Jul 19, 2011 CPC Fellow Pamela Jagger discusses findings from the new Poverty and Environment global study in a recent Center for International Forestry Research story. The study may cause existing forest management strategies to be reconsidered. Currently popular strategies … Read more

Jul 14, 2011 A new study, co-authored by CPC Fellow Yang Yang, found that today’s young adults may live shorter lives than their predecessors. Within the Futurity article, Yang indicates that rising obesity rates are likely to lead to increased … Read more

Jul 14, 2011 Two recent articles discuss the results of a study by CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen on how nearby food options affect food choices. Both articles focus on the key findings of the study, which indicate that people with … Read more

Jul 12, 2011 A recent editorial in the Winston-Salem Journal discusses the rising numbers of young immigrants and aging whites. Results from the 2010 U.S. census show that median age has decreased for Hispanics but increased amongst whites. Sociology professor … Read more

Jul 12, 2011 North Carolina Now featured CPC Fellow Anna Maria Siega-Riz and Dr. Emmanuel “Chip” Walter of Duke University for a discussion of the National Children’s Study. The study will look at the effects of the environment on children’s … Read more

Jul 7, 2011 A recent Futurity article discusses findings from CPC’s Add Health study showing that young adults with lower education and income levels are more likely to have hypertension than those with higher education and income levels. The article … Read more

Jul 7, 2011 A recently published BYU study found that 55 per cent of the top 40 books for teens feature some sort of sexual content. Articles by Fox News and Desert News discussed these findings and relied on the … Read more

Jun 14, 2011 CPC Fellow Barry Popkin has been named a W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of nutrition. This Professorship is “an endowed faculty position awarded to outstanding scholars and teachers.” Popkin’s research and publications are widely known and have … Read more

Jun 13, 2011 A recent CNN article discussed the rapid population growth of Indian Trail, N.C., and nearby areas. The story featured comments by CPC Fellow James H. Johnson, Jr. on the growth revealed by the 2010 census results. Within … Read more

Jun 7, 2011 A recent UNC-Chapel Hill study, co-authored by CPC Fellow Michael Emch, connected increases in temperature and rainfall to higher numbers of cholera cases. These two factors enable the bacteria that cause cholera to spread more easily. The … Read more