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Cassandra Davis in Greensboro News&Record

August 2, 2021

Faculty Fellow Cassandra Davis was interviewed in the Greensboro News&Record about homeschooling during the pandemic.

Data Release: Polygenic Index Inventories

August 2, 2021

The 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, 2021

Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater was interviewed on CBS17 discussing coronavirus transmission and geography.

Justin Lessler quoted in Washington Post

August 2, 2021

Faculty 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, 2021

The 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, 2021

Elizabeth 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, 2021

Faculty 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, 2021

This 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

Carolina Population Center Statement on Nikole Hannah-Jones

June 22, 2021

The 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 … Read more

Whitney Robinson in Chicago Tribune

June 21, 2021

Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson was interviewed in The Chicago Tribune about COVID and summer 2021.