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Whitney Robinson in New York Times
June 25, 2021Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson was interviewed in The New York Times in a piece about economist Emily Oster.
Review shows minimal, high-quality evidence dietary supplements lead to weight loss
June 23, 2021This piece was originally published by The Obesity Society. SILVER SPRING, Md.-- Although Americans spend billions on them, published research shows a lack of strong evidence that dietary supplements and alternative therapies help adults lose weight, according to a new study published in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society (TOS). There are hundreds…
Carolina Population Center Statement on Nikole Hannah-Jones
June 22, 2021The Carolina Population Center urges the UNC Board of Trustees to review and approve Nikole Hannah-Jones’ appointment as a tenured faculty member at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. We and many other faculty, students, staff, and alumni are deeply concerned by the treatment of Nikole Hannah-Jones’ appointment. We call on the Board…
Whitney Robinson in Chicago Tribune
June 21, 2021Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson was interviewed in The Chicago Tribune about COVID and summer 2021.
Carolina Demography’s research cited in BladenOnline
June 21, 2021Carolina Demography's recent work on the First in FAFSA School Tracker was cited in a recent article from BladenOnline.com They were also cited in the Greensboro News & Record for their analysis of college enrollment, and a recent N&O piece on COVID-19 vaccination rates across the state.
Popkin interviewed for Reuters
June 21, 2021Faculty Fellow Barry Popkin was interviewed in a piece about obesity and Mexico.
Fruehwirth featured in Carolina Alumni Review
June 21, 2021Faculty Fellow Jane Fruehwirth was featured in the Carolina Alumni Review for the research she conducted with Fellow Krista Perriera on depression and anxiety among first-year college students.
A Framework for Operationalizing the Structural Racism Construct in Minority and Immigrant Health Research
June 18, 2021Racism is now widely recognized as a fundamental cause of health inequalities in the United States and health scholars are examining the role of structural racism in fostering morbidity and mortality. But much of the prior scholarship about structural racism and health in the U.S. has narrowly focused on disparities between Black and White people or…
Faculty Fellow Yong Cai co-writes New York Times op-ed
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Yong Cai and sociologist Wang Feng (University of California, Irvine) have co-published an op-ed in the New York Times entitled "The Real Reason Behind China's Three-Child Policy."
Shu Wen Ng featured on CNN about food shopping during the pandemic
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Shu Wen Ng was quoted in a CNN piece on changes in grocery shopping and eating habits during the pandemic.