4/25/2012 - Chicago, IL
Trevor Tompson Named Director of the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Trevor Tompson, global director of polling for The Associated Press, has been named director of the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In his new position, Tompson will have overall responsibility for managing operations of the AP-NORC Center, which combines the journalistic strength of AP with the social science research power of NORC at the University of Chicago.
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4/18/2012 - Chicago, IL
International Perspectives on Theism
International surveys about the depth of people’s belief in God reveal vast differences among nations, ranging from 94 percent of people in the Philippines who said they always believed in God, compared to only 13 percent of people in the former East Germany. Yet the surveys found one constant—belief in God is higher among older people, regardless of where they live.
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4/11/2012 - Chciago, IL
Larry L. Bye Appointed NORC Senior Fellow
NORC at the University of Chicago announced today the appointment of Larry L. Bye as Senior Fellow in NORC’s Public Health Research department. “We are excited to welcome Larry Bye as our newest Senior Fellow, “ said Mike Davern, Senior Vice President and Director of NORC’S Public Health Research department.
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3/27/2012 - Bethesda, MD
Over 20 Million Individuals Infected with Hepatitis E in Asia and Africa
New research funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 20.1 million individuals were infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 1 and 2 across 9 world regions in 2005. According to findings available in the April issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, there were 3.4 million symptomatic cases, 70,000 deaths, and 3,000 stillbirths from HEV that year in countries throughout Asia and Africa.
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3/15/2012 - Atlanta, GA
NORC Opens New Offices in Atlanta
The social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago has announced the opening of its new regional office in Atlanta, Georgia. “This new office allows us to better serve our clients and partners in Atlanta and the surrounding region,” said John Thompson, President and CEO of NORC at the University of Chicago. “It allows on-the-ground support and easy access to specialized expertise, enabling us to collaborate more effectively with local and regional academic and research communities. There has been an increase in demand for NORC’s research and analysis services and we are confident that this expansion will allow us to better meet that demand.”
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2/24/2012 - Chicago, IL
Clifford Zinnes Named NORC Senior Fellow
NORC at the University of Chicago today announced the appointment of Clifford Zinnes, Ph.D. as Senior Fellow in NORC’s International Projects (INPRO) department.
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2/21/2012 - Chicago, IL
NORC Opens New Offices
Today NORC the University of Chicago announced the official opening of two new office locations in Atlanta, Georgia and in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2/6/2012 - Chicago, IL
Odds of Living a Very Long Life Lower than Formerly Predicted
The chances to reach extreme old age are much lower than previously thought, new research shows.
Research just published by a team of demographers at the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago contradicts a long-held belief that the mortality rate of Americans flattens out above age 80.
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11/4/2011 - Philadelphia, PA
Birth Cohort Screening for Hepatitis C is Cost Effective
According to a new study being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians, birth cohort screening for hepatitis C is cost effective in the primary care setting. A proactive screening strategy could identify over 800,000 currently unidentified cases, which could save many thousands of lives each year.
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11/2/2011 - Chicago, IL
Robert T. Michael Research Prize Winners Announced
The faculty selection committee of the Robert T. Michael Research Prize has awarded the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 prizes to the Chicago Initiative for Economic Development and Early Childhood (CEDEC), an initiative by Harris School doctoral students to explore early childhood development in developing countries. The Harris School doctoral students comprising CEDEC are Pedro Bernal, Guadalupe Bedoya, Elise Chor, Ana Sofia Leon, Javaeria Qureshi, Maria Fernandez Rosales, Patricia Ritter and Arianna Zanolini. Pietro Biroli, a doctoral student from the department of economics, is also a member of CEDEC.
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9/21/2011 - Chicago, IL
Teaching Artists Found Critical to the Future of Arts Education
Teaching artists (TAs)—artists who make teaching a part of their professional practice as artists—are critical to the future of arts education and to improving the quality of schools. These are two of the conclusions of the Teaching Artists Research Project, a three-year study by NORC at the University of Chicago that is the most comprehensive examination of the work and world of teaching artists.
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9/6/2011 - Chicago
Civil Liberties and Security: 10 Years After 9/11
CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2011-- The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research announces publication and availability of its inaugural project: "Civil Liberties and National Security: 10 Years After 9/11."
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9/1/2011 -
Highest Percentage of Americans In Four Decades Say Financial Situation Has Gotten Worse
Chicago, April 14, 2011— A recently released report of the General Social Survey, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, shows that for the first time since 1972, more Americans say that their financial situation has gotten worse in recent years rather than better. Understandably, also for the first time since 1972, the percentage of Americans saying that they are "not at all" satisfied with their financial situation (31.5%) notably exceeds those saying they are "pretty well" satisfied (23.4%).
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9/1/2011 -
Tom W. Smith Awarded the 2011 Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences
CHICAGO, August 2, 2011 - The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) announced today that Tom W. Smith has been awarded the 2011 Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences. Smith is a NORC Senior Fellow, Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Society, and since 1980 has served as Director of the General Social Survey (GSS), one of NORC's most visible projects and one fo the nation's most heavily utilized datasets.
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9/1/2011 -
Robert T. Michael Named Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago
CHICAGO, September 1, 2011—Robert T. Michael, renowned scholar, teacher, and founding dean of the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago has been named Senior Fellow by NORC at the University of Chicago.
Michael is currently the Eliakim Hastings Moore Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Harris School and teaches courses on economics of child and family policy, leadership in Chicago, and co-teaches a course on "science, technology, and policy."
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8/31/2011 -
The Associated Press, NORC at the University of Chicago, Establish New Center for Public Affairs Research
CHICAGO, August 31, 2011—The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago announced today the formation of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The Center will combine the expertise of NORC, one of the world’s premier social science research organizations, with AP, the essential global news network whose news is seen every day over all media platforms and formats by more than half of the world’s population.
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