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Morgan named new director of UNC’s Carolina Population Center
August 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012 S. Philip Morgan, an internationally known sociologist and population scientist, has been named the new director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will also become a UNC professor in the sociology department. His appointment is effective July 1, 2012. Read the announcement here.
Former CPC Director Tsui profiled in The Lancet’s family planning series
July 16, 2012Jul 16, 2012 The Lancet published an important series of articles on family planning in its July 14, 2012 issue. That issue also includes a profile of Amy Tsui who is "a scholar, an outstanding researcher, a leader in her field, and someone who's helped to move [the reproductive health] field forwards." She was Director…
Add Health study: Being overweight years before pregnancy linked to bigger babies
July 6, 2012Jul 6, 2012 News story is cross-posted from the Add Health website here.Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, UNC researchers have found that women who are overweight or obese years before becoming pregnant deliver babies with a higher birth weight, putting the next generation at a higher risk of obesity-related health…
Morgan named new director of UNC’s Carolina Population Center
June 18, 2012S. Philip Morgan, an internationally known sociologist and population scientist, has been named the new director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will also become a UNC professor in the sociology department. His appointment is effective July 1, 2012. Currently, Morgan is at Duke University as…
CPC Fellow Herring honored with 2012 Gertrude M. Cox Award in Statistics
June 18, 2012Jun 18, 2012 "Amy H. Herring, ScD, professor of biostatistics at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, accepted the 2012 Gertrude M. Cox Award on June 5 at the Washington Statistical Society annual dinner, held at RTI International in Washington, D.C. The Statistical Society and RTI jointly sponsor the award." Excerpt from a recent…
CPC Fellow Handa awarded 3ie funds to study social cash transfer programs in Malawi and Zimbabwe
June 1, 2012Jun 1, 2012 CHAPEL HILL -- UNC Chapel Hill public policy professor Ashu Handa has won two research grants, each worth $634,000 over two years, to evaluate social cash transfer programs in Malawi and Zimbabwe. The grants were awarded by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, an organization devoted to improving lives in low- and…
University of Wisconsin’s alumni magazine features CPC Faculty Fellow Popkin
March 14, 2012Mar 14, 2012 Barry Popkin sees the struggle against food policies and marketing practices that promote excess weight as nothing less than a battle for human rights. The Spring 2012 issue of On Wisconsin features an interview with Barry Popkin, a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Read the story here: http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/leading-the-war-on-obesity/.
7 Billion: what does it mean for global population trends?
January 18, 2012This past summer the Population Division of the United Nations projected that the world would soon welcome its 7 billionth resident. The date arbitrarily selected to mark the event was October 31, 2011. By happy circumstance, on October 31 Benjamin Oliver McDaniel was born to Carolina Population Center staff member Phil McDaniel and his wife,…
CPC Fellow Bentley awarded distinguished professorship at UNC
January 9, 2012Jan 9, 2012 UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health announced two new distinguished professorships, including one to CPC Faculty Fellow Margaret (Peggy) Bentley. Read an excerpt from the announcement: Two distinguished professors at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health now will be able to use the adjective in their official titles. Margaret (Peggy)…
CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Williams receives UNC Research Excellence Award
December 20, 2011Dec 20, 2011 Nathalie Williams, a Carolina Population Center Postdoctoral Scholar, is a recipient of UNC's 2011 Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence. Williams is one of ten scholars to receive the prestigious award. All recipients received a plaque and an award of $1,000 at a ceremony in November. A 2009 graduate of the University of…