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A U.S. Census Bureau survey that is the premier source of yearly information about the nation’s population and workforce needs millions more in funding to encourage participation and produce more accurate and timely results, according to a report released Tuesday.

For the latest State of the Data Infrastructure (SDI) feature, Count on Stats spoke with three experts about the US Census Bureau: Margo Anderson of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, an expert on the history of the bureau and federal statistical system; Allison Plyer, chief demographer of The Data Center and recent chair of the bureau’s Scientific Advisory Committee; and Nancy Potok, most recently chief statistician of the US (2017–2019) who, most notably, has also been deputy director and chief operating officer of the bureau and deputy undersecretary for economic affairs at the US Department of Commerce.

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John Thompson, Distinguished Institute Professor, speaks on the potential outcomes of the census deadline changing. 

The Biocomplexity Institute at the University of Virginia is pleased to announce the appointment of John Thompson as Distinguished Institute Fellow. Thompson spent 27 years at the United States Census Bureau, holding the office of director from 2013 to 2017.