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Bob Gradeck, Research Manager, University Center for Social and Urban Research

The University Center for Social and Urban Research was established in 1972 as a hub for interdisciplinary basic and applied research in the social and behavioral sciences, with programs in Urban and Regional Analysis, Survey Research, Gerontology, and Qualitative Data Analysis.  The Urban and Regional Analysis program centers on applied research and outreach in economic and community development, planning, and urban revitalization issues in the Pittsburgh region and is home to community-based indicator systems and data analysis focused on our region, including:

  • The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center supports key community initiatives by making public information easier to find and use. The Data Center provides a technological and legal infrastructure for data sharing to support a growing ecosystem of data providers and data users. The Data Center maintains Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh’s open data portal, and provides a number of services to data publishers and users. The Data Center also hosts datasets from these and other public sector agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. The Data Center is managed by the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Social and Urban Research, and is a partnership of the University, Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh.
  • Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles, a web-based software tool to present community data and indicators through a series of visualizations, including tables, maps, graphs and charts, with information from dozens of local, state and federal data sources, at geographic scales from blocks, census tracts, and neighborhoods to zip codes and municipal and county levels, over 10 counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
  • Pittsburgh Today, a comparative indicator project across fourteen regions in the U.S., providing in-depth data and data analysis across eleven critical parts of the regional economy and social fabric.  Pittsburgh Today measures and compares the Pittsburgh region’s strengths and weaknesses, with its analysis and discussions sparking a more informed public dialog among policy makers, elected officials, initiatives and educational institutions about the health and vitality of the Pittsburgh region.
Liz Monk
Research Specialist
Sabina Deitrick
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Bob Gradeck
Research Manager, University Center for Social and Urban Research

Activities

February 2020
The Pittsburgh Study will follow children in Allegheny County from birth through high school. It is the largest community-partnered intervention study to follow children over time. ... [read more]

Publications

October 26, 2022
Presentation - By: Steve Saylor, Bob Gradeck

University Center for Social and Urban Research

Slides
October 26, 2022
Video - By: Kelly Davila, Steve Saylor and Bob Gradeck, Tommy Pearce, Donovan Harvey, Elizabeth Burton

Urban Institute, DataHaven, University Center for Social and Urban Research, Neighborhood Nexus, Urban–Greater DC

February 28, 2022
Report - By: Daniel McClymonds, Jackie Smith, Connor Chapman, Randall Taylor

University Center for Social and Urban Research

Report
July 20, 2021
Presentation - By: Bob Gradeck

University Center for Social and Urban Research

Bob Gradeck's Slides

Partner Webinars

December 31, 1969

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Presenters Anne Calef, Boston Indicators, Liz Monk, University Center for Social and Urban Research (Pittsburgh), Aaron Brenner, University Center for Social and Urban Research (Pittsburgh), Leah Hendey, Urban Institute (DC), Elizabeth Burton, Urban Institute (DC)
December 31, 1969

During Idea Showcases, partners highlight or talk about the great work their organization is doing. This time, we decided to have a theme to feature partners' efforts to support affordable housing... [read more]

Presenters Bob Gradeck, John Killeen, Luis Guajardo