The Odum Institute survey research group, led by assistant director Teresa Edwards, has been working with Dr. Jessica Zègre-Hemsey to provide guidance, dissemination, and data collection on a statewide survey as part of Dr. Zègre-Hemsey’s study titled “Optimizing Electrocardiographic … Continued

QRSI Course Spotlight: Focus Groups – Tools for Inquiry, Pedagogy, and Social Advocacy/Activism From the QRSI website:   This course constitutes an intensive, two-day introduction to the nature, use, and functions of focus groups in qualitative research. Course content is … Continued

ICPSR – Machine Learning for the Analysis of Text as Data   Quantitative analysis of digitized text represents an exciting and challenging frontier of data science across a broad spectrum of disciplines. From the analysis of physicians’ notes to identify … Continued

  DataBytes is an NCDS-sponsored lunchtime webinar series that gives its members and the larger data community the chance to discuss the most pressing and interesting issues in data science. Webinars are generally held on the first Wednesday of every … Continued

ICPSR – Bayesian Latent Variable Analysis   This workshop will focus on a variety of commonly use latent variable techniques from the Bayesian perspective. The Bayesian paradigm is, in many ways, superior to classic techniques for estimating models with latent … Continued

Social science, Data Science, and Jobs in the 21st Century An essay by Odum Director Thomas M. Carsey   What are the skills and training necessary for workers in a rapidly changing job environment? How must our education system in … Continued

Graduate Student Needed to Assist with Qualitative Analysis   Researchers at UNC are looking for a graduate student to assist with qualitative analysis for the following study: “Teaching and Sustaining a Shared Mental Model for Effective Intra-operative Communication and Teamwork.” … Continued

Congratulations CPSM Graduates!   In the 2016-2017 school year four exceptional students joined the ranks of graduates from our Certificate Program in Survey Methodology. We would like to congratulate Ryan Weber, Emily Carty, Anthony Sbarra, and Serge Severenchuk on their … Continued

The Odum Institute is very excited to welcome Mandy Gooch to our staff as our new research data archivist! Mandy has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Asian Studies from Old Dominion University and a Master of Science Degree in … Continued

Organization: Russell Sage Foundation RFP: Computational Social Science Award Amount: up to $150,000 for up to two (2) years LOI Deadline: August 21, 2017 by 2:00pm ET. Invited full proposals due November 15, 2017 by 2:00pm ET. Anticipated Award Notification: … Continued