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Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence

After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in institutional orphanages across the country. Because of high child to caregiver ratios, these children were neglected, with overall low levels of caregiving and very regimented non-individualized care.  … Read more

New branch of the Triangle Research Data Center now open at Carolina Population Center

A branch of the Triangle Federal Statistical Research Data Center (Triangle RDC) has opened at the Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Triangle RDC is part of the Federal Statistical Research Data … Read more

Faculty Fellow John Batsis presented to White House Domestic Policy Council

Faculty Fellow John Batsis was the American Geriatric Society’s representation as part of the National Council on Aging’s Obesity and Equity Aging Initiative that took place last year. This ongoing initiative met again last week, where members of the Indian … Read more

Martin receives 2022 Gillings Faculty Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research

Faculty Fellow Sudhanshu Handa Joins the American Institutes for Research as Institute Fellow

Research finds educators need mental health support following hurricanes

After Hurricanes Harvey and Matthew hit Texas and North Carolina, it was the custodians who removed debris and damaged supplies from the athletic fields. It was the principals who stayed in the building for 24 hours while their schools operated … Read more

Doctors Assess Opportunities Gained, Lost through Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits

During a formula shortage is the perfect time to talk about milk sharing

Healthy Helping program made fruits and vegetables affordable for more North Carolinians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers suggest more detailed alcohol warning labels could reduce health harms

  You know drinking alcohol isn’t the best thing for your health, but just how bad is it? After all, in the United States, two thirds of adults report some degree of alcohol use. When we do picture health harms … Read more