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Upcoming SAVI Events

The Value of Place: How to Enhance Your Teaching and Research with Free Mapping and Spatial Analysis Tools
This webinar introduces powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, data,...
May 6 at 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Module 1A: Frame the Problem
Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accomplish and ...
May 13 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Women and Aging
The May 16 State of Aging Report forum will explore Central Indiana trends in the socioeconom...
May 16 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Module 2A: Find Existing Data
Answering the questions necessary to achieve goals requires locating and using the right data and to...
May 28 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Module 2B: Avoid Data Pitfalls
June 3 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Oct 1, 2021 |

A collaboration between Faith in Indiana and The Polis Center is one of nine local projects selected to participate in the newly ...

Sep 15, 2021 |

The Polis Center at IUPUI, WFYI, and SAVI are collaboratively expanding the community’s understanding of equity and social justice ...

Sep 2, 2021 |

On August 26, in collaboration with the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Heath (FSPH), we shared findings from our updated ...

Jul 22, 2021 |

We’ve released an update to Community Profiles with new features. We now suggest prominent data in the community you’ve selected. You ...

May 3, 2021 |

In April, we completed the final Great Families 2020 (GF2020) evaluation activities. A United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) program, ...

Apr 30, 2021 |

The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), the City of Indianapolis Office of Public Safety, and the city-county council ...

Apr 26, 2021 |

As part of the Religion and Urban Culture 2.0 (RUC 2.0) project, the SAVI team is developing a new feature that allows users to map ...

Apr 16, 2021 |

Is Central Indiana a good place to grow old? Are the basic needs of older adults in Central Indiana being met? What are emerging ...

Apr 7, 2021 |

Older adults in Central Indiana experience aging differently based on their race, ethnicity, income levels, and other factors. ...

Mar 18, 2021 |

Our 2020 SAVI Coronavirus Data and Information Hub was hugely helpful in a year of much change. Our 2021 research is focused on ...