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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.
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.
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.”
Dates Set for 2010 Add Health Users Conference
Mark your calendars! The ninth Add Health Users Conference will be held on July 22-23, 2010.
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.
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.
TIME magazine highlights 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.
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.
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.
New Yorker magazine 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.
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.
