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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
NYT: In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield
October 29, 2025This article originally appeared in the New York Times on Oct. 25, 2025. By Stephanie Nolen As an American medical resident in a global health program in Uganda 12 years ago, Dr. Ross Boyce saw the devastating toll of malaria … Read more
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria
October 1, 2025This article was originally published on the National Public Radio website. By Jonathan Lambert Babies may soon join soldiers in the fight to ward off malaria. For years, the U.S. military has treated uniforms with insecticide to repel mosquitoes and … Read more
Low Birth Rates Are Here To Stay—Until Our Economy Works for Everyone | Opinion
September 17, 2025This article originally appeared in Newsweek on September 17, 2025 By Karen Benjamin Guzzo Director, Carolina Population Center A “Manhattan Project” to raise birth rates? That’s the latest effort from the Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025. Despite evidence … Read more
CPC Fellow Ken Bollen Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
May 2, 2025Ken Bollen, Carolina Population Center Fellow and Henry Rudolph Immerwahr Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and Department of Sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill, for his recent election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). His research focuses … Read more
What’s Behind the ‘Pronatalist’ Movement to Boost the Birth Rate? An Interview with CPC Director Karen Guzzo
May 2, 2025This article originally appeared on North Carolina Public Radio on April 30, 2025 By Tonya Mosley TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. Have more babies, or civilization dies. That’s the rallying cry behind a once fringe … Read more
CPC Director Karen Benjamin Guzzo says most people in the U.S. want kids but lack societal support to meet their ideal parenting vision
April 16, 2025The following episode of Consider This from National Public Radio originally aired on April 7, 2025. You can hear the original recording at npr.org. The transcript of the episode is below. —— ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Elon Musk is not shy about … Read more