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NORC at the University of Chicago
NORC at the University of Chicago is one of the largest independent social research organizations in the United States. Established in 1941 as the National Opinion Research Center, its corporate headquarters is located in downtown Chicago, with offices in several other locations throughout the United States. Organized as an independent corporation, more than half its board comes from faculty and administration of the university, it also jointly staffs some university academic research centers.
History.
The organization was founded in 1941 as the National
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NORC may refer to:
Organizations.
- NORC (web service), a street view web service and company based in Romania
- Guerrilla Army of the Poor, which went by the acronym NORC in its beginnings
- National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago
Places.
- Naturally occurring retirement community
- Northern Rim Countries (Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russia and the United States, sometimes including Finland and Sweden)
Science and technology.