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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
CPC release: UNC receives $2.7 million NIH grant to determine whether paying girls to attend school reduces HIV risk
August 27, 2009Aug 27, 2009 UNC News issued a release to the media about this new study: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2818/107/ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the … Read more
SELF magazine and CPC Fellow Popkin create “What’s Your Weight Fate?” quiz
August 25, 2009Aug 25, 2009 The August 2009 issue of SELF magazine features a story about weight control and has an accompanying quiz called “What’s Your Weight Fate?” The story cites research by Barry Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Steel Chamblee Distinguished … Read more
CPC Fellow Philip N. Cohen cited in Newsweek story about multi-generational households
August 20, 2009Aug 20, 2009 The recent issue of Newsweek cites research by Carolina Population Center Fellow Philip N. Cohen about multi-generational households. Cohen is also an associate professor of sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill. The story, You Will Be a Parent to … Read more
‘Food is the new tobacco’ column discusses CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s book ‘The World is Fat’
August 10, 2009Aug 10, 2009 An editorial column in The Garner-News that says food is the new tobacco discusses CPC Fellow Barry Popkin‘s new book, “The World is Fat,” linking the addiction to tobacco to the addiction to fatty foods as they … Read more
CPC Fellow and former CPC director J. Richard Udry cited in MSNBC article
August 10, 2009Aug 10, 2009 CPC Fellow and former CPC director J. Richard Udry and his 1970 study on birth rates after one-night events were recently cited in a MSNBC article. The article discusses the myth of a baby boom after President … Read more