$59 million boost enhances USC Dornsife’s Understanding America Study and nationwide research
To quickly and accurately assess the American public’s attitudes on a wide range of topics — including health, work, politics and religion — researchers nationwide turn to the Understanding America Study (UAS).
With $59 million in new grants, this prized research tool — administered by the Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences — will soon provide even more robust data to researchers.
The bulk of the funding, $42 million from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), will support an expansion of the UAS. This includes significantly increasing the number of participants, with a focus on specific racial and ethnic groups, and integrating data from new sources such as wearable technologies.