An estimated one in five adults of drinking age in the U.S. have been abstaining from alcohol for “Dry January.” By drinking less alcohol, they are also reducing their risk of developing cancer.

Carolina Population Center Fellow Dr. Kavita Arora received the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, recognizing her outstanding work in her field. She is an expert in disparities surrounding sterilization and reproductive bioethics. Her research covers contraceptive care, LGBTQ … Read more

Carolina Population Center Fellow Dr. Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa was awarded the 2025 Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement by the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence. A professor since 2003, Dr. Handa is the Kenan Eminent Professor of Public Policy at UNC … Read more

New research from the Carolina Population Center shows that when a man’s yearly income reaches a certain tax threshold, it can negatively influence what his female partner earns due to conventional divisions of household labor. A recent study by Carolina … Read more

In 2004, a pair of economists published a landmark study to measure discrimination in the labor market. In the study, the researchers applied to real job openings with fictitious applicants but change the applicant names to reflect a different gender or … Read more

Barbara Entwisle, the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology and a Fellow of the Carolina Population Center (CPC), has been named the incoming Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC) for the US Census Bureau. Dr. Entwisle was originally appointed to … Read more

On December 14th, Faculty Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie (Nutrition) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the topic of “What is fueling the diabetes epidemic?” You can see her testimony here.  

Faculty Fellow Dr. John Batsis participated in a National Council on Aging Roundtable on Obesity and Equitable Aging on November 15, 2023. The goals of the roundtable were to: — to shift the mindset on obesity so it is addressed … Read more

Many immigrant families face an array of barriers to enrolling in safety net programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Some are universal structural barriers that many program applicants confront navigating complex enrollment systems. Others are unique … Read more