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CPC Director Karen Guzzo Featured in New Documentary About the Birth Control Pill’s Impact on Modern America
April 26, 2026Originally posted on Retro Report. The introduction of the birth control pill in 1960 had a profound political, economic and social impact on modern America. The pill gave many women something earlier generations lacked: the ability to plan when to … Read more
CPC Fellow Barbara Entwisle Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 23, 2026Carolina sociologist and Carolina Population Center Fellow Barbara Entwisle has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Entwisle joins 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research and science elected in 2026. Founded in … Read more
CPC Trainee Onyeka Arah Receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
April 22, 2026Congratulations to CPC Trainee Onyeka Arah on receiving the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP). This award recognizes outstanding research potential and academic excellence. The NSF GRFP is a nationally competitive fellowship that supports graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional promise … Read more
CPC fellows receive Research Excellence Awards from Gillings School of Global Public Health
January 14, 2026CPC fellows Chantel Martin and Arianna Planey were among eight faculty who were awarded Gillings Research Excellence Awards from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Awardees receive $500 to support their research, scholarship, and professional development. Martin’s research … Read more
CPC Director Karen Guzzo: “My bigger fear really is that we’re going to move to the right in terms of access to reproductive medicine.”
December 22, 2025This article was orginally published on Vox.com on Dec. 18, 2025 By Anna North President Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have more babies, and his administration is willing to try almost anything, from cash bonuses to transportation grants. However, there is … Read more
“People are making rational choices about how difficult it is to be a parent,” says CPC Director Karen Guzzo
December 3, 2025This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 2, 2025. By Rachel Wolfe Fertility rates in the U.S. have never been lower. Could $1,000 “Trump accounts” for newborns, plus Tuesday’s announcement of an additional $250 for some children 10 … Read more