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Faculty Fellow Sachiko Ozawa serves on expert panel for new report on socioeconomic impact of science and health misinformation
January 26, 2023A new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies examines the socioeconomic impacts of science and health misinformation, and describes best practices for identifying and responding to misinformation. CPC Faculty Fellow Sachiko Ozawa, a heath economist and associate professor … Read more
Impact Awards: Two trainees are recognized for their research accomplishments
January 23, 2023The UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School’s Impact Awards are designed to recognize the significance of graduate student research and their contributions to North Carolina in areas of education and economic, physical, social or cultural well-being. This year, two of the eleven … Read more
Falling birth rate not due to less desire to have children
January 12, 2023For many parents or would-be parents, the “right time” to have a child may feel increasingly out of reach Birth rates are falling in the United States, but it isn’t because Americans say they want fewer kids. In fact, young … Read more
CPC is now accepting applications for its Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
January 9, 2023ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP The Summer 2023 Internship Program provides a paid research and professional development experience for undergraduate students interested in population-focused graduate training and careers. Interns will work alongside CPC faculty fellows and graduate students on an ongoing Center-based … Read more
Training Program Now Accepting Applications
December 9, 2022The Population Science and Biosocial Training Programs are now accepting applications for predoctoral traineeships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Population Science Training Program Biosocial Training Program
New Add Health Data Release
November 14, 2022The following data are now available to Add Health contract researchers. Wave V Hepatic Injury This file contains constructed measures designed to facilitate analysis and interpretation of hepatic injury based on venous blood collected via phlebotomy at the Wave V … Read more
Congratulations Angela Parcesepe on NIH R01 Grant
November 14, 2022Faculty Fellow Angela Parcesepe was recently awarded a collaborative R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for her project entitled “Brief digital intervention to increase COVID-19 vaccination among individuals with anxiety or depression.” Percesepe and CO-PI Denis … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Ross Boyce on receiving the Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships award
October 10, 2022Ross Boyce, MD, MSc (Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Faculty Fellow Carolina Population Center), and Hyejung Won, PhD (Department of Genetics, Neuroscience Center) received the Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships, and Colin Orr, MD, MPH (Department … Read more
Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence
October 10, 2022After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in institutional orphanages across the country. Because of high child to caregiver ratios, these children were neglected, with overall low levels of caregiving and very regimented non-individualized care. … Read more
