Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop was released April 26, 2021. Free PDFs and printed reports are available here. Chaired by Barbara Entwistle (University of North Carolina), reported by Shadya Sanders, and sponsored by the National … Read more

Faculty Fellow Luca Flabbi was interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire about a possible labor shortage.

Predoctoral Trainee Sophie Bartels (Health Behavior) is the lead author on a new research study on rapid testing of COVID-19 messaging published in Public Health Reports. The paper describes the development of an interdisciplinary rapid message testing model to quickly create, … Read more

Faculty Fellow Tonia Poteat was featured on NPR’s Source of the Week on Twitter. In response to recent news about states considering bills targeting transgender youth, NPR featured Poteat as a resource with expertise and experience in gender-affirming healthcare and … Read more

A UNC-Chapel Hill study of beverage consumption in a South African township shows that a country-wide tax on sugary beverages has worked to influence more healthy personal choices, with individuals reporting a reduction in the amount of sugar they drink. … Read more

Faculty Fellow Tonia Poteat and colleagues just published a Comment in the Lancet. The comment, “Advancing LGBTQI health research,” discusses health inequities impacting LGBTQI communities. Poteat et al. call attention to the “insufficient progress” made in addressing the barriers to … Read more

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is working to support expansion of COVID-19 vaccination to primary care clinics in areas with low vaccination rates, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The work comes as the pace of vaccination … Read more

May 12, 2021 Cancer death rates have fallen dramatically in the United States. Factor in obesity, however — as researchers did at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health — and the picture changes. In a … Read more

In March, a report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine revealed that young and middle-aged adults (25-64 years old) in the U.S. have been dying at higher rates since 2010. High and Rising Mortality Rates Among … Read more

May 6, 2021 By Courtney Mitchell Researchers have developed a new online store that can be used for testing the impact of different policies and interventions on consumers’ purchasing behavior. Lola’s Grocery was designed to have the look and feel … Read more