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Access Gallup Analytics Public Opinion Data Resources Available Through CCSS

If you are looking for worldwide public opinion data across an array of topics, check out Gallup Analytics, made available to you as a Cornell researcher.


  • Access the aggregate Gallup Analytics Database here for data on economic, social, and well-being indicators.



  • For respondent-level data on a range of topics, review the extensive list of datasets available through CCSS here and request the specific data you would like to access through the Request for Data form.



Contact socialsciences@cornell.edu if you have any questions.

MTO-Voting Linked Data Available in the Cornell FSRDC

The L2 Voting and MTO (Moving to Opportunity) linked dataset includes a selection of MTO variables merged with L2 voter turnout information for MTO participants. These data can be linked to other Census data at the individual level. Researchers can access these confidential data through the Cornell FSRDC.

Upcoming Workshops:

  • Research Opportunities at the Cornell FSRDC


  • Creating Reports in RMarkdown and Quarto


  • Web Scraping in R
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In The News...

Gen Z’s Dream Job: Colleges Embrace Influencer Career Courses,” Forbes article featuring Brooke Erin Duffy, CCSS Grantee (2023)

How to find a New Year’s resolution you’ll stick with,” Washington Post article featuring Kaitlin Wooley, CCSS Grantee (2024)

"Idea thieves tend to target early concepts," Chronicle article featuring Brian Lucas, CCSS Faculty Fellow (2023-24)


Apply for CCSS Seed Grant by Feb 19

CCSS Seed Grants provide up to $12,000 to support groundbreaking social science research and conferences that enhance the potential for larger external grants.

Apply for QuIRI Grant by March 12

Grants of up to $2,000 are available to PhD students (post A-exam), post docs, and faculty to support qualitative research.


The proposal submission form will open in mid-February.

Did you know CCSS Affiliates can now reserve CCSS’s Clark Hall meeting spaces through our website?

291 Clark Hall

279 Clark Hall

If you’re hosting a social science-related seminar or event, consider CCSS’s 291 or 279 meeting room and submit your reservation request online.

Submit Booking Request

2024-25 Faculty Fellows Spotlight

Meet Current Faculty Fellows

Jaleesa Reed, assistant professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, studies the influence of racism, representation, and place-making on Black American women's conceptions of beauty and identity formation. 


See her recent article, "New Considerations for Sista Circle Methodology: Applications in Relation to Beauty, Femininity, and Place."

Additional Events & Opportunities

Feb 26 at 1pm | Does Diversity Influence Creativity? | Join Devon Proudfoot, associate professor in the ILR School and CCSS Faculty Fellow (2022-23), as she discusses her groundbreaking research on the “diversity heuristic” – a lay belief that demographic diversity enhances creativity – and its profound implications for organizations, team dynamics, and the evaluation of creative work.


Apr 28 to 30 | Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) | XI WAPOR Latin America Congress | “Public Opinion, Civism, and Global Risks in Latin America” | The 2025 World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) Latin American Congress will assemble the largest group of regional experts in public opinion research to explore current trends and challenges in the field.


Feb 28 Deadline | Apply for 2025 ICPSR Summer Program Scholarship | In addition to the scholarships offered by ICPSR, members of the Cornell community can benefit from reduced fees through CCSS's ICPSR membership.

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