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Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie testifies before U.S. Senate
December 18, 2023On December 14th, Faculty Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie (Nutrition) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the topic of “What is fueling the diabetes epidemic?” You can see her testimony here.

Faculty Fellow Batsis participates in National Council on Aging Roundtable on Obesity and Equitable Aging
November 27, 2023Faculty Fellow Dr. John Batsis participated in a National Council on Aging Roundtable on Obesity and Equitable Aging on November 15, 2023. The goals of the roundtable were to: — to shift the mindset on obesity so it is addressed … Read more

Faculty Fellow Perreira co-authors report on improving safety net benefit access for immigrant families in North Carolina
November 15, 2023Many immigrant families face an array of barriers to enrolling in safety net programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Some are universal structural barriers that many program applicants confront navigating complex enrollment systems. Others are unique … Read more

Pop Sci Summer
October 23, 2023
Exposure to a large-scale disaster affects cortisol levels more than a decade later
October 16, 2023Exposure to a large-scale disaster, such as a tsunami, impacts population health over a decade later. A new study by an inter-disciplinary team of researchers in the United States and Indonesia has found that women who lived along the coast … Read more

Demography Daze is Back!
October 16, 2023
CPC at University Research Week
October 11, 2023University Research Week will take place at UNC from October 23-27. You can see all events here. Below, we have listed all of the events that feature an affiliate of the Carolina Population Center. Galapagos Seed Grant Program 2023-34 Q&A … Read more

New research looks at kindergarten vaccination rates in California
October 6, 2023In 2016, a California policy (Senate Bill 277) eliminated nonmedical vaccination exemptions for school entry. Afterwards medical exemptions for kindergarteners increased, and California tightened restrictions on medical exemptions through two Senate bills (collectively SB276) passed in 2019. A new research … Read more

D4I at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference 2023
October 2, 2023