Wiley-Blackwell features CPC Fellow Elder’s research about why young men join the U.S. military
Apr 21, 2010 Wiley-Blackwell issued a news release today about an article by Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Glen H. Elder, Jr. The article, Pathways to the All-Volunteer Military, appears in the June 2010 issue of Social Science Quarterly, which … Read more
CPC Fellow Elder’s research about joblessness and the life course discussed in The Atlantic
Mar 30, 2010 Glen H. Elder, Jr., a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and Research Professor of Sociology, was interviewed by The Atlantic for a story about the current environment of high unemployment and how it may impact today’s young … Read more
Dr. Bachrach selected to be Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor at UNC and Duke University, 2010-2011
Mar 30, 2010 The Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship has been awarded to Dr. Christine Bachrach, renowned population researcher and former Chief of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The … Read more
CPC studies link neighborhood characteristics to obesity, other health outcomes
Obesity is one of the most pressing global population health issues, and importantly one that affects race/ethnic minorities and those of low socioeconomic status disproportionately. Each day, we learn more and more about the complex relationships between biologic, socioeconomic, demographic, … Read more
CPC Fellow Bollen elected chair of AAAS section for the social sciences
Mar 15, 2010 Kenneth A. Bollen has been elected chair of the Section on Social, Economic, and Political Sciences of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This is the primary section for the social sciences at AAAS. … Read more
CPC researchers find that higher fast food prices lead to lower weight and diabetes risk
Mar 10, 2010 A new study shows both weight and diabetes risk fell for people in communities where fast food prices increased. “This study gives us strong scientific evidence that price policies, including taxes, could actually be effective at helping … Read more
CPC Fellow Halpern awarded NIH grant to study sexual activity patterns from adolescence to adulthood
Mar 5, 2010 Carolyn Tucker Halpern, CPC Fellow and UNC Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health, will launch a project called Sexual Behavior Trajectories from Adolescence to Adulthood. To conduct the study, Halpern received a $1.6 million grant from … Read more
CPC Fellow Mooney to be panelist at UNC event about undocumented immigrants in the U.S., March 25
Mar 2, 2010 Margarita Mooney, CPC Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Sociology, will be a panelist at this UNC public discussion about citizenship, assimilation and national identity. Undocumented Immigrants in America: Our National IdentityUNC’s FedEx Global Education CenterMarch 256:30pm … Read more
Research about increased snacking habits by CPC Fellow Popkin appears in LA Times, USA Today, Reuters
Mar 2, 2010 Barry Popkin and co-author Carmen Piernas studied snacking trends of U.S children and found that “childhood snacking trends are moving toward three snacks per day, and more than 27 percent of children’s daily calories are coming from … Read more
CPC Fellow Coclanis explores Russia’s population trends in Chronicle of Higher Education essay
Feb 16, 2010 Peter A. Coclanis, CPC Fellow and Albert R. Newsome Professor of History, describes the demographic trends of Russia and why the country has troublesome years ahead. An excerpt from the essay: “Russia, simply put, is facing a … Read more