CPC Fellow Siddiqi’s research on Canadian health care referenced in the news
May 20, 2009 The research of Arjumand Siddiqi, CPC Fellow and assistant professor of health behavior and health education, was recently referenced in a news story about Canadian health care. The story says: “…Siddiqi and Hertzman write (and technology and … Read more
CPC Fellow Guang Guo appointed Odum Distinguished Term Professor
May 20, 2009 On the recommendation of the chaired professors in the department, Guang Guo has been approved by the College of Arts and Sciences as the Odum Distinguished Term Professor in the Department of Sociology, effective July 1, 2009. … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry M. Popkin guest on WUNC’s The State of Things
Apr 30, 2009 From the WUNC website: Fifty years ago there were 100 million overweight people in the world. That sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? Well, it does until you learn that number has skyrocketed to 1.6 billion. Barry … Read more
CPC Fellow Jacqueline Hagan on C-SPAN
Apr 20, 2009 Jacqueline Hagan, CPC Fellow and author of the book Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey, took part in a panel on immigration that aired on C-SPAN. The panel was part of the seventh … Read more
CPC Fellow Popkin named Tar Heel of the Week by News & Observer
Apr 20, 2009 CPC Fellow and Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition Barry Popkin was named Tar Heel of the Week by the News & Observer for the week beginning March 29, 2009. An excerpt from the news … Read more
CPC Fellow James H. Johnson, Jr. quoted in Triangle Business Journal
Apr 15, 2009 James H. Johnson, Jr., CPC Fellow, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management, Sociology, and Public Policy, and Director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center in the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise was quoted … Read more
CPC Fellow Guang Guo mentioned in Chronicle of Higher Education article about biocriminology
Apr 15, 2009 Guang Guo, CPC Fellow and Professor of Sociology was mentioned in an article about biocriminology. An excerpt from the article: Even some biocriminologists question their field. Among them is Guang Guo, a professor of sociology at the … Read more
CPC Fellow James H. Johnson, Jr. to moderate panel on “green” jobs
Apr 15, 2009 James H. Johnson, Jr., CPC Fellow, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management, Sociology, and Public Policy, and Director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center in the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise will moderate … Read more
CPC Fellow Jane D. Brown guest on WUNC’s The State of Things
Apr 13, 2009 Despite a recent decline in the number of children born to teenagers in North Carolina, the rate of teenage pregnancies in this state is significantly higher than the national average rate of 42 percent.* Teen pregnancies cost … Read more
Release: UNC receives Gates Foundation grant to help tackle reproductive health issues facing urban poor
Mar 30, 2009 UNC receives Gates Foundation grant to help tackle reproductive health issues facing urban poor Issued by UNC News Services (March 30, 2009):http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-receives-gates-foundation-grant-to-help-tackle-reproductive-health-issues-facing-urban-poor.html The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received more than $22 million from … Read more