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Daily Tar Heel: Carolina Population Center funded $48 million for research
September 22, 2010Sep 22, 2010 By LAUREN RATCLIFFE | The Daily Tar Heel Read the full story here. With nearly $50 million in research funding, the Carolina Population Center established itself at the end of the 2010 fiscal year as a leading research entity at the University.The center, which completes interdisciplinary demographic studies, received $47.7 million in…
CPC Fellow Cai contributes to Science article on China’s one-child policy
September 17, 2010Sep 17, 2010 CPC Fellow and Assistant Professor of Sociology Yong Cai was recently featured in a Science Magazine article on the implications of the one-child policy for China. The article discusses the affects the policy has had on the nation and why Cai and other demographers advocate eliminating the policy or phasing it out.…
News & Observer: Researchers recruiting Durham families for landmark children’s study
September 16, 2010Sep 16, 2010 DURHAM -- Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University are looking for expectant Durham County parents - and parents who expect to become expectant - to be subjects of a long-term, nationwide study of how children are affected by their environments. Durham researchers want to enroll 250 children a year for the…
Landmark children’s health study launches in Durham County (UNC News Release)
September 15, 2010Sep 15, 2010 UNC News Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3902/107/Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Residents of Durham County, N.C., are encouraged to take part in the largest ever long-term study of children's health and development undertaken in the United States. Researchers soon will begin enrolling participants in the National Children's Study, which will examine the effects of environmental influences…
Media invited to kick-off event of the National Children’s Study in Durham County
September 14, 2010Sep 14, 2010 Monday, September 13, 2010 Wednesday (Sept. 15) 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mercury Room N.C. Museum of Life and Science 433 W. Murray St., Durham, NC 27704 Media representatives are invited to cover the launch of the National Children's Study in Durham County. The study will examine the effects of environmental influences…
Dr. David Harding to present “Rethinking the Cultural Context of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods,” Sept. 17
September 10, 2010Sep 10, 2010 On Friday, September 17, Dr. David Harding will present "Rethinking the Cultural Context of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods." Dr. Harding is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan. The lecture will be held from noon-1pm in Room 405 CPC East at University Square East Tower. The fall 2010 seminar schedule is…
CPC Fellow Halpern recipient of 2010 ATMCH Loretta Lacey Academic Leadership Award
September 7, 2010Sep 7, 2010 Dr. Carolyn Halpern, CPC Fellow and UNC-CH Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health, has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 Loretta Lacey Award. The award is sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health and recognizes proven leadership skills and the potential for future career development.…
CPC Fellow Hagan wins Latina/o distinguished book award from the American Sociological Association
September 1, 2010Sep 1, 2010 From UNC's College of Arts & Sciences at http://college.unc.edu/features/august2010/article.2010-08-31.1514046966 Hagan wins Latina/o distinguished book awardSociologist and CPC Fellow Jacqueline Hagan of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received the 2010 Distinguished Book Award from the Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. Hagan, professor of sociology in UNC's College…
CPC Fellow Perreira awarded Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty at UNC
August 27, 2010Aug 27, 2010 Four highly promising professors in diverse fields have been awarded the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty at UNC. Among them are Krista Perreira, associate professor of public policy and a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow. Excerpt:"Because of the interdisciplinary nature of her research and…
Classic research by CPC Fellow Udry featured in Washington Post article on baby booms following powerful storms
August 18, 2010Aug 18, 2010 In the wake of snowstorms that prevented people from leaving their homes, a recent Washington Post article explored the legitimacy of claims that immobilizing events lead to baby booms. Nine months after unusually heavy snowfalls in December and February, some area hospitals are seeing a noteworthy rise in the number of expected…