Faculty Fellow Audrey Pettifor was featured in the News & Observer discussing a new trial to understand how well COVID-19 vaccines prevent people from spreading the coronavirus to others. Her work was also featured on ABC Action News.
Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater was featured in a video interview with the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. The interview is part of Penn LDI’s new series “COVID Vaccine Equity Research Dialogues (CoVEReD)” featuring leading national experts … Read more
Faculty Fellow and epidemiologist Whitney Robinson appeared on Marketplace to discuss her pandemic child care decisions.
A new study shows that South Africa’s 2018 tax on sugary beverages led to a reduction in purchases of the beverages, which could mean purchasers are consuming less excess sugar and calories. Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Associate Professor and Distinguished … Read more
An online article co-authored by Trainee Cyrus Sinai on solar energy solutions for COVID vaccine cold chain is now up on The Conversation Africa. In addition, Sinai is part of a multi-institutional team with Duke’s Energy Access Project (EAP@Duke) and … Read more
Carolina’s Pandemic Year: This week last March, the University shifted to remote instruction. The Well is marking the occasion with a week of special stories, including ways the University has addressed the crisis, reflections from Chancellor Guskiewicz and, below, predictions … Read more
Faculty Fellow Jim Thomas chatted about vaccine ethics on PRI’s The World.
Faculty Fellow Jane Cooley Fruehwirth was featured in The Daily Tar Heel for her recent research examining depression and anxiety in first-year college students before and after the pandemic began.
Faculty Fellow Glen Elder was featured in a Gwinnett Daily Post article about how “Gen C” compares to children of the Great Depression.
Faculty Fellow Stephen Walsh, the Director of the Center for Galápagos Studies, developed the Galápagos Initiative to conduct research shaping science and conservation strategies for the Ecuadorian archipelago and to help conserve other fragile island ecosystems around the world. Read … Read more
