Jul 17, 2018 The datasets of the Child Grants Programme (CGP)’s impact evaluation (2011-2013) are now publicly available on CPC’s Data Portal Transfer Project page. After almost five years of research by UNICEF, Oxford Policy Management (OPM), FAO, and UNC, … Read more
Jun 21, 2018 Posted by Gillings School of Global Public Health The increasing use of social media – such as Twitter and Facebook – has altered the landscape of news, including reports about health-related research. Evidence suggests that exposure to … Read more
The Carolina Population Center today announced a new program to generate and synthesize evidence to inform programs and policies to expand contraceptive method choice for youth aged 15-24 at the global and country levels. This work is supported by the … Read more
The Hewlett Foundation has awarded a grant for $690,000 to CPC Fellows Gustavo Angeles and Sudhanshu Handa to improve evidence based decision-making in sub-Saharan Africa. The three year grant will support the Transfer Project, a regional research initiative led by UNICEF, the … Read more
In November, UNC’s Carolina Population Center moves to its new home at Carolina Square, the former location of University Square. For the first time since its earliest years, CPC will be housed under a single roof, uniting a network of … Read more
Jun 6, 2018 Dr. Kaumudi Joshipura Jinraj will present a lecture about “Evaluating modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria.” Friday, July 6, 2018Carolina Population Center Room 200212:00-1:00 pm Jinraj is the NIH Endowed Chair … Read more
May 30, 2018 The Spring 2018 issue of UNCurrents Newsletter, published by the Department of Sociology, recognizes several Faculty Fellows from the Carolina Population Center for their efforts in advancing sociological studies at UNC. The Department of Sociology will be … Read more
Shu Wen Ng has received new grant funding to build on her economic and nutrition research about food purchases, dietary behavior, obesity, and health disparities. The research study – Positive, Negative, and Unintended Consequences of Nutrition-related Policies on Food Purchases: … Read more
May 17, 2018 Shu Wen Ng has received new grant funding to build on her economic and nutrition research about food purchases, dietary behavior, obesity, and health disparities. The research study – Positive, Negative, and Unintended Consequences of Nutrition-related Policies … Read more
Carolina Research Teams Span Disciplines to Fight Obesity, Advance Water Purification Published by UNC Research. UNC’s new Creativity Hubs initiative, a component of the Carolina Blueprint for Next strategic framework, has announced awards to campus research teams pursuing solutions to … Read more
