News
CPC Fellow Peggy Bentley’s research appears in The Philadelphia Inquirer
August 20, 2007Aug 20, 2007 Taleah Walton entered the delivery room at Hahnemann University Hospital last month saying she planned to breast-feed. But when her son was born, she said, the hospital staff took him and fed him formula anyway. …”They know … Read more
Research by CPC Fellow John M. Thorp, Jr. Reported in U.S. News and World Report
August 9, 2007Aug 9, 2007 “The phenomenon of preterm birth is complex and there are probably multiple pathways involved so, ultimately, we will probably have to have multiple solutions,” said Dr. John Thorp, a co-author on the twin study and a professor … Read more
Sydney Morning Herald Reports on Research by CPC Fellow Popkin
August 9, 2007Aug 9, 2007 The number of overweight people in the world overtook the number of malnourished for the first time in 2006, according to Professor Barry Popkin, director of the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina. The … Read more
CPC Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris Elected PAA President
July 27, 2007Jul 27, 2007 The Carolina Population Center is pleased to announce that Kathleen Mullan Harris, CPC Fellow and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected President of the Population Association of America … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin comments on diet soda consumption in NY Times
July 25, 2007Jul 25, 2007 People who drank more than one diet soda each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, suggests a large but inconclusive study. …”There’s too much contradictory evidence that shows … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin research on overweight appears in news
July 19, 2007Jul 19, 2007 The number of overweight people in the world has overtaken the number of malnourished for the first time, with a billion people considered heavier than advised. …”The reality is that globally far more obesity than under-nutrition exists,” … Read more
Research by CPC Fellows Carolyn Halpern and Jay Kaufman appears in news
July 16, 2007Jul 16, 2007 When mothers suffer from depression, their children are more likely to develop behavioral problems — but fathers can prevent this from happening, new research suggests. In a study that followed a large group of U.S. children over … Read more
CPC Trainee Ashley Carse Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
July 13, 2007Jul 13, 2007 Ashley Carse, a doctoral student in anthropology and CPC predoctoral trainee, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for 2007-2008. He will research human-environmental problems in the Panama Canal Watershed from an ethnographic and historical perspective.
CPC Fellows Krista Perreira, Kathie Harris and Ken Bollen receive publication award
June 28, 2007Jun 28, 2007 Congratulations to CPC fellows Krista Perreira, Kathie Harris, and Ken Bollen whose publication “What Are We Measuring? An Evaluation of the CES-D across Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation” has been selected as an honorable mention in the best … Read more
CPC Fellow Philip Cohen comments on trends in mothers staying at home
June 19, 2007Jun 19, 2007 Mothers with the financial means have long had the choice to go back to work or stay home after the birth of their children. Today, however, more moms in all economic levels appear to be considering the … Read more