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Taylor Hargrove featured in ASA Footnotes
April 21, 2021Faculty Fellow Taylor Hargrove writes about racialized health inequalities in the American Sociological Association’s Footnotes.
For a healthier world, target ultra-processed foods
April 15, 2021Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Global Food Research Program (GFRP) have spent years evaluating the role that food plays in health, obesity and disease, as well as the public health policies that can moderate the negative impacts of unhealthy food and … Read more
COVID-19 Publications from the Carolina Population Center
April 11, 2021as of 3/29/2021 Adhikari, Sasmita Poudel, Sha Meng, Yu-Ju Wu, Yu-Ping Mao, Rui-Xue Ye, Qing-Zhi Wang, Chang Sun, Sean Sylvia, Scott Rozelle, Hein Raat, and Huan Zhou. 2020. Epidemiology, Causes, Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis, Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease … Read more
Rachel Woodul and Paul Delamater featured in The Daily Tar Heel
April 11, 2021Rachel Woodul and Paul Delamater were featured in The Daily Tar Heel for their work on the models they’ve built that simulate the spread of COVID-19.
Fellow Avery wins Teaching Innovation Award
April 11, 2021Christy Avery, MPH, PhD, won this years’ Gillings School of Global Public Health Teaching Innovation Award. One nominator wrote “Dr. Avery has led a sustained effort to revamp Epidemiologic training to more accurately define and measure race and racism. Although … Read more
Fellow Robinson wins award from SER
April 11, 2021Whitney Robinson, MSPH, PhD, received the 2021 Noel Weiss and Tom Koepsell Excellence in Education Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research’s (SER), which recognizes her “substantial contributions to the field of epidemiology through teaching, training and mentoring”. T. Whitney … Read more
Fellow Pettifor featured in The News & Observer
April 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Audrey Pettifor was featured in the News & Observer discussing a new trial to understand how well COVID-19 vaccines prevent people from spreading the coronavirus to others. Her work was also featured on ABC Action News.
Fellow Delamater featured in Penn LDI’s series on Vaccine Equity
April 9, 2021Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater was featured in a video interview with the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. The interview is part of Penn LDI’s new series “COVID Vaccine Equity Research Dialogues (CoVEReD)” featuring leading national experts … Read more
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 … Read more