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CPC Fellow Perreira’s research about skin color and health in Latin America featured by UNC Global
July 11, 2014Jul 11, 2014 UNC Global released an announcement about recent research conducted by Krista Perreira. Perreira is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and a UNC Professor of Public Policy. The Color of Health in Latin America: Individuals with Darker … Read more
The Next Phase of MEASURE Evaluation
July 1, 2014The United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Global Health awarded MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center and its partners, Futures Group, ICF International, John Snow Incorporated, Management Sciences … Read more
USAID Awards UNC’s MEASURE Evaluation Project with Two Science and Technology Pioneers Prizes
June 30, 2014Jun 30, 2014 Two of fourteen Science and Technology Pioneers Prizes were awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Science and Technology to the MEASURE Evaluation project, implemented by the Carolina Population Center. The prize … Read more
CPC Fellow Harris elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences
May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Carolina Population Center Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Harris is the James E. Haar Distinguished Professor of Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the … Read more
CPC Fellow Jagger contributes to a major global study that busts myths about forests and livelihoods
April 22, 2014Apr 22, 2014 The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) announced the results of a major global study that could “upend conceptions of how forests, people interact.” CPC Fellow Pamela Jagger co-authored two of the five papers that are part … Read more
CPC Fellow Bentley elected to the Consortium of Universities for Global Health board of directors
April 14, 2014Apr 14, 2014 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Margaret E. Bentley was recently elected to the board of directors of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health. UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health posted an announcement about this honor … Read more
Sessions by CPC researchers at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, May 1-3
March 7, 2014Mar 7, 2014 The Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America will be held May 1-3, 2014 at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston. Listed below are the sessions presented by CPC faculty fellows, postdoctoral scholars, predoctoral and undergraduate … Read more
CPC Fellow Adair awarded ASN’s Kellogg Prize for International Nutrition Research
March 3, 2014Mar 3, 2014 Linda Adair, PhD, nutrition professor at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, has received the American Society of Nutrition’s Kellogg Prize for International Nutrition Research. The award, sponsored by the Kellogg Company, is given to a member … Read more
Carolina Population Center Launches Carolina Demography to Help NC Communities Make Informed Decisions about Population Changes
January 27, 2014Jan 27, 2014 In October 2013, the Carolina Population Center launched a new service for communities throughout North Carolina. Called Carolina Demography, this program translates demographic data into specific, usable information about population change to inform decision making, planning, and … Read more
USAID Awards UNC’s MEASURE Evaluation Project with Two Science and Technology Pioneers Prizes
January 17, 2014Two of fourteen Science and Technology Pioneers Prizes were awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Science and Technology to the MEASURE Evaluation project, implemented by the Carolina Population Center. The prize is awarded to … Read more