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NORC convened higher education leaders from leading STEM institutions last week to examine how AI is being integrated across graduate education—from curriculum and research to administrative operations.

Thanks to our panelists and all who participated.
Mehmet Celepkolu (NORC), Bonnie Ferri (Georgia Institute of Technology), and David Daleke (Indiana University Bloomington) speaking on the Drivers and Influencers panel during the AI in Graduate Education Convening. They are seated in front of a banner for NORC at the University of Chicago. Erin Knepler (NORC), Scott Adler (University of Colorado Boulder), Elizabeth Mayer-Davis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Suzanne Barbour (Duke University), and Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), speaking on the Office Operations & Communicating to Graduate Students / Student Support Services panel during the AI in Graduate Education Convening. They are seated in front of a banner for NORC at the University of Chicago. Clay Gloster (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University), Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), and Mehmet Celepkolu (NORC) speaking on the Policy Framework panel during the AI in Graduate Education Convening. They are seated in front of a banner for NORC at the University of Chicago. Erin Knepler and Debra Stewart speaking during the during the AI in Graduate Education Convening. They are standing at a podium in front of a banner for NORC at the University of Chicago.
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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New in @jama.com from NORC’s @sdc.norc.org: 80% of promotional prescription drug posts lack disclosure, just 1 in 3 mention risks alongside benefits. Our research highlights the regulatory challenge when thousands of creators drive pharma marketing.

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High-Engagement Social Media Posts Related to Prescription Drug Promotion for 3 Major Drug Classes
This study analyzes high-engagement social media posts for 3 major drug classes to assess their alignment with Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission oversight.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Congratulations to @jennybenz.bsky.social on being named SVP of Public Affairs & Media Research and director of The AP-NORC Center. Since joining NORC in 2003, Jenny has been instrumental in advancing public opinion research and media partnerships.

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Jennifer Benz Named Public Affairs & Media Research SVP, Director of AP-NORC Center | NORC at the University of Chicago
NORC at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce that Jennifer Benz has been named senior vice president of Public Affairs & Media Research (PAMR) and director of The Associated Press-NORC Cen...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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This Veterans Day, Americans say the best way to honor service is through support, not just ceremonies. Veterans agree.​

#OmniBites: Bite-sized insights from our AmeriSpeak Omnibus: go.norc.org/43nTmdv

Transparency report: go.norc.org/4hA6jXA
Graphic from AmeriSpeak stating, "Most Americans—and Veterans themselves—say supporting services are the most meaningful way to honor those who served." Bar chart depicting ways to honor veterans with varying percentages: Health Care (23%), Support Services (15%), Financial Support (12%), Acknowledgment (10%), Events including Veterans Day (21%), and No Recognition Suggested (8%). The chart is sourced to NORC's AmeriSpeak Omnibus and highlights that health care is considered the most meaningful support. Bar chart showing that veterans prioritize services more strongly than non-veterans. Categories include: 'Extremely Important' with veterans at 48% and non-veterans at 38%, 'Very Important' with veterans at 24% and non-veterans at 23%, and 'Somewhat Important' with veterans at 26% and non-veterans at 21%. Data from NORC's AmeriSpeak Omnibus conducted October 24-26, 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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NORC's new Center on Indo-Pacific Social & Economic Research brings rigorous evaluation and technical assistance to education, climate, health, and governance priorities across the region.

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NORC Launches Center on Indo-Pacific Social & Economic Research | NORC at the University of Chicago
New center consolidates regional expertise spanning education, health, climate, and governance.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Can Veterans trust the researchers studying them? Ahead of Veterans Day, Marine Corps Veteran and NORC senior research director Roxanne Wallace talks about building trust through impact and how NORC's Veterans Insight Panel with
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Promotional image from NORC featuring a quote about the importance of survey participation by Roxanne Wallace, Senior Researcher at NORC. "For my fellow Veterans, your voice matters. Your participation in research isn't just data collection—it's intelligence gathering for a mission that could help or even save someone you served with." The quote is inside quotation marks, and a logo of NORC is in the top right corner. Includes a portrait of Roxanne Wallace.
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Younger American workers face mounting stress with less support than older generations, new NORC research for Humankind shows. Among Gen Z workers, 79 percent say life stressors distract them at work—the highest rate across all age groups.

