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CPC Fellow Elder’s research about joblessness and the life course discussed in The Atlantic
March 30, 2010Mar 30, 2010 Glen H. Elder, Jr., a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and Research Professor of Sociology, was interviewed by The Atlantic for a story about the current environment of high unemployment and how it may impact today's young adults as they age. Excerpt: Forty years ago, Glen Elder, a sociologist at the University…
Dr. Bachrach selected to be Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor at UNC and Duke University, 2010-2011
March 30, 2010Mar 30, 2010 The Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship has been awarded to Dr. Christine Bachrach, renowned population researcher and former Chief of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The Keohane professorship was established to promote collaboration between UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University by enhancing…
CPC studies link neighborhood characteristics to obesity, other health outcomes
March 18, 2010Obesity is one of the most pressing global population health issues, and importantly one that affects race/ethnic minorities and those of low socioeconomic status disproportionately. Each day, we learn more and more about the complex relationships between biologic, socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and cultural factors operating over the course of a person’s life that ultimately influence…
CPC Fellow Bollen elected chair of AAAS section for the social sciences
March 15, 2010Mar 15, 2010 Kenneth A. Bollen has been elected chair of the Section on Social, Economic, and Political Sciences of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This is the primary section for the social sciences at AAAS. Bollen is a CPC Fellow and is Henry Rudolph Immerwahr Professor of Sociology at UNC-Chapel…
CPC researchers find that higher fast food prices lead to lower weight and diabetes risk
March 10, 2010Mar 10, 2010 A new study shows both weight and diabetes risk fell for people in communities where fast food prices increased. "This study gives us strong scientific evidence that price policies, including taxes, could actually be effective at helping control obesity and the resulting chronic diseases, like diabetes," senior author Barry M. Popkin said.…
CPC Fellow Halpern awarded NIH grant to study sexual activity patterns from adolescence to adulthood
March 5, 2010Mar 5, 2010 Carolyn Tucker Halpern, CPC Fellow and UNC Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health, will launch a project called Sexual Behavior Trajectories from Adolescence to Adulthood. To conduct the study, Halpern received a $1.6 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National…
CPC Fellow Mooney to be panelist at UNC event about undocumented immigrants in the U.S., March 25
March 2, 2010Mar 2, 2010 Margarita Mooney, CPC Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Sociology, will be a panelist at this UNC public discussion about citizenship, assimilation and national identity. Undocumented Immigrants in America: Our National IdentityUNC's FedEx Global Education CenterMarch 256:30pmMore information is available here. This event is coordinated in conjunction with Latin American Migration: Transnational…
Research about increased snacking habits by CPC Fellow Popkin appears in LA Times, USA Today, Reuters
March 2, 2010Mar 2, 2010 Barry Popkin and co-author Carmen Piernas studied snacking trends of U.S children and found that "childhood snacking trends are moving toward three snacks per day, and more than 27 percent of children's daily calories are coming from snacks." (Source: Piernas, Carmen, and Barry M. Popkin. 2010. Trends in Snacking among U.S. Children.…
CPC Fellow Coclanis explores Russia’s population trends in Chronicle of Higher Education essay
February 16, 2010Feb 16, 2010 Peter A. Coclanis, CPC Fellow and Albert R. Newsome Professor of History, describes the demographic trends of Russia and why the country has troublesome years ahead. An excerpt from the essay: "Russia, simply put, is facing a demographic crisis unprecedented in world history. As a result, the country has become something of…
New York Times article describes the National Children’s Study in U.S., including CPC’s project in Duplin County, N.C.
February 15, 2010Feb 15, 2010 "Study of a Lifetime Starts in Baby Steps" was published by the New York Times on Feb. 15, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16child.html An excerpt from the story: Nancy Dole, a co-principal investigator in Duplin, said "we had to reassure" residents that "the purpose is not to make the county look bad." Organizers have visited…