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A crystal ball for the Tar Heel state: Tippett studies population changes and the effects they could have in the years ahead
September 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017 UNC spotlights Rebecca Tippett's knowledge and expertise about recent population changes in North Carolina. Tippett is the Director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center. Excerpt: "North Carolina is still adding about 100,000 new residents every year," Tippett said. "We'll probably have about a million more residents in 10 years." That…
Meet the recently elected Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows
September 18, 2017Sep 18, 2017 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 65 Fellows from 15 different UNC departments. Elizabeth Frankenberg is a Professor of Sociology.…
UNC receives $4.8 million grant to confront energy poverty in Southern Africa
August 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017 The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $4.8 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to help alleviate energy poverty in Southern Africa. Energy poverty is the lack of access to modern energy sources such as electricity and modern fuels -crucial resources to the well-being of individuals and…
Organizational Network Analysis Video
August 28, 2017Aug 28, 2017 Research in Kenya by MEASURE Evaluation shows that health providers can work together to improve HIV care without any need for new services People living with HIV have many clinical, nutritional, and social needs, all of which can seldom be met by a single provider. This fact means that clients often must…
UNC to lead 5-year NSF PIRE grant focused on energy poverty in Southern Africa
August 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017 UNC College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Carolina Population Center Fellows Pam Jagger (Public Policy/CEE), Mike Emch (Geography) and Barbara Entwisle (Sociology) have been awarded a US$4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE) program. The grant titled "Confronting Energy Poverty: Building an Interdisciplinary…
CPC Fellow Handa’s research on unconditional cash transfers is featured on NPR
August 9, 2017Aug 9, 2017 Ashu Handa's research in Zambia is featured on NPR in a story describing the impact of unconditional cash transfers in Zambian people's lives. Handa is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Cash Aid Could Solve Poverty - But There's A Catchhttp://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/09/542357298/cash-handouts-could-solve-poverty-but-theres-a-catch Excerpt: Then officials commissioned a study of these pilots from one…
Stigma, geography, size estimation, and gender
July 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017 Four podcasts from MEASURE Evaluation experts weigh in on aspects of data crucial for effective HIV response. HIV care and treatment is crucial for reaching global 90-90-90 targets - that by 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status; 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection…
Jacqueline Hagan Awarded Kenan Distinguished Professorship
July 19, 2017Jul 19, 2017 Originally posted by UNC's Sociology Department. Congratulations to Jacqueline Hagan who has been appointed Kenan Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her central research area is international migration, with a special focus on migration between the United States and Latin America. She has conducted research on…
Best Practices for Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly HIV Services
July 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017 Adolescents and youth (ages 10-24) bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence of what works to attract and retain youth in preventive care for the uninfected and treatment for those already infected is sorely needed for designing and implementing effective programs. MEASURE Evaluation, funded by the U.S.…
Elizabeth Frankenberg Named New Director for the Carolina Population Center
June 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017 Announcement originally posted by UNC Research.Elizabeth Frankenberg, PhD, begins as director of the Carolina Population Center (CPC) on July 1, 2017. Most recently Frankenberg served as professor of public policy and sociology at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, and as the school's associate dean for academic programs from 2012-2014. "Her…