News
CPC Fellow Guo Awarded Funding to Study “Age at First Sex, Genes, Religion, and other Social & Demographic Context”
August 28, 2006Aug 28, 2006 Guang Guo, CPC Fellow and Professor of Sociology at UNC, has been awarded funding for the project “Age at First Sex, Genes, Religion, and Other Social and Demographic Context.” This research project will identify the influences of … Read more
CPC Fellow Peter Uhlenberg Honored
August 23, 2006Aug 23, 2006 CPC Fellow Peter Uhlenberg has received the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award. The Distinguished Scholar Award honors a scholar in the field of aging who has shown exceptional achievement in research, theory, policy analyis, or who … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s Research on Overweight Featured in News
August 16, 2006Aug 16, 2006 There are now more overweight people in the world than those who have to go hungry, a conference of experts in Australia has heard. NI_MPU(‘middle’); Barry Popkin, a professor at the University of North Carolina, said that … Read more
CPC Fellow Philip Cohen’s Research Appears in Washington Post
August 14, 2006Aug 14, 2006 American women earn substantially more money and narrow the long-standing gender gap in income if other women in their workplaces reach the ranks of senior management, according to a new national study presented here…. “The glass ceiling … Read more
Popkin’s Research on Obesity in China Featured in News
August 10, 2006Aug 10, 2006 “We’re seeing a very large proportion of children and adolescents who are quite heavy and aren’t moving much,” said Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina in … Read more
News 14 (Raleigh) features CPC Fellow James Johnson’s Research
July 31, 2006Jul 31, 2006 July 27, 2006 A new study suggests that city leaders aren’t capitalizing on the untapped real estate in southeast Raleigh. “Southeast Raleigh has a number of assets and opportunities,” said James Johnson, who is with the University … Read more
CPC Fellow Peggy Bentley quoted in News & Observer (Raleigh)
July 27, 2006Jul 27, 2006 Duke University has named a prominent public health leader to head its Global Health Institute — Duke’s latest push to take a lead in fighting illness and disease around the world. “With Dr. Merson coming, I think … Read more
School Officials are Basing Future Needs on Projected Growth by Demographer Dr. John Kasarda
July 27, 2006Jul 27, 2006 School officials are basing future needs on projected growth by demographer Dr. John Kasarda of the University of North Carolina. Kasarda predicts that the number of students in the Winnetka Public Schools system will increase from 2,116 … Read more
The Times (London) highlights CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s Research
July 25, 2006Jul 25, 2006 Beware the Devil’s candy July 24, 2006 Fat and carbohydrates are the accepted demons of dieters. So fixated have we become with these particular anti-slimming agents that excluding them is considered the only way to lose weight. … Read more
Professor David Blau quoted in the Chapel Hill Herald
July 20, 2006Jul 20, 2006 It doesn’t take a college degree to know Chapel Hill has plenty of smarts, says Councilman Cam Hill. … Among them is David Blau, a UNC professor of economics. For him, the school system played a central role. … Read more