Mar 12, 2009 Carolina Population Center Fellow Philip N. Cohen has received the Best Article Award 2009 from the Sex and Gender section of the American Sociological Association. His article “Working for the Woman: Female Managers and the Gender Wage … Read more

Mar 10, 2009 Two articles recently published in the New York Times and the Washington Post quote CPC Fellow Glen Elder on the effects of economic recessions on children. Elder discusses his research on children growing up during the Great … Read more

Feb 17, 2009 In her column on the pros and cons of consuming artificial sweeteners, Jane Brody quotes Barry Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition. Citing his recent article in the American Journal of … Read more

Jan 26, 2009 This review discusses three books on the growing global obesity epidemic. “The world is fat, proclaims the title of Barry Popkin’s book — something we all know by now, and all recognize as a disaster. But what … Read more

Jan 13, 2009 Multimedia: To see a video related to this news release, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hwsjM40g8Y CHAPEL HILL – In many ways, Duplin County, N.C., and Queens, N.Y., are worlds apart. Duplin is rural, proudly southern and home to about … Read more

Jan 7, 2009 CPC Fellow Guang Guo’s research on how genes affect behavior appears in the cover story for the section “The Chronicle Review” in the January 9, 2009 issue of “The Chronicle of Higher Education.” Guo uses the CPC … Read more

Jan 6, 2009 The journal Research in Human Development recently published a special issue celebrating CPC Fellow Glen H. Elder, Jr‘s research on life course studies. Elder is a Research Professor of Sociology and Psychology at the University of North … Read more

Dec 22, 2008 Barry Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Steel Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill, was interviewed by Newsweek about his new book, The World is Fat. An excerpt from the article: “Two years ago, when … Read more

Dec 18, 2008 Barry Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Steel Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill, was interviewed by Nicholas D. Kristof for an op-ed piece about New York’s proposed soda tax. “Soft drinks are linked to … Read more

Dec 18, 2008 CPC Fellow Kenneth A. Bollen has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Herald-Sun announced this honor. “Bollen is the H.R. Immerwahr Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Odum Institute … Read more