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CPC at PAA 2021
April 29, 2021The Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America will be virtually held May 5-8. Listed below are the sessions presented by CPC Faculty Fellows, postdoctoral scholars, predoctoral and undergraduate trainees, and staff members. All times listed here are in … Read more
Predoctoral trainee wins $25,000 for composting business
April 26, 2021Predoctoral Trainee Mallory Wolfe Turner writes, “The business venture I have co-founded with Kirstie Moore, LocalRoots Compost, was selected as one of 15 $25,000 winners for the Victoria’s Secret Pink with Purpose Project. LocalRoots Compost leverages the combined buying power … Read more
Paul Delamater featured on CBS17 about vaccine plateaus
April 26, 2021Faculty Fellow Paul Delamater was recently featured on CBS17 discussing vaccination rates in NC. Both Delamater and Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson were also interviewed for a piece in NC Health News about vaccine slow-downs.
Research on college students’ mental health featured on podcast
April 22, 2021First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study is based on the experiences of 419 Carolina students, and reflects the … Read more
A public health prognosis
April 22, 2021Alyssa LaFaro, Endeavors, Monday, April 12th, 2021 Graduate student Rachel Woodul spent two years researching what might happen to hospital capacity during a pandemic. When COVID-19 arrived, she compared what her model — and others’ — got wrong to improve how … Read more
Carolina Demography’s research featured in NC Health News
April 22, 2021Carolina Demography’s report on vaccine hesitation in NC was featured in an April 21, 2021 piece on NC Health News entitled “Coronavirus Today – Apr. 21 — Most COVID restrictions to be lifted in June if two-thirds of adults are … Read more
Carolina Demography’s research featured in WRAL column
April 22, 2021Carolina Demography’s research on the educational attainment pipeline in NC was recently featured in a WRAL column by Mary Ann Wolf, the president and executive director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina.
“Geography of risk” impacts analysis of racial inequities in COVID-19 deaths
April 22, 2021April 5, 2021 COVID-19 has placed a disproportionate burden on communities of color, reflected in the higher rates of positive cases, long-term health effects and deaths. While public health leaders analyze and quantify these inequities, a group of UNC epidemiologists … Read more
Manish Kumar to particpate in PAHO policy workshop
April 22, 2021Manish Kumar, the Senior Technical Specialist-Health System Strengthening in the USAID-MEASURE Evaluation project, will be participating in the kick-off policy workshop organized by the Pan American Health Organization. He also recently participated in the IS4H conference organized by PAHO and … Read more
For a healthier world, target ultra-processed foods
April 15, 2021Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Global Food Research Program (GFRP) have spent years evaluating the role that food plays in health, obesity and disease, as well as the public health policies that can moderate the negative impacts of unhealthy food and … Read more