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Cross-cultural study of wealth and inequality appears in Science; CPC Postdoctoral Scholar David Nolin among research team
November 2, 2009Nov 2, 2009 Science has published a landmark cross-cultural study of the intergenerational transmission of wealth, and how such transmission can lead to persistent inequality in small-scale societies. The project, organized by economist Sam Bowles (Santa Fe Institute) and anthropologist Monique Borgerhoff Mulder (UC Davis), drew on the combined research of anthropologists working in 21…
Durham Herald-Sun announces groundbreaking new research by CPC Fellow Philip N. Cohen about international and domestic adoption
October 30, 2009Oct 30, 2009 Philip N. Cohen, faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center and UNC associate professor of sociology, and Rose M. Kreider, Ph.D. of the U.S. Census Bureau, have published the first national study on disability rates among internationally adopted children.The study, which appears in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics, found that…
The State of Things (WUNC) reports on African-American Economic Summit, Nov. 1-2; CPC Fellow William A. Darity is a co-organizer
October 30, 2009Oct 30, 2009 WUNC radio program The State of Things reported on the upcoming African-American Economic Summit, a free event being held November 1-2 at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. Carolina Population Center Fellow William "Sandy" Darity is a co-organizer and will present the morning of November 2.The free public summit will discuss the current…
america.gov features study by CPC Fellows Kasarda and Johnson about economic impact of Hispanics in NC
October 15, 2009Oct 15, 2009 Carolina Population Center Fellows John D. Kasarda and James H. Johnson, Jr. studied the economic impact of the growing Hispanic population in North Carolina. Their findings were featured in a recent news story by america.gov, an information source developed by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. Vying for…
UNC receives nearly $2.2 million to study nutritional supplements to protect HIV-positive mothers and their infants in Africa
October 6, 2009Oct 6, 2009 UNC News Services issued a research brief about this project:http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2964/71/For immediate release: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Do nutritional supplements, fortified with micronutrients and essential fats, protect the health of HIV-positive women and their infants after weaning? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) will analyze data from a…
CPC Fellow Walsh’s research in the Galapagos focus of story in University Gazette
October 2, 2009Oct 2, 2009 The recent edition of the University Gazette includes a story about new developments at the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies which is directed by Carolina Population Center Fellow Stephen J. Walsh. Walsh and other researchers of the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies have partnered with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)…
CPC Fellow Popkin will speak about his book The World is Fat, Nov. 17
October 2, 2009Oct 2, 2009 Barry M. Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Steel Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss his book The World is Fat at UNC on Tuesday, Nov. 17th from 7-9 pm. The event will be held at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center. Registration is requested. Register online for…
CPC Fellow Popkin among the experts advocating for a sales tax to tackle obesity
September 18, 2009Sep 18, 2009 CPC Fellow Barry Popkin co-authored an article published by the New England Journal of Medicine that describes how taxing soda pop and other sugar-sweetened beverages can help decrease the rising obesity rates in the U.S. and throughout the world. The article is being discussed in numerous media outlets, including the following. Popkin…
Durham Herald-Sun announces new South Africa project led by CPC Fellow Pettifor
September 9, 2009Sep 9, 2009 Audrey Pettifor, faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center, has begun work on a new project in South Africa that will evaluate whether paying girls to attend school will reduce their risk of infection with HIV.The Herald-Sun (Durham) published an announcement about this new project which is called Effects of Cash Transfer…
Washington Post story about religion and Facebook cites CPC study led by Fellows Brown and Pearce
September 2, 2009Sep 2, 2009 The Washington Post published a story about Facebook users' approach to the question about religious views in the profile setting. The article quotes Piotr Bobkowski, a graduate research assistant at the Carolina Population Center, who is working on a study about youth and religious expression on social networking sites such as Facebook…