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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
Speizer to lead $4M grant for evaluation of expanded contraceptive method choice for youth in Africa and Asia
June 12, 2018The Carolina Population Center today announced a new program to generate and synthesize evidence to inform programs and policies to expand contraceptive method choice for youth aged 15-24 at the global and country levels. This work is supported by the … Read more
CPC’s Transfer Project awarded new grant by Hewlett Foundation to study national cash transfer projects in sub-Saharan Africa
June 12, 2018The Hewlett Foundation has awarded a grant for $690,000 to CPC Fellows Gustavo Angeles and Sudhanshu Handa to improve evidence based decision-making in sub-Saharan Africa. The three year grant will support the Transfer Project, a regional research initiative led by UNICEF, the … Read more
CPC Moves to Carolina Square in November
June 12, 2018In November, UNC’s Carolina Population Center moves to its new home at Carolina Square, the former location of University Square. For the first time since its earliest years, CPC will be housed under a single roof, uniting a network of … Read more