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Carolina Demography’s research cited in BladenOnline
June 21, 2021Carolina Demography’s recent work on the First in FAFSA School Tracker was cited in a recent article from BladenOnline.com They were also cited in the Greensboro News & Record for their analysis of college enrollment, and a recent N&O piece … Read more
Popkin interviewed for Reuters
June 21, 2021Faculty Fellow Barry Popkin was interviewed in a piece about obesity and Mexico.
Fruehwirth featured in Carolina Alumni Review
June 21, 2021Faculty Fellow Jane Fruehwirth was featured in the Carolina Alumni Review for the research she conducted with Fellow Krista Perriera on depression and anxiety among first-year college students.
A Framework for Operationalizing the Structural Racism Construct in Minority and Immigrant Health Research
June 18, 2021Racism is now widely recognized as a fundamental cause of health inequalities in the United States and health scholars are examining the role of structural racism in fostering morbidity and mortality. But much of the prior scholarship about structural racism and … Read more
Faculty Fellow Yong Cai co-writes New York Times op-ed
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Yong Cai and sociologist Wang Feng (University of California, Irvine) have co-published an op-ed in the New York Times entitled “The Real Reason Behind China’s Three-Child Policy.”
Shu Wen Ng featured on CNN about food shopping during the pandemic
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Shu Wen Ng was quoted in a CNN piece on changes in grocery shopping and eating habits during the pandemic.
Allison Aiello interviewed for CNN about flu season
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Allison Aiello was interviewed for a CNN piece on the upcoming flu season.
American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting Offers a Chance for Reflection
June 11, 2021David Lynch, MD, and John Batsis, MD (Faculty Fellow) wrote a Doximity op-ed on key takeaways from the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting May 12–15. “The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2021 Annual Meeting took place virtually from May 12–15. Dr. … Read more
Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop
June 11, 2021Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop was released April 26, 2021. Free PDFs and printed reports are available here. Chaired by Barbara Entwistle (University of North Carolina), reported by Shadya Sanders, and sponsored by the National … Read more
Luca Flabbi interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire
June 1, 2021Faculty Fellow Luca Flabbi was interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire about a possible labor shortage.