Browse Curated Datasets
Explore the full BSOS repository through a cleaner teaching-focused catalog. Search by topic, scan the rounded dataset cards, and use the filter rail to move across methods and teaching themes without losing context.
2026 Fellowship Datasets
Four new 2026 fellowship datasets expand the repository across epidemiology, elections, higher-education finance, and international conflict analysis.
Influenza Laboratory-Confirmed Cases by County in New York State: Beginning 2009-2019
NY Influenza & Weather 2009-2019 combines county-level influenza surveillance with Open-Meteo historical climate data for epidemiology, public-health, and time-series instruction.
Social Media Usage and Voting Behavior by Age Group (2020-2025)
This 2026 fellowship dataset links demographic social-media platform usage to voter registration, turnout, and party identification for comparative election analysis.
Big Ten University R&D and Athletics Expenditures by Region and Political Party Control (2021-2024)
Big Ten Spending by Region & Party tracks research and athletics expenditures at four flagship universities alongside region and congressional party control.
Russo-Ukraine War Conflict Tracking Dataset (GDELT/ACLED-Based)
Ukraine War Conflict Tracking combines event-level GDELT and ACLED observations with synchronized economic indicators for international-relations and conflict coursework.
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10 files 2 support docs
DMV Crime Incidents 2019-2021
Police report data from 2019–2021 across five Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (DMV) jurisdictions, standardized into a single integrated dataset for cross-jurisdictional crime analysis. Key...
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2 files 1 support doc
Covid Tweets
COVID-19 vaccine-related tweets collected via the Twitter API from 2020 through January 2022. Originally published on Kaggle by Gabriel Preda, the dataset covers public discourse on seven major...
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2 files 1 support doc
LAPD Crime
Crime incident data from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), documenting reported crimes across LA's geographic areas. Each record includes date/time, location, crime type, victim...
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1 files 1 live table
US Voter Turnout (1980-2022)
Comprehensive longitudinal data on U.S. voter turnout from 1980–2022, tracking Voting-Eligible Population (VEP) turnout rates across all states over 11 presidential and midterm election cycles. Key...
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1 files 1 live table
State Longitudinal Health Data (1980-2014)
State-level longitudinal data on socioeconomic and health indicators spanning 1980–2014. Tracks poverty rates, population estimates, and health metrics across all U.S. states over a 34-year period....
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9 files 3 live tables 2 support docs
Election Campaign Contribution Data 2023-2024
Campaign contribution data from OpenSecrets for the 2023–2024 U.S. election cycle. Includes individual and PAC contributions categorized by industry and ideological affiliation, sourced from...
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2 files 2 live tables
Death Rates and Life Expectancy
National death rates and life expectancy at birth from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Covers mortality trends and leading causes of death across the United States over multiple...
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1 files 1 live table
Air Quality Data (Cleaned)
State-level Air Quality Index (AQI) data for the United States, cleaned and processed for research use. Sourced from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this dataset enables analysis of...
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4 files 4 live tables
Maryland AQI and Transportation Data
Joined Air Quality Index (AQI) and transportation statistics for Maryland covering 2023–2024. Supports research at the intersection of environmental health and transportation policy. Key...
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Global Trust Survey
A global survey of institutional trust covering 119,088 respondents across 113 countries. Measures trust in government, scientists, journalists, doctors/nurses, NGOs, neighbors, and traditional...
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3 files 2 support docs
Crime on Washington Post
A comprehensive database of fatal police shootings in the United States, compiled and maintained by The Washington Post since January 2015. Updated regularly to track every fatal shooting by an on-...