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Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris named Visiting Scientist in RTI University Scholars Program
January 19, 2021Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris will be a Visiting Scientist in the 2020-21 RTI University Scholars Program. Craig Hill, PhD, Senior Vice President, Social, Statistical, and Environmental Sciences shares, “Dr. Harris and I have — both personally and organizationally — a … Read more
Focus Carolina: Penny Gordon-Larsen
January 5, 2021Gordon-Larsen, a Faculty Fellow at CPC, leads the Obesity Creativity Hub, a diverse group of researchers from nutrition to behavioral health to data science who are working collaboratively to solve the challenge of obesity.
A Snapshot of Reopening N.C. Schools for In-Person Learning
January 5, 2021With funding from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory, Powers, UNC epidemiologist and co-principal investigator Allison Aiello, and their team will conduct a two-part study to determine what policies and practices schools have developed to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and to gauge how teachers in those schools feel they are working.
The latest COVID-19 science — easily understood through a new dashboard
January 4, 2021The world has been living with the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a year and we still have so many questions. Even when questions are answered, however, the new knowledge may not filter out to everyone who needs it. Enter researchers … Read more
Faculty Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen featured on WRAL
January 4, 2021Penny Gordon-Larsen, CPC Faculty Fellow and associate dean for research at UNC-Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health, joins WRAL to discuss the dashboard. (WRAL)
Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson publishes COVID-19 response in Insight
January 4, 2021Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson published an essay "Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns: the Complexities of COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization" in Insight, a new publication started by UNC SILS Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci.
UNC Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Extreme Weather Events with Interdisciplinary Approach
November 2, 2020This is UNC’s first GCR award, and it’s one that aligns perfectly with Carolina’s recent implementation of the Institute for Convergent Science (ICS). First concepted in 2018, ICS fosters collaboration among researchers in the life, health, and biomedical sciences to accelerate new knowledge.
A Snapshot of Reopening N.C. Schools for In-Person Learning
October 28, 2020This piece was originally published by UNC Research on October 28, 2020. As schools across the state operate online or with limited in-person learning plans, North Carolina families face complex concerns about viral transmission, mental health, educational challenges, and childcare … Read more
Viewpoint: Unhealthy food needs prominent warning labels
October 11, 2020The United States should require prominent warning labels on the front of product packaging to alert consumers when food products contain high levels of unhealthy nutrients, according to an October 1 2020 JAMA Viewpoint article. The piece, coauthored by Faculty … Read more
Muscatell awarded Young Investigator Grant
September 23, 2020Assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience Keely Muscatell’s research addresses the topic of how race-related stress affects the brain among Black Americans with schizophrenia.