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CPC Faculty Fellow Paul Voss honored with the Robert J. Lapham Award from the Population Association of America
April 19, 2013Paul R. Voss received the prestigious Robert J. Lapham Award from the Population Association of America on April 12th at its Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Robert J. Lapham Award “recognizes members of PAA who contributed to the … Read more
Time.com features research by CPC Fellows Thompson, Adair, and Bentley: Fussy infants spend more time in front of the TV
January 7, 2013Jan 7, 2013 A recent study examined the amount of time infants were exposed to television in the first 18 months of life and identified some specific predictors that can decrease or increase TV exposure. The research was conducted by … Read more
Meet the recently elected Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows: S. Philip Morgan, Lauren Persha, Liana Richardson, Kavita Singh, and Colin West
January 2, 2013The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected five UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program. The Fellows are CPC’s permanent and vital core, and the center devotes its resources to facilitating their research. Currently, there are 63 Fellows … Read more
UNC Epidemiology Professor Jim Thomas to be Director of UNC’s largest project
January 2, 2013Jan 2, 2013 James 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 … Read more
The Economist’s special report on obesity cites research by CPC Fellow Popkin
December 17, 2012Dec 17, 2012 The December 15th issue of The Economist features a special report on obesity. The report includes ten articles and two of the articles reference work by Carolina Population Center Fellow Barry Popkin. The big picture: The world … Read more
CPC Fellow Siega-Riz to serve on NHLBI advisory board
December 12, 2012Dec 12, 2012 UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health announced that Anna Maria Siega-Riz has been appointed to serve on NIH’s NHLBI advisory council: Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, professor of epidemiology and nutrition and associate dean for academic … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more