CPC Fellow Jane Brown comments on study on consequences of TV sex for adolescents
Nov 4, 2008 Jane Brown, CPC Fellow and James L. Knight Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comments on a study in the latest Pediatrics. The study examined the effects of watching TV with sexual content on … Read more
CPC Fellow Deborah Bender named a Fulbright Scholar
Oct 30, 2008 Deborah Bender, CPC Fellow and professor of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in China. Bender will … Read more
National Children’s Study appears in New York Times
Oct 28, 2008 The New York Times features an article about the National Children’s Study, a study which will follow children from conception to age 21. In North Carolina, the Carolina Population Center will lead the research in the 6 … Read more
CPC Fellow Gordon-Larsen receives NIH funding to study gene-environment interactions and weight gain
Oct 24, 2008 Penny Gordon-Larsen, CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), has been awarded funding for the study “Gene-Environment Interactions and Weight Gain.” Using data from the National Longitudinal … Read more
Fayetteville Observer highlights importance of National Children’s Study
Oct 15, 2008 The National Children’s Study will include Cumberland County, North Carolina, where Fayetteville is located. Here is an excerpt from the Fayetteville Observer article about the value of the study. “The National Children’s Study is to most other … Read more
CPC Fellow and Director Entwisle interviewed by Fayetteville Observer about the National Children’s Study
Oct 14, 2008 Barbara Entwisle, Fellow and Director of the Carolina Population Center, was recently interviewed about the National Children’s Study and the role of Cumberland County, NC within the study. Here is an excerpt: “Cumberland County was recently chosen … Read more
CPC Fellow Siega-Riz awarded funds to study children’s risks of becoming overweight during preschool years
Oct 9, 2008 Anna Maria Siega-Riz, CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received funding for the study “Intra-uterine and Early Childhood Factors Related to Weight Status at Age 3.” … Read more
CPC Fellow Adair awarded funding from NIH’s Fogarty International Center to study stress and cardiovascular disease risk
Oct 9, 2008 Linda S. Adair, CPC Fellow and Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was awarded funding for the project “Relating Multiple Dimensions of Stress to CVD Risk in Filipino … Read more
Burke County, N.C. added to landmark National Children’s Study: UNC directs the study in N.C.
Oct 3, 2008 News Release Friday, October 3, 2008 CHAPEL HILL – Burke County, N.C. will be added to the National Children’s Study, a multi-million dollar, decades-long project which focuses on the health and well-being of children throughout the United … Read more
Cumberland County, N.C. chosen to be part of National Children’s Study: UNC directs the study in N.C.
Oct 3, 2008 News Release Friday, October 3, 2008 CHAPEL HILL – Cumberland County, N.C. has been selected to be part of the National Children’s Study, a multi-million dollar, decades-long project which focuses on the health and well-being of children … Read more