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A Snapshot of Reopening N.C. Schools for In-Person Learning
October 28, 2020This piece was originally published by UNC Research on October 28, 2020. As schools across the state operate online or with limited in-person learning plans, North Carolina families face complex concerns about viral transmission, mental health, educational challenges, and childcare needs. School re-openings have been at the forefront of parents’, teachers’, and school administrators’ minds…
News and Highlights from CPC affiliates in 2020
October 26, 2020New Add Health data: In August 2020, Add Health released the following datasets: Wave V Demographics - Home Exam, Wave V Glucose Homeostasis, Wave V Lipids, Wave V Renal Function, Wave V Inflammation and Immune Function, Wave V Biomarker Weight, Wave V Sample 2B, Wave V Constructed Age, and Wave IV Polygenic Scores - Release…
Viewpoint: Unhealthy food needs prominent warning labels
October 11, 2020The United States should require prominent warning labels on the front of product packaging to alert consumers when food products contain high levels of unhealthy nutrients, according to an October 1 2020 JAMA Viewpoint article. The piece, coauthored by Faculty Fellow Marissa Hall, details how five countries (Chile, Israel, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) have passed legislation…
CPC at the 2020 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Conference
October 2, 2020The 2020 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Conference was held virtually from September 30, 2020 – October 2, 2020. All predoctoral trainees and postdoctoral scholars in the Biosocial Training Program attend IAPHS. This year, Faculty Fellow Robert Hummer, who is also also Co-Director of the Biosocial Training Program, received the 2020 IAPHS Mentoring…
Muscatell awarded Young Investigator Grant
September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience Keely Muscatell’s research addresses the topic of how race-related stress affects the brain among Black Americans with schizophrenia. Keely Muscatell Keely Muscatell, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, has been awarded a prestigious Young Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. The grants, awarded…
Obesity linked with higher risk for COVID-19 complications
September 1, 2020A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity. From COVID-19 risk to recovery, the odds are stacked against those with obesity, and a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and carried out in collaboration with the Saudi Health Council and the…
FAQ: Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising
July 28, 2020Read related news article. FAQs for “Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising: a nonexperimental prospective study,” which was published in PLOS Medicine July 28, 2020. Who are the UNC authors of this study? UNC Gillings School of…
In response to nutrition warning labels, manufacturers reformulate unhealthy foods
July 28, 2020[caption id="attachment_36522" align="alignright" width="225"] Lindsey Smith Taillie[/caption] Read related FAQ. Mandatory nutrition warning labels on packaged junk foods may lead manufactures to reformulate their products with less sodium and sugar, exposing consumers to fewer harmful nutrients in their diets. In new research published in PLOS Medicine, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel…
Meet the Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows elected in 2020
July 21, 2020The Carolina Population Center's Faculty Fellows elected four UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program in 2020. There are now 71 Fellows who sit across 16 academic departments. Marissa Hall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior. She uses behavioral science to inform policies to prevent cancer and other chronic…
Trainee Spotlight: Meng-Jung Lin
July 3, 2020Meng-Jung Lin is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology and a Predoctoral Trainee at the Carolina Population Center. CPC intern Ryan Holmes conducted this interview in the spring of 2020. Q: Tell me about yourself—how did you land at CPC? Lin: I am a sociology PhD student, and my research interests are social…