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Bed nets help control malaria
June 20, 2017Jun 20, 2017 Malaria disproportionately affects poor, rural populations, with pregnant women and young children at highest risk of severe illness and death. Addressing inequities with actionable strategies, such as the availability of insecticide-treated nets, has been the cornerstone of malaria control efforts for more than a decade. In April 2008, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership,…
CPC Faculty Fellow Emch named UNC’s W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
June 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Michael E. Emch has been appointed as UNC's W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor. The appointment was made by UNC's Board of Trustees and the Provost. Emch is a Professor of Geography at UNC, and is the department's chair. An announcement posted by the Geography Department says:…
CPC Faculty Fellows Thirumurthy & Angeles publish study in PLOS Medicine about the impact of US aid on child mortality in Africa
June 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017 A research study by Harsha Thirumurthy about the impact of the US President's Malaria Initiative on child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa was published by PLOS Medicine. The study, The US President's Malaria Initiative and under-5 child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: A difference-in-differences analysis, was published on June 13. Thirumurthy is a Carolina Population…
Population Association of America’s honors Dr. Krishnan Namboodiri, former UNC Professor of Sociology and CPC Faculty Fellow
May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 On Friday, April 28th, at its annual meeting in Chicago, the Population Association of America launched a tribute Dr. Krishnan Namboodiri, a UNC Professor of Sociology from 1966 until 1984. Namboodiri was affiliated with the Carolina Population Center from its beginning in 1966. In 1977, when the Faculty Fellow program was implemented,…
Little Gems on Health
April 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017 Experts at MEASURE Evaluation develop approaches and conduct research for health information systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. We gather the best of their thinking, results of rigorous evaluations, and innovations grounded in best practice--here delivered in small sound packages to advance understanding and best practice. Listen to…
CPC Fellow Popkin presents Foard Lecture, April 27, on Global Diet and Obesity
April 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017 Barry M. Popkin will present the 49th Annual Fred T. Foard, Jr. Memorial Lecture, sponsored by UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health. Popkin is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. "Creating a Healthier Global Diet and Preventing Global Obesity: Our Global Food Research Programs' Role and Impact" Thursday, April 27, 2017…
Demography Daze: May 10, 2017
April 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017 On Wednesday, May 10th, the Carolina Population Center will host Demography Daze. The final agenda is now available, listed below and in the attached Word document. Demography Daze: May 10, 2017 CPC/UNC (206 West Franklin Street, Room 005 (in Basement). Agenda 1-1:05 Welcome: S. Philip Morgan 1:05-2:20 Flash Talks: Being relevant: Research-Policy…
CPC at the PAA 2017 Annual Meeting
April 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017 The Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America will be held April 27-29 at the Hilton Chicago. Listed below are the sessions presented by CPC Faculty Fellows, postdoctoral scholars, predoctoral and undergraduate trainees, and staff members. Names of Faculty Fellows are linked to their CPC profile page. The PAA 2017 Annual…
CPC Fellow Bentley Selected to Win the 2017 Triangle Global Health Champion Award
April 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017 Margaret "Peggy" Bentley has been selected to win the 2017 Triangle Global Health Champion Award from the Triangle Global Health Consortium. On April 3, the Triangle Global Health Consortium announced the 2017 award winners and issued a press release about Bentley and the other award winners. Bentley was selected "in recognition of…
CPC Fellow Angeles honored with 2017 “Celebrate Teaching” Award from UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health
March 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017 Gustavo Angeles received a 2017 "Celebrate Teaching!" Award from UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health. Angeles is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Angeles's students nominated him to receive the award. He was among eight faculty members who received the Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award during a ceremony on March 22.…