Muscatell awarded Young Investigator Grant
Assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience Keely Muscatell’s research addresses the topic of how race-related stress affects the brain among Black Americans with schizophrenia.
Obesity linked with higher risk for COVID-19 complications
From COVID-19 risk to recovery, the odds are stacked against those with obesity, and a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises concerns about the impact of obesity on the effectiveness of a future COVID-19 vaccine.
FAQ: Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising
FAQs for “Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising: a nonexperimental prospective study,” which will publish in PLOS Medicine July 28, 2020.
In response to nutrition warning labels, manufacturers reformulate unhealthy foods
Read related FAQ. Mandatory nutrition warning labels on packaged junk foods may lead manufactures to reformulate their products with less sodium and sugar, exposing consumers to fewer harmful nutrients in their diets. In new research published in PLOS Medicine, researchers … Read more
Meet the Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows elected in 2020
The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected four UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program in 2020. There are now 71 Fellows who sit across 16 academic departments.
Trainee Spotlight: Meng-Jung Lin
Meng-Jung Lin is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology and a Predoctoral Trainee at the Carolina Population Center. CPC intern Ryan Holmes conducted this interview in the spring of 2020. Q: Tell me about yourself—how did you land … Read more
Seed grants awarded to Fellows Parcesepe and Ng
In June, Fellows Angela Parcesepe and Shu Wen Ng were each awarded seed grants to investigate the impacts of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic on US families. Parcesepe’s mixed method study aims to generate knowledge and advance understanding of the impact of … Read more
Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen: Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities
Franchino-Olsen is the first author on a new study, “Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities,” published in the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare.
Trainee Spotlight: Max Reason
Max Reason is a statistician at the United States Department of Agriculture. He is a former trainee at the Carolina Population Center and recently received his PhD in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This interview … Read more
Response to Recent Events
Dear faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the Carolina Population Center, In the past months police killings of African Americans in multiple states and the differential impact of the many facets of the COVID19 pandemic on people of color … Read more