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CPC Fellow Popkin presents Foard Lecture, April 27, on Global Diet and Obesity
April 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017 Barry M. Popkin will present the 49th Annual Fred T. Foard, Jr. Memorial Lecture, sponsored by UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Popkin is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. “Creating a Healthier Global Diet and … Read more
Demography Daze: May 10, 2017
April 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017 On Wednesday, May 10th, the Carolina Population Center will host Demography Daze. The final agenda is now available, listed below and in the attached Word document. Demography Daze: May 10, 2017 CPC/UNC (206 West Franklin Street, Room … Read more
CPC at the PAA 2017 Annual Meeting
April 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017 The Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America will be held April 27-29 at the Hilton Chicago. Listed below are the sessions presented by CPC Faculty Fellows, postdoctoral scholars, predoctoral and undergraduate trainees, and staff members. … Read more
CPC Fellow Bentley Selected to Win the 2017 Triangle Global Health Champion Award
April 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017 Margaret “Peggy” Bentley has been selected to win the 2017 Triangle Global Health Champion Award from the Triangle Global Health Consortium. On April 3, the Triangle Global Health Consortium announced the 2017 award winners and issued a … Read more
CPC Fellow Angeles honored with 2017 “Celebrate Teaching” Award from UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health
March 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017 Gustavo Angeles received a 2017 “Celebrate Teaching!” Award from UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Angeles is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Angeles’s students nominated him to receive the award. He was among eight faculty … Read more
CPC Fellow Gray Receives Research Excellence Award from the Association of American Geographers
March 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017 The Association of American Geographers Population Geography Specialty Group has chosen Clark Gray to receive the Research Excellence Award. Gray is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and an Associate Professor of Geography at UNC. The award … Read more
Judith Kovenock, 1933-2017
March 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017 Judy Kovenock’s imprint on the Carolina Population Center is etched in every aspect of the center’s success and in the outstanding staff who support its research and training. Judy came to CPC in 1968, two years after … Read more
Translating Data into Health Recommendations: MEASURE Evaluation Project Mentors 14 Zambian Health Professionals
February 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017 Health data are essential to understanding what is working in a health system and what is not. Data alone, however, are just numbers, unless transformed into compelling information products that communicate and lead to action to improve … Read more
Demographic Changes from the Lens of a Demographer: Q & A with Dr. Rebecca Tippett
January 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017 Rebecca Tippett, Director of Carolina Demography at UNC’s Carolina Population Center, recently participated in a strategic planning conference with the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. ZSR posted a summary of Tippett’s analysis and remarks. Excerpt: “We asked Dr. … Read more
MEASURE Evaluation experts share thinking on global health challenges in a new series of short podcasts
January 19, 2017Jan 19, 2017 Experts at the MEASURE Evaluation project at CPC develop approaches and conduct research for health information systems strengthening and improved public health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. We gather the best of their … Read more