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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
British Medical Journal: UNC study finds numerous virgin births reported in US since mid-1990s
December 18, 2013Dec 18, 2013 UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health issued an announcement about a new study by Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows Amy Herring, Penny Gordon-Larsen, and Carolyn Tucker Halpern. The other authors are Samantha Attard, who is a … Read more
WRAL News story features CPC research: Research suggests ‘megalopolis’ for NC in decades to come
December 10, 2013Dec 10, 2013 WRAL interviewed Rebecca Tippett, Director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center, about her research on housing projections through 2050. Read the story and watch the video that was broadcast on Dec. 9th via the links … Read more
CPC Fellow Melinda Meade has died
December 9, 2013Dec 9, 2013 Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow Melinda S. Meade died November 19th at the age of 68. She became a CPC Faculty Fellow in 1979 and was a Fellow Emerita since 2009. She was a Professor Emerita of … Read more
After China relaxes the One Child Policy, TIME, Wall Street Journal, & Associated Press feature research by CPC Fellow Cai
November 22, 2013Nov 22, 2013 On Nov. 15, Chinese government officials announced that the One Child Policy will be relaxed. For years, Yong Cai has advocated for this change. His research has shown that China has a low fertility rate not because … Read more
Tippett, Director of CPC’s Carolina Demography unit, tells WUNC “There’s a Megalopolis in North Carolina’s Future”
November 20, 2013Nov 20, 2013 Rebecca Tippett, Director of CPC’s Carolina Demography unit, recently developed new data about housing units in North Carolina from 1940 through 2050. WUNC’s Leoneda Inge interviewed Tippett about the data and what it might mean for the … Read more
CPC Fellow Harris awarded the Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences from ICPSR
October 16, 2013Oct 16, 2013 The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research selected Kathleen Mullan Harris to receive the 2013 Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences. The award was presented at the ICPSR Meeting on October … Read more
Carolina Population Center Launches Carolina Demography to Help NC Communities Make Informed Decisions about Population Changes
October 14, 2013Today, the Carolina Population Center launches 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 program evaluation. Like the rest … Read more