During the 1970s, in a rural village in the eastern Chinese province Anhui, a young Conghe Song and his family participated in collective farming to make a modest living. Countless hours were spent in the paddies cutting the plants by … Read more

Chérie Rivers Ndaliko stood behind the music stand she uses for a podium, her hands clasped, and looked out over her class. “I’m going to stand up here, and I want you to tell me what you see,” she said. While … Read more

Three projects –the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) and MEASURE Evaluation – encapsulate the Carolina Population Center’s emphasis on long-term data collection. A central research approach of the center, these projects … Read more

Water sloshes rhythmically as I make my way across a farm on San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos. As I begin my trek up a steep hill, the weight of the five-gallon water bag I’m carrying begins to wear on … Read more

Kristin Jerger closes her eyes and draws several slow, deliberate breaths — in, out. In, out. Her soft breathing is the only sound in the room: a small space with white walls, warm lighting and a cushioned massage table in the center. … Read more

On Aug. 14, 1980, angry dock workers gathered at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. The firing of crane operator and labor advocate Anna Walentynowicz spurred them to march. It was the latest in a series of protests that had … Read more

LauraKathryn Smith’s eyes shoot open. She lets them adjust to the light before shutting off her alarm. After a few minutes, she slides out of bed and heads for the rooms of her older brother and sister to wake them. … Read more

Maureen Berner, a professor with the UNC School of Government, had long considered going abroad to do research comparing governmental and non-profit responses to poverty and food security. Much of the current research on these issues was coming out of Europe … Read more

The task at hand appears simple: slip a zip tie through the plastic disc, ensure the ID tag is visible and attach it to the metal table. Cut off the excess plastic. Repeat. Now, do that 48 times, underwater and … Read more

Since she was 14 years old, Liah McPherson has studied the lives of wild dolphins. This past summer, the freediving fanatic and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill junior worked as a field assistant for The Wild Dolphin Project in … Read more