Research into Biltmore Forest Ticks by CPC Fellow Ross Boyce Shows Lyme Disease Firmly Established in Western N.C. avlwatchdog.org/lyme-disease...

CPC Postdoctoral Fellow Sarah Petry discusses her research on aging in Gulf War Veterans on the "Between Service & Science" podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAP4...

New study co-led by CPC Fellow Marissa Hall finds that updated alcohol warning labels that mention specific disease risks could prompt people to drink less. sph.unc.edu/sph-news/upd...

"I really think what they're doing is using low birth rates to whitewash these other concerns about gender roles and about racial change," says CPC Director Karen Guzzo. wnyc.org/browse/shows...

CPC Fellow Ross Boyce to lead new study to test malaria prevention in refugee settings using insecticide-treated baby wraps. www.newswise.com/articles/a-m...

Despite the termination of many advisory committees to scientific federal agencies, CPC Fellow Barbara Entwisle hopes the need for expertise will facilitate the panels' return. “It’s just the way you get the best ideas," she says. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

New study authored by CPC Fellow Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba links farm program to healthier babies. "What looks like a labor policy ... is simultaneously a multigenerational public health story that we're trying to tell," he says. www.naplesnews.com/story/news/l...

Congratulations to CPC Fellow and Professor Kavita Singh Ongechi for receiving the 2026 McGavran Award from the Gillings School of Global Public Health! sph.unc.edu/sph-news/gil...

CPC Fellow Marissa Hall receives Gillings School of Global Public Health Teaching Innovation Award. sph.unc.edu/resource-pag...

As everyday costs like groceries, utilities and health care rise, lower-and middle-income couples are seeing themselves priced out of having children, CPC Director Karen Guzzo says. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/b...

CPC Director Karen Guzzo Featured in New Documentary About the Birth Control Pill’s Impact on Modern America. www.cpc.unc.edu/news/cpc-dir...

CPC Fellow Barbara Entwisle Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.cpc.unc.edu/news/cpc-fel...

New study led by CPC Fellow John Batsis shows that some weight-loss drugs are associated with high levels of muscle loss relative to weight. "The proportion of weight loss attributable to muscle was consistently higher," Batsis said. news.unchealthcare.org/2026/04/new-...

CPC Fellow Ross Boyce has received the 2026 Doctor of the Year award from the Triangle Business Journal. news.unchealthcare.org/2026/04/four...

Congratulations to CPC Trainee Onyeka Arah on receiving the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP)! This award recognizes outstanding research potential and academic excellence.

After analyzing the impact of new housing developments, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' projected enrollment losses will not be as steep as previously estimated, Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar says. www.wunc.org/education/20...

Some women, especially those with less education, may never feel economically stable enough to have children, CPC Director Karen Guzzo says. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

U.S. childbearing continued to shift toward older women as teen birth rates decline. "We spent decades and lots of money trying to discourage early childbearing," CPC Director Karen Guzzo says. www.wsj.com/us-news/why-...

The U.S. "affordability crisis" is a major factor pushing young people to delay having children, CPC Director Karen Guzzo says. www.newsweek.com/us-birth-rat...

As overall U.S. birth rates decline, the age of parents at their first birth continues to rise as people wait longer to have children, CPC Director Karen Guzzo says. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Eileen Criminns, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology delivered the 2026 J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture, "Hallmarks of Aging from Geroscience, Medical Science, and Social Science" on April 9 in Dey Hall's Toy Lounge.

New study co-authored by CPC Fellow Caroline Thompson explores the relationship between survival and how quickly patients are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. "Diagnostic delays may actually matter," Thompson says. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

The 2026 J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture Series will be held on April 9 from 3:30-5:00 p.m., in Toy Lounge (238 Dey Hall). Eileen Crimmins, Ph.D., will deliver this year's lecture.

The high cost of childcare in the U.S. is pushing more couples to postpone having kids. CPC Director Karen Guzzo says economic uncertainty and worry about the future are key factors when choosing to delay having children. www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...

CPC Fellow Barry Popkin says regulating ultraprocessed foods in the U.S. wouldn't be that difficult if the government would just focus on the color and flavor additives that are already tracked by the Food and Drug Administration. www.politifact.com/article/2026...

