Spotlights

The University of Pittsburgh invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Director of the University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR)

UCSUR 50th Anniversary Celebration

The University Center for Social & Urban Research (UCSUR) was established in 1972 with the mandate to "bring together, in an organized and integrated fashion, the many research activities and some of the service activities of the University of Pittsburgh which focus on the urban phenomenon." Brian Vargus and Clyde McDaniel served as the founding codirectors. Read More

2024 Steven D. Manners Research Development Award announcements

Profiles of Change in the City of Pittsburgh: Comparison of 2008-2012 and 2018-2022 American Community Survey estimates for the City of Pittsburgh and neighborhoods UCSUR

Results of the 2023 Allegheny County Quality of Life Survey by UCSUR. Funded by The Heinz Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, and UCSUR - Sabina Deitrick, PI.

State of Aging, Disability, & Family Caregiving in Westmorland County - Dec 2023

State of Aging, Disability, & Family Caregiving in Westmorland County - Dec 2023 - By Scott Beach, PhD (UCSUR); Christopher Briem, MPA (UCSUR); Janet Schlarb, MS (UCSUR); Everette James, JD, MBA (HPI); & Meredith Hughes, JD, MBA (HPI) - Funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation.

State of Aging, Disability, & Family Caregiving in Allegheny County - Dec 2022

State of Aging, Disability, & Family Caregiving in Allegheny County - Dec 2022- By Scott Beach, PhD (UCSUR); Christopher Briem, MPA (UCSUR); Janet Schlarb, MS (UCSUR); Everette James, JD, MBA (HPI); & Meredith Hughes, JD, MBA (HPI) - Funded by the Henry L. Hillman Foundation. Read Report

Pittsburgh´s Affordable Housing Crisis

Pittsburgh´s Affordable Housing Crisis: Is Privatization the Solution? - Feb 2022 By Daniel McClymonds, Jackie Smith, PhD, & Connor Chapman (University of Pittsburgh Department of Sociology) with Randall Taylor (Penn Plaza Support & Action Network). Read Report

Allegheny County Age-Friendly Community Index, December 2023 - "A database of spatial age-friendly community indicator variables for every Census Tract in Allegheny County" - Ellen Kinnee/Scott Beach