CPC Fellow Jane Brown Interviewed about Her Research on Sex and the Media
Apr 25, 2006 “Teens are defaulting to entertainment media for sexual information because they are not getting this information in other places,” said Dr. Jane D. Brown, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University … Read more
CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen’s Research on Children and Physical Activity Featured in the News
Apr 25, 2006 ”We already know that it’s important for kids to be physically active in order to protect against being overweight and developing future cardiovascular disease,” said Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D., study co-author and assistant professor of nutrition at the … Read more
Dr. Alejandro Portes Talk in Hill Hall, April 18
Apr 5, 2006 Dr. Alejandro Portes, Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Migration and Development at Princeton University, will be presenting: “The New Latin Nation: Immigration and the Hispanic Community of … Read more
Penn State Symposium, Oct 5-6, 2006
Apr 3, 2006 Intergenerational dependent care will be the focus of Penn State’s 14th annual Symposium on Family Issues, October 5-6, 2006. “Caring and Exchange Within and Across Generations” will be addressed by 16 of the top scholars in … Read more
Call for Papers: Add Health Users Conference
Mar 3, 2006 Users of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) are invited to submit abstracts for the seventh Add Health Users Conference, to be held July 17-18, 2006, in Bethesda, Maryland. The conference is … Read more
Add Health Study: Most Behaviors Preceding Major Causes of Preventable Death Have Begun By Young Adulthood (NICHD Press Release)
Jan 25, 2006 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NIH News National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) http://www.nichd.nih.gov For Immediate Release January 11, 2006 CONTACTS: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller bockr@mail.nih.gov … Read more
National Study of Youth and Religion Completes Data Collection for Second Wave of the Longitudinal Study
Jan 25, 2006 Data collection for the second wave of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) is now complete. This longitudinal extension of the NSYR is funded by a three-year $1,101,092 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded to … Read more
CPC Weekly Seminar, Jan. 27: Note New Presentation Title
Jan 20, 2006 Dr. M.E. Hughes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Duke University, will present “What Money Can Buy: Marriage, Material Aspirations, and Home Ownership in the United States” on Friday, January 27 from noon to 1 pm in Toy Lounge, … Read more
Findings from Adolescent Health Project Illustrate Increasing Health Risk from Teen Years to Adulthood
Jan 13, 2006 A study published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine offers new insights into race/ethnic disparities in leading health indicators. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Project (Add Health) indicate increasing health risk and … Read more
UNC is one of six sites nationwide to start study on environment’s effects on children; Duplin County to be UNC’s study location
Sep 29, 2005 The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has selected the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as one of six institutions nationwide – and the only institution in the South – to kick … Read more