Did you know that 4.4 million people covered by Medicare are highly likely to have dementia? The latest issue of our NORC Now newsletter looks at the launch of our new Dementia DataHub—a first-of-its-kind surveillance system that provides county-level data on Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias across the United States. Read it now:
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Together, We Find Evidence for a Better World. NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, nonpartisan research organization that partners with government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world to inform the critical decisions facing society. For more than 80 years, NORC has used proven methods and pioneered new techniques to study the broad spectrum of human experience. We have explored the structural and personal factors that contribute to health and well-being, examined how we best learn at different stages of development, and how education systems contribute to positive and negative outcomes. NORC has charted the nature of employment and work and created deep knowledge about the state of the national economy and our relationship with money and income. We have helped governments around the world design, implement, and evaluate programs to improve the human condition. And we have probed the heart of the American psyche to understand the sometimes-conflicting views that will shape the future of the country. We now look to the future in a context of accelerating change within the industry, growing amounts and types of data, dramatic technological shifts, a dynamic population, and a growing and diversifying set of players in the research and data industries. In this environment, we must chart a course of evolutionary yet bold change that will build upon our traditional strengths to ensure our relevance, impact, and long-term sustainability.
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🚨 Did you know NORC at the University of Chicago's Center on Public Safety & Justice launched a newsletter? Our newsletter is a great way to learn about our work, get to know our Center Experts, and find out what conferences our researchers will be at! Check out the first issue here: https://lnkd.in/eCNf_yfz
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We are grateful for the opportunity to partner for the evaluation of the PEP Family Resiliency Program to contribute to evidence-based administrative decisions for family and community well-being. Kathy Hedge Caroline Lancaster Joy Zacharia Rachel Van Vleet (Kappel), MPH William Fisher, Ph.D. Grace Kim Alicia Taylor Erin Cutroneo
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Parent mental health is a critical influence on child outcomes. See the NORC at the University of Chicago report informing this response to the Surgeon General’s advisory on the importance of #parent #wellbeing. Elizabeth A. Mumford Joy Zacharia
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Senior Vice President, Education and Child Development at NORC at the University of Chicago | Transforming education one evaluation at a time! #bluecollarscholar #firstgen | Chaotic Good
Parent mental health is a critical influence on child outcomes. See the NORC at the University of Chicago report informing this response to the Surgeon General’s advisory on the importance of #parent #wellbeing. Elizabeth A. Mumford Joy Zacharia
PEP Response to U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents - PEP
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Curious about the science behind election polls? NORC's David Sterrett recently appeared on CSPAN to talk about the upcoming election and how to think about polling. https://lnkd.in/eBAvnknS
Washington Journal: David Sterrett Discusses Public Opinion Polling and Campaign 2024
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NORC at the University of Chicago will be attending the Loyola University Chicago STEM, Economics & Information Systems In-Person Career Fair on Monday September 9th! Aliya Hasan and Julie Pietruszka will be there to greet you and answer your questions about all things NORC. We're looking forward to meeting you! #loyolachicago
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I wrote a short piece for Amstat News about our ongoing work at NORC at the University of Chicago to test how viewers interpret data visualizations. We have access to an awesome resource: a large, nationally-representative sample of survey respondents. Having a large and diverse set of user study participants helps us better understand how different groups of people interpret charts. This is work with my NORC colleagues Edward Mulrow and Nola du Toit and our collaborator Heike Hofmann. We recently received an NSF grant to continue this work, and we can't wait to share what else we find!! Shout-out to some of the other NORC-ers who have worked on this along the way: Leah Christian, Josh Lerner, Taylor Wing, and Sydney Bell. Check it out! ⬇️
Special Issue on Data Visualization In today’s world of AI and animation, telling a story with data has grown increasingly complex. For insights into how statisticians are effectively communicating their data through simple graphs, art, and animation, check out this month’s special issue of "Amstat News" on data visualization. Explore the following featured articles: “Data Exploration Through Time,” by Catherine Durso, consulting statistician for research, University of Denver “Understanding How Viewers Interpret and Interact with Statistical Charts,” by Kiegan Rice, senior statistician, NORC at the University of Chicago “Establishing Your Role in Data Visualization,” by Robert Grant, BayesCamp and Kingston University “Designing Spatial Experimental Plots for Comprehension,” by Alison Kleffner, assistant professor, Creighton University “Probability Playground,” by Adam Cunningham, independent researcher Plus, gain insights from Interviews with FlowingData’s Nathan Yau and JSM’s Data Art show creator Gregory Matthews, along with Q&As with current and former officers of the Statistical Graphics Section about the significance of statistical graphics in the profession. Drop in to "Amstat News" and read the special issue articles today: https://lnkd.in/eCS2mMn. #DataViz #Graphics #Analytics #Art
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NORC at the University of Chicago's Center on Public Safety & Justice and its partners at Temple University recently updated a landmark 1996 study of crime’s toll on victims and society. The Harms After a Victimization: Experience and Needs (HAVEN) project created new data, measurement, and analytic tools, including a new taxonomy for measuring harms, a regression-based cost-benefit model, and an integrated data cost methodology to collect self-reporting of violent victimization across multiple dimensions that aren’t usually examined. For this project the research team found that recurring costs of crime are greater and last longer than the emergency costs and impact one out of 10 victims in catastrophic ways. Read more about the project and how interested parties can use HAVEN’s data and tools to reduce criminal justice and related health care below: https://lnkd.in/esUBgtRS
Harms After a Victimization: Experience and Needs (HAVEN) | NORC at the University of Chicago
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#DYK that the #GSSDataExplorer Key Trends has data on topics ranging from space exploration to free speech to the Pope? See how American opinions on these topics and more have changed over the past 50+ years ➙ https://lnkd.in/eRBTtZ5c
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We are thrilled to announce that NORC at the University of Chicago's Center on Public Safety and Justice launched a newsletter! We plan on releasing a newsletter in the Fall / Winter / Spring each year to share updates on our work and to highlight some of the exciting projects led by Center Experts. The first issue features a letter from our Director John Roman, spotlights the the Live Crime Tracker project, highlights the work of Center Expert Jeanette Hussemann + more! https://lnkd.in/eXFhcPJR