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CPC Fellows Bentley and Mooney available to speak with news media about Haiti earthquake
January 25, 2010Jan 25, 2010 UNC News Services issued a tip sheet listing faculty experts who are available to talk with the news media about the earthquake in Haiti. CPC Fellow Margaret “Peggy” Bentley can speak with reporters about the physical and … Read more
Changes in ecosystem of humans and land in Eastern and Southern Africa are focus of CPC study
December 18, 2009Leslie and his current project, Dynamics of Parks as Agents of Change in Eastern and Southern Africa, is an extrapolation from his previous research with African tribes’ livelihood changes. The study is more expansive with collaborative comparative research conducted among different sites in Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia, comparing and contrasting how parks and protected areas are agents of change among the ecosystem, including the local people, and the consequences that come with it. The study is funded by the National Science Foundation.
NSF’s IGERT website features research by CPC Fellow Leslie and Predoctoral Trainees Baird and Miller
December 7, 2009Dec 7, 2009 Research by CPC Fellow Paul Leslie and CPC Predoctoral Trainees Timothy Baird and Brian Miller is featured on the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) website: http://www.igert.org/highlights/145. The interdisciplinary research project explores the … Read more
Science Daily announces new research by CPC Fellow Glen Elder about mentorship of disadvantaged teens
November 6, 2009Nov 6, 2009 A new study in Sociology of Education has found that when a teacher mentors a disadvantaged student, the student’s odds of attending college nearly doubles. For all teen students, having an adult mentor means a 50 percent … Read more
CPC Fellow Philip M. Cohen featured in WRAL-TV story about mothers during the recession
November 5, 2009Nov 5, 2009 Philip N. Cohen, faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center and UNC associate professor of sociology, is featured in a news story on WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh) discussing mothers in the current recession. Cohen is quoted in the text … Read more
Nature story features CPC’s National Children’s Study vanguard center in Duplin County, NC
November 4, 2009Nov 4, 2009 The NIH-funded National Children’s Study was the focus of an article that appeared today in Nature. The reporter, Meredith Wadman, visited the NCS vanguard center in Duplin County, NC to learn about the study. The Carolina Population … Read more
Cross-cultural study of wealth and inequality appears in Science; CPC Postdoctoral Scholar David Nolin among research team
November 2, 2009Nov 2, 2009 Science has published a landmark cross-cultural study of the intergenerational transmission of wealth, and how such transmission can lead to persistent inequality in small-scale societies. The project, organized by economist Sam Bowles (Santa Fe Institute) and anthropologist … Read more
Durham Herald-Sun announces groundbreaking new research by CPC Fellow Philip N. Cohen about international and domestic adoption
October 30, 2009Oct 30, 2009 Philip N. Cohen, faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center and UNC associate professor of sociology, and Rose M. Kreider, Ph.D. of the U.S. Census Bureau, have published the first national study on disability rates among internationally … Read more
The State of Things (WUNC) reports on African-American Economic Summit, Nov. 1-2; CPC Fellow William A. Darity is a co-organizer
October 30, 2009Oct 30, 2009 WUNC radio program The State of Things reported on the upcoming African-American Economic Summit, a free event being held November 1-2 at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. Carolina Population Center Fellow William “Sandy” Darity is a co-organizer … Read more
america.gov features study by CPC Fellows Kasarda and Johnson about economic impact of Hispanics in NC
October 15, 2009Oct 15, 2009 Carolina Population Center Fellows John D. Kasarda and James H. Johnson, Jr. studied the economic impact of the growing Hispanic population in North Carolina. Their findings were featured in a recent news story by america.gov, an information … Read more