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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.
Allison Aiello interviewed for CNN about flu season
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Allison Aiello was interviewed for a CNN piece on the upcoming flu season.
American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting Offers a Chance for Reflection
June 11, 2021David Lynch, MD, and John Batsis, MD (Faculty Fellow) wrote a Doximity op-ed on key takeaways from the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting May 12–15. “The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2021 Annual Meeting took place virtually from May 12–15. Dr. … Read more
Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop
June 11, 2021Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop was released April 26, 2021. Free PDFs and printed reports are available here. Chaired by Barbara Entwistle (University of North Carolina), reported by Shadya Sanders, and sponsored by the National … Read more
Luca Flabbi interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire
June 1, 2021Faculty Fellow Luca Flabbi was interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire about a possible labor shortage.
Interview: Rapid testing of COVID-19 messaging
June 1, 2021Predoctoral Trainee Sophie Bartels (Health Behavior) is the lead author on a new research study on rapid testing of COVID-19 messaging published in Public Health Reports. The paper describes the development of an interdisciplinary rapid message testing model to quickly create, … Read more
Tonia Poteat highlighted by NPR’s Source of the Week.
May 27, 2021Faculty Fellow Tonia Poteat was featured on NPR’s Source of the Week on Twitter. In response to recent news about states considering bills targeting transgender youth, NPR featured Poteat as a resource with expertise and experience in gender-affirming healthcare and … Read more
In South Africa, a tax on unhealthy beverages is changing what people drink
May 25, 2021A UNC-Chapel Hill study of beverage consumption in a South African township shows that a country-wide tax on sugary beverages has worked to influence more healthy personal choices, with individuals reporting a reduction in the amount of sugar they drink. … Read more
Poteat and colleagues publish Lancet comment
May 19, 2021Faculty Fellow Tonia Poteat and colleagues just published a Comment in the Lancet. The comment, “Advancing LGBTQI health research,” discusses health inequities impacting LGBTQI communities. Poteat et al. call attention to the “insufficient progress” made in addressing the barriers to … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill helps expand COVID-19 vaccination to doctor’s offices
May 16, 2021The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is working to support expansion of COVID-19 vaccination to primary care clinics in areas with low vaccination rates, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The work comes as the pace of vaccination … Read more