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CPC Fellow Yong Cai in NYT: “China Isn’t Having Enough Babies”
February 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019 Sociologists Yong Cai and Wang Feng ask whether China can keep up with its aging population given the state’s steadily and rapidly declining birthrate since the late 1960s. “The authorities had predicted that easing and then abolishing … Read more
Feb 27: Community Voices Forum
February 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019 Wednesday, Feb 27th, News & Observer will host a community a forum – “Hello, neighbor!” – from 7-8:30pm. The forum’s panel of demographers and planners, including Rebecca Tippett, PhD, Director of Carolina Demography, will discuss who is … Read more
Trainee Hackathon Spring 2019
February 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019 On Friday, February 8th, the Carolina Population Center hosted a Hackathon for pre- and postdoctoral scholars to compete in designing a research project proposal. The four teams, each comprised of four trainees from different disciplines and at … Read more
CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Carmen Gutierrez awarded Russell Sage Foundation grant: The ACA and the Demography of the U.S. Criminal
February 11, 2019Feb 11, 2019 The Russell Sage Foundation has awarded a grant entitled “The ACA and the Demography of the U.S. Criminal Justice Population” to CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Carmen Gutierrez. Over the course of its two years of funding, the grant … Read more
CPC Fellows Barrington and Handa awarded UNICEF grant: Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Program
January 15, 2019The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a grant entitled “Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) of Malawi on Beneficiaries’ Vulnerabilities throughout the Lifecycle” to CPC Fellows Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH, and Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, … Read more
CPC Fellow Taillie awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant: Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in SSB Intake
January 15, 2019The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a grant entitled “Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake: The Impact of Nutrition Claims on Fruit Drink Purchases among Parents of Young Children” to CPC Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD, and colleague … Read more
CPC Fellows Barrington and Handa awarded UNICEF grant: Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Program
January 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a grant entitled “Assessment of Impact of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) of Malawi on Beneficiaries’ Vulnerabilities throughout the Lifecycle” to CPC Fellows Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH, and … Read more
CPC Fellow Taillie awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant: Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in SSB Intake
January 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a grant entitled “Reducing Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake: The Impact of Nutrition Claims on Fruit Drink Purchases among Parents of Young Children” to CPC Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie, … Read more
Households in Mexico decreased unhealthy drink purchases following tax, study finds
December 21, 2018Dec 21, 2018 Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill features research by two Carolina Population Center Fellows, Shu Wen Ng, PhD, and Barry Popkin, PhD. Their research focuses on the introduction … Read more
UNC Discover Features Cross-Disciplinary Biosocial Training Program Directed by CPC Fellows Aiello and Hummer
December 11, 2018UNC Discover features a new interdisciplinary training program led by two Carolina Population Center Fellows, Allison Aiello and Robert Hummer. Through the Biosocial Training Program housed at the Carolina Population Center, the two Carolina faculty bring together their distinct areas of expertise in Epidemiology and … Read more