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SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH 2017

The 2017 Social Networks and Health workshop is a week-long workshop that will introduce attendees to topics in social networks, and how they can be applied to research on health.
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities

One of our own: Christopher A Bail, a DUPRI Faculty member from the Sociology department, has won this prestigious award.
Save The Date For 'Predict My Future' Documentary Screening

Predict My Future reveals the answers to one of life's most fundamental questions: what makes us who we are?
New BARU Book On Aging Out Now
Linda Burton, co-editor: “The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty” (Oxford University Press)

Linda Burton, dean of the social sciences and a professor of sociology, examines poverty from a worldwide, interdisciplinary perspective. Contributors discuss the leading theories and conceptual...

Building a Network of Scholars

Our social networks have incredible implications for our health. James Moody is helping build a network of social network analysis scholars who can tackle these important areas of research.
Celebrating Six Years of Demography Daze

Carolina and Duke may be rivals in sports, but when it comes to research the two institutions are often collaborating on cutting edge work. For the Sixth Annual Demography Daze, UNC's Carolina...
As Life Expectancy Grows, Men Still Lagging

Despite survival boost, gender gap hasn’t budged DURHAM, N.C. -- People worldwide are living longer, healthier lives. A new study of mortality patterns in humans, monkeys and apes suggests that the...
'Predict My Future: The Science of Us' Documentary

Predict My Future reveals the answers to one of life's most fundamental questions: what makes us who we are?
Science-Proven Way to Reduce Teen Drinking

Parents can help prevent their underage kids from drinking by employing a relatively simple strategy: setting clear rules that prohibit drinking, new research shows. The finding is based on the...