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Tippett presents research about NC jobs and its education pipeline: More credentials for a more diverse population
August 17, 2018Aug 17, 2018 Rebecca Tippett presented recent research at the NC Chamber’s annual Conference on Education on August 15. She analyzed recent data to identify opportunities for North Carolina leaders to address educational attainment gaps that may hinder the state’s … Read more
How Will the Triad Look in 50 Years to Children Born Today?
August 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018 By Richard Craver for the Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem and the Triad will look to the interstates and the skies for its short- and potential long-term prospects for economic growth, according to local officials working to find success. … Read more
Penny Gordon-Larsen Interviewed by Endeavors Magazine for Women in Science Wednesday
August 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018 Penny Gordon-Larsen is a professor and associate chair for research in the Department of Nutrition within the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is also a fellow within the Carolina Population Center and the Center … Read more
CPC Summer Interns Participate in UNC’s 4th Annual Undergrad Research Symposium
July 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018 The UNC Summer Undergraduate Pipeline Research Symposium is hosted by UNC’s recruitment arm of Graduate Student Diversity to foster graduate school readiness and promote diversity, broadly defined. The event celebrates the work of undergraduate researchers in 14 … Read more
MEASURE Evaluation Receives Research Award from IAS for Study on Programs Integrating HIV and Tuberculosis Care in Ukraine
July 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands–The International AIDS Society HIV Co-Infections and Co-Morbidities Initiative has awarded MEASURE Evaluation a top prize for its abstract investigating a strategy to improve outcomes for people co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis (TB). MEASURE Evaluation … Read more
Study by CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Horowitz: Today’s College Graduates Facing Greater Competition for Good Jobs
July 24, 2018Jul 24, 2018 Newswise – College graduates are more likely to take less-skilled jobs in recent years than ever before, and a new study from the University of North Carolina says the expansion of higher education has made each bachelor’s … Read more
Deep-Rooted Data: The Carolina Population Center is in it for the long haul
July 20, 2018Jul 20, 2018 Published by UNC Research https://endeavors.unc.edu/deep-rooted-data/ The Carolina Population Center is in it for the long haul. The 52-year-old institution leads data-driven studies that span decades, enriching population research across the world. By Megan May July 17th, 2018 … Read more
Deep-Rooted Data: The Carolina Population Center is in it for the long haul
July 17, 2018The Carolina Population Center is in it for the long haul. The 52-year-old institution leads data-driven studies that span decades, enriching population research across the world. By Megan May July 17th, 2018 Three projects –the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent … Read more
CPC announces release of Lesotho Child Grants Programme data from the Transfer Project
July 17, 2018Jul 17, 2018 The datasets of the Child Grants Programme (CGP)’s impact evaluation (2011-2013) are now publicly available on CPC’s Data Portal Transfer Project page. After almost five years of research by UNICEF, Oxford Policy Management (OPM), FAO, and UNC, … Read more
Study by CPC Postdoctoral Scholar Haber examines the state of health research as seen in social media
June 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018 Posted by Gillings School of Global Public Health The increasing use of social media – such as Twitter and Facebook – has altered the landscape of news, including reports about health-related research. Evidence suggests that exposure to … Read more