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2025 Humankind Quality of Life Trend Report — Humankind
A Workforce in Transition: How employee life stress and social isolation impact work performance and productivity.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Chicago residents are navigating dual challenges of safety and affordability. The latest NORC ChicagoSpeaks survey shows two-thirds feel unsafe walking near their homes at night, while one in four skipped medical care due to cost.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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National arts participation surveys sometimes miss how Native peoples engage with arts and culture. Our new report with First Peoples Fund reveals how current survey designs can be improved to more accurately reflect the art forms Native people are participating in.

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Measuring What Matters
Measuring What Matters—a new report by First Peoples Fund in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago and funded by the Wallace Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation—shares key...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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NORC collected and weighted data from more than 10,000 Coloradans for the 2025 Colorado Health Access Survey. Initial findings on health insurance coverage, care access, and social factors. Data release November 19 via the Colorado Health Institute: colo.health/CHAS25
Advertisement for the Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) launch event on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Registration is open for the 2025 CHAS in diverse communities event, available both online and in person from 1-4 p.m. Registration link provided: colo.health/CHAS25.
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Two-thirds of U.S. adults plan to celebrate Halloween this year, though celebrations remain below pre-pandemic levels (75 percent in 2019). The AP-NORC Center finds Millennials lead in family trick-or-treating, while Gen Z adults more often attend costume parties than older generations.
Infographic titled 'Percent of adults who plan to do each activity to celebrate Halloween, compared to pre-pandemic levels.' Lists various activities such as handing out candy, decorating, wearing costumes, attending parties, and dressing up pets, showing their popularity in 2021 versus 2019. Data provided by AP-NORC Center. Infographic titled 'More adults celebrate Halloween than adults without kids.' It displays a chart and a variety of statistics about how people choose to celebrate Halloween, including dressing up, decorating, giving candy, and more. Source: APNORC.org. Chart showing generational preferences for Halloween activities, including watching scary movies, wearing costumes, displaying decorations, trick-or-treating, and dressing children in costumes, with percentage responses by age groups. The image includes source information attributed to APNORC.org.
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Today, we’re teaming up with @rand.org to launch the Veterans Insight Panel (VIP)—a nationally representative data resource designed to capture voices typically missing from Veterans research.

Find out more about VIP: go.norc.org/VIP
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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During this Nov. 20 webinar, PHAB experts and researchers from NORC at the University of Chicago will share findings from two new Accreditation evaluations: Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Through Accreditation and Social Return on Investment of Public Health Accreditation.
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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New to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)? Check out this infographic for a quick overview of the types of information the survey collects.
Infographic titled 'What is the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey?' detailing the focus areas, features, benefits, and data usage of the MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It includes information on health statuses, insurance types, and healthcare access among Medicare beneficiaries.
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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NORC's Kiran Correa presents at Patient Insight Congress next month, exploring why patients decline clinical decision support recommendations. Her presentation offers insights for improving tool relevance and alignment with patient needs. Registration link below.
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Don’t miss NORC #ImpSci at the 2025 Patient Insight Congress, November 6-7! Kiran Correa will be presenting on “Understanding Why Patients and Caregivers Sometimes Choose to Decline Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Recommendations” at 10am ET. Learn more: impact.patientadvocate.org/event/patien...
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Interested in exploring data on Medicare beneficiaries’ health status, care experiences, diet/exercise habits, and more? Check out the 2022 OECD-PaRIS / Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Public Use File: go.norc.org/47lDmKm
October 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The Capital Area Food Bank partnered with us to survey 3,700+ residents across the Washington, DC, region using probability-based methods. The resulting 2025 Hunger Report reveals food insecurity remains high despite post-pandemic economic improvements.

