSC Badger Poll’s Faculty Director Katherine Cramer Walsh was among the featured panelists at “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: The Nature of Tolerance in 2050” on Feb. 16 at the Madison Museum of Contemporary …
Findings from UWSC study indicate “Madisonians like where they live”
A study conducted by UWSC for the City of Madison’s Office of the Mayor finds Madisonians are happy with their city’s services. Click here for the article from the Wisconsin State Journal
UW Badger Poll used by Wisconsin Emergency Management to assess Wisconsinites’ Preparedness for Disasters
Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Office of Justice Assistance commissioned questions on the Spring 2009 UW Badger Poll. The survey questions were to assess resident’s preparation for emergency and disaster situations.
UWSC collecting survey data on the causes and consequences of eviction
The Milwaukee Area Renters Study (MARS) in the news! Click here for the article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Click here for the article from the University of Wisconsin-Madison News.
The UWSC continues to grow with the addition of a new Project Director to our staff
Griselle Sanchez joins the UWSC project directing corp in December of 2009. Griselle comes to the UWSC from the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she served as a program coordinator in the National Cancer Institutes’s …
UWSC Staff to share expertise on behavior coding at the Workshop on Question Evaluation Methods
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, will present at the upcoming Workshop in Question Evaluation Methods to be held October 21-23 and sponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. …
UWSC to conduct research on enhancing participation in Biomarker Research in underrepresented populations
UWSC Survey Methodologist, Jen Dykema, and Project Director, Ken Croes, are partnering with Dorothy Edwards, Professor in Kinesiology and Occupational Therapy, and others on “Enhancing Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Biomarker Studies.” This project is …
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, to teach “Measurement and Questionnaires for Survey Research (Sociology 752)” Fall Semester 2010
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is offering “Measurement and Questionnaire for Survey Reseach” this semester (Fall 2010) on Wednesdays from 7:45-10:45AM. This course provides an introduction to the conceptual issues raised by conducting measurement using …