Professor Amy H. Herring accepted the Mortimer Spiegelman Award from the American Public Health Association’s Statistics Section on Tuesday, Oct. 30th at the organization’s Annual…
James C. “Jim” Thomas, Ph.D., has been appointed the new Director of MEASURE Evaluation. In 2008, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded…
The Carolina Population Center and UNC-Chapel Hill were entwined with Clark Gray’s history long before he was named a CPC Faculty Fellow earlier this year.…
Of the United States’ population growth over the last decade, 56 percent can be attributed to its Latino population. Though many of these individuals are…
Of all the countries in the world, South Africa has the most people living with HIV. Even more than China or India with much larger…
In the last 20 years, the people of Russia have experienced major societal changes caused by extensive political transformation and ensuing economic reforms. These changes…
For more than 20 years, Peggy Bentley, Professor of Nutrition and Associate Dean of Global Health in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, has…
China is famous for its one-child policy. Thirty years ago, most Chinese women gave birth to two to three children, already one of the lowest…
Obesity is one of the most pressing global population health issues, and importantly one that affects race/ethnic minorities and those of low socioeconomic status disproportionately.…
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, people gather in song and prayer. Amidst destroyed homes and churches, many say “Bondye bon” which means…