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CPC Fellow Mouw awarded NSF funding to study immigration and the dynamics of labor market adjustment
September 23, 2008Sep 23, 2008 Ted Mouw, CPC Fellow and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received funding from the National Science Foundation to begin work on the study “Immigration and the Dynamics of Labor … Read more
Time Magazine quotes CPC Fellow Jane Brown in report on adolescent girls’ sexuality
September 15, 2008Sep 15, 2008 “Unless you’re an adolescent male, you have already asked yourself this question, perhaps in the past few days: Is there something wrong with teen girls? …According to Jane Brown, a journalism professor at the University of North … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more