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Indian news agency interviews CPC Fellow Handa about India’s new nationwide cash transfer program
December 5, 2012Dec 5, 2012 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently announced the launch of a nationwide Direct Cash Transfer Scheme to help its vulnerable citizens meet their basic needs. The initiative will begin in January 2013 and will be fully operational by April 2014. Sudhanshu Handa is an expert on cash transfer programs. He has implemented…
CPC Fellow Amy Herring receives APHA’s Mortimer Spiegelman Award
November 18, 2012Professor Amy H. Herring accepted the Mortimer Spiegelman Award from the American Public Health Association’s Statistics Section on Tuesday, Oct. 30th at the organization’s Annual Meeting. The award honors her outstanding achievements as a public health biostatistician under age 40. Herring is an accomplished teacher, researcher, and published author. She is a professor and associate…
UNC Epidemiology Professor Jim Thomas to be Director of UNC’s largest project
November 8, 2012James C. “Jim” Thomas, Ph.D., has been appointed the new Director of MEASURE Evaluation. In 2008, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded up to $181 million for the 6-year Project, which remains the largest award ever received by UNC-Chapel Hill. The Project, which works in more than 40 countries, enables improved decision…
CPC Fellow Amy Herring receives APHA’s Mortimer Spiegelman Award: Honors her achievements as a public health biostatistician
November 8, 2012Nov 8, 2012 Professor Amy H. Herring accepted the Mortimer Spiegelman Award from the American Public Health Association's Statistics Section on Tuesday, Oct. 30th at the organization's Annual Meeting. The award honors her outstanding achievements as a public health biostatistician under age 40. Read the full story here.
J. Richard Udry, esteemed population studies scholar and Carolina Population Center’s Director from 1977-1992, died in July 2012
November 2, 2012Nov 2, 2012 Read about Dick Udry's impact on CPC's mission in this feature story that includes comments by Carolyn Tucker Halpern, S. Philip Morgan, and Ronald R. Rindfuss https://www.cpc.unc.edu/news/features/udry. A gathering in remembrance of Udry will be held November 2, 2012 in room 405 of CPC East (University Square East, 123 West Franklin Street) from…
CPC Postdocs Albrecht and Ifatunji receive UNC’s Postdoctoral Scholars Awards for Research Excellence
November 1, 2012Nov 1, 2012 Carolina Population Center Postdoctoral Scholars Sandra Albrecht and Mosi Ifatunji will each receive a 2012 UNC-CH Postdoctoral Scholar Award for Research Excellence on November 12. Each year, ten awards are given in recognition of individuals with outstanding research promise; the award includes a plaque and $1,000.Sandra Albrecht's postdoctoral research is focused on…
CPC Fellow Cai contributes to USA Today story: Chinese think tank urges end to one-child policy
October 31, 2012Oct 31, 2012 USA Today reports that the Chinese government may soon revise its 30-year old family planning policy that limits births to one child per couple. "Chinese think tank urges end to one-child policy" appeared in the Oct. 31 edition. CPC Fellow Yong Cai was interviewed for the story. Read an excerpt of it:…
University Gazette profiles CPC Director: 6 questions answered by Phil Morgan
October 25, 2012Oct 25, 2012 The October 16 issue of the University Gazette features an interview with Phil Morgan, who became the director of the Carolina Population Center in July 2012. He answers questions about CPC and its challenges, his research interests, and explains why the United States is the most interesting place he has studied. Read…
CPC Fellow Gray launches new project in Uganda about the links between soil degradation and rural poverty
September 12, 2012Sep 12, 2012 The research project is called "The Relationship between Soil Degradation, Rural Livelihoods, and Household Well-Being." Clark Gray, Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and UNC-Chapel Hill Assistant Professor of Geography, is the project's principal investigator. His research team includes co-PI Ephraim Nkonya, co-PI Darrell Schulze, and co-Pi Kayuki Kaizzi. The 3-year project is…
The Guardian features successful Kenyan cash transfer study by CPC Fellows Handa, Pettifor, Thirumurthy, and Halpern
September 12, 2012Sep 12, 2012 The Guardian's story is: Kenyan study shows that cash-transfer payments reduce sexual risk: New research shows that cash payments reduce risky sexual behaviour and HIV infection among orphans and children. Read it here. The study was conducted by Carolina Population Center Fellows Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, Audrey Pettifor, Harsha Thirumurthy, and Carolyn Tucker…