Dec 3, 2008 A new report on the effects of adolescent exposure to various forms of mass media was recently released. “The study provides overwhelming evidence of the importance of limiting children’s use of media and teaching them to critically … Read more

Dec 3, 2008 CPC Fellows Ronald R. Rindfuss and David K. Guilkey collaborated on research about how the availability of child care impacts fertility in Norway. UNC Global features a story about this research on its website. The story, A … Read more

Dec 2, 2008 Poverty levels decreased in Jamaica last year, but could increase in the future. “Launched Wednesday, the 2007 Survey of Living Conditions (SLC), conducted by the PIOJ and Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), reported overall improvements in consumption … Read more

Nov 12, 2008 Ten postdoctoral scholars at UNC Chapel Hill will be honored Wednesday, November 12. Each will receive $1,000 to assist them in their research. The event’s keynote speaker will be UNC Chemist Joe DeSimone. Naomi Spence, who received … Read more

Nov 11, 2008 In a Chicago Tribune article about illegal migrants traveling between Mexico and the United States, CPC Fellow Jaqueline Hagan offers insight into the role St. Toribio Romo, a Mexican martyr, and faith play in their migration experience. … Read more

Nov 7, 2008 Krista M. Perreira, CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will synthesize six years of research into a comprehensive book on Latino immigration to the American South. Focusing … Read more

Nov 4, 2008 Jane Brown, CPC Fellow and James L. Knight Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comments on a study in the latest Pediatrics. The study examined the effects of watching TV with sexual content on … Read more

Oct 30, 2008 Deborah Bender, CPC Fellow and professor of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in China. Bender will … Read more

Oct 28, 2008 The New York Times features an article about the National Children’s Study, a study which will follow children from conception to age 21. In North Carolina, the Carolina Population Center will lead the research in the 6 … Read more

Oct 24, 2008 Penny Gordon-Larsen, CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), has been awarded funding for the study “Gene-Environment Interactions and Weight Gain.” Using data from the National Longitudinal … Read more