http://www.cpc.unc.edu daily 1 2008-10-29T18:09:41Z http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/add-health-research-on-mentorship-of-disadvantaged-teens-covered-in-sciencedaily A new study based on Add Health data shows that mentoring makes a positive impact on teens’ long-term educational attainment. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-11-19T20:09:22Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/add-health-releases-wave-iv-interview-data Add Health is pleased to announce the release of the Wave IV in-home interview data. We are now accepting requests for the Wave IV data from Add Health users with current restricted-use data contracts. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-11-02T19:08:40Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/moratorium-on-new-contracts-to-use-add-health-restricted-use-data Add Health is implementing a moratorium on new restricted-use data agreements, effective at the end of this month. The Carolina Population Center will continue to accept new contracts to use Add Health restricted-use data through close of business on Friday, October 30, 2009. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-11-01T12:35:56Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/new-york-times-magazine-explores-research-on-social-networks-effects-in-health An in-depth article published September 10th examines evidence from several studies – including Add Health – regarding the theory that health behaviors can pass from friend to friend like contagious “viruses.” No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-09-29T17:47:24Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/dates-set-for-2010-add-health-data-users-conference Mark your calendars! The ninth Add Health Data Users Conference will be held on July 22-23, 2010. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-09-22T13:32:54Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/add-health-cited-in-senate-appropriations-committee-fy-2010-spending-bill The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies released its version of the FY 2010 spending bill on July 30, 2009. The Senate report cites the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health as a "valuable" investment. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-08-19T16:36:34Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/add-health-research-on-personal-appearance-and-academic-achievement-featured-in-new-york-times Research on the impact of physical attractiveness, grooming, and personality on high school students’ grade-point averages appeared in the July 26th edition of the New York Times. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-08-14T17:13:14Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/time-magazine-features-study-on-obesity-and-romantic-partnership-by-add-health-investigators-natalie-the-and-penny-gordon-larsen Research on the development of obesity among dating, cohabitating, and married couples, by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill nutritionists Natalie The and Penny Gordon-Larsen, was featured in TIME magazine. No publisher suzanne_hallquist@unc.edu 2009-08-12T16:02:20Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/add-health-research-on-genetic-influence-in-social-networks-is-featured-in-harvardscience A study to examine the inherited characteristics of social networks using Add Health data appeared in HarvardScience. The research was conducted by James Fowler and Christopher Dawes of UC San Diego and Nicholas Christakis of Harvard. No publisher entzel 2009-08-12T16:03:49Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/the-chronicle-of-higher-education-highlights-new-study-on-social-capital-college-attendance-and-the-drd2-gene-by-add-health-investigator-mike-shanahan University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researcher Mike Shanahan's study on social capital, educational continuation, and dopamine receptor gene DRD2 appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. No publisher entzel 2009-08-12T16:05:17Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/the-new-yorker-features-research-on-evangelicals-and-teen-pregnancy-by-mark-regnerus-using-add-health-data Research on religion as an indicator of sexual behavior by University of Texas-Austin sociologist Mark Regnerus appeared in The New Yorker magazine. No publisher entzel 2008-11-05T21:50:12Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/2008-add-health-users-conference-materials-available-for-download The 2008 Add Health Users Conference was held in Bethesda, MD on July 24-25. Selected conference materials are now available for download in pdf format. No publisher entzel 2008-10-27T15:39:59Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/wave-iv-data-collection-currently-underway-1 Main study field work for Add Health Wave IV began on schedule in January 2008 and will continue through fall. No publisher edv 2008-10-03T14:13:45Z News Item http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/news/u.s.-news-world-report-covers-new-study-on-genetics-environmental-influences-and-delinquency-by-add-health-investigator-guang-guo University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researcher Guang Guo's study on genetic propensities, environmental influences and delinquency appeared in U.S. News & World Report. 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