Although survey researchers have been conducting phone surveys since before the 1970s, little is known about how best to begin a call. A new publication by UWSC researchers and colleagues using data from the Wisconsin …
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UWSC Hosts Visitors from the National Analytical Center (or Nazarbayev University) in Kazakhstan
The UWSC welcomed guests from Kazakhstan to learn about survey center operations: Ms. Aktoty Aitzhanova (Chief Economist of NAC), Mrs. Saule Gazizova (Senior Researcher of Surveys and Statistics Center of NAC), Mr. Assylan Akimbayev (Researcher-analyst of Surveys and Statistics Center of …
City of Madison Paid Leave Study
The City of Madison Paid Leave Study is a mixed mode web/mail survey of Madison city employees.
Featured Artist – Jesy Grose
Jesy G latest inspiration has been to meet color with gravity. “It’s forming a flow that isn’t quite me” says the artist. The art is painted reverse style on glass. Most often found windows. Her art encompasses views on human experience, expression and identity. Connecting and attaching branding of Band-aids that pose as feelings “ouch” that any generation can relate to; roads that lead to somewhere and itsy bitsy spiders that represent new beginning. Jesy g believes the mind is master of reality.
Bridges to Success Evaluation
The Bridges to Success Evaluation is an evaluation of the impact of a Catholic Family Center program designed to help struggling families get back on their feet, called Bridges to Success.
UWSC featured in Wisconsin State Journal’s “Fueling Discovery”
“Quality surveys give people a voice in science” by UWSC Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer, was part of the Wisconsin State Journal’s May 7, 2017 special section “Fueling Discovery”. The article about UWSC is featured …
UWSC Study Results Cited by New York Times
An April 25, 2017 New York Times opinion piece describing the college experience of a former foster care youth cited findings of the Midwest Young Adult Study, conducted by UWSC for Dr. Mark Courtney, a University of …
UWSC helped collect survey data for Goldstein’s Janesville: An American Story
In 2013, Washington Post staff writer Amy Goldstein spent several months as a visiting scholar at UW’s Institute for Research on Poverty laying the groundwork for her recently released book on how Janesville weathered the …
UWSC’s Assistance with Conducting the First Ever UW-Madison Student Climate Survey Highlighted in Inside UW-Madison News
In its May 2nd edition, Inside UW-Madison News shared an update on diversity efforts at UW-Madison. In the article, they described the 18 initiatives to be achieved in phases over a 10- year period. The …
UWSC survey work at the heart of Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted
UWSC client, Matthew Desmond, has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction for his book, Evicted. UWSC collected the in-person survey data for Dr. Desmond’s Milwaukee Area Renter Study (MARS) and Milwaukee Eviction Court Study (MECS). Evicted is based in …