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After China relaxes the One Child Policy, TIME, Wall Street Journal, & Associated Press feature research by CPC Fellow Cai
November 22, 2013Nov 22, 2013 On Nov. 15, Chinese government officials announced that the One Child Policy will be relaxed. For years, Yong Cai has advocated for this change. His research has shown that China has a low fertility rate not because of the One Child Policy but because of economic and cultural factors. Cai is a…
Tippett, Director of CPC’s Carolina Demography unit, tells WUNC “There’s a Megalopolis in North Carolina’s Future”
November 20, 2013Nov 20, 2013 Rebecca Tippett, Director of CPC's Carolina Demography unit, recently developed new data about housing units in North Carolina from 1940 through 2050. WUNC's Leoneda Inge interviewed Tippett about the data and what it might mean for the future. "If current patterns continue, you see this emerging, urbanized corridor ranging from Charlotte to…
CPC Fellow Harris awarded the Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences from ICPSR
October 16, 2013Oct 16, 2013 The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research selected Kathleen Mullan Harris to receive the 2013 Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences. The award was presented at the ICPSR Meeting on October 10th. ICPSR describes the award: "The Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the…
Carolina Population Center Launches Carolina Demography to Help NC Communities Make Informed Decisions about Population Changes
October 14, 2013Today, the Carolina Population Center launches a new service for communities throughout North Carolina. Called Carolina Demography, this program translates demographic data into specific, usable information about population change to inform decision making, planning, and program evaluation. Like the rest of the country, North Carolina is experiencing significant demographic shifts: growing Hispanic and Asian populations,…
CPC Fellow Gordon-Larsen elected to lead The Obesity Society
September 25, 2013Sep 25, 2013 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen was recently elected vice president of The Obesity Society. UNC-Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health posted an announcement on its website about the honor. Congratulations, Penny! Excerpt: "Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, professor of nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been…
CPC Fellow Popkin Advocates for Protection from Big Food, Big Soda lobbying with the launch of the Bellagio Declaration
September 23, 2013Sep 23, 2013 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Barry Popkin is featured in an article by UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health describing his role in the launch of the Bellagio Declaration last week. Below is an excerpt. Read the full article here. Bellagio Declaration asks for protection from Big Food, Big Soda lobbying…
Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication honors CPC Emerita Fellow Brown with Distinguished Educator award
August 7, 2013Aug 7, 2013 Jane D. Brown was selected to receive the Distinguished Educator award from the Mass Communication and Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. This award is the division's highest teaching honor. Brown is an Emerita Faculty Fellow of the Carolina Population Center and Professor Emerita of UNC-Chapel…
MEASURE Evaluation to Lead South Africa Associate Award
June 29, 2013Jun 29, 2013 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - MEASURE Evaluation has won an Associate Award from the U.S. Agency for International Development's South Africa Mission - with a ceiling of about $15 million over 5 years. MEASURE Evaluation will support the South African government and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's implementing…
CPC Fellow Siega-Riz appointed to 2015 US Dietary Guidelines advisory committee
June 13, 2013Jun 13, 2013 UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health recently announced that Anna Maria Siega-Riz, a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow, was appointed to a prestigious federal advisory committee on dietary guidelines. "Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, RD, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, is one of 15…
CPC Faculty Fellow Paul Voss honored with the Robert J. Lapham Award from the Population Association of America
April 19, 2013Paul R. Voss received the prestigious Robert J. Lapham Award from the Population Association of America on April 12th at its Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Robert J. Lapham Award “recognizes members of PAA who contributed to the population profession through the application of demographic knowledge to policy issues.” The award committee was…