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CPC Fellow Leslie Awarded NSF Funding for HSD Collaborative Research Project
December 7, 2006Dec 7, 2006 CPC Fellow and UNC Professor of Anthropology, Paul W. Leslie, has received funding for the project "HSD Collaborative Research: Dynamics of Parks as Agents of Change in Eastern and Southern Africa." This research project will examine the inter-relationship of livelihood diversification and social and environmental change outside protected areas in eastern and…
CPC Fellow Jay Kaufman Named Fulbright Scholar
November 27, 2006Nov 27, 2006 Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty - an epidemiologist studying adverse birth outcomes and a scholar of American cultural engagement with Islam - have been named 2006-2007 Fulbright Scholars. Dr. Jay Kaufman and Dr. Timothy Marr will travel to Chile and Cyprus, respectively, to lecture and conduct research, the…
CPC Fellow Glen Elder Comments on Children of the Depression in Gainesville Times
November 14, 2006Nov 14, 2006 Sociologist Glen Elder Jr., author of "Children of the Great Depression," said journalists wrote then of a lost generation. They had it wrong. "Resilience," Elder said recently, "was the central theme coming out of that period." To read the entire article, click here: http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20061112/localnews/137122.shtml Some media outlets may require free user registration…
CPC Fellow Peggy Bentley Named Paul C. Rogers Society Ambassador
November 2, 2006Nov 2, 2006 Margaret "Peggy" Bentley, UNC School of Public Health Associate Dean of Global Affairs, professor of nutrition, and CPC Fellow, has been chosen to serve as an Ambassador in the Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research at Research! America. The Paul G. Rogers Society, named for the former Florida Congressman, was…
CPC Fellow Glen Elder’s research on women and divorce appears in the news
November 1, 2006Nov 1, 2006 Women may give up more than a husband by divorcing--they may also lose some of their good health, according to a study by Iowa State University. The study, spanning 10 years, focused on what happens to rural women's health after their marriage ends, compared with women who stay married, said Fred Lorenz,…
Dr. Samuel Preston Presents CPC’s Distinguished Lecture, Nov. 3
October 30, 2006Oct 30, 2006 Dr. Samuel Preston, Fredrick J. Warren Professor of Demography and Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, will present the CPC Distinguished Lecture "Sex Mortality Differentials in the United States: The Role of Cohort Smoking Patterns" on Friday, November 3 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in the Morehead Planetarium State…
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin weighs in on the value of drinking water in USA Today
October 26, 2006Oct 26, 2006 When you are trying to lose weight, it's easy to change the beverages you drink, says Barry Popkin. "It doesn't matter if you drink bottled water or tap water: Just drink more water. It's a powerful way to cut weight."To see the full article, click here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-10-24-water-diet_x.htm Some media outlets may require…
University Gazette highlights CPC Fellow Steve Walsh’s research in the Galapagos
October 26, 2006Oct 26, 2006 Invasive plants and animals once foreign to the famous archipelago are eroding fragile landscapes and threatening species that have been aiding scientific discovery since Charles Darwin's first voyage in 1835. The Ecuadorian government knows this, as do other local organizations and the United Nations, which is considering listing the archipelago as a…
CPC Fellow Laraia Receives Funds for Food Security and Feeding Strategies Project
October 26, 2006Oct 26, 2006 CPC Fellow Barbara Laraia has been awarded funding for the Food Security and Feeding Strategies project which will identify modifiable risk factors associated with household food insecurity to inform intervention strategies to prevent overweight. The project is funded by Mississippi State University with a funding period from October 2006 until December 2007.…
CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen’s research on the benefits of walking appears in USA Today
October 25, 2006Oct 25, 2006 Penny Gordon-Larsen, an assistant professor of nutrition at North Carolina, analyzed data on 5,000 young adults over 15 years. She found that a slightly overweight woman who walked two extra hours each week over 15 years gained 9 pounds less in that time than a similar woman who didn't walk that much.…