UCSUR (@PittCSUR)

University Center for Social & Urban Research (UCSUR)
A hub for interdiciplinary research & collaboration. Established in 1972. Program: Gerontology Research
Supporting & coordinating the multidiciplinary study of aging. Program: Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative data collection & analysis including focus groups textual analysis, audio/video transcription, & more. Program: Survey Research
Designs & conducts scientifically valid data collection studies customized to client needs. Program: Urban & Regional Analysis
Scholarly analysis of urban & regional issues through multidiciplinary community research. (Photo by Dave DiCello) Service: Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
A 15-16 credit program designed to serve professionals in diverse diciplines in a variety of industries. Service: Regional Research Registry
An IRB-approved research registry currently containing more than 5,500 local residents. Service: Environmental Policy Analysis
Integrates engineering & social science methods to address society´s environmental challenges. Service: Acquisition & Management of Secondary Data
UCSUR is an affiliate of the PA State Data Center and a repository for electronic & printed census data. Service: Program Evaluation
Develops & designs evaluation plans, collects & analyzes data, & prepares evaluation reports. Study: Assessment of Pennsylvania´s Military Installations
Analyzing & understand the economic & community impacts of PA´s military & defense installations. Study: Financial Exploitation Among Older Adults
Scams & frauds are viewed as an increasing threat to the economic security of older adults. Study: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
Provides interprofessional training & access to resources for older adults & their families. Study: Health Kiosk Project
Studying older adults views, motivations, & patterns of use of an adaptive community based multi-user health kiosk. Data Center: Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC)
Supporting research, analysis, decision making, & community engagement. Data Center: Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles (SWPA)
Allows users to understand & visualize local, state, & federal government data. Data Center: Pittsburgh TODAY - Regional Indicators Project
Comparing our region to other areas of the country in a variety of indicator categories. Reports: Center Reports
A collection of our research, policy analysis, & neighborhood reports. Reports: Census Reports
A repository for electronic & printed census information, including Census 2010 data. Reports: Pittsburgh Economic Quarterly (PEQ)
A publication highighting important economic & demographic trends that impact the regional economy. Reports: UCSUR Radio
A collection of audio recordings of conferences, brown bag lectures, & special podcasts.

Mission Statement

The mission of UCSUR is to work collaboratively to conduct interdisciplinary research that improves communities and addresses social, economic, health, and policy issues most relevant to society. more...

Announcements

Listen to one of our best brown bag lectures of this past season. Ty Redden, PhD - "Urban Apartheid & the 2016 Summer Olympics."

Thank you for attending another year of Brown Bag Seminars. We look forward to unveiling an exciting line-up for next season! Please visit here for a list of all past presentations.

UCSUR will, again, make two Research Development Grants of up to $10,000 each to interested faculty. These grants are intended to support pilot research in the social, behavioral, and policy sciences. Letter of intent is due by Feb 28 and final applications are due May 4th. Learn more...

Highlights

Sept 1, 2017

Scott R. Beach, Interim UCSUR Director, has been awarded a five-year $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will explore risk factors for financial frauds and scams in 700 adults age 60 and older. Read more...

Spotlight Reports

April 2018

January 2018

Pittsburgh Economic Quarterly (PEQ), January 2018. Articles include "Results of the Pittsburgh Regional Caregivers Survey," and "Alternative Measures of Unemployment for Pittsburgh Recipients."

December 2017