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Fellow Whitney Robinson appears on Marketplace
April 9, 2021Faculty Fellow and epidemiologist Whitney Robinson appeared on Marketplace to discuss her pandemic child care decisions.
South African beverage tax has reduced purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages
April 8, 2021A new study shows that South Africa’s 2018 tax on sugary beverages led to a reduction in purchases of the beverages, which could mean purchasers are consuming less excess sugar and calories. Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Associate Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Public Health Nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, is…
Trainee Cyrus Sinai publishes in The Conversation
March 26, 2021An online article co-authored by Trainee Cyrus Sinai on solar energy solutions for COVID vaccine cold chain is now up on The Conversation Africa. In addition, Sinai is part of a multi-institutional team with Duke’s Energy Access Project (EAP@Duke) and the World Resource Institute (WRI) ) that was recently awarded a 1-year grant / consultancy…
Post-pandemic life: shifts in family roles, spending habits
March 26, 2021Carolina’s Pandemic Year: This week last March, the University shifted to remote instruction. The Well is marking the occasion with a week of special stories, including ways the University has addressed the crisis, reflections from Chancellor Guskiewicz and, below, predictions from Carolina’s faculty on lasting changes to post-pandemic life. Husbands taking on more housecleaning and…
Fellow Thomas quoted on PRI
March 26, 2021Faculty Fellow Jim Thomas chatted about vaccine ethics on PRI's The World.
Faculty Fellow Fruehwirth featured in The Daily Tar Heel
March 15, 2021Faculty Fellow Jane Cooley Fruehwirth was featured in The Daily Tar Heel for her recent research examining depression and anxiety in first-year college students before and after the pandemic began.
Faculty Fellow Elder interviewed in Gwinnett Daily Post
March 15, 2021Faculty Fellow Glen Elder was featured in a Gwinnett Daily Post article about how "Gen C" compares to children of the Great Depression.
Saving the Galápagos Islands
March 15, 2021Faculty Fellow Stephen Walsh, the Director of the Center for Galápagos Studies, developed the Galápagos Initiative to conduct research shaping science and conservation strategies for the Ecuadorian archipelago and to help conserve other fragile island ecosystems around the world. Read more
Trainee Khristopher Nicholas featured on Data Night podcast
March 8, 2021From the Odum Institute podcast: In our latest episode, we chatted with Khristopher Nicholas, a fourth-year Nutrition PhD candidate at UNC Gillings School of Public Health and a trainee at the Carolina Population Center, who is interested in the intersections of health, food, and sustainability. We spoke to Khristopher about his current research, which involves food and…
Fellow Yong Cai featured in Washington Post
March 8, 2021Faculty Fellow Yong Cai, who focuses on China's birth policies, was interviewed for a recent Washington Post article about a drop in China's birth rate.