Black Americans have twice the risk of Alzheimer’s, and Hispanics 1.5 times the risk, as non-Hispanic white Americans due to stressors related to socioeconomic factors, says CPC Fellow Ganga Bey. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

The 2026 J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture Series will be held on April 9 from 3:30-5:00 p.m., in Toy Lounge (238 Dey Hall). Eileen Crimmins, Ph.D., will deliver this year's lecture.

The Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health (CCPAH) and the USC | UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH) will host "Weathinar: Hazards, Exposures and Health" on Friday, Feb. 27 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. EST. Register now at unc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Although not as catastrophic as a hurricane, frequent "sunny-day flooding" in coastal communities is becoming more of an issue as sea-levels continue to rise everywhere, says CPC Fellow Miyuki Hino. www.resources.org/resources-ra...

Only about one in four adult alcohol consumers in the U.S. has read the federal alcohol health warning in the past month — and even fewer remember what it says, according to new research led by CPC Fellow Marissa Hall. sph.unc.edu/sph-news/alc...

Rather than looking for quick fixes to boost the U.S. birth rate, we should be doing more to make parenthood easier for people who already want to have children, says CPC Director Karen Guzzo. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar says migration to North Carolina can reflect economic strength. "If they’re moving here, that means there’s something for them to move to, and that’s a good thing,” Dollar said. www.dailytarheel.com/article/city...

CPC Director Karen Guzzo says that uncertainty and economic conditions in the U.S. are likely to drive down the birth rate for 2025. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Increase in number of adults age 25 with a bachelor's degree or higher a result of "educated people moving in and also homegrown talent development," says Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar. www.wunc.org/race-class-c...

A decades-long study suggests that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/h...

New study co-authored by CPC Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris found that social ties at a younger age are linked to lower risk of long-term health problems later on in life. www.spring.org.uk/2026/01/the-...

Monetary incentives won't be enough to reverse China's record low birth rate, says CPC Fellow Yong Cai. "People are not going to have kids for the sake of a few extra hundred dollars," he says. www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-P...

Long-term support for working mothers and early childhood education are just as important as encouraging people to have more babies to increase the U.S. birth rate, says CPC Director Karen Guzzo. www.nbcnews.com/video/group-...

CPC Fellow Kerilyn Schewel Publishes New Book on Development and Migration in Ethiopia. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

"2026 will be a critical test of whether federal momentum translates into meaningful policy shifts" related to nutrition, CPC Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie. sph.unc.edu/sph-news/202...

Cytokines, proteins that trigger the human immune response to fight infection and inflammation, can also cause changes to a person's mood and social behavior when sick, says CPC Fellow Keely Muscatell. www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...

Measles doesn't change genetically as often as the flu, which makes case tracking more difficult. “Within an outbreak, everybody is going to look the same,” says CPC Fellow Justin Lessler. www.wcnc.com/article/news...

Recent studies show poverty is linked to worse survival outcomes for colorectal cancer. “At the national level, recent policy changes may make [these disparities] harder to address,” says CPC Fellow Caroline Thompson. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Unpredictability is felt especially by young adults, who weigh a significant number of risks when deciding to have kids, says CPC Director Karen Guzzo. www.newsweek.com/how-donald-t...

Expansion of free child care could cause a "modest increase" in NYC's birth rate, as well as giving kids more opportunities to learn while taking the stress off parent, says CPC Director Karen Guzzo. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/n...

North Carolina's population is growing and New York is “by far” the top sending state for new N.C. residents says Nathan Dollar, director of Carolina Demography. www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...

As flu numbers rise across N.C., the vaccine has been found to be 70-80 percent effective in preventing hospitalization in children and 40-60 percent effective for adults, says CPC Fellow Justin Lessler. www.dailytarheel.com/article/4d0e...

Scientists behind recently-updated government dietary guidelines have financial ties to the beef and dairy industries, says CPC Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Congratulations to CPC fellows Chantel Martin and Arianna Planey for receiving Research Excellence Awards from Gillings School of Global Public Health. sph.unc.edu/sph-news/8-g...

CPC Director Karen Guzzo on National Public Radio's Due South podcast: "Are people able to have the families they themselves say want to have? All evidence right now points to 'no.'" www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...