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The Depths of Despair among U.S. Adults Entering Midlife
March 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019 The American Journal of Public Health has issued a publication by Carolina Population Center researchers entitled "The Depths of Despair among U.S. Adults Entering Midlife." Utilizing Add Health Wave V data, this research explores health indicators such as depression, suicidal ideation, and drug and alcohol abuse, among Americans in their late 30s…
CPC Scholar Gutierrez awarded RSF grant: The ACA and the Demography of the U.S. Criminal Justice Population
March 11, 2019The Russell Sage Foundation has awarded a grant entitled "The ACA and the Demography of the U.S. Criminal Justice Population" to CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Carmen Gutierrez. Over the course of its two years of funding, the grant will support Gutierrez to examine whether and how the ACA influences the size, composition, and geographic distribution of…
North Carolina’s Leaky Educational Pipeline: Report maps NC postsecondary public education pipeline, identifies at-risk groups
February 28, 2019UNC release issued on February 28, 2019 (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Feb. 28, 2019) – The fastest-growing jobs in North Carolina now require more education. A new report from Carolina Demography and the John M. Belk Endowment examines North Carolina students’ education outcomes at public, in-state schools and indicates gaps where interventions are needed to…
North Carolina’s Leaky Educational Pipeline: Report maps NC postsecondary public education pipeline, identifies at-risk groups
February 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019 New demographic report will help guide the state's path forward in improving education attainment in order to fill need for highly trained workforce UNC release issued on February 28, 2019 (Chapel Hill, N.C. - Feb. 28, 2019) - The fastest-growing jobs in North Carolina now require more education. A new report from…
CPC Fellow Yong Cai in NYT: “China Isn’t Having Enough Babies”
February 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019 Sociologists Yong Cai and Wang Feng ask whether China can keep up with its aging population given the state's steadily and rapidly declining birthrate since the late 1960s. "The authorities had predicted that easing and then abolishing the one-child policy in the mid-2010s would trigger a baby boom; it's been more like…
Feb 27: Community Voices Forum
February 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019 Wednesday, Feb 27th, News & Observer will host a community a forum - "Hello, neighbor!" - from 7-8:30pm. The forum's panel of demographers and planners, including Rebecca Tippett, PhD, Director of Carolina Demography, will discuss who is moving to the Triangle and how the newcomers are changing where we live. Q&A will…
Trainee Hackathon Spring 2019
February 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019 On Friday, February 8th, the Carolina Population Center hosted a Hackathon for pre- and postdoctoral scholars to compete in designing a research project proposal. The four teams, each comprised of four trainees from different disciplines and at different levels of study, convened for just over two hours to propose a research design…
CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Carmen Gutierrez awarded Russell Sage Foundation grant: The ACA and the Demography of the U.S. Criminal
February 11, 2019Feb 11, 2019 The Russell Sage Foundation has awarded a grant entitled "The ACA and the Demography of the U.S. Criminal Justice Population" to CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Carmen Gutierrez.Over the course of its two years of funding, the grant will support Gutierrez to examine whether and how the ACA influences the size, composition, and geographic…
CPC Fellows Barrington and Handa awarded UNICEF grant: Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Program
January 15, 2019The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a grant entitled "Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) of Malawi on Beneficiaries' Vulnerabilities throughout the Lifecycle" to CPC Fellows Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH, and Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, PhD. Over the course of its six months of funding, the $100,000 will support the…
CPC Fellow Taillie awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant: Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in SSB Intake
January 15, 2019The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a grant entitled "Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake: The Impact of Nutrition Claims on Fruit Drink Purchases among Parents of Young Children" to CPC Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD, and colleague Marissa G. Hall, PhD. This funding will allow for the conduct of research to inform…