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CPC Fellows Barrington and Handa awarded UNICEF grant: Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Program
January 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019 The 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…
CPC Fellow Taillie awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant: Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in SSB Intake
January 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019 The 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…
Households in Mexico decreased unhealthy drink purchases following tax, study finds
December 21, 2018Dec 21, 2018 Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill features research by two Carolina Population Center Fellows, Shu Wen Ng, PhD, and Barry Popkin, PhD. Their research focuses on the introduction of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Mexico, and its impact on household purchases. Ng and…
UNC Discover Features Cross-Disciplinary Biosocial Training Program Directed by CPC Fellows Aiello and Hummer
December 11, 2018UNC Discover features a new interdisciplinary training program led by two Carolina Population Center Fellows, Allison Aiello and Robert Hummer. Through the Biosocial Training Program housed at the Carolina Population Center, the two Carolina faculty bring together their distinct areas of expertise in Epidemiology and Sociology to help guide future interdisciplinary researchers in the social and biological sciences. This cross-disciplinary…
UNC Discover Features Cross-Disciplinary Biosocial Training Program Directed by CPC Fellows Aiello and Hummer
December 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018 UNC Discover features a new interdisciplinary training program led by two Carolina Population Center Fellows, Allison Aiello and Robert Hummer. Through the Biosocial Training Program housed at the Carolina Population Center, the two Carolina faculty bring together their distinct areas of expertise in Epidemiology and Sociology to help guide future interdisciplinary researchers…
CPC Fellow Sharon Weir’s HIV prevention method showcased for World AIDS Day
November 27, 2018Nov 27, 2018 UNC highlights its innovative contributions to HIV care and the development of a cure in a series of stories in honor of World AIDS Day, Dec 1. Since 1981, researchers at Carolina are working to improve the lives of people living with HIV, prevent transmission, and ultimately eradicate the virus. Carolina Population…
CPC Faculty Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen named UNC Associate Dean for Research
November 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018 Penny Gordon-Larsen is Professor and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Nutrition, and has been appointed as Associate Dean for Research of the Gillings School of Global Public Health.Dr. Gordon-Larsen's research has focused on obesity and its cardiometabolic disease consequences, with particular expertise using data from the China Health and…
CPC at the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning, Nov. 12-15
November 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018 The Carolina Population Center is pleased to present at the fifth International Conference on Family Planning. The Conference, co-hosted by the Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, will be held in Kigali, Rwanda…
Meet the Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows elected in 2018
November 7, 2018The Carolina Population Center's Faculty Fellows elected five UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program. The Fellows are CPC's permanent and vital core, and the center devotes its resources to facilitating their research. Currently, there are 68 Fellows from 15 different UNC departments. Carmen Gutierrez is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. In…
Meet the Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows elected in 2018
October 24, 2018Oct 24, 2018 The Carolina Population Center's Faculty Fellows elected five UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program. The Fellows are CPC's permanent and vital core, and the center devotes its resources to facilitating their research. Currently, there are 68 Fellows from 15 different UNC departments. Carmen Gutierrez is an Assistant Professor of…