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Who, What, Why: UNC Dataverse

May 26, 2020

Who, What, Why: UNC Dataverse By Kyle Ryan Under the leadership of the Odum Institute Data Archive, we host and manage UNC Dataverse, an open-source repository software application for archiving, sharing, and accessing research data of all kinds. Each dataverse … Read more

Qualtrics and the Evolution of Survey Research at UNC

March 8, 2019

Qualtrics and the Evolution of Survey Research at UNC By Alana Edwards What do 12,200 Tar Heels have in common? That’s the number of faculty, staff and students in the UNC community who use Qualtrics to build and distribute complex … Read more

Research Spotlight: Offshore Wind Energy

February 13, 2019

Research Spotlight: Offshore Wind Energy The Odum Institute Contributes to Federal Public Opinion Survey on Offshore Wind Energy off the Carolina Coast led by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. By: Alana Edwards Researchers with the National Oceanic Atmospheric … Read more

The Odum Data Archive: 50 Years of Innovation

January 28, 2019

The Odum Data Archive: 50 years of Innovation The Odum Institute Data Archive celebrates five decades of excellence in data preservation, curation and sharing. By: Alana Edwards History The Odum Institute Data Archive was formally established in 1969 using funds … Read more

Response to Silent Sam Statement

December 18, 2018

Open Letter from the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science: We have been overwhelmed by the support our statement on Silent Sam has received. As we enter our 95th year on campus, we often find ourselves looking back to … Read more

Silent Sam Proposal an Affront to Odum Legacy

December 13, 2018

Open Letter from the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science: SILENT SAM PROPOSAL AN AFFRONT TO ODUM LEGACY Last week, Chancellor Carol Folt and the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recommended moving … Read more

Odum Takes Part in Leading Criminal Justice Research

November 14, 2018

Odum Takes Part in Leading Criminal Justice Research By: Alana Edwards The Odum Institute for Research in Social Science contributes to innovative criminal justice research in partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York-based criminal justice policy research … Read more

Remembering Thomas M. Carsey

March 5, 2018

Remembering Thomas M. Carsey 1966 – 2018 Tom Carsey, the Odum Institute’s director from 2011 to 2017, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018, after a long battle with ALS. Tom was the Odum Institute’s leader (and biggest cheerleader) during a difficult … Read more