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As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow.
February 7, 2023As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow. But until now, surprisingly little was known about how floodplain development patterns vary across communities. [caption id="attachment_126641" align="alignright" width="150"] Miyuki Hino[/caption] A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina…
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Faculty Fellow Sachiko Ozawa serves on expert panel for new report on socioeconomic impact of science and health misinformation
January 26, 2023A new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies examines the socioeconomic impacts of science and health misinformation, and describes best practices for identifying and responding to misinformation. CPC Faculty Fellow Sachiko Ozawa, a heath economist and associate professor in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, served as a panel member for the report, entitled…
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Impact Awards: Two trainees are recognized for their research accomplishments
January 23, 2023The UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School’s Impact Awards are designed to recognize the significance of graduate student research and their contributions to North Carolina in areas of education and economic, physical, social or cultural well-being. This year, two of the eleven recipients are Trainees at the Carolina Population Center. The eleven students and recent alumni honored…
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Using Collaboration to Fight a Tricky Tick-Borne Disease
January 17, 2023![A Lone star tick next to forceps](https://www.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lonestartick-600x561-1.jpg)
Falling birth rate not due to less desire to have children
January 12, 2023For many parents or would-be parents, the “right time” to have a child may feel increasingly out of reach Birth rates are falling in the United States, but it isn’t because Americans say they want fewer kids. In fact, young Americans haven’t changed the number of children they intend to have in decades. Women born…
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CPC is now accepting applications for its Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
January 9, 2023ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP The Summer 2023 Internship Program provides a paid research and professional development experience for undergraduate students interested in population-focused graduate training and careers. Interns will work alongside CPC faculty fellows and graduate students on an ongoing Center-based research project for the course of the internship, gaining valuable exposure to the process of…
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“I never grow tired of this work.”: Tonia Poteat Reflects on Pandora Singleton Ally Award
December 12, 2022Training Program Now Accepting Applications
December 9, 2022The Population Science and Biosocial Training Programs are now accepting applications for predoctoral traineeships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Population Science Training Program Biosocial Training Program
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New Add Health Data Release
November 14, 2022The following data are now available to Add Health contract researchers. Wave V Hepatic Injury This file contains constructed measures designed to facilitate analysis and interpretation of hepatic injury based on venous blood collected via phlebotomy at the Wave V home exam. Assay results for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are available, as…
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