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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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: … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Winners Selected for UNC Creativity Hubs Inaugural Awards
May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 Carolina 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 … Read more
CPC Researchers Acknowledged as Poster Session Winners at Population Association of America’s Annual Meeting 2018
May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 See all of CPC’s posters presented at PAA 2018 here. The 2018 PAA conference was held April 26-28 at the Sheraton in downtown Denver, CO. Researchers from the Carolina Population Center (CPC) at UNC Chapel Hill were … Read more
In Memoriam of Jason Davis, Assistant Professor of Geography and CPC Faculty Fellow
April 12, 2018Apr 12, 2018 We mourn the passing on April 1st of Jason Davis, Assistant Professor of Geography and Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center. Jason was a young and prolific scholar who studied the relationships between migration, development and … Read more
CPC Fellows Popkin, Ng & Taillie funded to evaluate the implications of policies on food purchasing patterns, diets, & health
April 9, 2018Barry M. Popkin’s team has been awarded funding to study food purchasing patterns, diets, and health and how government policies about these can impact human health. The funding is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Work is underway in Mexico and Chile … Read more