Jan 20, 2006 Dr. M.E. Hughes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Duke University, will present “What Money Can Buy: Marriage, Material Aspirations, and Home Ownership in the United States” on Friday, January 27 from noon to 1 pm in Toy Lounge, … Read more

Jan 13, 2006 A study published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine offers new insights into race/ethnic disparities in leading health indicators. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Project (Add Health) indicate increasing health risk and … Read more

Sep 29, 2005 The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has selected the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as one of six institutions nationwide – and the only institution in the South – to kick … Read more

Sep 22, 2005 William Kalsbeek, CPC Fellow and Professor of Biostatistics, was recently elected chair-elect for the section on Survey Research Methods for the American Statistical Association at its national meeting. For information about the Survey Research Methds section, visit … Read more

Sep 19, 2005 CPC Fellow and Professor of Nutrition, Barry Popkin has been awarded a 5-year grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. “Diet, Activity, Obesity & the Built Environment Dynamics” is a longitudinal study … Read more

Sep 10, 2005 Paul Leslie, CPC Fellow and professor of anthropology, has been awarded a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. The 18-month study, entitled “Alternative Consequences of Migration for Land Use and Conservation in Northern Tanzania”, was co-awarded to Terrence … Read more

Sep 7, 2005 NASA has awarded a grant to Stephen J. Walsh, CPC Fellow and and Professor of Geography, and to Richard E. Bilsborrow, CPC Fellow and Professor of Biostatistics, for a two-year study entitled “Multi-Agent Models of Land Cover/Land … Read more

Aug 12, 2005 Anna Maria Siega-Riz was elected president-elect of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (SPER) at their annual meeting in June.  She will serve as president in 2006-2007 and will preside at the annual meeting in Boston … Read more

Jul 28, 2005 CPC is pleased to announce that Barbara Entwisle has been elected President-elect of the Population Association of America. She will serve as President during 2006-2007 and will preside over the PAA meeting in New York City, March, … Read more

May 23, 2005 The following news item was sent by Christina Bethell, Director, The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. The National Survey of Children’s Health Data Resource Center is now posted as a public site.  The link is www.nschdata.org … Read more