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The Times (London) highlights CPC Fellow Barry Popkin's Research
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. ... In 2004,
Professor Bray and Professor Barry
Popkin, a nutritionist at the University
of North Carolina,
published a paper in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition with
further statistics correlating a rise in obesity to a rise in HFCS consumption.For the...
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The Australian (Sydney) features Dr. John Kasarda
It's 3am and I'm at Inchon airport, South Korea. The place is packed with people
arriving from everywhere in the world. After 14 hours in the air I'm trying to
find an airline representative for a hotel voucher. ... John Kasarda, director of the Kenan Institute of
Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina, has
published widely about the concept of the aerotropolis. He's also involved in
turning several airports into aerotropoli, including Brisbane airport.To read the full te...
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Professor David Blau quoted in the Chapel Hill Herald
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. "I primarily chose to live here for the good [public]
schools and to some extent the other amenities," Blau said.For the full text of this article, click here: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-752998.html Some media outlets may require free user registration or a subscription.
M...
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Washington Post Article Features CPC Fellow Philip Cohen
Friday, July 14, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Children with disabilities are more likely to live with a
single woman _ whether she is a mother, grandmother or a female foster parent _
than other children, according to a new study.
The findings by researchers at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill indicate that organizations aimed at helping disabled
children must also consider the particular problems faced by the single women
who often care for them, said Philip Cohen, an asso...
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The Wall Street Journal quotes CPC Fellow Barry Popkin
Could cherry pie actually be good for you?
Cherry growers and companies marketing cherry products claim the small fruit
contains natural chemicals that decrease inflammation, aid sleep, soothe
arthritis and even fight cancer. ... "The science isn't there," says Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University
of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Animal and lab studies aren't enough to prove an effect in humans, he says.The full text of this article can be found by clicking here:
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CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen Interviewed on WUNC-FM's The State of Things
New research suggests that it's not as easy to be physically active if
you live in a low-income neighborhood. Host Frank Stasio speaks with
Penny Gordon-Larsen,
assistant professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill; and Mark Dessauer, communications officer for the
non-profit group Active Living by Design, about how where we live
impacts our physical fitness. To listen to the program, click here:http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/sot070506b.mp3/view?searchterm=gordo...
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CPC Fellow Philip Cohen Is Guest Columnist in Durham Herald-Sun
The Durham Herald-Sun featured a column on welfare reform by CPC Fellow Philip Cohen on July 2. The entire text can be found on Dr. Cohen's website:http://www.unc.edu/~pnc/DHS06.pdf
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CPC Fellow Barry Popkin Featured in Washington Post Article
Beverages now account for 20 percent of the daily calories consumed by those
aged 2 and older. Half the excess calories consumed by Americans daily come
from beverages, most of them with added sugar, according to research conducted
at the University of North
Carolina -- Chapel Hill (UNC). Caloric intake
from sweetened drinks has climbed threefold, from an average of 50 calories per
day in 1977 to nearly 150 calories in 2001 -- or enough to pile on about 15
pounds per year. So water ...
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New York Times Quotes CPC Fellow Barry Popkin
Even the two scientists who first propagated the idea of a unique
link between high-fructose corn syrup and America's soaring obesity
rates have gently backed off from their initial theories. Barry M.
Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, says that a widely read paper on the subject that he wrote
in 2004 with George A. Bray, a professor of medicine at the Pennington
Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., was just meant to be a
"suggesti...
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CPC Fellow Jane Brown's Research Featured in The Press-Enterprise (California)
As children become older, experts worry about the influence of sexual
content, especially on adolescents and young teens. Children going through
puberty develop an intense curiosity about sex, and if parents and schools
aren't supplying information, kids will seek knowledge elsewhere, says Jane
Brown of the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill.
"Parents may look embarrassed or be uncomfortable," she says,
"but the media aren't." The media may become a
"super-peer," she sa...
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CPC Fellow Kalleberg Elected President of American Sociological Association
Arne Kalleberg, CPC Fellow and Kenan Professor of Sociology, has been
elected President of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Kalleberg
will serve as chair of the 2007 ASA Program Committee, and will assume
the President's office in 2008.Congratulations to Arne! ...
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CPC Fellow Michael Emch's Research Highlighted in Government Health IT
Population health mapping can aggregate statistics from a variety of
sources and overlay the data with digital maps to help public officials
target responses to problems or decide where to focus clinical
resources.
One recent project used mapping to study the effectiveness of a cholera
vaccine in different regions of Bangladesh. The analysis found
unusually wide differences in the vaccine’s effectiveness in two areas.
“The vaccine worked in some places really well and not very well...
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CPC Fellow Barry Popkin Comments on High Fructose Corn Syrup
Who knew corn could be so sweet? Who knew corn could
be so controversial? ... "This is 5 to 10 percent of the calorie intake of
every American," says Dr. Barry Popkin. "We really should be
studying it more."
Dr. Popkin and other
researchers have published studies noting that the increase in HFCS consumption
has mirrored the country's rising tide of obesity and questioning whether
fructose's effect on the body may be a factor.
For the full article, click here: http://www.dalla...
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USA Today Quotes CPC Fellow Barry Popkin on His Obesity and Disability Research
Disability has an enormous effect on the quality
of life of older adults, says Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research shows
that being obese increases people's chances of becoming physically
disabled, staying in the hospital longer, retiring earlier, going to a
nursing home sooner and staying there longer.
