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The deadline for applications for our W.E.B. Du Bois Student Scholar (in collaboration w/AAPOR) & Andrew Kohut Scholar programs is approaching quickly!

Apply by March 13th.

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Our recent Kohut Scholar reflects on their summer working with the Roper Center.

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Roper’s data experts have evaluated tens of thousands of repeated questions to generate over 1,200 topical Roper Trend charts—so you don’t have to!

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Please join us in welcoming new data providers to the Roper iPoll collection:

Annenberg Public Policy Center
Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College
Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research
More in Common
Public Policy Institute of California
Reagan Defense

👇 Read why working at Roper has been such a meaningful experience for Anya.

Spotlight on our student staff!

Meet Anya Khanna, BS in Government &, Sociology '26, College of Arts & Sciences, and student worker at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

👀 Discover student opportunities at Roper Center: https://bit.ly/3OXk87X

The Roper Center Board of Directors recently published an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy. Before using any AI tools in your work, please review the policy. https://bit.ly/4qAEOQv

📊 Fun fact: The Roper iPoll database includes nearly 1,000 poll questions related to the Olympics, offering a fascinating look at how public opinion around these games has evolved. https://bit.ly/4r0xkGt

🎉 Congratulations to the Cornell University alumni who represented their countries at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy 🇮🇹 — competing at the highest level and making the Cornell community proud.

As a small nonprofit, we appreciate the support of our community! Photos from our 2025 Mitofsky event are now available on the Roper Center Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4aoLmvu

The Roper Center team will miss outgoing iPoll Acquisitions Manager Carl Brown, retiring after dedicating 26 years of nonprofit service. Ever the devoted Star Trek fan, we send him off with a classic from the show: “Live long and prosper”, Carl!

Happy birthday today to Roper pioneer of polling, W.E.B. Du Bois. A perfect day to promote our W.E.B. Du Bois Student Summer Scholar program in collaboration w/ @aapor.bsky.social
Deadline: March 13th

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On Feb. 18th, the Roper Center’s Kathleen Weldon, Director of Data Operations and Comms, and Brett Powell, Associate Director, will present to the Research Affinity Group, coordinated by our friends at iCivics Education. https://ed.icivics.org/
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Behold, the top search terms entered into the Roper iPoll search platform during the 2025 calendar year.

Burns "Bud" Roper, son of Roper Center founder Elmo Roper, sent a Valentine's Day card each year to update his friends and family on his life and share his thoughts on current events. https://bit.ly/3LmPpji

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Love Data Week

Join the Roper Center in celebrating our love for data during Love Data Week 2026! If you’re a Cornell student, you can find Roper iPoll in the Cornell Library Database collection and in person in Clark Hall, Thurs. from 12-2 pm!

It’s almost time to celebrate with fellow fans (or cheer against rivals) at the big game! Do you consider yourself to be a fan of professional football (NFL)? https://bit.ly/40z1RjI

Are Americans planning to tune in to the upcoming winter Olympics? When asked by Gallup in Summer ‘24, how much they would watch, 30% answered “none at all.” https://bit.ly/4qkBedK

We're proud to partner again with the @ropercenter.bsky.social on the W.E.B. Du Bois Student Scholar Program, open to all #graduatestudents currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university. Learn more & submit your application by Friday, March 13: ropercenter.cornell.edu/web-du-bois-...

The 7th annual National News Literacy Week focuses on helping young people stay grounded with facts and rebuild trust in standards-based news. newslit.org/news-lit...
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Finding Black American samples for analysis can be challenging. We’ve partnered with @CornellCCSS to develop a guide to help public opinion researchers identify polls that will provide sufficient samples for analyzing Black American public opinion.

On Data Privacy Day, we look at online privacy habits @NORCNews/@ConsumerReports.”When it comes to your passwords, do you...use multi-factor authentication, a feature that requires a password plus another piece of information to log in to any of your online accounts?”

Start your Spring semester with Roper iPoll as a class resource in @Canvas_by_Inst.

Contact your Canvas admin to integrate Roper iPoll into your student resource list.

Have you used our Roper iPoll search tips page? From here, you can find search guidelines and helpful definitions: ropercenter.cornell....

We are now accepting applications for our W.E.B. Du Bois Student Scholar (in collaboration w/@AAPOR) & Andrew Kohut Scholar programs.
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Relevant data now available in Roper iPoll: https://bit.ly/3YkREqt

Revealing long-term trajectories of public opinion and polling in Britain: a new resource of historical data from the Gallup Poll in Britain, 1955–1991

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Spotlight on our student staff!
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Public opinion polls can give insight into people's priorities and opinions, and give candidates and the media a sense of the whole picture.ed.icivics.org/video... Source: @‌icivics