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CPC Fellow Yang receives the Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty
September 11, 2012Sep 11, 2012 Yang Yang, Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow, was awarded the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. The prize recognizes the achievements of outstanding junior tenure-track faculty or recently tenured faculty. Yang is an associate professor of sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill. UNC's Chancellor Holden Thorp announced the…
American Sociological Association honors S. Philip Morgan with the 2012 Otis Dudley Duncan Award
August 20, 2012Aug 20, 2012 S. Philip Morgan and co-authors Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, Christine Bachrach and Hans Peter Kohler received the 2012 Otis Dudley Duncan Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Social Demography on Sunday. The award was presented to Morgan by the American Sociological Association's Section on the Sociology of Population at the ASA annual meeting, held in…
Obituary: J. Richard Udry
August 18, 2012J. Richard Udry, esteemed population studies scholar and Carolina Population Center’s Director from 1977 – 1992, died at his home on Sunday, July 29, 2012. He was 83. Dick Udry joined the UNC faculty as Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health and Sociology in 1965. He became CPC Director in 1977 when the center…
UNC Professor & CPC Fellow Kalleberg wins award for his book, ‘Good Jobs, Bad Jobs’
August 17, 2012Aug 17, 2012 The Academy of Management selected Arne L. Kalleberg's book for its annual George R. Terry Book Award. The book, 'Good Jobs, Bad Jobs: The Rise of Polarized and Precarious Employment Systems in the United States, 1970s to 2000s', was published by the Russell Sage Foundation in 2011. Arne L. Kalleberg is UNC…
Global Health Policy blog features research by CPC Fellow Handa about using cash transfers to reduce HIV-related risky behaviors
August 16, 2012Aug 16, 2012 In a recent post on the Global Health Policy blog, Amanda Glassman and Denizhan Duran evaluate several programs that use cash transfers to reduce HIV-related risky behaviors among young people. Cash Transfers: Good for HIV/AIDS Too includes a discussion about the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children program, which is…
Morgan named new director of UNC’s Carolina Population Center
August 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012 S. Philip Morgan, an internationally known sociologist and population scientist, has been named the new director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will also become a UNC professor in the sociology department. His appointment is effective July 1, 2012. Read the announcement here.
Former CPC Director Tsui profiled in The Lancet’s family planning series
July 16, 2012Jul 16, 2012 The Lancet published an important series of articles on family planning in its July 14, 2012 issue. That issue also includes a profile of Amy Tsui who is "a scholar, an outstanding researcher, a leader in her field, and someone who's helped to move [the reproductive health] field forwards." She was Director…
Add Health study: Being overweight years before pregnancy linked to bigger babies
July 6, 2012Jul 6, 2012 News story is cross-posted from the Add Health website here.Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, UNC researchers have found that women who are overweight or obese years before becoming pregnant deliver babies with a higher birth weight, putting the next generation at a higher risk of obesity-related health…
Morgan named new director of UNC’s Carolina Population Center
June 18, 2012S. Philip Morgan, an internationally known sociologist and population scientist, has been named the new director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will also become a UNC professor in the sociology department. His appointment is effective July 1, 2012. Currently, Morgan is at Duke University as…
CPC Fellow Herring honored with 2012 Gertrude M. Cox Award in Statistics
June 18, 2012Jun 18, 2012 "Amy H. Herring, ScD, professor of biostatistics at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, accepted the 2012 Gertrude M. Cox Award on June 5 at the Washington Statistical Society annual dinner, held at RTI International in Washington, D.C. The Statistical Society and RTI jointly sponsor the award." Excerpt from a recent…