UWSC conducted a pilot study aimed at measuring the impact of the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) initiative on teachers and students. Responding to recent calls to reform secondary education in the United States, the Iowa Department of Education (IDE) adopted the AIW initiative to advance both the rigor and relevance of teaching, as well as the learning outcomes of students in Iowa’s high schools.
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UWSC’s Milwaukee Area Renters Study (MARS) spotlighted by MacArthur Foundation announcement of Class of 2015 MacArthur Fellows. Principal investigator of MARS, Dr. Matthew Desmond – now at Harvard University – has been selected as a fellow
UWSC has become a Charter Member of the Transparency Initiative of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
Just as members of AAPOR agree to abide by AAPOR’s Code of Professional Ethics and Practices, organizations that join the Transparency Initiative agree to follow practices for disclosing the way data were collected that allow …
Senior project directors interviewed by MJS for detailed health article about stool sample collection
Senior project directors, Kerryann DiLoreto and Ken Croes were interviewed by MJS journalist Mark Johnson for this detailed health article about the successful stool sample collection effort for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. To read the …
Harvard Second Generation Study (G2)
The Harvard Second Generation Study (G2) seeks to understand the intergenerational factors that contribute to healthy aging. In the mid-1940s, over 700 young men in Boston participated in extensive interviews about life and health.
Featured Artist – Michelle Klock
UWSC is pleased to offer an exhibit of photography by local Madison artist, Michelle Klock, in its public art gallery on the 4th floor of Sterling Hall. In this show, Klock, offers framed work of …
The UWSC joins ICTR as a Community-Academic Partnership Program
The UWSC is excited to announce a new collaboration with ICTR (the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research). In June, the UWSC joined and became one of the 27 UW and Marshfield Programs that …
We Collected What??? Designing In-Home Collection of Stool and Water Samples for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
UWSC conducted a series of focus groups, then launched a pilot effort to collect human microbiome samples, drinking water samples and tests, and a self-administered questionnaire from a subset of Graduate and Sibling participants and …
UWSC Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema elected to serve as Associate Conference Chair of AAPOR
Jennifer Dykema, Survey Methodologist and Senior Scientist at the UW Survey Center, has been elected to serve as the Associate Conference Chair of AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research). (Click here for AAPOR’s press …
The Padua Study
The Padua Study is an evaluation of the impact of a Catholic Charities Fort Worth program designed to help struggling families get back on their feet.