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News & Observer reports on CPC’s record MEASURE Evaluation award
September 11, 2008Sep 11, 2008 The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported on Tuesday that the Carolina Population Center has received the largest grant in UNC's history for its MEASURE Evaluation Project.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill up to $181 million…
UNC receives record $181 million grant to evaluate health, poverty and gender programs worldwide
September 8, 2008Sep 8, 2008 UNC News Release Available at: http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-receives-record-181-million-grant-to-evaluate-health-poverty-and-gender-programs-worldwide.html Monday, September 08, 2008 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill up to $181 million to continue its MEASURE Evaluation project. The award is the largest ever received by UNC.…
CPC Fellow Jane Brown quoted in Newsweek story about Hollywood’s coverage of teen pregnancy
August 6, 2008Aug 6, 2008 Jane Brown, CPC Fellow and Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, was interviewed by Newsweek in a story that explains that, though pregnant teenagers are appearing more often in TV shows, movies, and in magazines, the coverage could be better. An excerpt from the article: In none of these shows are the…
Chronicle of Higher Education covers ASA presidential address given by CPC Fellow Arne Kalleberg
August 6, 2008Aug 6, 2008 CPC Fellow Arne Kalleberg presented the presidential address at the American Sociological Association's 103rd Annual Meeting in Boston on August 2nd, 2008. Kalleberg, Professor of Sociology, spoke about the conference's theme, Worlds of Work. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on several different sessions at the conference, including Kalleberg's presidential address. An…
CPC Fellow Ronald Rindfuss comments on the impact of the “baby boomlet” in USA Today
July 18, 2008Jul 18, 2008 "A record number of babies were born in the USA in 2007, according to early federal data released Wednesday that some demographers say could signal an impending baby 'boomlet'.... "But family demographer Ronald Rindfuss of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill says there is a bigger question looming than who's having kids.…
Reuters covers new study by CPC Fellow Guang Guo on genetics and delinquency
July 15, 2008Jul 15, 2008 "Three genes may play a strong role in determining why some young men raised in rough neighborhoods or deprived families become violent criminals, while others do not, U.S. researchers reported on Monday."One gene called MAOA that played an especially strong role has been shown in other studies to affect antisocial behavior --…
Wall St Journal article discusses CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s new study on obesity in China
July 9, 2008Jul 9, 2008 CPC Fellow Barry Popkin's study on the rise of obesity in China appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The study uses data from the China Nutrition and Health Study. "In a development with implications for China's work force and economic growth, a new study says more than 25% of adults in the…
CPC Fellow Jane Brown interviewed on NPR about teen pregnancy in the media
June 30, 2008Jun 30, 2008 CPC Fellow and journalism professor Jane Brown discusses the "Juno Effect" on adolescents' sexual behavior in an interview on NPR. To read a summary or to find a link to listen to the interview, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91906103 Some media outlets may require free user registration or a subscription. Most articles are available…
Biomarkers Workshop Report
June 26, 2008Jun 26, 2008 The summer workshop Integrating Biomarkers in Population-Based Research was successfully conducted June 2-6. The course was developed under an NIH R25 training grant to CPC and taught by CPC's Deputy Director for Research Services Nancy Dole and CPC Fellow Andy Olshan. It was designed to introduce social scientists to biomedical measures and…
CPC Fellow James Johnson appears in documentary about black teen births
June 20, 2008Jun 20, 2008 CPC Fellow and distinguished professor in the Kenan-Flagler Business school James Johnson appeared in WRAL-TV's Focal Point documentary entitled "Love Child." "Love Child" takes an in-depth look at the disproportionate number of teen births in the black community with candid interviews and revealing insight from teen mothers and young men. James Johnson…