This article originally appeared in The Washington Post on Jan. 24, 2025 Column by Andrew Van Dam Here at the Department, we just can’t turn off the overactive swath of gray matter that sees data stories everywhere. Even in situations where … Read more

Carolina Population Center Fellow Dr. Sean Sylvia recently received a Gillings Research Excellence Award from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sylvia, an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, was one of seven faculty … Read more

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

Carolina Population Center Fellow Dr. Amanda Thompson was recently named a Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy.

The Carolina-Duke rivalry is arguably one of the greatest, but when it comes to the population sciences, faculty are often close research collaborators and good friends.   This was showcased September 6, 2024 as the Carolina Population Center (CPC) hosted friends … Read more

The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected nine UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program in 2024. Kavita Arora, School of Medicine (Obstetrics/Gynecology) Dr. Kavita Shah Arora is an Associate Professor with Tenure and the Division Director for … Read more

The Covid-19 pandemic had an unprecedented effect on college students’ mental health: symptoms like anxiety and major depression in young adults ages 18-25 increased significantly compared to before the pandemic.  A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill … Read more