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Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater talks vaccines on CBS17
February 24, 2021Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater was featured on CBS17 discussing the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in NC.
Gordon-Larsen named Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor
February 24, 2021Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, associate dean for research at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center, has been honored for her work in the field of nutrition with the Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professorship. This professorship recognizes a respected teacher and scholar who, per the Smith Chamblee…
Building Resilience for Storm-Battered N.C.
February 24, 2021The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season included 30 storms, and while North Carolina managed to dodge the 12 hurricanes that made landfall, that won’t always be the case in the future. A team of interdisciplinary researchers at UNC is combining their expertise in areas like human health, ecology, and urban planning to create a long-term…
Unhealthy food advertising disproportionately targets children in Colombia
February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 By Courtney Mitchell Children in Colombia are exposed to a disproportionate amount of television advertisements that market unhealthy foods and beverages, a practice which puts them at greater risk for obesity-related health issues as adults. Researchers affiliated with the Global Food Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill published the results of their new…
Regional variations in gut microbiota could contribute to varying health effects in China
February 18, 2021Nutrition researchers have noticed a connection between microbes found in the human gut and certain health conditions, like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Pinpointing the specifics behind that connection has been a more difficult task, thanks to variations in microbial patterns that have made it hard for scientists to understand exactly how gut microbes might…
Fellow Pettifor quoted in Higher Ed Dive
February 5, 2021Faculty Fellow Audrey Pettifor was recently quoted in Higher Ed Dive on the topic of reopening universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Positive messaging could play a key role in increasing COVID-19 mask compliance
January 22, 2021The perception of mask-wearing, an effective part of a comprehensive public health strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19, has become an intense talking point in American discourse. Because messaging has a large impact on community adherence to public health guidance, many agencies are now seeking the most effective strategies to communicate the importance…
Fellow Thompson receives conference grant
January 19, 2021Amanda Thompson received a conference grant from the NIH Fogarty International Center (through CRDF Global) for a meeting to be held in Quito, Ecuador.
Fellow Adair is investigator on new NIH/NICHD R01 grant awarded to FHI
January 19, 2021Faculty Fellow Linda Adair will be an investigator on an new NIH/NICHD R01 grant awarded to FHI, Clinical trial with the levonorgestrel intrauterine system to measure changes in hemoglobin and serum ferritin among anemic women in Kenya (R01 HD100497).
Fellow Pearce receives grant from The Louisville Institute
January 19, 2021Faculty Fellow Lisa Pearce received a grant from The Louisville Institute, entitled: Racism Rebuked and Reproduced in Church: How American Gigachurches Responded to the Killing of George Floyd.