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Congratulations to Dr. Ross Boyce on receiving the Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships award

Ross 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 of Pediatrics), is the recipient of the James Woods award. These awards are given to…

Early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence

After 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.  Because there was no foster care program at that time in Romania, researchers Charles Zeanah,…

New branch of the Triangle Research Data Center now open at Carolina Population Center

A branch of the Triangle Federal Statistical Research Data Center (Triangle RDC) has opened at the Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Triangle RDC is part of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) program. Under this program, the Census Bureau allows researchers with approved proposals to…

Faculty Fellow John Batsis presented to White House Domestic Policy Council

Faculty Fellow John Batsis was the American Geriatric Society’s representation as part of the National Council on Aging’s Obesity and Equity Aging Initiative that took place last year. This ongoing initiative met again last week, where members of the Indian Health Service, NCOA, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, and the Gerontological Society of America…

Martin receives 2022 Gillings Faculty Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research

Faculty Fellow Sudhanshu Handa Joins the American Institutes for Research as Institute Fellow

Research finds educators need mental health support following hurricanes

After Hurricanes Harvey and Matthew hit Texas and North Carolina, it was the custodians who removed debris and damaged supplies from the athletic fields. It was the principals who stayed in the building for 24 hours while their schools operated as shelters. It was the teachers who ran to the local pharmacy to retrieve students’…

Doctors Assess Opportunities Gained, Lost through Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits

During a formula shortage is the perfect time to talk about milk sharing