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2025 Hunger Report cover by the Capital Area Food Bank, featuring a map of Greater Washington with illustrations of diverse individuals holding food supplies. Pie chart showing food security levels in the DMV area: 64% food secure, 22% very food insecure, 14% food insecure. Text headline states that food insecurity remains extremely elevated in the DMV. Graph displaying the increase in food insecurity from 2022 to 2025. It shows the percentage of the population experiencing very low, low, marginal, and high food security each year, indicating a rise in very low food security from 16% in 2022 to 22% in 2025. Bar chart showing the prevalence of food security and insecurity in the DMV area, including Washington DC, Prince George's MD, Montgomery MD, Alexandria VA, and Fairfax VA. Each location is listed with a percentage split between food secure (represented in dark green) and food insecure (represented in light green) populations.
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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What's on the minds of Chicago residents? The latest results from NORC's ChicagoSpeaks™ panel show that half of Chicagoans are highly concerned about the economy and inflation, while views on immigration are evolving and trust in major institutions remains low.
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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In their feature article, Drs. Kim and Rifelj examine "the role of one 'promise program', a quickly spreading policy tool in the free college movement." Read their article here: https://bit.ly/47qdP3G NORC at the University of Chicago
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Nonprobability survey panels often match national benchmarks but struggle with subgroup accuracy—sometimes missing the mark by as much as 15 percentage points. NORC's David Dutwin examines why probability-based sampling matters when subgroups are central to your research: go.norc.org/4hdOihC
Quote by David Dutwin, Executive Director & Senior Vice President at NORC, emphasizing the importance of how researchers continue to refine not only general population data capture but also the faithful representation of perspectives within it, set against a dark background with the NORC logo at the top.
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Multi-unit buildings without unit numbers—drop points—pose coverage challenges for address-based surveys. New NORC research shows imputation methods can address this gap effectively.

Explore the findings in Survey Practice: go.norc.org/4h5ug8H
Handling Drop Points in Surveys | Published in Survey Practice
By Ned English, Stas Kolenikov & 3 more. Survey designers need to consider what categories of addresses to include as part of address frames, often defined by “delivery type,” e.g., residential, busin...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2023 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Survey File. To learn more, including how to access this Limited Data Set, download the documentation here: go.norc.org/46POBf3
2023 MCBS Survey File | CMS
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October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Recent surveys of Chinese public opinion are extremely rare—but NORC just completed one for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center. The findings offer insights that challenge common assumptions about Chinese views on economic prospects and U.S. relations: go.norc.org/4mMQcqt
What Chinese Citizens Really Think About Their Country’s Global Role | NORC at the University of Chicago
NORC vice president Vadim Volos reflects on the challenges and insights from conducting a nationally representative survey of Chinese public opinion.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Recruitment strategy shapes who participates in qualitative research and whose perspectives inform policy and program decisions. Our new brief evaluates recruitment methods, examining what the evidence reveals about their effectiveness, data quality, and population reach: go.norc.org/3KuS1uR
Evaluation of Commonly Used Recruitment Approaches for Qualitative Research | NORC at the University of Chicago
Qualitative interviewing is a methodological approach that focuses on collecting non-numeric and descriptive data to gain insights into participants’ experiences, perceptions, behaviors, attitudes, an...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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How does fruit and vegetable consumption vary by the number of chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries? Explore the findings from the 2022 OECD-PaRIS / Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) in this new infographic: go.norc.org/4o0jHpF
Infographic titled 'Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Medicare Beneficiaries' by CMS, July 2025. It includes statistical charts and graphs detailing the percentage of elderly Medicare beneficiaries who consume fruits and vegetables more than four times a week, grouped by their health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM