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Thomsen-Reuters includes CPC Fellow Popkin in its 2014 Highly Cited Researcher List
January 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015 CPC Fellow Barry M. Popkin is among the list of Highly Cited Researchers developed by Thomsen-Reuters. The list is posted here. The publisher says “Highly Cited Researchers 2014 represents some of world’s leading scientific minds. Over three … Read more
CPC Fellow Gordon-Larsen awarded a Gillings Innovation Laboratory
January 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015 UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health announced that CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen has been awarded a Gillings Innovation Laboratory. The announcement was included in its “2014 in review” email which was sent to the School’s faculty … Read more
UNC features research by CPC Fellows Jagger and Handa: Seeking a safer way to cook in developing countries
December 22, 2014Dec 22, 2014 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows Pamela Jagger and Sudhanshu Handa are collaborating on research projects to promote and evaluate the shift from using wood and charcoal for cooking fuel to using energy-efficient cookstoves that emit fewer toxins. … Read more
Jerry Hulka, UNC professor emeritus and CPC Fellow, passes away at 84
December 4, 2014Dec 4, 2014 Jaroslav F. (Jerry) Hulka, MD, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology in the UNC School of Medicine and of maternal and child health at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, died Nov. 24. He was 84. … Read more
Largest National Study on Adolescent Health Receives $28 Million from NIH
November 24, 2014Nov 24, 2014 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Population Center has received a five-year, $28 million grant for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Now entering its 20th year of National Institutes of … Read more
CPC Fellow Perreira receives the Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award for outstanding service
September 29, 2014Sep 29, 2014 The University Gazette announced in its September 24th issue that Carolina Population Center Fellow Krista Perreira will receive the Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award for outstanding service. The story is posted here under the “Distinguished honorees” … Read more
Largest National Study on Adolescent Health Receives $28 Million from NIH
September 25, 2014(Chapel Hill, N.C., Sept. 25, 2014) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Population Center has received a five–year, $28 million grant for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Now entering its 20th year of … Read more
CPC On the Move! Over 300 people affiliated with the center moved between December 2013 and June 2014
September 25, 2014Sep 25, 2014 What did the Carolina Population Center do this summer? Everyone at CPC participated in a major office move. Over 300 people affiliated with the center moved between December 2013 and June 2014. The move was required because … Read more
New research by CPC Fellows Popkin and Ng shows initial success of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation may have stalled
September 17, 2014Sep 17, 2014 CPC Fellows Barry M. Popkin and Shu Wen Ng have published two articles in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine about their analysis of data related to the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. The research project Evaluating U.S. … Read more
CPC Fellow Perreira contributes to a report related to increasing health care enrollment for N.C.’s immigrants
September 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014 The UNC College of Arts & Sciences issued a news release on The Carolina Population Center study, “Implementing Health Care Reform in North Carolina: Reaching and Enrolling Immigrants and Refugees.” CPC Fellow Krista Perreira co-authored this report. … Read more