Cross-cultural study of wealth and inequality appears in Science; CPC Postdoctoral Scholar David Nolin among research team

November 2, 2009

Nov 2, 2009 Science has published a landmark cross-cultural study of the intergenerational transmission of wealth, and how such transmission can lead to persistent inequality in small-scale societies. The project, organized by economist Sam Bowles (Santa Fe Institute) and anthropologist … Read more

Durham Herald-Sun announces groundbreaking new research by CPC Fellow Philip N. Cohen about international and domestic adoption

October 30, 2009

Oct 30, 2009 Philip N. Cohen, faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center and UNC associate professor of sociology, and Rose M. Kreider, Ph.D. of the U.S. Census Bureau, have published the first national study on disability rates among internationally … Read more

The State of Things (WUNC) reports on African-American Economic Summit, Nov. 1-2; CPC Fellow William A. Darity is a co-organizer

October 30, 2009

Oct 30, 2009 WUNC radio program The State of Things reported on the upcoming African-American Economic Summit, a free event being held November 1-2 at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. Carolina Population Center Fellow William “Sandy” Darity is a co-organizer … Read more

america.gov features study by CPC Fellows Kasarda and Johnson about economic impact of Hispanics in NC

October 15, 2009

Oct 15, 2009 Carolina Population Center Fellows John D. Kasarda and James H. Johnson, Jr. studied the economic impact of the growing Hispanic population in North Carolina. Their findings were featured in a recent news story by america.gov, an information … Read more

UNC receives nearly $2.2 million to study nutritional supplements to protect HIV-positive mothers and their infants in Africa

October 6, 2009

Oct 6, 2009 UNC News Services issued a research brief about this project:http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2964/71/ For immediate release: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Do nutritional supplements, fortified with micronutrients and essential fats, protect the health of HIV-positive women and their infants after weaning? … Read more

CPC Fellow Popkin will speak about his book The World is Fat, Nov. 17

October 2, 2009

Oct 2, 2009 Barry M. Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Steel Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss his book The World is Fat at UNC on Tuesday, Nov. 17th from 7-9 pm. The event will … Read more

CPC Fellow Walsh’s research in the Galapagos focus of story in University Gazette

October 2, 2009

Oct 2, 2009 The recent edition of the University Gazette includes a story about new developments at the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies which is directed by Carolina Population Center Fellow Stephen J. Walsh. Walsh and other researchers of the … Read more

CPC Fellow Popkin among the experts advocating for a sales tax to tackle obesity

September 18, 2009

Sep 18, 2009 CPC Fellow Barry Popkin co-authored an article published by the New England Journal of Medicine that describes how taxing soda pop and other sugar-sweetened beverages can help decrease the rising obesity rates in the U.S. and throughout … Read more

Durham Herald-Sun announces new South Africa project led by CPC Fellow Pettifor

September 9, 2009

Sep 9, 2009 Audrey Pettifor, faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center, has begun work on a new project in South Africa that will evaluate whether paying girls to attend school will reduce their risk of infection with HIV. The … Read more

Washington Post story about religion and Facebook cites CPC study led by Fellows Brown and Pearce

September 2, 2009

Sep 2, 2009 The Washington Post published a story about Facebook users’ approach to the question about religious views in the profile setting. The article quotes Piotr Bobkowski, a graduate research assistant at the Carolina Population Center, who is working … Read more