News
USA Today Quotes CPC Fellow Barry Popkin on His Obesity and Disability Research
June 7, 2006Jun 7, 2006 Disability has an enormous effect on the quality of life of older adults, says Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research shows that being obese increases people’s chances … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin Weighs in on New Agreement to Stop Selling Sugary Drinks in Schools
May 5, 2006May 5, 2006 “It makes it seem like they care about child obesity,” said Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the UNC School of Public Health who has helped develop guidelines for healthy drinking. Popkin said that drinks are … Read more
CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen’s Research on Risky Behavior in Adolescents Featured in News
May 5, 2006May 5, 2006 As the school year comes to a close, ’tis the season for proms, graduations, last flings and parties. … “Adolescents who spend a lot of time watching TV or playing computer video games tend to be at … Read more
CPC Fellow Philip Cohen Quoted in LA Times
May 3, 2006May 3, 2006 “For many households across Southern California that depend on domestic workers, Monday was the usual day with immigrants. … Of these Southern California workers, nearly 80% of the nannies are Latino,” said Philip Cohen, sociology professor at … Read more
CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen’s Research on Children and Physical Activity Featured in the News
April 25, 2006Apr 25, 2006 ”We already know that it’s important for kids to be physically active in order to protect against being overweight and developing future cardiovascular disease,” said Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D., study co-author and assistant professor of nutrition at the … Read more
CPC Fellow Jane Brown Interviewed about Her Research on Sex and the Media
April 25, 2006Apr 25, 2006 “Teens are defaulting to entertainment media for sexual information because they are not getting this information in other places,” said Dr. Jane D. Brown, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s Research on Beverage Consumption Highlighted in USA Today
April 25, 2006Apr 25, 2006 You are what you eat, you’ve no doubt heard. But, increasingly, we are what we drink: By 2001, soda, juice, milk, beer and other beverages accounted for 21% of the calories consumed by Americans, up from 16% … Read more
Dr. Alejandro Portes Talk in Hill Hall, April 18
April 5, 2006Apr 5, 2006 Dr. Alejandro Portes, Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Migration and Development at Princeton University, will be presenting: “The New Latin Nation: Immigration and the Hispanic Community of … Read more
Penn State Symposium, Oct 5-6, 2006
April 3, 2006Apr 3, 2006 Intergenerational dependent care will be the focus of Penn State’s 14th annual Symposium on Family Issues, October 5-6, 2006. “Caring and Exchange Within and Across Generations” will be addressed by 16 of the top scholars in … Read more
Call for Papers: Add Health Users Conference
March 3, 2006Mar 3, 2006 Users of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) are invited to submit abstracts for the seventh Add Health Users Conference, to be held July 17-18, 2006, in Bethesda, Maryland. The conference is … Read more