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Mullan Harris testifies at Senate Committee hearing
August 2, 2021Faculty Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris, the James E. Haar Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina and Chair of the Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, testified before … Read more
Carmen Gutierrez featured on Pod Save the People
August 2, 2021Faculty Fellow Carmen Gutierrez was featured on the podcast Pod Save the People, where she discussed health insurance complications for previously incarcerated persons.
Cassandra Davis in Greensboro News&Record
August 2, 2021Faculty Fellow Cassandra Davis was interviewed in the Greensboro News&Record about homeschooling during the pandemic.
Data Release: Polygenic Index Inventories
August 2, 2021The following data are now available to Add Health contract researchers. Polygenic Index Inventories Polygenic scores computed by the SSGAC consortium for anthropometric traits, cognition/education, fertility/sexual development, health/health behaviors, and personality/well being. N=5,689 Current Add Health investigators can log in … Read more
Paul Delamater talks coronavirus geography on CBS17
August 2, 2021Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater was interviewed on CBS17 discussing coronavirus transmission and geography.
Justin Lessler quoted in Washington Post
August 2, 2021Faculty Fellow Justin Lessler was quoted in a Washington Post piece on the summer coronavirus surge.
Meet the Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows elected in 2021
August 2, 2021The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected seven UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program in 2021. There are now 78 faculty fellows who sit across 16 academic departments. Fenaba Addo, Public Policy Fenaba R. Addo is an … Read more
Elizabeth Frankenberg in The Conversation
July 6, 2021Elizabeth Frankenberg co-wrote a piece in The Conversation looking at what has been learned about recovering from the Boxing Day tsunami.
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 … Read more