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CPC Fellow Handa’s research on unconditional cash transfers is featured on NPR
August 9, 2017Aug 9, 2017 Ashu Handa’s research in Zambia is featured on NPR in a story describing the impact of unconditional cash transfers in Zambian people’s lives. Handa is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Cash Aid Could Solve Poverty – … Read more
Stigma, geography, size estimation, and gender
July 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017 Four podcasts from MEASURE Evaluation experts weigh in on aspects of data crucial for effective HIV response. HIV care and treatment is crucial for reaching global 90-90-90 targets – that by 2020, 90% of all people living … Read more
Jacqueline Hagan Awarded Kenan Distinguished Professorship
July 19, 2017Jul 19, 2017 Originally posted by UNC’s Sociology Department. Congratulations to Jacqueline Hagan who has been appointed Kenan Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her central research area is international migration, with a special … Read more
Best Practices for Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly HIV Services
July 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017 Adolescents and youth (ages 10-24) bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence of what works to attract and retain youth in preventive care for the uninfected and treatment for those already infected … Read more
Elizabeth Frankenberg Named New Director for the Carolina Population Center
June 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017 Announcement originally posted by UNC Research. Elizabeth Frankenberg, PhD, begins as director of the Carolina Population Center (CPC) on July 1, 2017. Most recently Frankenberg served as professor of public policy and sociology at Duke University’s Sanford … Read more
Bed nets help control malaria
June 20, 2017Jun 20, 2017 Malaria disproportionately affects poor, rural populations, with pregnant women and young children at highest risk of severe illness and death. Addressing inequities with actionable strategies, such as the availability of insecticide-treated nets, has been the cornerstone of … Read more
CPC Faculty Fellow Emch named UNC’s W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
June 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Michael E. Emch has been appointed as UNC’s W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor. The appointment was made by UNC’s Board of Trustees and the Provost. Emch is a Professor of Geography … Read more
CPC Faculty Fellows Thirumurthy & Angeles publish study in PLOS Medicine about the impact of US aid on child mortality in Africa
June 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017 A research study by Harsha Thirumurthy about the impact of the US President’s Malaria Initiative on child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa was published by PLOS Medicine. The study, The US President’s Malaria Initiative and under-5 child mortality in … Read more
Population Association of America’s honors Dr. Krishnan Namboodiri, former UNC Professor of Sociology and CPC Faculty Fellow
May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 On Friday, April 28th, at its annual meeting in Chicago, the Population Association of America launched a tribute Dr. Krishnan Namboodiri, a UNC Professor of Sociology from 1966 until 1984. Namboodiri was affiliated with the Carolina Population … Read more
Little Gems on Health
April 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017 Experts at MEASURE Evaluation develop approaches and conduct research for health information systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. We gather the best of their thinking, results of rigorous evaluations, and innovations grounded in … Read more