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Barbara Entwisle has been named incoming Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC) for the US Census Bureau

Barbara Entwisle, the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology and a Fellow of the Carolina Population Center (CPC), has been named the incoming Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC) for the US Census Bureau. [caption id="attachment_144806" align="alignright" width="225"] Barbara Entwisle[/caption] Dr. Entwisle was originally appointed to the CSAC in 2021. The committee provides advice on…

Study links gender nonconformity and sexual orientation with lower socioeconomic status

Price tag messaging can amplify the benefit of taxes

Justin Lessler among recipients of Gillings Innovation Lab award to study generative AI in public health

Angela Parcesepe among recipients of Gillings School’s inaugural Research Excellence Award

UNC launches innovative web tool to combat prostate cancer disparities in NC

CPC Undergraduate 2024 Summer Internship Program

Applications for the 2024 Summer Internship program are now open. Please visit the application page to learn more.

Global Health PEARL Project looking for consultants

CPC’s new USAID-funded Global Health Program Evaluation, Analysis, Research, and Learning (GH PEARL) project is searching for consultants. Consultants are needed in various global health and technical areas, including monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL); gender integration; capacity strengthening; knowledge management and translation; and more.  If you would like to join the GH PEARL consultant…

Kathleen Mullan Harris wins inaugural Infrastructure Prize for Sociology, awarded by the Kohli Foundation

Faculty Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris has been awarded the inaugural Infrastructure Prize for Sociology for her work on Add Health by the Kohli Foundation. The prize was given at an awards ceremony in Fiesole, Italy on November 8, 2023. The Infrastructure Prize for Sociology honors substantial infrastructures that advance sociological knowledge. The prize is rewarded…

Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie testifies before U.S. Senate

On December 14th, Faculty Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie (Nutrition) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the topic of "What is fueling the diabetes epidemic?" You can see her testimony here.