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Congratulations to Kathleen Mullan Harris, this year’s recipient of the ASA’s Sociology of Population Distinguished Career Award!

Few scholars have shaped the sociology of population as profoundly as Kathleen Mullan Harris. As Director and Principal Investigator of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) from 2004 to 2021, and through her continuing leadership … Read more

CPC Fellow Colin West Selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2026-2027

CPC Fellow and Professor of Anthropology Colin West has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2026-2027 for the Africa Regional Research Program. Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious fellowships that offer scholars transformative opportunities to teach and conduct research … Read more

CPC Fellow Peter Coclanis Receives Faculty Award for Global Excellence from UNC Global Affairs

CPC Fellow and Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History Peter Coclanis received the Faculty Award for Global Excellence from UNC Global Affairs. The award recognizes faculty members whose contributions advance the University’s unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world’s great … Read more

Research into Biltmore Forest Ticks by CPC Fellow Ross Boyce Shows Lyme Disease Firmly Established in Western N.C.

CPC Fellow Barbara Entwisle hopes the need for scientific expertise will facilitate return of advisory committees for federal agencies.

CPC Director Karen Guzzo Featured in New Documentary About the Birth Control Pill’s Impact on Modern America

Originally 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

Carolina 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

Congratulations 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

Study Co-Authored by CPC Director Karen Guzzo Finds Reproductive Health Conditions Are Linked to Women’s Fertility Goals

Study Co-Authored by CPC Fellows Shows Expanding Medicaid Boosts Contraceptive Access