News
CPC Fellow Philip Cohen comments on trends in mothers staying at home
June 19, 2007Jun 19, 2007 Mothers with the financial means have long had the choice to go back to work or stay home after the birth of their children. Today, however, more moms in all economic levels appear to be considering the … Read more
CPC Fellow Andy Olshan receives grant to study head and neck cancers
May 30, 2007May 30, 2007 A grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will fund research on the experiences of head and neck cancer survivors, so that health professionals can effectively manage the impact … Read more
CPC Fellow Entwisle Receives Funding to Research “Modeling Household Dynamics and Land Use”
May 17, 2007May 17, 2007 Barbara Entwisle, CPC Fellow and Director and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received funding for the research project “Modeling Household Dynamics and Land Use.” This research project uses an … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin discusses soft drinks, beverages in news
May 16, 2007May 16, 2007 The 11-year-old patient showed a considerable amount of tooth decay since his last cleaning, prompting his dentist, Dr. Anjali Miranda, to take action: No more soda for the boy at home, and only an occasional soft drink … Read more
CPC Trainee Tyson Brown’s research on childless women and mothers appears in news
May 14, 2007May 14, 2007 For one day each year, motherhood brings flowers, cards and Sunday brunches, but a new University of Florida study asks, how important is it for women’s happiness in midlife whether and when they had children? … Tanya … Read more
CPC Fellow Philip Cohen quoted in news
May 11, 2007May 11, 2007 Great news, couples! You’re doing better than ever! …Philip Cohen , a sociology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, said it helps that many weddings involve older participants than in years past. That’s a chief predictor of the success … Read more
CPC Fellow Cohen Awarded NSF Funding for Management Matters Project
May 4, 2007May 4, 2007 Philip N. Cohen, CPC Fellow and UNC Associate Professor of Sociology, has been awarded funding for the project Management Matters: Consequences of Managerial Composition. This project will examine the association between managerial composition and inequality among nonmanagerial … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin comments on energy beverages in News & Observer
April 27, 2007Apr 27, 2007 Tim McCullen drinks his morning pick-me-up at 3 p.m. Instead of black coffee, McCullen, who tends bar at The Goat in Raleigh, downs a couple of effect brand energy drinks when he reports for a shift that … Read more
CPC Fellow Jay Kaufman’s research appears in news
April 26, 2007Apr 26, 2007 High blood levels of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids, found in fish oil, may help preserve thinking ability in the elderly, according to the findings of two studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. …In … Read more
CPC Fellow Cohen Served as Expert Witness to US Senate Committee
April 10, 2007Apr 10, 2007 CPC Fellow Philip N. Cohen was one of several expert witnesses to testify at a full committee hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at a hearing on “Closing the Gap: Equal Pay … Read more