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CPC announces release of Lesotho Child Grants Programme data from the Transfer Project
July 17, 2018Jul 17, 2018 The datasets of the Child Grants Programme (CGP)'s impact evaluation (2011-2013) are now publicly available on CPC's Data Portal Transfer Project page. After almost five years of research by UNICEF, Oxford Policy Management (OPM), FAO, and UNC, in close collaboration with the Lesotho Ministry of Social Development, many reports and articles have…
Study by CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Haber examines the state of health research as seen in social media
June 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018 Posted by Gillings School of Global Public Health The increasing use of social media - such as Twitter and Facebook - has altered the landscape of news, including reports about health-related research. Evidence suggests that exposure to health information in traditional and social media may affect consumer health behaviors and knowledge. At…
Speizer to lead $4M grant for evaluation of expanded contraceptive method choice for youth in Africa and Asia
June 12, 2018The Carolina Population Center today announced a new program to generate and synthesize evidence to inform programs and policies to expand contraceptive method choice for youth aged 15-24 at the global and country levels. This work is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ilene Speizer, a faculty member in maternal and child health…
CPC’s Transfer Project awarded new grant by Hewlett Foundation to study national cash transfer projects in sub-Saharan Africa
June 12, 2018The Hewlett Foundation has awarded a grant for $690,000 to CPC Fellows Gustavo Angeles and Sudhanshu Handa to improve evidence based decision-making in sub-Saharan Africa. The three year grant will support the Transfer Project, a regional research initiative led by UNICEF, the University of North Carolina and the FAO to generate evidence on impacts of national cash…
CPC Moves to Carolina Square in November
June 12, 2018In November, UNC's Carolina Population Center moves to its new home at Carolina Square, the former location of University Square. For the first time since its earliest years, CPC will be housed under a single roof, uniting a network of 300 Faculty Fellows, staff, and trainees. From its origins in a small house at 500…
Evaluating modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors in Puerto Rico before & after Hurricane Maria, July 6
June 6, 2018Jun 6, 2018 Dr. Kaumudi Joshipura Jinraj will present a lecture about "Evaluating modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria." Friday, July 6, 2018Carolina Population Center Room 200212:00-1:00 pm Jinraj is the NIH Endowed Chair and Director of the Center for Clinical Research and Health Promotion at the Medical Sciences…
Spring 2018 Updates for CPC Fellows in Sociology
May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 The Spring 2018 issue of UNCurrents Newsletter, published by the Department of Sociology, recognizes several Faculty Fellows from the Carolina Population Center for their efforts in advancing sociological studies at UNC. The Department of Sociology will be launching a new minor in Health and Society in response to students' interest in the…
CPC Fellow Ng awarded new grant to study the consequences of nutrition-related policies on food purchases
May 18, 2018Shu Wen Ng has received new grant funding to build on her economic and nutrition research about food purchases, dietary behavior, obesity, and health disparities. The research study - Positive, Negative, and Unintended Consequences of Nutrition-related Policies on Food Purchases: Pushing Nutrition Policy Forward - is funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. This…
CPC Fellow Ng awarded new grant to study the consequences of nutrition-related policies on food purchases
May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Shu Wen Ng has received new grant funding to build on her economic and nutrition research about food purchases, dietary behavior, obesity, and health disparities. The research study - Positive, Negative, and Unintended Consequences of Nutrition-related Policies on Food Purchases: Pushing Nutrition Policy Forward - is funded by the Laura and John…
Winners Selected for UNC Creativity Hubs Inaugural Awards
May 15, 2018Carolina Research Teams Span Disciplines to Fight Obesity, Advance Water Purification Published by UNC Research. UNC’s new Creativity Hubs initiative, a component of the Carolina Blueprint for Next strategic framework, has announced awards to campus research teams pursuing solutions to two of the world’s most pressing issues: the obesity epidemic and the global clean water…