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Advice from CPC Fellow Siega-Riz featured in article on weight gain during pregnancy
August 10, 2010Aug 10, 2010 In a recent article in the U.S. News & World Report, professor of nutrition and CPC Fellow Anna Maria Siega-Riz discusses healthful ways to gain weight during pregnancy. Her advice serves as a focal point for Angela … Read more
Malawi study may lead to new approach to improve health and survival of HIV-positive mothers and their infants
July 18, 2010For more than 20 years, Peggy Bentley, Professor of Nutrition and Associate Dean of Global Health in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, has blended her background in medical anthropology, nutrition, and public health to examine influences of social … Read more
German Youth Institute interviews CPC Fellow Elder about youth and economic recessions
July 13, 2010Jul 13, 2010 Glen H. Elder, Jr. recently participated in the “Youth and the Great Recession” conference in Munich, Germany. He was also interviewed by the German Youth Institute about the impact of recessions on young people. The transcript of … Read more
CPC Fellow Gordon-Larsen receives 2010 Lilly Scientific Achievement Award
July 13, 2010Jul 13, 2010 Penny Gordon-Larsen, a CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Nutrition at UNC, has received the 2010 Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from The Obesity Society. The award recognizes excellence in an established research career and is funded by … Read more
Research by CPC Fellow Elder featured in New York Times stories about current economic downturn and its affects on young people
July 13, 2010Jul 13, 2010 The New York Times has recently published two articles about young people in the United States and the current economic recession. Both articles refer to research by Glen H. Elder, Jr. about children in the Depression era … Read more
CPC Fellow Harris to speak at Congressional Briefing on effects of economic recession, July 12
June 30, 2010Jun 30, 2010 CPC Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris will speak at a Congressional Briefing entitled “Recession and Recovery: How are Americans Affected?” on Monday, July 12, 2010. The briefing will focus on how the nation’s most vulnerable populations are affected … Read more
New NIH requirement to use My NCBI’s “My Bibliography” instead of eRA Commons for bibliography management
June 28, 2010Jun 28, 2010 NIH recently announced a new requirement for Project Investigators and Program Directors related to their publications listed in eRA Commons. As of July 23, 2010, PIs and PDs are required to use the My Bibliography feature in … Read more
Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel features NIH officials’ visit to National Children’s Study offices in Duplin County, NC
June 28, 2010Jun 28, 2010 The Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel published a story about the visit of leaders from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to the local operation of the National Children’s Study in Duplin County. … Read more
Our blog CPC World features CPC Fellow Pearce while doing research in Nepal
June 2, 2010Jun 2, 2010 Carolina Population Center’s blog, CPC World, includes reports by CPC researchers as they travel near and far to collect data for their studies, report on the progress or findings of their research, attend conferences and meetings, and … Read more
CPC Fellow Herring receives the McGavran Award for excellence in teaching
May 21, 2010May 21, 2010 CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Biostatistics Amy H. Herring received a prestigious teaching award from UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Herring was awarded the McGavran Award for Excellence in Teaching which “recognizes career-long excellence … Read more