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

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

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

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

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

Jul 19, 2017 Originally posted by UNC’s Sociology Department. Congratulations to Jacqueline Hagan who has been appointed Kenan Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Her central research area is international migration, with a special … Read more

Jul 13, 2017 Adolescents and youth (ages 10-24) bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence of what works to attract and retain youth in preventive care for the uninfected and treatment for those already infected … Read more

Jun 30, 2017 Announcement originally posted by UNC Research. Elizabeth Frankenberg, PhD, begins as director of the Carolina Population Center (CPC) on July 1, 2017. Most recently Frankenberg served as professor of public policy and sociology at Duke University’s Sanford … Read more

Jun 20, 2017 Malaria disproportionately affects poor, rural populations, with pregnant women and young children at highest risk of severe illness and death. Addressing inequities with actionable strategies, such as the availability of insecticide-treated nets, has been the cornerstone of … Read more

Jun 15, 2017 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Michael E. Emch has been appointed as UNC’s W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor. The appointment was made by UNC’s Board of Trustees and the Provost. Emch is a Professor of Geography … Read more