In one study, he found that extremely obese
people — those who are 80 or more pounds over a healthy weight — are
2.3 ti...
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CPC Fellow Barry Popkin Weighs in on New Agreement to Stop Selling Sugary Drinks in Schools
"It makes it seem like they care about child obesity," said Barry
Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the UNC School of Public Health who
has helped develop guidelines for healthy drinking. Popkin said that
drinks are as responsible as food for childhood obesity -- and that
most of those drinks are not consumed at school.
"If they really
cared, they'd stop advertising it on TV that kids watch and placing it
in movies that are geared for kids," Popkin said of the beverage
companies.
The ...
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CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen's Research on Risky Behavior in Adolescents Featured in News
As the school year comes to
a close, 'tis the season for proms, graduations, last flings and parties. ...
"Adolescents who spend a lot of time watching TV or playing computer video
games tend to be at higher risk for engaging in all of these risky
behaviors," says study co-author Penny
Gordon-Larsen, assistant professor of nutrition at UNC and a fellow at
the Carolina Population Center.
For
the full article, visit www.charleston.net
The
article is based on research published ...
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CPC Fellow Philip Cohen Quoted in LA Times
"For many households across Southern California that depend on domestic workers,
Monday was the usual day with immigrants. ... Of these Southern California workers, nearly 80% of the nannies
are Latino," said Philip Cohen, sociology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who based his estimates on 2000
census figures.
For the full article, Visit the LA Times.
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CPC Fellow Barry Popkin's Research on Beverage Consumption Highlighted in USA Today
You are what you eat, you've no doubt heard.
But, increasingly, we are what we drink: By 2001, soda,
juice, milk, beer and other beverages accounted for 21% of the calories
consumed by Americans, up from 16% in the 1970s, says Barry Popkin,
a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For the full text,
Visit the USA Today website
The research was published in
Popkin, Barry M., Lawrence
E. Armstrong, George Bray, Benjamin Caballero, Balz Frei, and...
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CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen's Research on Children and Physical Activity Featured in the News
''We already know that it's important for kids to be physically
active in order to protect against being overweight and developing future
cardiovascular disease,'' said Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D., study co-author and
assistant professor of nutrition at the Schools of Public Health and Medicine
at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
``Now, there's new evidence that suggests there's a range of positive social,
emotional and cognitive outcomes associated with physical activity...
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CPC Fellow Jane Brown Interviewed about Her Research on Sex and the Media
"Teens are defaulting to entertainment media for sexual information because
they are not getting this information in other places," said Dr. Jane D. Brown, a
professor in the School of
Journalism and Mass Communication at the
University of North Carolina.The full article appears on www.vnunet.com The
article is based on Brown's research published in Pediatrics: Jane D.
Brown, Kelly Ladin L'Engle, Carol J. Pardun, Guang Guo, Kristin
Kenneavy, and Christine Jackson. Sexy Media Matter: Expos...
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Dr. Alejandro Portes Talk in Hill Hall, April 18
Dr. Alejandro Portes, Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Migration and
Development at Princeton University, will be presenting:
"The New Latin Nation: Immigration and the Hispanic Community of the
United States", on Tuesday April 18, 2006 at 4:00 PM in Hill Hall Auditorium.
Alejandro Portes is a premier sociologist who has shaped the study of
immigration and urbanization for 30 years. He is chair of the department
of s...
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Penn State Symposium, Oct 5-6, 2006
Intergenerational dependent care will be
the
focus of Penn State’s 14th annual Symposium on Family
Issues,
October 5-6, 2006.
“Caring and Exchange Within and Across
Generations” will be addressed by 16 of the top scholars in sociology,
economics, demography, human development, and gerontology from major
institutions. The symposium is innovative for the integration of
perspectives from multiple social sciences as well as for addressing
policy implications. The intent of the sympo...
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Call for Papers: Add Health Users Conference
Users of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
(Add Health) are invited to submit abstracts
for the seventh Add Health Users Conference, to be held July 17-18,
2006, in Bethesda, Maryland. The conference is being organized by Add
Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and by the
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Abstracts are due by April 14; presenters will be notified by May 15. A
limited number of travel st...
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Add Health Study: Most Behaviors Preceding Major Causes of Preventable Death Have Begun By Young Adulthood (NICHD Press Release)
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
NIH News
National Institutes of Health
National Institute
of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) http://www.nichd.nih.gov
For Immediate Release
January 11, 2006
CONTACTS:
Robert Bock or
Marianne Glass Miller
bockr@mail.nih.gov
301-496-5134
Most Behaviors Preceding Major Causes of
Preventable Death Have Begun By Young Adulthood
By the time they reach early
adulthood, a large proportion of American youth ...
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National Study of Youth and Religion Completes Data Collection for Second Wave of the Longitudinal Study
Data collection for the second wave of the National Study of Youth and
Religion (NSYR) is now complete. This
longitudinal extension of the NSYR is funded by a three-year $1,101,092 grant
from Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded to Lisa Pearce (CPC Fellow and Assistant
Professor of Sociology) and Christian Smith (Stuart Chapin Distinguished
Professor of Sociology) in December, 2004.
The aims of this project are to
examine continuity and change over time in the religious beliefs and practi...
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