Aug 26, 2004 Latent variables are widespread in the social sciences. Whether it is intelligence or socioeconomic status, many variables cannot be directly measured. Factor analysis, latent class analysis, structural equation models, error-in-variable models, and item response theory illustrate models … Read more

Jun 16, 2004 Arne Kalleberg, distinguished professor of sociology and senior associate dean of the Graduate School, has accepted the position of senior associate dean for the social sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2004. … Read more

Jun 2, 2004 The Fulbright Scholar Program announces the availability of a Fulbright lecturing award in Population Science at the Institute of Population Sciences in Mumbai (Bombay), India, for a period of four to six months starting in July or … Read more

May 26, 2004 The Spring 2004 issue of Endeavors, the journal of current research at UNC-CH, features an article about Latinos in North Carolina. Several CPC fellows and a trainee are mentioned: James Johnson, Krista Perreira, Deborah Bender, and Melanie … Read more

May 3, 2004 Glen Elder’s Children of the Great Depression: Social Change in Life Experience (1974) ranks 4th in the Top Twenty Studies that Fascinated Child Psychology. Wallace Dixon, member of the Society for Research in Child Development, compiled this … Read more

Apr 7, 2004 Kathie Harris, CPC Fellow and Gillian T. Cell Distinguished Professor of Sociology, is the winner of the 2004 Clifford C. Clogg Award for Early Career Achievement. This award, given biennially by the Population Association of America, honors … Read more

Mar 19, 2004 Anna-Maria Siega-Riz, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health and CPC Fellow, has received the Center for Women’s Health Research Award for Excellence. It is awarded for the multidisciplinary research that best demonstrates the strength … Read more

Dec 16, 2003 This online course was developed for researchers, professors, students and any interested person as a tool for deepening basic demographic concepts. It was designed as a didactic guide useful in any basic demographic course. Because of its … Read more

Oct 3, 2003 William Parish and Edward O. Laumann are pleased to announce the first public release of Chinese Health and Family Life Survey (CHFLS). The dataset is available for free, downloadable in several formats from the PRC website , … Read more

Sep 26, 2003 Congratulations to Barbara Entwisle, Paul Leslie, and Boone Turchi for receiving teaching awards. Barbara Entwisle received a Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. Paul Leslie received the J. Carlyle Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award. Boone Turchi received a … Read more