Tom Heath, Carolina Population Center’s Deputy Director for Finance and Administration, retires after 28 years at CPC
How many of you know that Tom Heath has completed two marathons during his career at CPC? One was a 26.2-mile race in 2000 and the other, as he approaches retirement from UNC, is a 26(+2)-year run at the Carolina … Read more
CPC Fellow Halpern appears on WUNC’s The State of Things: NC Teen Pregnancies at Decades Low, Thanks in Part to Contraception
Oct 12, 2017 Carolyn Tucker Halpern was interviewed by Frank Stasio, host of WUNC’s The State of Things about the historic low teen birth rate in North Carolina. Halpern is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and is a UNC … Read more
CPC Fellow Halpern will co-lead grant investigating sexual/gender identity, socioeconomic status and health
Sep 29, 2017 A new award co-funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities will explore how sexual orientation/gender identity and socioeconomic status intersect and contribute to … Read more
A crystal ball for the Tar Heel state: Tippett studies population changes and the effects they could have in the years ahead
Sep 25, 2017 UNC spotlights Rebecca Tippett’s knowledge and expertise about recent population changes in North Carolina. Tippett is the Director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center. Excerpt: “North Carolina is still adding about 100,000 new residents every … Read more
Meet the recently elected Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows
Sep 18, 2017 The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected five UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program. The Fellows are CPC’s permanent and vital core, and the center devotes its resources to facilitating their research. Currently, there … Read more
UNC receives $4.8 million grant to confront energy poverty in Southern Africa
Aug 29, 2017 The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $4.8 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to help alleviate energy poverty in Southern Africa. Energy poverty is the lack of access to modern energy … Read more
Organizational Network Analysis Video
Aug 28, 2017 Research in Kenya by MEASURE Evaluation shows that health providers can work together to improve HIV care without any need for new services People living with HIV have many clinical, nutritional, and social needs, all of which … Read more
UNC to lead 5-year NSF PIRE grant focused on energy poverty in Southern Africa
Aug 22, 2017 UNC College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Carolina Population Center Fellows Pam Jagger (Public Policy/CEE), Mike Emch (Geography) and Barbara Entwisle (Sociology) have been awarded a US$4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation Partnerships in … Read more
CPC Fellow Handa’s research on unconditional cash transfers is featured on NPR
Aug 9, 2017 Ashu Handa’s research in Zambia is featured on NPR in a story describing the impact of unconditional cash transfers in Zambian people’s lives. Handa is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Cash Aid Could Solve Poverty – … Read more
Stigma, geography, size estimation, and gender
Jul 26, 2017 Four podcasts from MEASURE Evaluation experts weigh in on aspects of data crucial for effective HIV response. HIV care and treatment is crucial for reaching global 90-90-90 targets – that by 2020, 90% of all people living … Read more